Last updated 23rd September 2022

Weekly Sermon

On this page you will find our 'Weekly Sermon' columns, written by a huge range of contributors, including the Bishops and Archdeacons, plus clergy and laity from across the Diocese.

Contributors submit their columns on a rota and write around three times a year.

We are always refreshing the rota. If you want to be considered as a future contributer, email communicate@blackburn.anglican.org

These columns are free to be reproduced in local parish magazines or to be used as inpiration for other talks and sermons. Spread the word!

Date (Friday)	Title	Name
7 October 2022	Do not lose heart	Mark Ashley
23 September 2022	Jarring contrasts	Rev Calum Crombie
7 September 2022	I want you to be smart in the same way – but for what is right	Rev Karen Herschell
2 September 2022	Through all changing scenes of life	Ven Peter Ballard
26 August 2022	Make yourself at home	Archdeacon David Picken
19 August 2022	The Kingdom Business	Rev Munawar Din
12 August 2022	The P48 Test	Geoff Hutchinson
5 August 2022	Judged, by a judge, in Waitrose	Ronnie Semley
29 July 2022	Vanity, vanity!	Rev Rebecca Feeney
22 July 2022	What would you do?	Rev Carole Garner
15 July 2022	Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her	Rev Canon Dr Rowena Pailing
8 July 2022	A priority of every Christian	Bishop Julian Henderson
1 July 2022	No Filter!	Stephen Whittaker
24 June 2022	The Greatest Love Story ever told!	Gloria Birdsall
10 June 2022	Revelling in relationship with God	Revd Nick McKee
3 June 2022	Be more Elijah!	Archdeacon Mark Ireland
27 May 2022	Inspired by the courage of the Early Church	Lisa Fenton
20 May 2022	Promises, Promises!!	Dean Peter Howell-Jones
13 May 2022	Opening the Doors of Love	Rev Adam Thomas
29 April 2022	Praying for the Enemy	Rev David Hargreaves
22 April 2022	Low Sunday	Bishop Jill Duff
15 April 2022	See Jesus	Rev Canon Andrew Raynes
1 April 2022	Don't be April Fooled!	Sarah Earnshaw
25 March 2022	Beware of the Righteous Self	Mark Ashley
18 March 2022	Wonders, warnings and watchfulness	Joy Rushton
11 March 2022	Go and tell that fox ...	Rev Calum Crombie
4 March 2022	The same Lord is Lord of all	Rev Karen Herschell
25 February 2022	What happens next?	Bishop Philip North
18 February 2022	Where is your faith?	Rev Canon Peter Ballard
11 February 2022	Being Blessed	Archdeacon David Picken
4 February 2022	A Journey	Rev Munawar Din
28 January 2022	Surprised by God	Rev Carole Garner
21 January 2022	A change of scenery	Ronnie Semley
14 January 2022	They have no Wine	Rev Rebecca Feeney
7 January 2022	New Year's Resolution	Geoff Hutchinson
31 December 2021	Full of Grace and Truth	Rev Canon Dr Rowena Pailing
24 December 2021	Christmas is a Season of Hope	Bishop Julian Henderson
10 December 2021	The Third Sunday of Advent	Gloria Birdsall
19 November 2021	The privilege of leading ... and following	Ronnie Semley
11 November 2021	Lest We Forget	Rev Calum Crombie
22 October 2021	Why do bad things happen to good people?	Rev Canon Mark Jones
24 September 2021	God's Endless Communication	Joy Rushton
17 September 2021	Holding your nerve!	Bishop Jill Duff
10 September 2021	We all have a cross to bear!	Dean Peter Howell-Jones
3 September 2021	A Map for the Christian Life	Rev Canon Dr Rowena Pailing
27 August 2021	Having our hearts in the right place	Archdeacon David Picken
20 August 2021	Take the Sword of the Spirit	Rev Karen Herschell
13 August 2021	The Song we sing	Bishop Julian Henderson
6 August 2021	Be Angry!	Archdeacon Mark Ireland
30 July 2021	Talking Straight	Mark Ashley
23 July 2021	Are you being served?	Rev Andrew Raynes
16 July 2021	Adrift, with our Shepherd	Rev Rebecca Feeney
9 July 2021	Put on the full armour of God	Geoff Hutchinson
2 July 2021	Find your purpose when you hear God’s call and say yes	Bishop Philip North
25 June 2021	Share your losses with a trusted listener	Stephen Whittaker
18 June 2021	God can restore, strengthen and support	Gloria Birdsall
11 June 2021	The things of the Kingdom	Archdeacon David Picken
28 May 2021	For God so ...	Rev Calum Crombie
21 May 2021	This Day of Pentecost	Bishop Philip North
14 May 2021	“That’s All Folks!”	Rev Canon Mark Jones
7 May 2021	Love the neighbour we do not see	Rev Toby Webber
30 April 2021	True Vine	Archdeacon Mark Ireland
23 April 2021	Who do you think you are?	Rev Nick McKee
16 April 2021	How do you see yourself?	Joy Rushton
9 April 2021	The Spirit can move your immoveable stones	Bishop Jill Duff
2 April 2021	A Reflection for Good Friday	Dean Peter Howell-Jones
19 March 2021	The Glory of God - Human beings fully alive	Archdeacon David Picken
12 March 2021	Who has 'mothered' you?	Rev Karen Herschell
5 March 2021	What would Jesus do?	Rev Canon Andrew Raynes
26 February 2021	We have set our hand to this plough	Bishop Julian Henderson
19 February 2021	The Trials of Lent	Rev Nancy Goodrich
12 February 2021	A time for reflection, prayer and sacrifice	Mark Ashley
5 February 2021	A Bit of a Mess	Geoff Hutchinson
29 January 2021	On Groundhog Day	Rev Rebecca Feeney
22 January 2021	Anyone for a party?	Archdeacon Mark Ireland
15 January 2021	A Vision of the Future	Bishop Philip North
8 January 2021	Jesus' Baptism	Board of Education Sam Johnson
New Year's Day	Who can be against us, when God is with us?	Gloria Birdsall
Christmas Day	'O come let us adore Him'	Archdeacon David Picken
11 December 2020	Who are you?	Rev Callum Crombie
4 December 2020	Comfort	Bishop Philip North
27 November 2020	An Englishman’s thoughts on Diego Maradona	Rev Canon Mark Jones
13 November 2020	It never rains ... ! An answer to prayer	Archdeacon Mark Ireland
6 November 2020	The Ten Bridesmaids	Rev Nick McKee
30 October 2020	The Power of Words	Rev Lisa Senior
23 October 2020	God's beautiful promise to us all	Bishop Jill Duff
16 October 2020	We all have a job to do!	Dean Peter Howell-Jones
9 October 2020	An Unlikely Guest List	Ruth Hassall
2 October 2020	Come, Ye Thankful People Come	Archdeacon David Picken
25 September 2020	God’s everlasting mercy and love	Rev Karen Herschell
18 Septemper 2020	The Temple God is building	Rev Canon Andrew Raynes
11 September 2020	Forgiving others is a key aspect of being a Disciple	Bishop Julian Henderson
28 August 2020	Remind yourself of the promise we have in Christ	Mark Ashley
21 August 2020	Nothing to hide, nothing to fear?	Archdeacon Mark Ireland
14 August 2020	St Maximilian Kolbe and the Self-Sacrificial Love of Jesus	Bishop Philip North
31 July 2020	Two Feasts	Rev Rebecca Feeney
24 July 2020	How is Scalextric like the Kingdom of God?	Stephen Whittaker
17 July 2020	Hope at all times	Gloria Birdsall
26 June 2020	God made them all	Rev Canon Herrick Daniels
19 June 2020	Not peace, but a sword	Rev Calum Crombie
12 June 2020	#WeCanBreathe	Bishop Jill Duff
5 June 2020	Jesus says 'Go' - a reflection for Tinity Sunday	Rev Nancy Goodrich
29 May 2020	What are we waiting for?	Rev Canon Mark Jones
15 May 2020	I will not leave you as ophans	Ruth Hassall
1 May 2020	Voice Recognition	Rev Ian Enticott
24 April 2020	The Easter message is always the same	Rev Lisa Senior
17 April 2020	Feasting on the Word	Rev Nick McKee
10 April 2020	'Give Him the praise He is due for His sacrifice'	Bishop Julian Henderson
20 March 2020	Living in Lockdown	Rev Canon Andrew Raynes
6 March 2020	Show to others the generosity, gift and grace of God	Archdeacon Mark Ireland
28 February 2020	Are you a real supporter or just a fan?	Geoff Hutchinson
21 February 2020	Just Believe!	Gloria Birdsall
14 February 2020	Jesus relates to our suffering; offers unconditional love	Stephen Whittaker
7 February 2020	You are Salt of the Earth	Bishop Philip North
31 January 2020	Bringing His light into the darkness	Sharon Hassall
24 January 2020	Let’s not press ‘delete’ on chances to grow our churches	Ronnie Semley
17 January 2020	What unites us is more than what divides us	Rev Calum Crombie
10 January 2020	This New Year try a detox – of the mind!	Bishop Jill Duff

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