Sermons on Dale Evans:

Baptism Is Just The Beginning

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 11, 2002

Baptism is not just the beginning, it is a life of faith that is required

Swanton Novers 14-04-02 2 Tim. 3:10-17 and 4: 6-8 - Baptism of Joshua Paul, in this morning’s reading, is writing to Timothy who is a Bishop in Ephesus, in modern day Turkey. He encourages Timothy to remain faithful to the Christian faith. He reminds him how ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Put Your Hand Into The Hand Of God Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 11, 2002

Sometimes God is at work and we don’t even recognise that He is at the time. Let it be our prayer this morning that the Lord will reveal Jesus to us, so we can put our hands into the hand of God.

Brinton 14-04-02 Luke 24:13-35: Put your hand into the hand of God The Christian faith has been likened to a journey. Story: Last Tuesday many of us here will have watched the Queen Mother’s funeral, the end of her journey here on earth. It was extremely ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Anglican

Fact Or Fiction Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 6, 2001

The significance of John’s call to repentance today

Swanton Novers 9-12-01 Fact or Fiction Mt. 3:1-12 On a cold Christmas Eve in 1818 Father Joseph Mohr (1792-1848) walked the three kilometres from his home -in the Austrian village of Oberndorf bei Salzburg - to visit his friend Franz Gruber (1787-1863) in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

Christingle Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 11, 2001

The meaning of the Christingle

Christingle What is Christingle? 1. Christingle actually means ‘Christ Light’ and celebrates the light of Jesus coming into the world. In John’s Gospel chapter 1 Jesus is described as the “light of men”. “The Light shines in darkness but the darkness has not overcome it” (Jn 1:5) However no ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: Anglican

When Things Don't Seem To Add Up Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 13, 2001

How Jesus dealt with John the Baptist’s doubts can help us in dealing with doubt today

Field Dalling 16-12-01 When things don’t seem to add up. Mt. 11:1-12 Story: A few years ago, a major Multinational company was looking for a new Marketing Director. After much advertising and many application, three candidates entered the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

The Visit Of The Magi

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 17, 2001

Let us examine our attitudes as we come to Jesus

Christchurch, Brid 30-12-01 “Let us examine our attitudes to Jesus.” Mt 2: 1-12 Story: There was a curate who used to preach on his pet subject "Love" every Sunday, until one day the Churchwarden collared him. “Curate”, he said as church wardens are wont to do “you preached a good sermon ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

Let's Focus On The Magi

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 4, 2002

What can we learn from the attitude of the Magi

Morston/Field Dalling 06-01-01 “Let us examine our attitudes to Jesus.” Mt 2: 1-12 When I was first asked to talk on the story of the Magi, I groaned. It wasn’t a subject that came naturally to me. All I could think of was a story I had read in the Reader’s Digest. Story: “I wonder what would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

Jesus The Lamb Of God

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 9, 2002

Jesus the Lamb of God - what will we do with Him?

Sharrington 13-01-02 “The Lamb of God Story: A tourist visited a church in Germany and was surprised to see the carved figure of a lamb near the top of the church’s tower. He asked why it was there and was told that when the church was being built, a workman fell from a high scaffold. His ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-42

Denomination: Anglican

Fishers Of Men

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 15, 2002

What are the implications to us today of the expression that Jesus used when he said "I will make you fishers of men"

Briningham/Gunthorpe 20-01-02 Briningham 20-01-02 Fishers of Men - Mt. 4:12-22 This morning I would like to focus on three words from our Gospel reading. I want to look at the phrase "fishers of men" Story: There’s often more to life than appears on the surface. Take ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-22

Denomination: Anglican

Baptism

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 5, 2002

Important issues in the Christian upbringing of a child

Baptism of Jack Tucker 08-09-02 Story: When Allied troops captured a young American fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan, last year a major American newspaper wrote the following: “The parents of John Walker Lindh, the child of privilege turned Taliban terrorist didn’t put their foot down ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

Conflict Resolution

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 9, 2002

Jesus in Mt 18 offers us three routes to “conflict resolution” – similar in many ways to the three judicial routes that we have today. 1. The “ Out of Court” settlement 2. “Arbitration” in camera and 3. The full blown Confrontation in Open Court

Sharrington/ Hunworth 08-09-02 Mt 18:15-20 Conflict Resolution This morning’s Gospel reading from Mt. 18 verses 15-20 is all about handling personal conflict in church. The text seen in isolation - reads rather like a legal manual on how to deal with someone else’s’ sin and what steps we need to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

Denomination: Anglican

The Parable Of The Eccentric Employer

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 19, 2002

God will supply our need not our greed

Saxlingham/Field Dalling 22-09-02 Parable of the The Eccentric Employer Mt. 20:1-16 F.W. Beare has rightly called this parable, the Parable of the Eccentric Employer Who in their right mind pays someone who has only worked one hour the same as he pays someone who has done ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Anglican

An Upside Down World

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 27, 2002

Conventional wisdom says "Worry." Jesus says: Let not your hearts be troubled

Saxlingham 28-04-02 John 14:1-14 I would like to focus on the first verse of the Gospel reading this afternoon Jesus said: Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me (Jn 14:1) If you are anything like me, you will worry. I worried about making ends meet when I felt God ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3

Denomination: Anglican

Parable Of The Seed

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 2, 2002

A children’s interactive talk on the Parable of the Seed

Saxlingham 05-05-02 Luke 8: 4-15 The Parable of the Sower In today’s reading, Jesus used parable to teach with. 1. What is a parable? Question 1. Do you know what a parable is? Answer: It is the use of something well known – like seed growing in the ground ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Anglican

Power To Witness

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 3, 2002

Why Christianity spread.

Binham 19-05-02 Acts 2:1-13: Witnesses to the Power of God Story: A man was arraigned for murder in Los Angeles about 70 years ago. The case against him looked pretty good, but his lawyer thought of an ingenious ploy. In his summing up speech, he said: “Ladies ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Anglican