Extravagant Love

A sermon on Mark 14:1-26 by Rev Richard Keith on Sunday 17 March 2019 On 1st November 2011, Lucy Rogers was on her way home from work on the train, when a group of twenty fellow travelers started to sing Bill Withers song, “Lovely Day.” It wasn’t until her boyfriend...

The Widow’s Mite

A sermon by Rev Richard Keith on Mark 12:38-13:2 on Sunday March 10, 2019 Today, I’m going to ruin a beautiful story. I’m not going to ruin it by going too long. I’m not going to ruin it by accident, by using poor illustrations or by making bad applications. I’m going...

Jesus is Lord

A sermon preached on Mark 12:35-37 by Rev Richard Keith When we come to verse 35 in Mark 12, Jesus has silenced his critics. They had peppered him with questions, one after another. But with his answers, Jesus has embarrassed them all and amazed the crowds. Each time,...

First Things First

A sermon by Rev Richard Keith on Mark 12:28-34 on Sunday 24 February 2019 Our message today begins near the end and in the middle. It begins near the end of a series of conversations between Jesus and his opponents. After all, in today’s passage, it is still Tuesday,...

The Power of God

A sermon by Rev Richard Keith on Mark 12:18-27 on Sunday 17 February 2019. A man, his wife, and his mother-in-law went on a holiday to Israel. While they were there, the man’s mother-in-law passed away. The undertaker told them, “You can have her body flown home...

Conflict and Drama

A sermon by Rev Richard Keith on Mark 11:27-12:17 on Sunday 20 January 2019 The Roman Empire had the colosseum where they threw criminals to the lions. Great Britain had cockfighting until it was banned in 1835. And Spain has bullfighting even today. But the closest...

The Puzzle of Jesus

A sermon by Rev Richard Keith on Mark 11:1-26 on Sunday 13 January 2019 I love a good puzzle. Jigsaw puzzles. Rubik’s cubes. Or those great unanswered questions of life, like How does a shepherd count his flock without falling asleep? In Mark chapter 11 there are...