John 1:29-42   Good morning, on the first Sunday after we celebrated the Baptism of Jesus. Hearing today’s Gospel, you might think it also sounds like a baptismal story, which it is, but with some very specific differences from what we heard last Sunday. As it was for Christmas, where on two different Sundays we had two different descriptions of the Nativity, so, as last week we had Matthew’s version of Jesus’ baptism, this week we heard the story from the Gospel according to

Matthew 2:1-12   Good morning! Today we are celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany, which means – we are back in Matthew’s Gospel, because Matthew is the only Gospel writer who gives us an account of the arrival of the men who are often referred to as The Three Kings. You’ll recall from Matthew’s Nativity story, that his proof that Jesus is the Messiah rests on his establishing that Jesus is definitely descended from King David, and so in today’s story of the Magi who come see

Good evening!  At last, after four and a half long weeks of Advent, it is here. The altar and pulpit are hung with white, the colour of joy that surpasses understanding in the glorious mysteries that define us as Christians.  White is the colour of baptism and marriage, the colour of Easter and Christmas.  It signifies the triumph of good over evil and reflects the Light of Christ.   The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep