Sermons on Dale Carnegie:

A Little Girl

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 9, 2004

Why on earth did Naaman listen to a little girl?

8.00 10-10-04 NR The Young girl – 2 Kings 5: 1-15 Story: My old vicar in Basle, Tom Roberts used to say that when you are stumped for a Bible passage to preach on use the story of Naaman. So I’m doing for once what I am told! I have always been fascinated by three seemingly insignificant verses ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-15

Denomination: Anglican

Wheelbarrow Faith

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 10, 2006

What we mean by faith is not what Jesus means by faith in Jn 3:16

Civic Service - New Romney 11-06-2006 John 3:1-17: You must be born again Story: An atheist was sitting under a tree one day smugly thinking: "God, I know you don’t exist but it you did you must really be stupid. You created a huge oak tree to carry this little acorn and such a puny plant to ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17

Denomination: Anglican

Big Isn't Always Beautiful

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 17, 2006

The Kingdom of God stars from small beginnings

Mk 4:26-34 Illustration: There’s a traditional saying attributed to Benjamin Franklin which says, " For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

I Will Make You Fishers Of Men

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 25, 2008

We can learn a lot from the qualities needed to be a good fisherman, to enable us to be good fishers for men.

I will make you Fishers of Men – but we don’t start with the Barracudas Story: I occasionally take Bari (my Bernese Mountain Dog) down to the gravel pits for a walk. It’s a bit muddy at this time of year and there is quite a bit of flooding down there too I took Bari down a number of weeks ago ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-22

Denomination: Anglican

Thou Anointest My Head With Oil

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 1, 2008

A closer look at Psalm 23 verse 5 Thou anointest my head with oil

Psalm 23 The psalm is probably one of the most famous and best loved of the psalms. It has brought comfort and support to many over the centuries Story: Some years ago a famous actor was giving an after dinner speech. He asked his audience if there was any famous poem that they would like him ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Anglican

Who Is Jesus

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 2, 2008

God the Father’s answer to the question: Who is Jesus

Frisby 03-01-08 The Transfiguration – Mt. 17:1-13 Story: A man was arraigned for murder in Los Angeles about 60 years ago. It was a difficult case with a lot of circumstantial evidence. The man’s defence lawyer, however, thought of an ingenious ploy. In his summing up speech, he said: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

Warning And The Promise

Contributed by Ronald Dale Mizer on Feb 15, 2008

Encouraging people don’t forget how the lord has brought us this far and their responsibilty.

“WARNING AND THE PROMISE” 12 Then Jehovah appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: I have heard thy prayer, and I have chosen for myself this place for a house of sacrifice. 13 If I shut up the heavens that there be no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:12-14

Denomination: Methodist

Nic The Vic

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 17, 2008

Jesus’ encounter with Nick the Vic (aka Nicodemus) and what we can learn

Hoby 17-02-08 Sunday Sketch Jesus and Nick the Vic Cast: Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Jesus and Nick the Vic Narrator 1: Our reading is taken this morning from John 3: 1-21 – and is a slightly freer translation than you’d get in the Message or in the Living Bible The story starts off with Nick the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Anglican

Mothering Sunday At Gaddesby

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 1, 2008

What can we as Christians learn from Mary, the mother of Jesus attitude to God

Introduction Story: I came across a true story that happened during the Holocaust of the Second World War. Solomon Rosenberg, his wife and their 2 sons were arrested, together with his mother and father for the crime of being Jews. They were placed in a Nazi concentration camp. It was a labour ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

Denomination: Anglican

Compared To David, Saul Was A Saint??

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 1, 2008

Why was David acceptable to God when Saul wasn’t

David is anointed King In a small country village in Sicily, there were two brothers, Luigi and Guiseppe renown members of the local Mafia. They were mean, bad and very rich. No one had a good word to say about them. Indeed, everyone seemed to have a story about how they had either been ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

Jesus' Baptism

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 6, 2007

Why did Jesus, the sinless Son of God have to be baptised, when baptism identifies the baptised with sin

Luke 3:21-23 Story: In her famous book and film, “The Hiding Place” Corrie ten Boom tells the story of a Dutch Christian family, her family, who had a heart for the Jewish people Her grandfather Wilhelm started a weekly prayer group in 1844 in the city of Haarlem, near Amsterdam for the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:21-23

Denomination: Anglican

Water To Wine

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 11, 2007

If you are going to have a wedding invite Jesus

14-01-07 NR Jesus’ first miracle: Turning water into wine (Jn 2:1-11) Story: Some years ago when Johnny Carson was the host of the well known American chat show: The Tonight Show he interviewed an eight year old boy. The boy was asked to appear because ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

The Paradox Of God

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 20, 2007

We have an unchanging God who brings in change and itbis the churched who resist it most - in our lives, in our thinking and in our wiorship

People don’t like Change Introduction We all know the old adage “Familiarity breeds contempt” - a saying that goes back as far as Publius the Syrian, in 2 BC. And as we see in our Gospel reading this morning, this happened to Jesus when he went back to his hometown of Nazareth. I didn’t grow up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-30

Denomination: Anglican

Not Your Soppy Sentimental Love

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 27, 2007

The four words for love with a focus on Agape Lve

NR 27-01-07 1 Cor 13 Story: I came across this true story - that happened during the Holocaust of the Second World War. Solomon Rosenberg, his wife and their 2 sons were arrested, together with his mother and father for the crime of being Jews. They were placed in a Nazi concentration camp. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

The Relevance Of The Trinity

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 2, 2007

How does the Trinity impact our lives as Christians

Trinity Sunday Today is Trinity Sunday and so I think it is useful to ask the question today – Does believing in the Trinity – as Christians do mean that we believe in one God or Three Gods - as the Muslims claim we do. This is often the challenge made by those Monotheistic religions that do not ...read more

Scripture: John 16:12-15

Denomination: Anglican