Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 30 April 2023. ‘It is a freedom from fear, especially of eternity and of death. It is a release from condemnation, and that includes the most intimate personal embarrassments as well as the received wisdoms of the culture of the day.’
Archives for April 2023
Easter 2: Jesus is alive – we meet him daily
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 23 April 2023. ‘Yes, it was for real. Yes, He was alive. Yes, death was defeated.’
Commentary: First, look away from ourselves …
I keep finding that there is something slightly discordant in the life of faith, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. We attend church and worship God. We greet one another and we contribute to the church collection. We take part in the life of the church and in assisting its activities. Much of this take place in…
Easter 1: As the Father has sent Me, so I send you
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 16 April 2023. ‘Just as God the Father invested everything in Jesus to redeem the world, so also Jesus has invested everything in His disciples in every age and culture.’
Easter blooms
Thank you to everyone who decorated All Saints with wonderful displays of flowers for Easter.
Easter Sunday: Resetting lives in the light of Jesus’ resurrection
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 8 April 2023. ‘When the world is at its most destructive in arranging its affairs, the Kingdom of God is at its most creative in giving, rejoicing and centring itself of Jesus Christ – crucified and risen for evermore.’
