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Teddington Clergy offer a Thought for the Day during the Coronavirus Crisis

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    Translating the Paraclete - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 11:23


    A sermon on the various meanings of the term Paraclete as used to describe the Holy Spirit in John 14.16

    Eternal Father, strong to save - Rosamond McDowell

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 12:14


    Reflecting on HRH Prince Philip's chosen funeral hymn, and a God who brings life from the deep waters of chaos

    Interpreting together

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 9:36


    Reflection from Weds 9.30 service - Caroline Halmshaw

    Come and have breakfast - Bishop Martin Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 10:29


    Bishop Martin reflects on the ending of John's gospel.

    Scripture and Bread - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 10:08


    A sermon on Luke 24.13-35, when two disciples on the road to Emmaus encountered Jesus in the breaking open of Scripture and the breaking of bread.

    We are going up to Jerusalem - Bishop Martin Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 9:44


    Bishop Martin invites us to go with Christ into the events of his passion.

    The poor, the purse and the perfume - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 12:22


    Joe shares some thoughts on the anointing of Jesus at Bethany, John 12.1-8

    Goodness, grace and glory - Rosamond McDowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 9:51


    How Holy Week offers us the means of grace and the hope of glory

    A Time for Reflection and Prayer - Bishop Martin Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 8:55


    Bishop Martin shares his thoughts on the National Day of Reflection and looks ahead to Holy Week.

    God isn't fooled - Caroline Halmshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 8:39


    Honesty before each other and God in the season of Lent

    Mothering and the kingdom of God - Rosamond McDowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 10:09


    A reflection for Mothering Sunday and Lady Day

    What's the plan? - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 12:41


    Joe gives a summary of the parish plan for 2021-22.

    Rooted in love - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 9:31


    Joe suggests that the unseen growth of our spiritual roots during lockdown will result in more visible growth as restrictions are lifted.

    Ash Wednesday - Bishop Martin Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 13:12


    Bishop Martin reflects on Jesus' response to the woman caught in adultery (John 8.1-11) and how this connects with the themes of Ash Wednesday.

    Preparing for Lent - Caroline Halmshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 11:21


    Preparing for Lent in these challenging times - Caroline Halmshaw

    Candlemas hope - Rosamond McDowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 10:26


    Seeing salvation in brief passing moments of glory

    Holocaust Memorial Day - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 12:21


    Joe reflects on his visit to Auschwitz in 2017 and on the present genocide of the Uigur people.

    The Conversion of St Paul - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 13:13


    Joe asks what kind of conversion did Paul experience.

    Lunchboxes - Bishop Martin Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 8:02


    Bishop Martin reflects on the topic of free school meals, the feeding of the 5,000 and the virtue of generosity.

    Heaven torn open- immersed in our world. Caroline Halmshaw.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 8:55


    Jesus's Baptism in the season of Epiphamy.

    By another road - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 12:49


    A reflection for the Feast of the Epiphany - Matthew 2.1-12

    The journey of the Magi - Rosamond McDowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 9:40


    A reflection on the Epiphany: what are you looking for, what star will you follow and what gifts will you bring?

    What happened to the shepherds? - Bishop Martin Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 8:54


    A sermon for the 1st Sunday after Christmas.

    Christmas saves us - Caroline Halmshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 9:54


    A sermon for Midnight Mass

    And the Word became flesh - Bishop Martin Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 7:13


    A Christmas Day sermon

    God touching us - Bishop Martin Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 6:22


    Bishop Martin's Christmas message

    Patience - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 6:27


    In fractious times we need the gift patience, as extolled in James 5.7-10

    John the Baptist - Bishop Martin Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 9:09


    Bishop Martin invites us to imagine ourselves as part of the crowd listening to John the Baptist as he appears in the wilderness (Luke chapter 3)

    Gazing at the Crown of Jesus - Rosamond McDowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 8:17


    What do Coronavirus and the Advent wreath have in common

    Discovering God at work - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 8:15


    Joe reflects on Mark 13.24-end

    Let's not flap - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 15:26


    Joe reflects on the uplifting prophetic message of Isaiah 40.27-31.

    Learning to lose - Caroline Halmshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 10:16


    Reflection on how Jesus gave up everything for our redemption

    Remember, remember, Bishop Martin Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 8:46


    Bishop Martin's reflection for a time of remembrance.

    Generosity an antidote to worry - Caroline Halmshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 7:35


    A reflection for Harvest

    Frustrations - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 7:07


    Sermon on Matthew 7. 24-37

    The night is far spent and the day is at hand - Rosamond McDowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 7:59


    How do we gird ourselves to fight the good fight?

    Costly love - Caroline Halmshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 6:58


    The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea

    The renewal of minds - Rosamond McDowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 9:33


    How we can discern the will of God in small things

    Following Jesus - Karen Wellman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 9:22


    Karen reflects on Matthew 16.21-end, the gospel reading for Sunday August 30.

    Have you washed your hands? - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 9:15


    Sermon on Mark 7.1-23. Jesus encourages us to think more about the purity of our hearts than the cleanness of our hands

    You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church - Rosamond McDowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 9:54


    Rosamond considers Jesus' mission for Peter that we all share

    Cloud of glory and destruction - Bishop Martin Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 7:22


    Reflections on the Transfiguration and in destruction.

    It's not fair!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 9:23


    A reflection on Matthew 20:1-16 by Mary Hawes

    Lightbulb moments

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 5:27


    Mary Hawrs reflects on Jesus' encounter with the Canaanite woman

    Judged by Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 8:44


    A reflection by Bishop Martin Wharton

    Jesus and the Canaanite woman.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 10:42


    From Revd Karen at St Mark's

    Saying yes to God - Caroline Halmshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 6:08


    Celebrating the feast of the blessed Virgin Mary

    A still small voice - Joe Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 10:09


    A sermon by Joe Moffatt on the importance of silent prayer, based on Elijah's experience in 1 Kings 19.9-18 and Jesus' example in Matthew 14.22-33.

    We are the body of Christ - Rosamond McDowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 9:19


    Rosamond considers our need to come back together to offer our liturgies - the work of the people

    Changed from glory into glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 7:17


    A refection for the Feast of the Transfiguration by Mary Hawes

    Eat to live and live to eat - Caroline Halmshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 7:06


    A sermon by Caroline on Sunday August 2nd, based on Matthew 14.13-21, the Feeding of the 5,000.

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