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Simon Bartlett
Contributing sermons since Jan 17, 2020
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Puzzling Parables
Contributed on Jun 6, 2026
Jesus' disciples asked Jesus why he taught in parables. He told them, 'To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.' Why? Jesus had a message of judgment - but also of mercy.
PUZZLING PARABLES Jesus often taught in parables – simple stories that illustrate deep truths. People sometimes didn’t understand them. On at least two occasions, even his disciples asked him to explain a parable. But could it be that Jesus spoke in parables to deliberately obscure his meaning? ...read more
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The Christian Quiet Time
Contributed on May 23, 2026
I look at the why and the how of having a quiet time. We - the church - will be the bride of Christ. Jesus wants a bride who is without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, who is holy and blameless. Taking time with God is possibly the most important thing we can do to allow God to change us.
Today is Pentecost Sunday, so I should probably speak about Pentecost. But as I reflected on what to share, I felt I should speak about something foundational to our faith: spending time with God. It’s what some people call ‘having a quiet time.’ However, the two things are related. Pentecost ...read more
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God And The Roller Coaster
Contributed on May 9, 2026
The Bible is a window into God's mind. It helps us to get to know God. But to really get to know God we have to embrace the life of faith - and that can be like getting on a roller coaster.
This talk was for a family service. Earlier in the service we had a sketch with two puppets. One puppet was a child who had been given a laptop computer; the other puppet was someone at a computer helpdesk. Recap Did you enjoy the puppet show? Can you remember what it was about? [A girl who got a ...read more
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Jesus The Rock
Contributed on Apr 25, 2026
In his 'Sermon on the Plain' Jesus invites us to be part of 'the great reversal'. He calls us to embrace his values and reject the values of the world, to hear his words and do them. When we do that, we build our lives on him as The Rock, the one firm foundation.
A good title for the whole of Jesus’ ‘Sermon on the Plain’ would be ‘The Great Reversal’. Many preachers call it that. One of the central themes of Jesus’ sermon is that being a genuine disciple of Jesus both brings and requires a great reversal. This is definitely an idea we find in the Bible. ...read more
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Love Your Enemies
Contributed on Apr 18, 2026
In Jesus' 'Sermon on the Plain', Jesus commands us to love our enemies. It's a very tough command! But Jesus explains how to do it - and he promises great rewards.
INTRODUCTION Today, we’re having our second talk on Jesus’ ‘Sermon on the Plain’ in Luke 6. In our passage today we come to an area of Jesus’ teaching which I think is the Mount Everest of ethical teaching. It’s the ethically highest – but also the most challenging – teaching in the world. Jesus ...read more
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