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Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent Bible Reading - Matthew 2 v1-12 - Matthew tells of wise men who come from the eastAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2024-12-2702 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent Bible Reading - 2 Samuel 7 v1-11,16 - God's promise to DavidAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2024-12-2203 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent Bible Reading - Luke 2 v4-12 - Joseph also went up...Advent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2024-12-2101 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent Bible Reading - Luke 1 v26-38 - The birth of Jesus foretoldAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2024-12-2002 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 17th September 2023 - Sow generouslyShort Talk; 'sow generously'
Gratitude: An expression of thanks to God for His indescribable gift.
Generosity: The importance of generosity, highlighting that all good
things come from the generous love and grace of God.
The metaphor of a seed, emphasizing how a seed must be sown, die in the
ground, and then produce an incredible harvest.
Jesus' fascination with seeds and how He used parables like the sower
and the seed to convey important lessons.
Seeds are described as fascinating because they contain life within a
tiny shell and, under the right conditions, can produce something
marvelous.
Paul's challenge...
2024-09-1607 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 10th September 2023 - Jacob, the ladder, and trustingJacob was a lonely, guilty figure fleeing his past when he had the dream.
God had to speak to Jacob in a dream when he was passive to get through to him.
In the dream, Jacob saw a ladder between heaven and earth with angels going up and down.
The passage points to Jesus as the ladder between heaven and earth.
Jesus referred to himself as the ladder between heaven and earth.
The passage also tells us something about the church as a "trusting" place where heaven and earth meet.
The church is a special meeting place between God...
2024-09-0913 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 3rd September 2023 - The Season of creationAll age Talk: âSeason of Creation â rivers of justice and peaceâ
The river of Life from Revelation, bringing healing.
Rivers start small but grow large, which fascinates the speaker.
The local River Wye is a precious chalk stream needing protection.
The Wye has been polluted and neglected over the years.
Local groups like Revive the Wye aim to restore and protect the river.
Rivers worldwide are being damaged through pollution.
Rivers are sacred places in scripture that we must protect.
Join us in looking back đť ! Listen again to timeless messages from our servi...
2024-09-0211 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 27th August 2023 - The lectionary and what it meansReflecting on the previous sermon series on Revelation.
Why the lectionary is used for most services rather than exploring other
parts of the Bible.
Doing the daily office with readings and psalms from the lectionary.
Fewer churches have evening services now, and we are poorer for it
Certain Bible passages and hymns conjure up thoughts about God.
Recalling a confirmation class discussion about hymns portraying God.
One student said a hymn portrayed God like an almighty corset.
Today's Romans passage reminds us of a previous sermon on not thinking
too highly of yourself.
Relating this to the unattractive character...
2024-08-2610 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 20th August 2023 - Sermon: John's Dos and Dont'sJohn tries to take in all he's seen and heard in the vision
He is overwhelmed and kneels to worship the angel
But the angel says "Don't do it"
Don't worship me, worship God
Don't worship lesser things, only God
Not the Bible, ministers, rulers, wealth, technology or military might
The emperor demanded worship as God's son
But the angels say these words can be trusted - worship God
Jesus says happy are those who obey the prophetic words
The message is simple - worship the living God
John is overwhelmed by the vision and kneels to worship the...
2024-08-1906 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 20th August - Talk: Light of our livesThe new Jerusalem needs no sun or moon to shine on it
The glory of God shines on it and the Lamb is its lamp
Ancient people worshiped the sun for its life-giving light and warmth
The moon was seen as a lesser god, creating seasons and rhythms
Cities produced their own light with oil lamps in John's day
But today's light pollution would astonish ancients
John knows the importance of light
But the true light is God's spiritual light - the glory of God
This has been seen in Jesus, the Lamb on the cross
If we learn...
2024-08-1205 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 6th August 2023 - After AlphaRevelation repeatedly calls us to simple heartfelt worship of God.
It invites us to put aside earthly idols that demand our worship.
John wrote Revelation when Christians faced persecution from the Roman
empire.
The churches he wrote to were frightened by the empire's military might.
But John reminds them that Rome is not the ultimate power - God is.
There is a spiritual battle between good and evil described in these
chapters.
Though it talks of destructive forces, God can destroy destruction
without being destructive.
Heaven falls silent so God can hear the cries of his people on earth.
...
2024-08-0511 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 30th July 2023 - The Kingdom of HeavenâThe kingdom of heaven âŚâ
The parable of the mustard seed shows the kingdom started small but grew greatly.
The parable of the yeast shows how the kingdom expands and multiplies.
The treasure and pearl show the great value of the kingdom.
The net parable refers to final judgment and separation of good/wicked.
Solomon exemplifies using discernment to govern justly as part of God's kingdom.
God blessed Solomon with wisdom when he sought to discern God's will as king.
We are not fully living in God's kingdom now with all the world's problems.
But we can see signs of God's...
2024-07-2923 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 23rd July 2023 - The Kingdom of GodWhy do people come to church? The promise of eternal life is not a
motivating factor.
The kingdom of God is exciting but hard to grasp
Jesus told parables to describe the kingdom
The kingdom starts small but grows large
It changes us with just a small presence
The kingdom is of greatest value
We must seek the kingdom like hidden treasure
It is for everyone, no one is excluded
God's perfect love defines the kingdom
The kingdom is beyond limits of time
We live the kingdom by following God's will
Jesus used parables to convey the kingdom of...
2024-07-2213 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 16th July 2023 - Numbers and symbolsThe sermon reflects on the imagery in Revelation, especially the four
"heavenly creatures" repr esenting all creation worshiping God, and the
image of Jesus as a sacrificed lamb. The preacher discusses how
Revelation reveals the glory and majesty of God.
Revelation is a visionary book filled with symbolic imagery and numbers.
It reveals God's heavenly perspective on history and current events.
The four "heavenly creatures" may represent the heights of creation -
lion, ox, eagle, human.
They are also linked to the four Gospel writers - lion for Mark, human
for Matthew, ox for Luke, eagle for John.
Numbers...
2024-07-1508 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 9th July 2023 - Finding out about GodFinding out about God
The Old Testament shows gradual revelation of God over time.
The New Testament revelation through Jesus was fuller.
We don't know for certain if Jesus said the words in Matthew about no
one knowing the Father except the Son.
The Gospels were written long after Jesus' life.
Matthew, as a disciple, likely remembered Jesus' important teachings.
Jesus reveals God to the marginalized, not the arrogant.
Matthew passage shows Jesus' frustration at people missing his message.
Genesis shows early stages of understanding God.
We must be humble and open to ongoing revelation, not arrogant about our
...
2024-07-0814 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 2nd July 2023 - The Book of RevelationThe Book of Revelation can be challenging and bewildering, causing
discomfort and fear for some readers.
There were debates in the early church about whether to include the Book
of Revelation in the New Testament, but it ultimately became part of
the Bible.
The book was written by John, who was exiled to the island of Patmos due
to his witness, and it emerged from a context of persecution under the
Roman Empire.
Revelation belongs to the apocalyptic genre, which contrasts earthly and
heavenly life and speaks of a struggle between good and evil.
Violent imagery in Revelation should...
2024-07-0112 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 25th June 2023 - 3 key words: visitors, hospitality, compassionSermon: followed by time of quiet reflection
3 key words: visitors, hospitality, compassion
The scriptures highlight the theme of visitors and hospitality, starting
with Abraham and Sarah encountering three visitors in Genesis.
People in the Bible are constantly on the move, encountering new
situations and meeting strangers, emphasizing the theme of journeys and
travel.
Change and unexpected circumstances can disrupt and transform our lives,
whether by our own choices, actions of others, sickness, suffering, or
blessings.
God is found amidst our wanderings and encounters, often visiting us in
surprising and unrecognized ways, delivering blessings beyond our
imagination.
Jesus is the...
2024-06-2413 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 18th June 2023 - God demonstrates His LoveAddress âGod demonstrates His Loveâ
followed by time of quiet reflection
The sermon emphasizes that being a Christian is about what God has done
through Jesus Christ, not our own actions or words.
Jesus was credited as righteous by God for paying the penalty of sin,
even though he was without sin himself.
We cannot pay the debt of our sin ourselves; it requires a perfect
sacrifice, which Jesus provided as the Lamb of God.
By putting our sins on Jesus and accepting him through faith, we are
considered righteous in God's sight.
Through Jesus' death and resurrection, our sins...
2024-06-1721 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 4th June 2023 - Part 2 - The journey from Advent to Easter and beyond.
Reading: Matthew 28.16-20 (Good News) read by Norma
Short Address
Trinity Sunday marks the culmination of the Christian year, reflecting on the journey from Advent to Easter and beyond.
Our church is named Trinity Church, emphasizing the unity and diversity of God's nature.
The disciples worshiped Jesus, recognizing him as both truly human and divine.
Doubts and questions are allowed in the journey of faith, and there is room for sceptics within the church.
Jesus declares his authority over heaven and earth, bridging the divide between the divine and human realms.
The commission is given to spread the universal message...
2024-06-0612 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 7th May 2023 - Part 2 - Differing reactions to the coronation ceremony
Reading John 14. 1 â 10 (The Message) Linda Curley
Short Address
Different people in the church have varying reactions to the coronation ceremony.
Some appreciate the colorful uniforms, vestments, and rituals, while others prefer something simpler.
There is a mix of emotions, including discomfort when the ritual becomes disconnected from Jesus on the cross.
King Charles, like any human being, experienced nervousness and anxiety during the anointing.
The greater truth of the ceremony is that Jesus is exalted above all, and every knee should bow to him.
The readings draw us into the wonder of who Jesus is and how he brings us to...
2024-05-0915 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 7th May 2023 - Part 1 - Did you see it, were you there?
Did anyone watch or attend the coronation.
Past coronations, including that of King George and Queen Mary in 1911.
There are two women alive who were born around the time of the 1911 coronation.
My granddaughter slept through the recent coronation.
Many people watched the coronation of King George VI in 1937 and Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
The history of the monarchy and the republic in England.
Memories of the recent coronation and what was special about it.
The horses, lifeguards, and mounties in the coronation procession.
Christian Aid week and the importance of ordinary people in making a difference.
Everyone is important...
2024-05-0614 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 30th April 2023 - Part 1 - âRecognise that voice?â
Introduction for all ages: âRecognise that voice?â
Missing Easter at Trinity due to scheduling conflicts.
During Good Friday, the church had stations of prayer, including one
titled "The Buried Grain," where people were invited to plant a pinch of
seed into a tray of soil.
This links to the Bible verse where Jesus compares his death to a buried
grain that produces new life.
The speaker sees the growth of the planted seeds as a symbol of Jesus'
love within us, reverberating down the centuries and producing fruit in
the lives of billions of people.
The Bee Squared program (https://zero...
2024-04-2910 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 5th February 2023 - Part 1 - The light shines on, candlemas, the number 40
All age talk: âthe light shines onâ We are in February already!Â
Candlemas, 40 days after Christmas, not really marked at Trinity URCÂ
The number 40 is special in the Bible, as it represents a significant  period of time (e.g. Noah in the Ark, Moses on Mount Sinai).Â
The presentation of Jesus in the temple told in Luke's gospel was 40 Â days after his birth.Â
Simeon and Anna recognized Jesus as a light and gave thanks to God.Â
Candlemass is a time to remember the light of Jesus and to be lights  ourselves.Â
Jesus is the light of the world and invites us to be ligh...
2024-02-0517 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - Psalm 126 - A Song of AscentsAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-2901 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeBlessings - Monday 25th December 2023 - #AllAreWelcomeBlessings from Trinity United Reformed Church High Wycombe
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2023-12-2900 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeBlessings - Sunday 24th December 2023 - #AllAreWelcomeBlessings from Trinity United Reformed Church High Wycombe
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2023-12-2800 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - Isaiah 61 v1-4 8-11 - The Year of The Lord's FavourAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-2802 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - John 1 v19-23 - John the Baptist Denies Being The MessiahAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-2701 minTrinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - John 1 v6-18 - There was a man sent from God whose name was JohnAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-2602 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - John 1 v1-5 & 9-14 - The Word Became FleshAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-2501 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - Matthew 2 v1-12 - The Visit of the Wise MenAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-2402 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - Luke 2 v8-20 - The Shepherds and the AngelsAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-2301 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - Matthew 1 v18-25 - Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son - #AllAreWelcome #ShareWithUsAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-2201 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - Luke 2 v1-7 - The Birth of Jesus ChristAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-2000 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - Luke 1 v26-38 - The Birth of Jesus ForetoldAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-1901 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - Isaiah 9 v 2,6 & 7 - The people walking in darkness have seen a great lightAdvent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-1800 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeAdvent readings - Isaiah 7 v10-16Advent readings from our services. Follow the Christmas story through scripture
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2023-12-1201 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 2nd October 2022 - Part 1 - Jigsaws, URC golden jubilee, 4 questions
Introduction for all ages â joined togetherÂ
I would have loved to give each of you a piece of this 50th anniversary  jigsaw but there is nothing more annoying than a missing pieceÂ
What kind of piece would you be?Â
Corner, curly, straight?Â
I was sent a single piece this week, sent to URC ministersÂ
Every time you reach 35 years in the URC ministry, you receive a  symbolic piece to show how you are part of the one church familyÂ
Coming together as one family, united in peace, joining pieces together.Â
When we take the small piece of bread, it reminds us we are a...
2023-10-0210 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 17th July 2022 - Part 2 - Jubilee year, moments of jubilation, vision for Trinity
Reading: Luke 4.14 â 21 (The Message)
All age talk: âThe Time is now!â What a moment that must have been - that synagogue where Jesus read the words from Isaiah saying what he was aboutÂ
For the United Reformed Church, this is seen as a jubilee year, when we want God's time to shineÂ
Anniversary socks from the URC Ministers' gathering What else can you buy that's URC branded - soap!Â
Jesus gives his agenda in the moment in Galilee - a very particular place and momentÂ
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me - to bring good news to the poor God's...
2023-07-2010 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 3rd April 2022 - Part 1 - Forget the past â do a new thing!
Introduction: âForget the past â do a new thing!âÂ
What new thing will you do, for the planet, other people and God?Â
"Do a new thing today".Â
Are we doing a new things this week, this Lent, this year?Â
A new teenagerÂ
New things in the gardenÂ
A new pergola in the Cores Eng link up gardenÂ
A new award for Trinity - bronze award for Eco Church Praying for a new beginning and new hope in UkraineÂ
Hearts to write prayers for Ukraine Â
Reading: Isaiah 43:16-21 NIVUK "Do not cling to events of the past, ...watch for the new thing I am going to d
2023-04-0311 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 26th September 2021 - Part 3 - Reminiscing about our younger days, chanting in church
Introduction to reading: Why do we like to reminisce about things from our younger daysÂ
40 years ago we used to have a chanted Psalm every week at TrinityÂ
The history of the psalmsÂ
Some bible texts requiring rewriting during the reformationÂ
Erasmus wrote he would have certain passages from Paul translated so  that "not only Scots and Irish could understand them but Turks and  Saracens might read them as well"
Hymn I to the hills will lift mine eyes   Â
Reading: Philippians 2. 1-11 (NIVUK)
2022-09-2812 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 13th June 2021 - Part 1 - âHave you a moment?â
Reading: Ecclesiastes 3. 1 â 8 A time for everythingÂ
What time is it for you at this moment in your lives?Â
Just as we emerge from lockdown again with cautious hugs we need to decide when it is right to open up againÂ
Remembering gardening, planting and nurturing, pruning and digging up.Â
Times when we encourage growth and times when we battle slugsÂ
What time is it for you?Â
Leading worship at Trinity, time is always on one's mind with the need to rush back to Cores End for their serviceÂ
Using our time wellÂ
The reading assures us there is a time for everyt...
2022-06-1205 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 6th June 2021 - Part 1 - Giving and receiving, saying it with flowers
Opening Prayers and Lordâs Prayer Â
Introduction: âGiving and receivingâ Â
Say it with flowers, say you care.Â
This week we are being encouraged to count the varieties of flowers.Â
Photos sent into photos@trinity (and news of âCount on natureâ week)Â
All of nature has its part to play including nettles and thistles Â
Reading: Acts 20. 17- 38
2022-06-0609 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 30th May 2021 - Part 2 - Celebrating the wonder of God, Collingwood "Cherry" Ingram, labels that divide rather than express diversity
Reading: John 3. 1 â 8 Â
Prayer followed by a short address : Today we celebrate the wonder of GodÂ
A God bigger than our minds can imagine or grasp yet he is closer than our heartbeat and the breath from our lipsÂ
As Christians we name God as Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - not some mathematical puzzle that will get us into trouble thinking through how 3 can be 1 and 1 can be three.Â
Who do we say God is and who do we say we are if we are made in God's image - a question of identityÂ
The Trinity speaks above all of...
2022-05-3014 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 18th October, 2020 - Part 1 - Compassion and Christian, the child we support
Our involvement with CompassionÂ
In April 2013 when we went to Spring Harvest and heard a speaker talking about CompassionÂ
There we found Enoch who we have exchanged letters with and he is now 16Â
Our second child we link to, Khanzi now has a family goat, purchased with the money we have sentÂ
Inspired by our experience, we asked the church to sponsor a child as well.Â
Which is how we got involved with Christian
2021-10-1706 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 11th October 2020 - Part 2 - We all love a good story
Reading - Psalm 139. 1, 5-12Â
Reading - Luke 15.11 - 32Â
Short reflection on readings - We all love a good story and the stories of Jonah and the Father with two sons are some of the bestÂ
We always think of the first, younger son in the story, but I want us to spend some time with the other one.Â
In some ways he was lost as well - never having left home, never disobeyed his father but huge resentment within himÂ
As we look out to the world around us, have we caught hold of the compassion in the stories or do we...
2021-10-1113 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 11th October 2020 - Part 1 - Who's for a boat ride?
I know some of the congregation were intending to go on cruises this year that have had to be postponedÂ
This autumn we are thinking about the story of Jonah, an anti-hero that does all of the wrong things but somehow manages to bring Nineveh to GodÂ
Originally told by God to go to Nineveh, a 550 mile trek, he instead opts for a 2,500 mile trip to Tarshish insteadÂ
It's a great comic story but it challenges us to think about what direction we are going with God.Â
Are we heading in the right direction?Â
Is God calling us to do somet...
2021-10-1008 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 4th October 2020 - Part 2 - Are you sleeping OK?
Can you rest, are you sleeping okay at the moment or are you having weird dreams Â
We live in a restless worldÂ
We're restless about the impact that we are having on our world; the climate emergency the pollution of the seas and airÂ
Easy to think it's someone else's problem but it's all of ours.Â
Words of a carpenter, a journalist and an artist: Â
A carpenter - Jesus - "Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest"Â
A Journalist - The economics editor for the times Philip Aldrich - "The UK is now a...
2021-10-0413 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 4th October 2020 - Part 1 - A glorious and varied and creation
This is the end of the season of creationÂ
This season of creation ends on the 4th October, St. Francis' dayÂ
It's almost 800 years since he died yet he still impacts the whole church and world with his exampleÂ
Turning away from material things to a life with ChristÂ
Wanting to live out the gospel in its fullest extentÂ
Many stories talk of his great love for animals and the environment; Â He wrote a beautiful song of praise called the Canticle of the SunÂ
The theme of this year's season of creation has been "Sabbath" the day of restÂ
We need tim...
2021-10-0314 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 27th September, 2020 - Part 2 - Ending our journey with Paul
Reading: Romans 16. 1 â 7 NIVUK read by David Reynolds
Final reflections on our journey with Paul.Â
Paul wanted to get to Spain, he saw it as an area ripe for mission but he never got thereÂ
He was arrested in the temple in Jerusalem, beaten and put on trial for being a ChristianÂ
Even at the moments of danger and imprisonment, Paul wants to share the love of God he has discoveredÂ
When on trial, Paul reminded the court he was a Roman citizen and so was sent by ship to Rome where his wish to see friends was fulfilled but only as a p...
2021-09-2718 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 27th September, 2020 - Part 1 - Travel plans!
Introduction: Travel Plans!Â
Did you have any travel plans this year?Â
Have you got away after all those weeks of confinement?Â
If you were really brave, have you got into a plane or train?Â
Paul wanted to visit Rome but his plans were disrupted again and again Â
Reading: Romans 15. 22 â 29Â
Our journey with Paul and some of the highlights: Geoff Cronin, Kate Yates and David Reynolds share verses that are important to them
2021-09-2617 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 20th September, 2020 - Part 3 - An update on the work of OneCan
Talk: an update on the work of One CanÂ
What is a food procurement manager?Â
How we look after our clients, what we give themÂ
Crucial to provide a balanced dietÂ
Help from Wycombe WanderersÂ
Thanks to our Street HeroesÂ
Pre-COVID numbers per week 225, in May 2020 it was up to 623Â
Annual running costs of ÂŁ200,000Â
Many thanks for any donationsÂ
Prayers of thanksgiving with response - "God our Creator, hear our prayer."
2021-09-2015 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 20th September, 2020 - Part 2 - Ruth, one of the unsung heroines of the bible
Reading; Ruth 1.22 â 2.12 Â
Short reflection on the reading - Ruth is one of the unsung heroines of the bibleÂ
A woman who changed the course of historyÂ
A crucial link in the bible with King David and JesusÂ
A Moabite woman giving one of the greatest statements of loyalty and faith - "where you go, I will go, where you stay, I will stay; your people will be my people and your God, my God."Â
Ruth's story is almost a typical romance story, not quite Mills and Boon but not far off; falling in love, intrigue, manipulation and a happy ending.Â
Reading...
2021-09-2014 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 20th September, 2020 - Part 1 - "Thanksgiving" and welcome of Jo Belshaw from One Can
Successes and failures growing things during lockdownÂ
Progress on the chilli plantsÂ
The meaning of gleaningÂ
Any wine makers in the congregation?
2021-09-1905 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 13th September 2020 - Part 2 - Farewell to Paul and learning to accept each other
The end of our series on Paul's letter to the RomansÂ
Happy or sad to see the end of it?Â
There is one more week of it next week in our harvest serviceÂ
We started on the 12th July 2020, 8 weeks agoÂ
What words or passages have spoken most to you? Â
Reading - Romans 14:1-12 Â Â
Reflective hymn - Help us accept each other Â
Short Talk - Acceptance, accepting each other as Christ accepted us.Â
Every so often I wonder what it might be like to escape to a cave on a deserted island; untroubled by the 24 hour news cycle, technical difficulties, COVID-19...
2021-09-1317 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 13th September 2020 - Part 1 - Sky high love
Opening PrayersÂ
Introduction: âSky high loveâÂ
What comes to mind when I say "sky high"? Â
Prices, balloons, space travel?Â
The Psalm talks about God's love being as high as the sky is above the earthÂ
Some older translations have it "as high as the heavens"Â
So often our lives and thoughts get caught up in the day to day minutiae and we should take a moment to stretch our thoughts wider.
Reading - Psalm 103. 8-13
2021-09-1205 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 6th September 2020 - Part 2 - The national debt
1st Reading - Psalm 119Â
2nd reading - Romans 13 v8-14Â
Time of reflection with "Come down O Love Divine"Â
Talk - The national debtÂ
For 100s of years our government has been borrowing money to fund its activitiesÂ
That amount has steadily increased until 10 years ago, the amount hit 1 trillion poundsÂ
With the effect of the pandemic, the amount is now 2 trillion ponds.Â
How do we get out of this - borrow more, bring in austerity, tax more?Â
ÂŁ40,000 per adult if we wanted to cancel it now đÂ
Paul certainly wanted debts clearedÂ
He talked though about a debt we can never clear, t...
2021-09-0618 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 6th September 2020 - Part 1 - What's in the box?
"It's that time of year again" - What's in the Box?Â
Has anyone bought any shoes recently?Â
Shoe boxes as a container of gifts for our neighbours in Eastern EuropeÂ
What does this box contain? Reminders of the previous months - facemasks, seeds, a greeting card, a prayer ribbonÂ
Shoe Box appeal details - Link to Hope
2021-09-0510 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 30th August 2020 - Showing Christian love in our lives today
Reading RomansÂ
Reflection and Sermon Revd Bridget PowellÂ
The passage from Romans is about what we should do to show Christian love in our lives todayÂ
Many of the words are found in Paul's writings and Jesus' teachingÂ
Roman rule was hard and many people were self-indulgentÂ
The disabled or ill were left on the outskirts of societyÂ
This still happens today, can we help make this betterÂ
We are living in challenging times and are beginning to realise things won't go back to exactly how they wereÂ
All change contains an element of riskÂ
Thinking about first stepping into a prison...
2021-08-2913 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 23rd August, 2020 - Part 2 - "What does worship really mean?"
Introduction to the readingsÂ
Psalm 138Â
Romans 12 v1-8 00:31:53Â
Our service this morning began as usual with the call to worship - an invitation to worship the living God.Â
But what does worship really meanÂ
Months of lockdown and restrictions have challenged us to think againÂ
Some of us are here, many at homeÂ
It has been difficult to share communion.Â
We also aren't having tea and coffee after worshipÂ
For many religions in the past it was about offering a sacrifice to a God who held life in the balanceÂ
Paul knows all about the this tradition but he turns the vision...
2021-08-2320 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 23rd August, 2020 - Part 1 - All change
Do you recognise this stuff?Â
Has anyone used cash recently?Â
Ice cream, car park machine?Â
We are not using cash in the way we did.Â
Sometimes we find change difficult to deal with What have been the biggest changes in your life recently? Â
Family, work, friendship groups, church, worship?Â
If things didn't change there would be no life.Â
Be transformed then you will be able to see what is God's will
2021-08-2207 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 16th August 2020 - Part 2 - Paul reflects on the mercy of God, cleanliness and Godliness
Chapter 11 in Romans where Paul grapples with the place of the people of Israel in God's planÂ
God has not rejected his people, his mercy extends to Jew and Gentile alike. Â
Reading: Romans 11.1-2a,29-32 (NIVUK) Â Â
Reading: Matthew 15:10-20 (Good News Translation) Â Â
Short Talk They say that cleanliness is next to Godliness. Â
Given the amount of hand sanitiser we've used recently, are we getting closer to God?Â
20 seconds for a proper scrub. Â Â
Singing Happy Birthday or the Lord's PrayerÂ
Jesus says it's not about your hands though - of course he's not talking about viruses or basic hygiene but something o...
2021-08-1617 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 16th August 2020 - Part 1 - Praying for peace â a prayer ribbon
Yesterday was VJ day, Â commemorating the end of warfare with Japan in the Far East and the effective end of the 2nd World WarÂ
A solemn day of remembering and a day to pray for PeaceÂ
Describing the Woburn to Bourne End walk to remember the many who died or were injured in warÂ
NHS in flowers on the hillside to thank those who have worked through the coronavirus pandemicÂ
Prayer ribbons for you to tie to the church gates and think of people who need peace, justice and the compassion of GodÂ
We pray peace may flow through our lives...
2021-08-1506 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, August 9th 2020 - Part 2 - Carrying good news
Short prayerÂ
We have been hearing a lot about the R number recentlyÂ
A simple but crucial number guiding governments around the world to determine how to respond to the coronavirus pandemicÂ
Additional precautions to keep R downÂ
How does the spread of faith compare to the spread of a virusÂ
Richard Dawkins and religion being a virus of the mindÂ
Is faith taught or caught?Â
Paul was clear that the Christian faith needed to be passed onÂ
Everyone who falls on the name of the Lord will be saved but people need to hear that good news and learn to trust...
2021-08-0911 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, August 9th 2020 - Part 1 - Justice and peace
Introduction: Justice and peace embraceÂ
Back in May during lockdown we marked VE dayÂ
We had big plans to commemorate thisÂ
VJ is often missed, the marking of the end of the war 15th August, 2020 is the date - 75 years since the end of the 2nd World WarÂ
Praying for peaceÂ
Some of the consequences and injustices of that war are still being feltÂ
The Burma memorial outside our church - "When you go home Tell them of us and say For your tomorrow We gave our today"Â
Behind the millions of statistics in war, there are individualsÂ
Memorials to war asso...
2021-08-0811 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeWorship talks - Sunday, 2nd August 2020 - Part 2 - Paul's anguish over Israel
Last week we heard the climax in Paul's letter to the Romans where he sums up that nothing can separate us from the love of God in ChristÂ
Next he changes direction and looks at how many of his own people have rejected the message In the next three chapters he struggles with what the place is for his people.Â
He believes there is a place for them and that God has not rejected them. Â
Reading - Romans 9. 1-5 (NIVUK) Paulâs anguish over Israel Â
Reading - Psalm 103. 8-21 (NIVUK) Â Â
Beginning this reflection by giving thanks for the Jewish community and the...
2021-08-0217 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeWorship talks - Sunday, 2nd August 2020 - Part 1 - Found it!
Have you found something recently that you had totally forgotten about?Â
It's a lovely feeling when you find itÂ
The stories we'll hear shortly are surprises.Â
People don't find what they are expecting but something amazing! Â Â
Reading - Matthew 13.44-46 Â The parables of the hidden treasure and the pearlÂ
An amazing, life changing experience finding the pearl
2021-08-0105 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 26th July, 2020 - Part 2 - Paul, stress, feeling out of control and separated from Christ
Introducing the reading: Paul coming through the fire
Reading Romans 8:26-39Â
PrayerÂ
Talk - How are you doing out there?Â
We can get worn down and stressed out by the seemingly endless lockdownÂ
Think about those timesÂ
Paul knew what this was like brought to his knees by his own failures but it wasn't ever a sign of failureÂ
Paul writing about a thorn in the sideÂ
God's grace is sufficient for PaulÂ
God isn't a father Christmas figure who looks after our ever whimÂ
Paul knew what it meant to be brought to his knees and ask for G...
2021-07-2607 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 26th July, 2020 - Part 1 - More about growing
Introduction: more stories about growing Â
Update on chilli plant growingÂ
Stories about growing, things that are very small having a huge impact - just like the coronavirus   Â
The mustard seed Matthew 13:31-32 (NIVUK) Â
The kingdom of God is like the mustard seed Â
The parable of the yeast Matthew 13:33 (NIVUK) Â
The kingdom of heaven is like yeast Â
Talk Has anyone been making bread during lockdown? Sourdough is a favouriteÂ
Shortages of flour and yeast due to the popularityÂ
Imagine the 30kg of flour mentioned in the story - loaves for 100+ peopleÂ
Small things having a huge difference - how will we make a diffe...
2021-07-2516 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 19th July 2020 - Part 2 - The Spirit at work today
Reading - Romans 8 v12-25Â
Talk - The Spirit at work todayÂ
So we are here, back in the church after all of these weeksÂ
Back in this building after what seems so long since the 15th March. Â
It was a pretty flat act of worship as many were already social distancing and not many people were presentÂ
The reading we heard on 15th March was the story of the Samaritan woman at the well and the work of the SpiritÂ
Jesus said it didn't matter where you worshippedÂ
I feel in a way that I have little to offer today...
2021-07-1912 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 19th July 2020 - Part 1 - A mixed bag
The world is a bit of a mixed bag - rubbish and good things, triumph and disaster, joys and heartachesÂ
If we think back over the recent months, there have been a lot of things that have been horrible but even during lockdown, some good thingsÂ
Jesus tells us a story about wheat and thistles - good and evil, God will sort it out in his own time Â
Reading - Matthew 13 v24-30Â
Message from the reading: So the farmer will sort it all out in the endÂ
Thank God that the mixed bag will be sorted in timeÂ
Come the Ki...
2021-07-1809 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 12th July 2020 - Part 3 - So have you got into the open this week?
Have you gotten out into the open this week?Â
Escaped the lockdown to get somewhere more exciting rather than just the shopsÂ
To see family, friends or the hairdresser?Â
It has been great to hear the voices of the children from the nursery school.Â
Some Churches are opening again and Trinity and Cores End hope to do so soonÂ
Gathering for worship will be different for a long time Â
Marking a step on the journey out of lockdownÂ
Focusing not on "that" lockdown but a more serious one of the human heart and condition - Paul knew all about this disorde...
2021-07-1212 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 12th July 2020 - part 2 - Introduction to the reading: Over to Paul!
Over the summer months the church lectionary encourages us to look at Paulâs letter to the Romans, a letter in which Paul describes his understanding of the Christian faith to a church he is yet to visit.Â
We are going to take time with Paul, one of the great followers of Jesus who came to know him after the resurrectionÂ
Paul met Jesus dramatically on the road to Damascus Â
Jesus asked "why are you persecuting me?"Â
Paul came to know the loving GodÂ
Later in his life he wrote to the church in Rome to introduce himself In chapter 7 he talk...
2021-07-1205 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 12th July 2020 - part 1 - Growing things and the parables of Jesus.
Have you grown anything over the months of lockdown?Â
Whatever our situation, we can all grow somethingÂ
Growing is part of life, growing plants, growing as peopleÂ
Planting chilli seeds and growing them
How are the seeds we planted back in February going?Â
Over the summer we will hear some of the parables of Jesus, starting with the parable of the sower.Â
Reading - Matthew 13. v1-9
2021-07-1105 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 5th July 2020 part 3 - Andy Lester of A RochaA talk by Andy Lester of A Rocha talks about the environment, bikes, and wagtails in a carwash followed by a challenge from Terry Hinks to ask what will we do differently?
2021-07-0506 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday 5th July 2020 part 2 - Foxglove Lane and Mouth Brooding FrogsMike Shrubsole, homo sapiens, green apostle for Wessex Synod and convener of the URC Environment Group speaks about Foxgloves and Mouth-brooding Frogs
2021-07-0507 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 5th July 2020 part 1 - Out in the meadow & Job
Introduction to the readings. Â
Looking at nature with awe and wonderÂ
Recognising behind the wonder of creation is a loving GodÂ
Job's losses and his friends trying to comfort him.Â
Job bringing his complaint to God and realising that God has been with him and can help him through the hard timeÂ
Reading: Job 38. 1 â 7, 12, 16 , 34 â 41, Job 39. 19, 26- 27
2021-07-0403 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 28th June 2020 - Love Wycombe 2020 readings, testimony, and thoughts on the reading of Jesus and the leper
John Harbour - Kings Church - introduction to A message of hopeÂ
People searching for hopeÂ
We as a church carrying the message of hope to the worldÂ
Bible reading - Luke 5, 12-15, Jesus heals a man with leprosyÂ
John Harbour - Kings Church - response to the bible passage. Â Jesus reaching out to touch the leperÂ
What stands out to you from that story?Â
A miraculous healing of an incurable disease?Â
Jesus telling the man not to tell anyone?Â
There is a shocking element - Jesus reaching out and touching the manÂ
Have we missed human touch during the lockdown? ...
2021-06-2712 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 21st June 2020 part 2 - Reflection on the reading from Matthew 10, v24-33
Talk by David Bailey
The whole of Chapter 10 in Matthew's gospel includes Jesus' instructions to his disciples on their great commission to proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of HeavenÂ
When this was written around 85A.D. , the early Christian communities were suffering so much persecution that some were losing their faith so it is not surprising that Matthew records how Jesus tells his followers not to be afraid.Â
Jesus assures them that whilst their persecutors could destroy their body, they would never lose their soulÂ
Over the past months all of us have been living through and experiencing a d...
2021-06-2112 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 21st June 2020 - Part 1 - Faith, water, bags & pencils â Rebecca Hawes (WYC)
This episode works better if you watch it at https://youtu.be/vL0UTv9S3fc - the visual element and potential of soaking Rebecca as she pierces a bag of water suspended over her head with pencils needs to be seen to be believed.
When I first read that you could do that with a bag, I thought how is that even possible
How do you put pencils through a bag filled with water and not end up with a big mess?
As i was thinking about this I was thinking about some of the things that actually we...
2021-06-2007 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 14th June 2020 part 2 - SentThis episode touches on events in America and the UK relating to Donald Trump, BLM, racism, Â COVID-19 in late May/early June 2020
 "Jesus looks out on the crowd and sees desperate need â he sees confusion and anxiety, he sees a lack of meaning and purpose, he sees people struggling with disease and poverty and the prejudice of others.Â
He sees humanity torn and bruised â and his heart is broken too.Â
He is filled with compassion and love for them all.Â
That is where we trace our roots as a Christian community today. Not in the chequered history o...
2021-06-1416 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 14th June 2020 part 1 - Can you help
The phone rings and someone asks "can you help me?". Â
It all depends on what they are asking for. Â
Feeling poorly, a house on fire, an empty plate, a computer that has crashed? Â Â
It's important to ask for help when we need itÂ
The great work the food banks are doingÂ
Can you help?Â
We CAN help each other.
2021-06-1304 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 7th June 2020 part 2 - Sent out in God's name
It was recently announced that Elon Musk and Grimes have named their child X Ă A-12 - a joke on the world with a more normal name to follow? Â
Sometimes children are saddled with what seem like terrible names.Â
My uncle Jack was fine with his first name but not when combined with his surname - RussellÂ
Terry was popular in the 60s and 70s, maybe I should go with my second name, much more longstanding - James?Â
Names are amazing things, for some religions the name of God is considered so holy that it shouldn't be spoken.Â
For Christians the name o...
2021-06-0713 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 7th June 2020 part 1 - "Out on the Rye"
Today is Trinity Sunday where we grapple with the question of who God isÂ
Some churches take that as the name of their community and the building Trinity URC High Wycombe traces its roots back to 1662 in Crendon LaneÂ
A great name to carry Trinity looks onto the Rye, a wonderful green space containing Pann Mill, the river Wye and many activities, saved from development by local citizens, now treasured as a jewel in Wycombe's crown .
We can't meet in person but remember that Trinity is a community Â
2021-06-0604 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 31st May 2020 part 2 - Pentecost is often missed
Pentecost is often missedÂ
10 weeks after lockdown, we have travelled from Mothering Sunday, Holy Week, Easter and Ascension Day to arrive here at Pentecost and the birth of the ChurchÂ
Difficulty with Pentecost and the blockbuster description of events Experience of God has been dramatic at times but often not like that described in ActsÂ
Luke sees this not as a moment of ecstatic praying but communication of the wonder of God and the great news of JesusÂ
We belong to one global community, not little competing religious groupings. Â Â
The Spirit allows us to speak in the language of everyday like t...
2021-05-3109 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 31st May 2020 part 1 - Celebrating a great birthday
Celebrating a great birthday, that of the Church almost 2000 years agoÂ
On a birthday we often have a cake to celebrate Lighting a candle to remember the story from Acts where the spirit descends like tongues of fireÂ
A breath to blow out the candle to remind of the breath of Christ, Jesus breathing on the disciples who received the Holy SpiritÂ
The power of a mighty wind blowing through the hearts of the first disciplesÂ
Another connection to wind this week - not the words of our politicians but the repaired organ at Cores End
2021-05-3003 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 24th May 2020 part 2 - Box Sets and the books of Luke
Are you working through any box sets at the moment?Â
Downton Abbey, the complete plays of William Shakespeare, Agatha Christie?Â
Maybe you need a longer lockdown to finish them?Â
One of the great series in the bible is from Luke, one of only two amazing books by Luke.Â
Imagine if he had been able to carry on the series documenting the amazing work Jesus was doing.Â
How would Luke tell the story of the Church today?Â
We pray for all to know God's KingdomÂ
The delights of the URC - a wide varietyÂ
Reading: John 17.1-11
Want to see more? Â J...
2021-05-2415 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcomeSunday, 24th May 2020 part 1 - The Next Instalment
Have you managed to finish the projects you set aside during lockdown?Â
There is always more to do, it's good to tick them offÂ
Life is work in progress for all of usÂ
Jesus - the Son of God - did he finish his work? Was it completed on the cross and following his triumph over death?Â
We are now in the between times
Want to see more? Â Join us in worship on our YouTube channel every Sunday - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOGU0Xl7GgEXwutvo2kRLPg
Or visit our website - https://www.trinity-urc.org.uk
2021-05-2303 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome17th May 2020 - 6th Sunday of Easter - Part 3. You are lovedYou are loved
How many rainbows have you seen this week?
Look at any street and you will see any number on the street thanking the NHS
God making peace with his world in Genesis
Cores End Church cross now has a rainbow with the words - "You are loved"
The great command of Jesus - "Show that you are my disciples by loving others as I have loved you"
Facing all of the challenges, Jesus still speaks the truth that is deep in his heart - the love of God
The theme for the week ahead is...
2021-05-1707 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome17th May 2020 - 6th Sunday of Easter - Part 2. Resolve - do not be frightened, have confidence in ChristReading 1 Peter 3.13-22 Â followed by a short talk by Derek Holland (from Cores End)
1st verse of the reading - "Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?"
Standing up to a corrupt regime?
Resolve - do not be frightened, have confidence in Christ
Sometimes strength doesn't come from physical or even mental might
A world not wanting to hear the message of love and forgiveness
Want to see more? Â Join us in worship on our YouTube channel every Sunday - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOGU0Xl7GgEXwutvo2kRLPg
...
2021-05-1610 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome17th May 2020 - 6th Sunday of Easter - Part 1. Not left desertedIntroduction: ânot left deserted!â
Have you learnt any new skills recently?
Louise and her potatoes, Rosie and her masks
Learning new skills can be challenging
Taking flight on our own
We are now at the point of the story of Jesus where he says "over to you"
Want to see more? Â Join us in worship on our YouTube channel every Sunday - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOGU0Xl7GgEXwutvo2kRLPg
Or visit our website - https://www.trinity-urc.org.uk
2021-05-1605 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome10th May, 2021 - Choices and neighbours helping each otherPart 1 - Choices:
Life is full of choices
At the moment we seem to have fewer choices than usual, lockdown has made the choices of what we do a little smaller.Â
Choosing one thing normally means rejecting the other, we can't be in two places at once
Reading: 1 Peter 2. 9,10
Part 2 - Neighbours:
It has been good to see neighbours helping each other, running errands and clapping for the NHS
Christian Aid reminds us of the neighbours we leave behind and forget about. Â Those without enough water or food, those who can't escape the coronavirus pandemic as ea...
2021-05-0914 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome3rd May, 2020 - The Good Shepherd, Countryfile, One Man and His Dog3 short talks:
Continuing our Easter journey with one word.
A reflection on the reading from Peter. Dealing with persecution and abuse.
The Good Shepherd, Countryfile, One Man and His Dog
2021-05-0217 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome26th April, 2020 - Openings, Cleopas and EmmausIntroduction by Revd Terry Hinks - "Open the book"
Do you like opening things? Â
Have you read a favourite book or started a new one recently Three Men in a Boat - a story of opening things - enjoying the thought of a tin of pineapple but nothing to open it with
Address â by Revd Terry Hinks Â
Taking you on a 14mile walk today - 30,000 steps but only in your mindÂ
A journey with Cleopas and his unnamed companion - no social distancing requiredÂ
Walking home to Emmaus Feeling helpless and hopeless, grief stricken and angry. Â
Wanting...
2021-04-2519 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome19th April, 2020 - Low Sunday
Welcome and explanation by Revd. Terry Hinks
Reading: 1 Peter 1. 3 â 9
Reading: John 20. 19 â 31
A short address by Alan Yates reflecting on the readings
- The reading from Peter. Â
- A 60 second summary of our core Christian beliefs - v8 - a reference to ThomasÂ
- The second half of our Gospel reading - the story of ThomasÂ
- "I wish I was more like Thomas", but not as a doubter. Â
- The courage Thomas showed through his life - Indecision is not the same as doubtÂ
- Doubting is not ditheringÂ
- Thomas's only mistakeÂ
- Loneliness and isolation Â
- Remember it's not easy to...
2021-04-1814 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome12th April, 2020 - Easter SundayRevd. Terry Hinks reflects on an Easter day like no other during this pandemic but still, in many ways the same
Part 1:
Easter egg hunts may be cancelled but we like finding things, including rhubarb and catkins! Â
What have you found this week in lockdown? Â A TV series, a walk, a computer game or a book. Â
The first Christians weren't expecting to find anything on that first Easter day. Â Â
What can we find looking around the church today?
Part 2:Â
Let us be happy, let us celebrate - easy to say but can we live these...
2021-04-1220 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome10th April 2020 - Good Friday - Walking with peopleIn a joint Good Friday service, Malcolm Hazell from Union Baptist Church, High Wycombe shares his thoughts on walking with his dogs during lockdown.
Walking with spaniels
Meeting people and avoiding them.
Mark's Gospel Ch1 v 40-41, Jesus meeting the man with leprosy. Â
Jesus doing the unthinkable. Â
Jesus doesn't need to socially distance himself.
2021-04-1106 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome5th April, 2020 - How has the week been for you?Revd. Terry Hinks speaking on Palm Sunday, 5th April 2020.
"How has the week been for you?"Â
Connecting with people remotely or in thought.
Feeling alone and feeling part of the bigger church family.Â
Hold on to the goodness of God, try and reflect that goodness to others
2021-04-0508 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome29th March, 2020 - Passion SundayTwo sections from our service where Revd. Terry Hinks talks about:
The meaning of the cross
Powerful Psalms and powerful stories from the Gospels - Anguish, peace, isolation and agony to placing trust in God. Â Personal and powerful words from Jesus, questioning God and holding nothing back to achieve confidence. Â God is not a distant God. Â Those who seek the Lord will ultimately offer praise and worship.
2021-03-2908 min
Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome22nd March 2020 - It startsOur first episode. Â Listen as Revd. Terry Hinks talks about how life has changed as the COVID pandemic takes hold. Â From just before the UK lockdown started in March 2020
'I think the last two weeks have been the longest in my life, with each day bringing change and challenge to the way we live our lives, and the way we work as a church community. But today's worship reminds us that the life and work of the church goes on. The doors may be shut, but the church is not closed. The doors may be shot, but Go...
2021-03-2910 min