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Month: February 2019

Blessings and woes

February 17, 2019 / Geoffrey Farrar / Leave a comment

This is the sermon I delivered today at Barnes Methodist Church. The set text today was Luke 6:17-26 but I added Matthew's account of the same passage (the Sermon on the Mount) to it, Matthew 5:1-12. Introduction This year, our lectionary gospel readings are generally taken from Luke. For many Christians, his is the favourite gospel. … Continue reading Blessings and woes

Singing from the same hymn sheet

February 10, 2019 / Geoffrey Farrar / Leave a comment

This is the sermon I preached today at Putney Methodist Church. Today, we were thinking especially about the music we sing and exploring some of the newer hymns in our latest hymn book, Singing the Faith. The Bible texts was Luke 5:1-11, the call of the first disciples. Christians have been singing about their faith since … Continue reading Singing from the same hymn sheet

Thanks, Jim

February 5, 2019 / Geoffrey Farrar / Leave a comment

Last Friday, we said goodbye to a wonderful man and a great friend to the churches in Putney and Roehampton, Rev'd Jim McKinney. Jim served for over twenty years as the vicar of Holy Trinity Roehampton, part of the ecumenical parish of Roehampton. We worked very closely together and his sudden death a few weeks … Continue reading Thanks, Jim

A sign of the times

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 / Geoffrey Farrar / Leave a comment

This is the sermon I delivered today at Barnes Methodist Church. The readings were Jeremiah 1:4-19 and Luke 4:16-30. Introduction What do these various objects and animals have in common? a basket of summer fruit, a pan boiling over, a plumb line, figs (good and bad), a scroll to be eaten, an almond branch, sheep without … Continue reading A sign of the times

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