Sermons

Lent 5 - 17 March 2013

One of the most celebrated and frequently-reproduced religious paintings of the twentieth century is Salvador Dali’s,  ‘Christ of St John of the Cross’.  I expect you’re familiar with it.  Painted against a dark background, the monumental figure of the crucif… Read more

Sermon by Nicholas Thistlethwaite on Sunday 17th March 2013

Mattins Lent 5

There is therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. Paul to the Romans, chapter 8 verse 1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the rose. Isaiah chapter 35, verse 1 There is a parallel between our readin… Read more

Sermon by David Martin on Sunday 17th March 2013

What is art?

Guildford International Music Festival 2013   The artisan encourages the goldsmith, and the one who smooths with the hammer encourages the one who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, ‘It is good’; and they fasten it with nails so that it cannot be moved.  (Isaia… Read more

Sermon by Nicholas Thistlethwaite on Sunday 10th March 2013