by Clare Barrie | Dec 16, 2019 | Sermons
Go and tell John what you hear and what you see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. Sunday 15 December 2019 | The Rev’d Clare Barrie Isa 35:1-10; James...
by Clare Barrie | Dec 10, 2019 | Sermons
Be transformed, for the kingdom of heaven has come near! (Advent 2A) Sunday 8 December 2019 | The Rev’d Clare Barrie Isaiah 11:1-10, Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19, Rom 15:4-13, Matt 3:1-12 In his farewell sermon to the diocese last Sunday, Bishop Jim reminded his listeners that...
by Clare Barrie | Oct 29, 2019 | Sermons
The love that overflows (Proper 25C) Sunday 27 October 2019 | The Rev’d Clare Barrie Joel 2:23-32, Psalm 65, 2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18, Luke 18:9-14 It’s no accident that we find ourselves at the Temple, in the parable we’ve heard from Jesus this morning. On the grounds of...
by Clare Barrie | Oct 19, 2019 | Sermons
The earth is waste and void… (Proper 19C) Sunday 15 September 2019 | The Rev’d Clare Barrie Jeremiah is sometimes called the weeping prophet, the prophet of lament. For more than 40 years, across the reigns of five kings of Judah, Jeremiah called for repentence...
by Clare Barrie | Oct 8, 2019 | Sermons
St Francis of Assisi (1226) Sunday 6 October 2019 | The Rev’d Clare Barrie Francis of Assisi is the most well known and venerated saint in the world. His popularity is ironic given how deeply he challenged and still challenges the power structures and values of the...
by Clare Barrie | Oct 1, 2019 | Sermons
St Michael & All Angels (Michaelmas) Sunday 29 September 2019 | The Rev’d Clare Barrie Jacob is fleeing in fear from his brother Esau – he is alone, hungry, and tired. He is in deep trouble, and rightfully so. He has lied and stolen from his own family, partly...
