Theology & Sermons

Theological Studies

Sermons

Theological Studies

I completed the Bachelor of Theology degree at the Theological Education by Extension College (TEEC) at the end of 2009 and graduated on 17 April 2010. I have grown a lot through my studies, in my understanding of and relationship with God and in the integration of my faith and life. I started studying towards an honours degree in theology at the start of 2011. 

At my church, St Martin in the Fields, Irene, I am a licensed lay preacher and lay minister.  I am part of the Fellowship of Vocation of the Pretoria Diocese, hoping for ordination into ministry at some time in the future.

I am the course advisor at TEEC for the course, "Christians Responses to HIV and AIDS".

Sermons

I am a licensed lay preacher at my church - St Martin in the Fields Anglican Church.

It is a blessing and sometimes a burden to preach, but always a great joy to witness to the love of God displayed in Jesus Christ.  Preaching, for me at any rate, is one of those activities that forces me to throw myself as God's feet and depend fully on him to enable me and to inspire words that speak into people's lives.  So it has become an important part of my own faith journey.  I hope that the sermons below may be a blessing to you as they were to me as I prepared and delivered them. 

You will notice a massive decline in sermons since 2007. I continue to preach about monthly (fortnightly since the start of 2011) but for various reasons seldom write up my sermons. One of the reasons for this is that my sermons have increasingly become 'performative acts' rather than propositional. In other words, my sermons are an experience that take place in the flesh in the relationship between the congregation and me. These experiences often do not translate well onto paper. It not that they are lacking in content or propositional truth - to the contrary - but these truths are presented not merely as information but as an evocative experience.

I have recently begun recording sermons. These files are larger (I indicate the MB next to the icon).

	Date	Title	Theme	Reading
9	11 September 2011	Cultivating God’s Vision for St Martins	God is calling our parish to be living waters, welling up within our community	Gen 2:4-15 Rev 22:1-5 John 7:34-43
5	28 August 2011	Paul’s 3-point Programme for Living Sacrifices	Paul’s call for us to become living sacrifices requires us to become holy, pleasing and active.	Rom 12:1-8
8	14 August 2011	Was Jesus Racist?	Uncovering Jesus’ stance on issues of race, ethnicity and religion – towards authentic heart faith.	Mt 15:21-28
7	10 July 2011	Learning to be a disciple	Learning entails active listening, personal appropriation and practical application, empowered by the Holy Spirit	Mt 13:1-23
7	26 June 2011	I have not come to bring peace, but a sword	Jesus, the Prince of Peace, challenges us to live out our faith with a sense of urgency and courage	Mt 10:34-39
7	12 June 2011	The person of the Holy Spirit	Holy Spirit is a person with whom we can have a relationship and partner in his mission of reconciliation	Acts 2:1-21 1 Cor 12:3-13 John 20:19-23
5	29 May 2011	Judgement Day	In response to the failed prediction that Judgement Day would come on 21 May, this sermon seeks a middle way
5	15 May 2011	Listening for Jesus' voice	We need to invest in listening for Jesus' voice, through the many other competing voices.	John 10:1-10
7	1 May 2011	Where you're at	Jesus loves and meets us right where we are at	John 20:19-31
	22 April 2011	Here is your son	Reflection on one of Jesus' last statements (Good Friday)
	19 April 2011	A reflection on Holy Week	My personal/theological reflection on the Anglican journey through Holy Week
	9 January 2011	The baptism of Jesus	Pivotal moments in life, like the baptism of Jesus, require us to surrender to God, our loving parent
	27 June 2010	Resolving to follow Jesus	Like Christ, we need to be resolute in following God's path
	7 June 2010	Reflections on the Trinity	The heart of the Trinity is the experience of 'beloved'
	11 April 2010	Resurrection	An argument for regarding the historicity of the resurrection as important
	30 March 2010	Whom does the cross of Christ save?	God's great desire is the salvation of the whole of humanity
	12 September 2009	Life in time	Live within God's timeframes
	9 August 2009	Through women's eyes	Scripture should be read through the eyes of women who have been abused
	10 May 2009	Remain in me	Remain in Christ, the true vine
	15 March 2009	A passionate faith	Christ's example is of a passionate faith, willing to take risks
	21 September 2008	Working the Vineyard	God's intention is that we should be working in his vineyard
	27 July 2008	In all things God works	Even during the darkest times of our life, God continues to work God’s purposes out
	21 March 2008	He Died	Reflections on the death of Jesus
	9 September 2007	On gratitude	The gratitude that motivated God to create the universe is the foundation of our capacity for relationships and productiveness
	5 August 2007	Faith like balloons	Our eyes look down from eternity at our earth-rooted faith
	17 June 2007	Inadequacy & Grace	God responds with grace to our inevitable frailty and inadequacy
	22 April 2007	God's abundance	God provides abundantly for all our needs
	1 April 2007	Guilt & Forgiveness	Jesus' love washes away all guilt
	25 February 2007	You will be my witnesses	We are called and gifted to be God's witnesses in the world
	10 December 2006	Prepare the way	John calls us to prepare for Christ’s return through repentance and proclamation
	17 September 2006	Stewardship as citizenship	We are to give to God’s work as citizens of God’s Kingdom
	20 August 2006	Filled with the Spirit of unity	We need the filling of the Holy Spirit to participate in God’s purpose to unite all things under Christ
	9 July 2006	In praise of thorns	Behind every attack of Satan is God’s loving hand
	13 April 2006	On the washing of feet	We follow Christ’s example of bringing God into the world
	9 April 2006	The path of suffering	Christ followed the Path of Suffering because of his love for us
	12 March 2006	Transfiguration of Christ	Christ, the Son of God, Chooses to Die at Calvary
	26 February 2006	A faithful bride	God calls us to be a faithful bride
	22 January 2006	What will you do with his voice?	We must recognise God’s Voice speaking to us and respond with repentance
	25 December 2005	The Word became flesh	In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
	20 November 2005	Christ is our good shepherd	Christ is our good shepherd  (this file is just over 1MB)
	23 October 2005	The greatest commandment	The inseparability of loving God and loving others
	25 September 2005	Doing the father's will	Doing the Father’s Will involves hearing God’s call, repenting and acting
	28 August 2005	Living sacrifices	Our response to God’s mercy is total life-long commitment and service

This page last updated: 26 June 2011