The Word
The Bible describes The Word of God as alive, active and incisive, the source of wisdom, discernment and initiative. This section tries to reflect that in the Christian message for today, with a changing selection of recent material - sermons at Holy Trinity and other items from further afield. Comments, or suggestions for this section, are welcomed, sent to the Chaplain.
Ash Wednesday Sermon
Lent: what is it all about; what difference might it make to me; and why?
Grace in Clay
Be prepared to meet with Jesus and to know him as he really is: no experience can be more real or life-changing. This was the line of thought drawn by The Rev.
Time Management
Time management: for most of us a constant challenge, even if we've had text-book management courses on the subject, as Mike Duckett had years ago.
"Why does everything in life have to be so flaming difficult?"
Fr Neil starts from here in contemplating the radical effect on the whole experience of life, of the coming of Jesus, even as we recall him as a vulnerable baby centuries ago, in our service on the fi
"How did you come to be a Christian?"
- in many different ways, but above all being a Christian is a relationship, and one that is alive.
Epiphany - Sermon 8th January
As we celebrated Epiphany on the 8th January, Fr Neil introduced us to some highly unusual and challenging but also intensely stimulating reflections on the familiar story of the visit of the wise men
Advent - Looking forward
Advent - looking forward: and how we face the uncertainties of the future, and what 'the coming of Jesus' can mean for that.
Christ the King
A story of a shepherd, another of a king, and a child’s thought that the “first book of the Bible” might be “the book of Jesus” because “it begins with a G” – Mike Duckett’s introduction to his sermon