Sermon for the Feast Day of St Andrew Readings: Deuteronomy 30:11–14; Romans 10:8–18 & Matthew 4:18–22 The discussion at last Monday’s Spiritual Cafe centred on the notion that we are free either to accept the ultimate power or authority of God or reject it. The choice is ours to make, and there are consequences in this life and, if we believe, in…

Sermon for St Andrew’s Day  Readings: Deuteronomy 30:11-14; Romans 10:8-18 & Matthew 4:18-22 It’s wonderful that we can welcome a new member into our community of faith on the day of that we celebrate our patronal festival.  Very shortly I will have the pleasure of baptising Fong Yuk Ling, whom we know better by her English name of Lily, and who is…

Sermon for the Feast Day of St Andrew Readings: Deuteronomy 30:11–14, Romans 10:8–18 & Matthew 4:18–22 The Apostle Andrew was a fisherman, and together with his brother Simon (who we know better as the Apostle Peter), he left his occupation and family behind in order to become a disciple of Jesus. The Greek word for disciple (mathētēs) also means a learner or…

Readings: Deut. 30:11–14, Rom. 10:8–18 & Mt. 4:18–22 Today, we celebrate the Feast Day of St Andrew, the patron saint of our parish here in Aberfeldie.  Andrew is often referred to as the “first called”, meaning that he was the first person called by Jesus, to be a disciple of his. That doesn’t seem to be the case though, when we read…