Sermons from November 2019

St Andrew’s Day

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…

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

Readings: Isaiah 65:17–25, 2 Thessalonians 3:6–13 & Luke 21:5–19 In the opening verses of today’s gospel passage, Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, which of course came true in the year 70, when it was totally destroyed by the Romans after they had put down a rebellion by the Jewish people. This prophecy of Jesus prompted the disciples to…

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

Readings: Haggai 1:15b–2:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:1–5, 13–17 & Luke 20: 27–40 Let me start this morning by sharing a short story with you about a couple named Carol and Jack. Carol awoke one night to find that her husband (Jack) wasn’t in bed. She put on her dressing gown and went downstairs to look for him. She found him sitting at the…

Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

Readings: Habakkuk 1:1–4, 2:1–4, 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, 11–12 & Luke 19: 1–10 In our first reading this morning, from the Book of the prophet Habakkuk, the prophet is frustrated by the social injustice he is forced to continually witness, and he is even more frustrated by God’s failure to answer his prayer. The protest to God of unanswered prayer is a common…