Sermons

Church without walls

Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington on Sunday 22nd July at All Saints’, Cuddesdon and St Giles’, Horspath. Readings: Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6: 30-34, 53-56. Sam Well’s latest book Incarnational Mission opens with this amusing story: Did you ever…

Embracing Holiday Freedom

Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at All Saints’, Cuddesdon and St Giles’ Horspath on Sunday 8th July 2018. Reading: Mark 6: 1-13 We are coming into that great time of the year, the holiday season and everyone is…

Who are you?

Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at All Saints’, Cuddesdon on Sunday 10th June 2018. Readings: Exodus 3: 5-8, Mark 3:20-35. You may have heard that the bank TSB has been in some trouble lately. Many people’s accounts have…

The Look of Love

Sermon preached by Rev’dDr Emma Pennington at All Saints’, Cuddesdon on Trinity Sunday, 27th May 2018. Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8, John 3: 1-17. Over the last eighteen years one of the aspects of ministry I have come to really enjoy if…

Thy Kingdom Come

Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at All Saints’ Cuddesdon on 13th May 2018. Readings: John 17; 6-19. Words from John 17: ‘I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave…

Rise Heart our Lord is Risen

Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington on Easter Sunday across the benefice. Readings: John 20 The wintry earth is beginning to awaken, bringing us expectations of new life. We often associate Easter with this season of new life, which…