Category: Reflections

Exodus 17: 1–7; Matthew 21: 23–32 By Revd Geoffrey Clarke, Moderator of URC East Midlands Synod False promises, quarrels and complaints Text From today’s Old Testament reading: He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarrelled and tested the Lord, saying, ‘Is the Lord among us or not?’ Exodus 17: 7 I am guessing...

Psalm 133: 1–3, John 17: 20–23 By Revd George Mwaura Teamwork! On this Covenant Day, I want us to talk about something that God passionately desires for his Church. It is the one thing Satan fears and works day and night to undo. It is something for which Jesus himself prayed just before he went to...

By Bishop Jonathan Meyrick Text My Servant shall be exalted and lifted up. Isaiah 52: 13 In Jesus’ world, any day began at sunset going through to the following sunset, and the Christian Church continued this as it marked its Feast Days. So the eve of any Christian feast day is treated as the beginning of...

Outline of the Sermon Revd Hannah Akibo-Betts preached at the Morning Service on Sunday, 16 August 2026.

By Revd George Mwaura There comes a point when unusual weather can no longer be spoken of merely as an inconvenience. Across Europe, prolonged heat, drought, depleted soils, wildfires and water shortages are increasingly becoming matters of life and death. Western Europe has just experienced its hottest June on record, with the World Meteorological Organisation reporting...

The Sermon delivered by Revd Lisa Kerry, Baptist Regional Minister Team Leader at the Morning Service on Sunday, 19 July 2026.
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An essay written by Revd George Mwaura.

The Sermon Revd Dr Margaret Goodall had prepared for the Morning Service on Sunday, 12 July 2026.

Appointment of Anglican Minister to Christ the Cornerstone On behalf of Bishop Dave, the Diocese of Oxford and all those involved in the recent appointment process, I am very glad to be able to tell you that, following a rigorous interview day, the Bishop has offered the Anglican Incumbency of the Parish of Christ the Cornerstone,...

Joshua 1: 1–10, John 10: 7–11 By Revd George Mwaura Today’s readings invite us into a journey – a journey from slavery to promise, from wandering to settling, from survival to abundance. And as we celebrate Father’s Day, it is fitting that we reflect on the heart of God as our Father. A Father who does...

At Christ the Cornerstone we stand, Upon the Rock of God’s own hand; Through years gone by and days to come, His faithfulness will lead us on. We look ahead with hope and prayer, Trusting God’s Spirit’s loving care, As we seek one whom He will call To walk beside and serve us all. A faithful...

Genesis 18: 1–15, Matthew 9: 35 – 10: 8 By Grace Hunting LLM Have you ever waited so long for something that you stopped believing it would ever happen? Perhaps it was a prayer that seemed unanswered, a dream that never materialised, a healing that never came, or a promise that appeared impossible. You know what...

Psalm 65:4–13, Matthew 6: 25–34 By Revd George Mwaura In our reading this morning, the psalmist praises the Creator whose generosity sustains the earth – listen: ‘The river of God is full of water. The pastures of the wilderness overflow. The valleys deck themselves with grain.’ Creation in this psalm is not silent. It sings. It...

The Earth is not silent. She speaks in melting ice, in rivers that run too warm, in forests burning where green once breathed. She speaks in storms that arrive without warning, in winds that carry dust across fields where crops once grew. But still, there are voices who say, “There is nothing to fear.” Still, there...

Genesis 1: 1 – 2: 4a, Matthew 28: 16–20 By Revd George Mwaura There’s a story of a Sunday school teacher who asked the class, ‘Can anyone explain the Trinity for me?’ An eight-year-old girl seated at the front thought for a moment and said, ‘Well… God is kind of like a 3-in-1 shampoo: Father, Son,...