Readings: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26, 1 Jn. 5:9-13 & Jn. 17:6-19 I want to speak to you about three things this morning–bearing witness, salvation and prayer–and how each of them are an essential part of Thy Kingdom Come, the global prayer initiative of the Archbishop of Canterbury which, I am proud to say, St Andrew’s is supporting and participating in this year. Our…

Readings: Acts 10:44-48, 1 John 5:1-12 & John 15:9-17 Have you ever found yourself looking at the world today and thinking, “The more things change the more they stay the same?” Sure, there is an awful lot of change the world has experienced in recent years. We only have to look at technology: the internet, smart phones and tablets, and of course,…

Readings: Acts 4:5–12, 1 Jn. 3:16–24 & Jn. 10:11–18 What do we mean when we talk of salvation? In this morning’s reading from the Book of Acts we heard the Apostle Peter proclaim in his sermon before the rulers, elders and scribes in Jerusalem, “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals…