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Fr Mund Cargill Thompson
Contributing sermons since Jan 12, 2010
Newest Sermons
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He Is Not A Puppy
Contributed on Dec 28, 2025
A sermon portraying the controversial Christmas Christ. The God who acts (do we want him to act?). The God who instructs (how uncomfortable are his instructions). The God who rescues (Because, yes, we need the weight of our messes to be lifted from us).
This sermon was first preached (with slightly less visuals in 2007 at Holy Trinity Barkingside, then again in 2025 at St Christopher's Hanwell. ................................................................ [holding a cardboard box] – So I’ve got here a controversial statement. Now what I ...read more
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Hope Help And Healing
Contributed on Dec 13, 2025
What the Millenium Falcon can teach us about how God brings Hope even when all is hopeless. A sermon for Advent 2 first preached 14th December 2025
Hope, Help and Healing Many a classic story features a moment when all feels lost and the protagonist loses hope. Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park, Star Wars… Star Wars – The Death Star is getting ready to fire on the rebel base. Luke Skywalker and his fellow x wing pilots appear to be the last ...read more
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Lady Cassandra Vs The Toddler Whom Love Bade Welcome
Contributed on Oct 22, 2025
Lady Cassandra from Doctor Who is a chilling example of someone who felt the Universe owed them something - But God doesn't owe us a favour for all we have done for him. He just simply loves us
This sermon was first preached on 26th October 2025 at St Francis of Assisi Hemel Hempsted .............................................................................................................................. Back in 2005 one of the very early episodes of the New Doctor Who featured Zoe ...read more
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Proving Not So Much That He Is God As What Sort Of God He Is...
Contributed on Aug 26, 2025
A sermon on Jesus healing the woman bent over double in the Synagogue.
In our intercessions today (as we do every week)– we will be praying for people who are sick – praying because we wish Jesus to make them well. If you read the Quran you will find something surprising. The Quran refers on multiple occasions to the miracles that Jesus performed – to him healing the ...read more
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The Curious Case Of The Millionaire Who Thought He Was Poor
Contributed on Aug 2, 2025
Money is a thorny question and many of us think we are less rich than we are. "Money dysmorphia". In Luke 12:13-21 Jesus challenges us on our attitude.
This sermon was first preached 3rd July 2025 at St Grabriel's Acton. It builds on some of my previous sermons on the topic preached elsewhere especially "Frenchie upsets his dad"; "Baking bigger cakes - wealth creation the Wesley Way" and "Generous Wallet Happy ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Year A Lent 4
Contributed on Apr 4, 2025
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Science And Religion
Contributed on Feb 22, 2025
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Year B 2nd Before Advent
Contributed on Nov 16, 2024
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Year B Proper 22
Contributed on Nov 9, 2024
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The Cross
Contributed on Oct 22, 2024
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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Evanglism Quote
Contributed on Jan 24, 2017
St John Chrysostom says “I cannot believe in the salvation of anyone who doesn’t long for ...read more
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What Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes And Lilo And Stitch Tell Us
Contributed on Apr 10, 2015
Two films. The 2014 film “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” and the earlier “Lilo and stitch”. In the Dawn of the Planet of the apes, small groups of human beings and intelligent apes have both survived a deadly plague. A group of humans trying to restart a hydro electric generator stumble across ...read more
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Sinking Ships
Contributed on Apr 10, 2015
Let me share with you two stories that happened within two years of each other in the second decade of the Twentieth Century. The first you will know. On April 15, 1912, on which the Titanic plunged 12,000 feet to the Atlantic floor, some two hours and forty minutes after an iceberg tore a ...read more
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The Opposite Of A Christian
Contributed on Jan 29, 2013
THE OPPOSITE OF A CHRISTIAN What would you say was the opposite of a Christian people? would it be an atheist people? a pagan people? Perhaps even a hypocritical people, an unforgiving people. What would be your answer? When the novelist George bernanos was asked this question "What is the ...read more
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I End With Words From The Lion, The Witch And The ...
Contributed on Dec 24, 2012
I end with words from The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe, in which Mr Beaver describes Aslan, the lion who represents Jesus. “Safe?” said Mr Beaver. “Didn’t you hear what Mrs Beaver tells you? Who said anything about ...read more