Sermons and Articles

Rev 7:9-17 Why do we sometimes feel homesick for places we have never been? From the enchanted forests of Narnia to the halls of Hogwarts, the worlds of our favourite stories awaken a mysterious longing for something more. But perhaps that longing is pointing us towards our true home. On All Saints’ Day, we explore the biblical hope of heaven, the destiny of the saints, and how the pursuit of beauty can help us set our hearts on the Kingdom that awaits us. Here is a link to t

1 Thessalonians 2 Have you ever had to live or work under a bad leader? It can be frustrating, painful, and sometimes deeply damaging. But what if the answer isn't simply to find better leaders, but to become a different kind of leader ourselves? From the ruthless ambitions of Philip II and Alexander the Great to the extraordinary example of St. Paul in Thessalonica, we discover two radically different ways of exercising power. One seeks its own glory; the other seeks the glo

Malachi 3:6-12 / Matthew 22:34-46 God has given every Christian a part to play in building His Kingdom here on earth. But that calling extends far beyond Sunday worship or the money we place in the offering plate. From the tithes withheld in Malachi's day to Jesus' command to render to God what belongs to God, Scripture confronts one of our most cherished assumptions: that our money is ours to spend as we please. Everything we possess has been entrusted to us, and everything

1 John 4:11-21 “We love because he first loved us.” These simple words from 1 John 4 contain a profound challenge: how can we claim to love God while harbouring hatred towards another person? Drawing on his own painful relationship with his father, Bishop Quigg shares how the love of Christ gradually transformed years of bitterness, anger, and resentment into genuine love. We cannot manufacture this kind of love through our own strength. It must come from the God who loved us

What did St. Paul mean when he told the Christians in Philippi that they were “citizens of heaven”?

In 42 B.C., a battle outside an old Greek city helped bring down the Roman Republic and set Octavian on the road to becoming Augustus Caesar. The city that grew from that battlefield became fiercely Roman, proud of its citizenship, and devoted to the emperor as conqueror, king, and god. A century later, St. Paul writes to the Christians living there about another Lord: Jesus Christ. Christ is not a man who became a god; He is God who humbled Himself to become a man...!

...He gives it to someone we don't think deserves it. Jonah 3:10-4:11 / Matthew 20:1-16 This Sunday we hear two stories that press the same nerve: Jonah, furious that God has spared Nineveh, and Jesus’ parable of the vineyard workers, angry that the last hired receive the same wage. Both ask whether we can bear a God who is merciful to people we have already decided do not deserve it. We love God’s mercy — until he gives it to someone else. Join us as we open Jonah 4 and Matt

Matthew 18:21–35 · Genesis 50:15–21 From the Trojan War onward, the classical world celebrated a particular vision of strength: defend your honour, avenge the wrong, defeat your enemy. Mercy looked like weakness and forgiveness like foolishness. Into that world comes Jesus Christ with a radically different command: forgive—not seven times, but seventy-seven times. Forgiveness is how Christ breaks the ancient cycle of hatred and revenge and teaches His people to bring the Ki

Evil can defeat an enemy. Love can turn an enemy into a brother. Romans 12 calls Christians to overcome evil with good, while Matthew 18 shows us how to confront sin without abandoning the sinner. Together, these passages reveal the rules of Heaven’s Kingdom: refuse revenge, speak the truth, protect the innocent, seek repentance, and love at great cost. As Christ creates a new humanity, His Church is called to become a place where the world can see His coming Kingdom breaking

You cannot win at the enemy’s game. The moment we adopt his weapons—power, pride, slander, revenge, manipulation—we have already accepted his rules. Jesus chooses another way. To Peter, the Cross looks like failure. To Satan, it looks like victory. But Jesus is playing an entirely different game for an entirely different prize: the salvation of humanity. He willingly accepts suffering, humiliation, and death in order to break open the enemy’s prison and set humanity free. The

Isaiah 51:1–6 • Psalm 138 • Romans 11:25–36 • Matthew 16:13–20 Matthew Klint asks: How do we trust God when His work seems unfinished? These readings give us four directions for Christian faith: look back and remember what God has already done; look around with humility at the mercy we have received; look to Christ and confess who He truly is; and look forward with confidence that the Lord will fulfil His purposes. Beneath it all stands one great assurance: God keeps His prom

Matthew 15:21-28 What do we do when something in Scripture troubles us or does not seem to fit with the God we think we know? Jesus’ encounter with the Canaanite woman initially raises difficult questions—but looking more closely reveals an extraordinary story of faith.

Matthew 15:21-28/Romans 11:13-24 Why does Jesus seem to reject the Canaanite woman—and even compare her to a dog—before praising her extraordinary faith? What initially appears to be one of the more troubling encounters in the Gospels becomes, when read in the light of Scripture, a remarkable demonstration of faith. The woman understands God’s ancient promise to bring the nations into His family, and she trusts Jesus as the Messiah who will fulfil it. Her story points us towa

Jonah 2:8 - Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love Every idol makes a promise. Whether we look for security in money, identity in success, or satisfaction in the things of this world, we are tempted to trust created things to give us what only God can provide. Reflecting on Jonah 2, Rev. Canon Sergio Sapunar explores the sobering truth that when we cling to idols, we do not simply choose something—we forsake something: the steadfast love, merc

Romans 8:26–34 - Sunday 26th july Romans 8 contains both one of Christianity’s most comforting promises and one of its most debated passages. Exploring Paul’s “Golden Chain” alongside Article XVII of the Thirty-Nine Articles, we discover that predestination is not intended to produce anxiety or endless speculation, but what our Anglican tradition calls “sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort”: the assurance that our salvation rests ultimately upon the faithfulness of God.

The most beautiful places on earth awaken something deep within us—a longing for a world more beautiful, more whole, and somehow more like home. Romans 8 tells us that creation itself shares this longing, groaning for the day when God will make all things new. Yet Christians are not simply waiting for that day. We are invited to join God’s work of restoration now: growing as disciples, loving one another deeply, caring for the poor and forgotten, and bringing the life of His

What does it mean to be adopted by God? Drawing on the Roman practice of adoption, St. Paul paints a breathtaking picture of the Christian life. Once separated from God, we have been welcomed into His family, clothed with a new identity, made heirs with Christ, and given the Holy Spirit as the assurance that we truly belong.