by Richard Keith | Nov 20, 2018
A sermon by Rev Richard Keith on Sunday 18 November 2018. Sometimes, people surprise us. We think we know them. We think we have their measure. But then they surprise us. They do something extraordinary that shows us how wrong we were, that shows us who they really...
by Richard Keith | Nov 13, 2018
A sermon on Mark 8:27-9:1 by Rev Richard Keith on 11 November 2018 Stories have power. Stories draw us in so that we see the world through the eyes of the characters inside them. Their experiences become ours. We wonder: what would I do if I was faced with the same...
by Richard Keith | Nov 13, 2018
A sermon on Mark 7:23-30, preached by Rev Richard Keith on 4 November 2018 In Mark chapter 7 verse 23, we read, “Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.” Tyre was on the Mediterranean coast, northwest of Galilee, in what we would now call Lebanon. For...
by Richard Keith | Oct 30, 2018
A sermon on Mark 7:1-23 by Rev Richard Keith on Sunday 28 October 2018 Hypocrisy means play acting, performing a role. It’s what actors do in a play. They pretend to be someone else. They wear a mask. But it isn’t who they really are. Play acting is fine if that’s...
by Richard Keith | Oct 23, 2018
A sermon on Mark 6:30-44 by Rev Richard Keith on Sunday 21 October 2018 Food is joy. Food is friendship. Food is life. Food is for everyday and special occasions as well. Whether it is a birthday party or refreshments after a funeral, we mark both the high and low...
by Richard Keith | Oct 23, 2018
A sermon on Mark 5:21-43 by Rev Richard Keith on Sunday 14 October 2018 In our passage today, we see Jesus back on the western shore of lake Galilee in Jewish territory. You might remember from last week that Jesus had gone to the eastern shore, after a long day of...
by Richard Keith | Oct 10, 2018
A sermon by Rev Richard Keith on Mark 5:1-20. Our message today is about a strong man, someone stronger, and someone even stronger. We meet the strong man running from a cemetery on the eastern shore of lake Galilee. Now, as we start looking at...
