Sermons by The Rev. Alex Shuttleworth (Page 6)

Although it’s fun to be in a growing church, tensions are inevitable when new members are very different to ourselves. What hope does the gospel bring to a divided world that ensures we do not become a divided church? Readings …

Although today’s passage contains some of the best news in scripture, it’s one that we tend to skip because of how it reads to the culture of our age. In the sermon, Alex looks at why we think what we …

Being so heavily influenced by the culture of the town, the Corinthian church had failed in its mandate to change the culture of the town. In chapters five and six, Paul explores the need to serve the individual, whole church, …

When we follow the culture of the age, we become more boastful, judgmental, and afraid of being exposed, but when we follow Christ, we find grace, peace, and a deep sense of connection with those who have been freed from …

Alex looks at the divisive culture of Corinth, the parallels between then and now, and Paul’s simple solution to a problem that might have seemed more complex than it really was. Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 1: 18–2: 16…

Rev. Alex starts our new 18-week series focusing on 1 Corinthians. Corinth was a town like ours at a time like ours, and so the church was in some ways like ours too. In today’s sermon, Rev’d. Alex looks at …