Sermons

Maf starts by talking about crutches - we all need Jesus but not as an "add on" for our own lives but for new lives led by him. He pivots using an unleaded petrol parallel to convey the meaning of the risk associated with new wine and old wine skins - a warning for us […]

Joe looks at how contagious diseases with no known cure are handled - 2,000 years ago as well as today. Joe zooms in on the affront to God of a leper's sickness and how Jesus turns around the situation - rather than being made unclean by touching another he cleanses the person before him. Know there […]

Joe pulls us into the value of silence and solitude to connect with God. He considers this "blink and you've missed it" story in Mark and how Jesus deals with others' expectations - rather than being led by them he pivots based on God's leading. So, what happens in the wilderness? Jesus intentionally creates margin […]

Joe takes us back to the basics in Mark 1 - who is Jesus? Who are we? What are we called to do today? We are not what we do, what we have or what others think of us - rather our identity is defined by our relationship to God. Before we return to our […]

In his first sermon as vicar of All Souls, Joe (Reverend Sellers) goes to the first verse of Mark and looks at who Jesus is and how we (Christians) are now known by his name - followers of Christ. From pondering the past, present and future impact of the pandemic to fundamental questions of identity […]