True Love

A sermon on 1 John 4:7-21 by Rev Richard Keith on Sunday 25 April 2021 Love. We are familiar with love. We think we know all about it. For example, there is a kind of love that admires lovely things, that celebrates what is beautiful in the world. And there is a kind...

In the Midst of the Conflict

A sermon on 1 John 4:1-6 by Rev Richard Keith on Sunday 18 April 2021 Each year on Remembrance Day, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we remember the end of one of the world’s most horrific conflicts. World War One. It was meant to be the...

Trust and Obey

If you could count all the words that have been preached, all the books that have been published, all the ink that has been spilt by ministers and teachers and theological lecturers, you could get the impression that Christianity is quite a complicated business. And...

The Power of the Name

A sermon on John 20:1-20 by Rev Richard Keith on Easter Day 2021 There is great power in using someone’s name. When the phone rings and someone calls me by name, even if I don’t recognise the voice at first, I know that here is someone who knows me. If they ask to...

What is Truth?

A sermon on John 18 and 19 by Rev Richard Keith on Good Friday 2021   “What is truth?” Pilate asked Jesus and then walked out. If a deeper thinker than Pilate had been there with Jesus the world might have been a different place. Any half-decent philosopher from...

Who are You?

A sermon on 1 John 3:1-3 by Rev Richard Keith on Sunday 28 March 2021 Who are you? What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see a great success in life? Someone who is an asset to their family and their community? Or do you see someone who’s muddled through...