‘Almighty God, whose chosen servant Abraham obeyed your call, rejoicing in your promise that in him the family of the earth is blessed, give us faith like his, that in us your promises may be fulfilled’. We open this Liturgy of the Word with hymn 486, We have a gospel to proclaim …
Archives for October 2022
4th before Advent: It all seems so unfair
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 30 October 2022.
Sunday worship for 23 October 2022, Trinity 19
Lord God our redeemer, who heard the cry of your people and sent your servant Moses to lead them out of slavery, free us from the tyranny of sin and death, and by the leading of your Spirit bring us to our promised land. We open this Liturgy of the Word with hymn 473, When morning gilds the sky …
Trinity 19: Whatever disappointments life has thrown at us, God has seen
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 23 October 2022. ‘The mercy and rewards of God are unearned because they are unearnable. They can only be received in love and joy, which is given in exuberant and extravagant mercy.’
Trinity 18: A different kind of reality
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 16 October 2022.
Sunday worship for 9 October 2022, Trinity 17
Almighty God, in our baptism you adopted us for your own. Quicken, we pray, your Spirit within us, that we, being renewed both in body and mind, may worship you in sincerity and truth. We open this Liturgy of the Word with hymn 433, O worship the king …
Trinity 17: Jesus met them and they were healed
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 9 October 2022. ‘The question for us is why do some suffer and others not? Why do some find their pleas answered and others meet delay or just silence?’
Sunday worship for 2 October 2022, Harvest
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered by your Holy Spirit into one, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your name. We open our Liturgy of the Word with hymn 262, We plough the fields, and scatter …
Trinity 16 – Harvest: There is still much to be grateful for
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 2 October 2022. ‘To receive Jesus’ agenda in faith is to open doors to a wholly new kind of life. He promises not only a new relationship with God but a new relationship with ourselves and with each other.’
