In Sermons: showing 46-60 of 587

The Fruit Of The Spirit

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 6, 2019

The Fruit of the Spirit is a singular word Fruit compared to the Gifts of the Spirit where there is a plural word Gifts. Therefore every committed Christian should be growing in all nine aspects of the Fruit of the Spirit.

Galatians 5: 13-26 Let us open in prayer Father, I pray that you will anoint my words this morning that they may be words for each of us from you. I ask what I say may be relevant in our Christian lives. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen This morning I would like to look at the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 33:1-20, Galatians 5:13-26

Denomination: Anglican

Reflections For Maundy Thursday

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 18, 2019

What do we learn from the Last Supper that we can apply to our lives as Christians

Maundy Thursday sermon Today we remember the events that occurred on Thursday of what the church calls Holy Week, the last week in the life of Jesus. Perhaps this week in about AD 29 is the most talked about week on in the history of mankind It has been estimated that about a third of all the ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17, John 13:31-35, Luke 22:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

Spy Wednesday 2019

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 15, 2019

The events of Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Maundy Thursday didn't happen by chance. Jesus planned meticulously

The Student Cross Leicester Leg 2019 (from Leicester to Walsingham) Today we find ourselves in Holy Week and today is the day we know as Spy Wednesday It is the day we focus of the betrayal of Jesus by his friend Judas Iscariot It is the day just before Maundy Thursday and the Last Supper. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:3-13

Denomination: Anglican

Spy Wednesday 2019

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 15, 2019

The events of Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Maundy Thursday didn't happen by chance. Jesus planned meticulously

The Student Cross Leicester Leg 2019 (from Leicester to Walsingham) Today we find ourselves in Holy Week and today is the day we know as Spy Wednesday It is the day we focus of the betrayal of Jesus by his friend Judas Iscariot It is the day just before Maundy Thursday and the Last Supper. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:3-13

Denomination: Anglican

Palm Sunday 2019

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 12, 2019

Some reflections on Palm Sunday

TSJ 2019 Palm Sunday 2019 This morning’s Gospel reading relates the beginning of one of the most momentous weeks in Antiquity – usually accepted to have been in AD 29. Indeed in my opinion it is the most important week in history. We know the story of Palm Sunday so well that it is hard to ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-26, Matthew 21:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

Mothering Sunday

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 30, 2019

Mother like qualities of God

Mothering Sunday sermon Introduction: At the last Prayer and Praise meeting is WSG, Wendy Hill gave a talk that focussed on the motherly qualities of God and she started her talk with looking at Genesis 1. 1. Man and Woman in the Image of God She pointed out that in Genesis 1 we read 27 So God ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:27, Zephaniah 3:17, Isaiah 49:14

Denomination: Anglican

Don't Get Too Comfortable

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 13, 2019

When the Church lost sight of the full extent of the Great Commission God allowed persecution to drive them out

Sermon Don’t get too comfortable Jose Rodriguez, a bank robber who lived in Mexico, but preferred to rob American banks. In the wild days of the west before Donald Trump built his wall, Jose would slip across the border into Texas, rob a few banks and flee back into Mexico. One day, a Texas ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-8, Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Anglican

Why Did God Reveal Himself To Astrologers?

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 6, 2019

What was it about the Magi that we can learn from

Epiphany Mt 2: 1-23 I’d like to look at the Epiphany story this morning Story: The Readers’ Digest once asked this question: Have you ever imagined what would have happened if there had been three wise women instead of three wise men at the Epiphany? They suggested that if there had been three ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

The Virgin Mary

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 23, 2018

Mary is a wonderfully godly woman from whom we can learn much

Sermon: Are you letting the side down? Lk 1:26-45 I would like to focus on Mary the Mother of Jesus. Mary is in my opinion the unsung heroine of the Christmas story. Not only was she a practising Jew but she was brave and courageous and LIVED the godly life. I think we Protestants have sold her ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-45

Denomination: Anglican

The Refining Fire Of God

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 8, 2018

Is God refining you today?

Sermon Malachi 3:1-4 Someone once said that if you take the text out of its context, you are left with a con. So what is the context of our reading from the book of Malachi. The book of Malachi is one of the Old Testament books known as a minor prophets. He lived around the same time as ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4

Denomination: Anglican

Remembrance Sunday 2018

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 10, 2018

A Reflection of the world wars

Remembrance Sunday 2018 at TSJ I would like to focus our thoughts this morning on one verse from Ps 46 Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength A very help in trouble” Our mind is that unique gift that reminds us that we are made in the image of God. The ability to remember is a wonderful ...read more

Scripture: John 15:7-17

Denomination: Anglican

The Covenant Of Marriage

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 28, 2018

The only pre- Fall Covenant is marriage

Marriage Foundation Introduction: The marriage covenant predates the Fall I would like to like to go back to the very basics of when marriage was instituted. We first read about it in Genesis 2. I am not talking about a piece of paper saying you are married but to the marriage covenant between ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

What Is So Special About John The Baptist

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 21, 2018

John was a man of deep integrity. He called a spade a spade, regardless of the consequences. He was so sold out to God that it cost him his life. But as Jim Eliot wrote: He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose

Sermon: John the Baptist – Radical and Countercultural par excellence Oprah Winfrey was once interviewing people on her program who were having affairs with married people. It seems a great subject for TV nowadays. One woman who had a long-standing affair with a married man was saying how happy ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:14-29

Denomination: Anglican

Jesus Appears To Mary Magdalene

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 21, 2018

Why is Jesus' post Resurrection appearance to Mary Magdalene one of John's four post Resurrection stories

TSJ and TSL 22-07-2018 A touch from the Risen Lord If John’s Gospel had finished with Chapter 19, it would not be something special. All biographies generally end with the death of the person who is the subject of the book. Imagine if it had been with the Gospels. The chances are we would ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Anglican

The Applicability Of The Sabbath Commandment

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 1, 2018

How to apply the Sabbath Commandment today as Christians

Sermon. There seem to be a surprising number of strange laws around in the USA Revd Brian Bill in his sermon Law or Legalism lists a number of these He writes "Almost every state has surprising laws on their books. • In Florida, a woman may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. • In ...read more

Denomination: Anglican