Sermons at St Aidan's Sermons at St Aidan's

Today we consider the nature of our God, and what that means about serving. Sometimes we serve for the wrong reasons, leaving us joyless. What should be going on in our hearts as we serve our King?

For the next 3 Sundays, the topic will be "Serving without sinking". How can we serve Christ and do that joyfully? To begin with, we look to the model of servanthood, Jesus our servant King.

These are the final chapters in the book of Acts. It has been an exciting journey from Jerusalem all the way to Rome and we reflect here on what we have learnt about God's great mission to see the name Jesus made know to the ends of the earth.

Peter writes to Christians in a hostile world that we are to set aside Christ as Lord in our hearts, and always be prepared to give an answer to everyone for the hope that we have. In the reading today in Acts, we see Paul living that out as he sets an example in godly living and in gospel proclamation.

Today we see Paul make his way to Jerusalem, where he knows he will suffer as he proclaims Jesus. He knows however this is what it means for him to follow Jesus. As we watch the Apostle Paul and his ministry, there is much for us to learn about what it looks like to follow Jesus today.

In this reading, we see Paul's love for the church whose leaders must keep watch over themselves and the people God has entrusted to them.