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Saturday 14 April 2018

Sermons from Holy Week at St Martin-in-the-Fields

Read and listen to sermons from Holy Week at St Martin-in-the-Fields:

Maundy Thursday
Abiding in Love by Revd Katherine Hedderly

'Our theme for Lent this year has been Abiding, based on the book by Ben Quash. It has seen us reflect on how we abide with God in our care for others and in our relationships with them, in the physicality of our bodies and minds, by being attentive and making space for God in our everyday actions and behaviours.'

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Good Friday
A Cross in the Heart of God by Revd Dr Sam Wells

'I believe that the longing to be with us in Jesus was the reason God created the world. But this longing was always going to carry immense risk, and that the fundamental choice God made was to say, ‘I am going to carry the consequences of that risk and I am not going to expect humanity to shoulder a burden it cannot bear.’'

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Easter Day: Parish Eucharist
Resurrection in Nine Words by Revd Dr Sam Wells

'Resurrection is a breathtaking mystery. It’s also the epicentre of the Christian faith. It’s something to be discovered, believed, and lived. It’s an idle tale if it simply remains a technical event: if it’s real, it’s a cosmic transformation. It’s not something to agree with in your head.'

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Easter Day: Choral Evensong
Journeys, conversations and epiphanies by Revd Jonathan Evens

'In the English language we have many words and phrases that use the metaphor of a journey for aspects of our lives. When babies are born we say that they have arrived. When we have a big decision in front of us, we say we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.'

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