Sermons

St Margaret’s Church, Binsey. Evensong on Sunday 24th  October 2021, The 21st Sunday after Trinity. Sermon by the Revd Professor Martin Henig. This is the only time I have been asked to preach this month, a month especially dedicated to Creation, the traditional month for harvest celebrations, the month which begins with the celebration of […]

St Margaret’s Church, Binsey. 22nd August 2021 Evensong  sermon  preached by  Revd Dr Martin Henig. We gaze at the same stars; we share the same sky; the same universe engages us. Does it matter by what understanding each of us seeks the truth? There cannot be just one route for penetrating so great a mystery. […]

 ‘In Christ all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven; making peace by the blood of his Cross.’ Colossians 1:19-20   All too often, though, the Church has focused solely on God and humanity, but actually the Bible rings out with a […]

The Cosmic Christ – Creation Sunday The name of Bill Anders is not a household name but he was one of the first group of American astronauts to orbit the moon and to photograph our planet earth from space.  He said that that experience made him rethink his Christian faith because he realised that the […]

Have you ever been entrusted with a secret or important information that nobody else, or only a few other special people, knew? If so, you’ll know that to be in that position can make you feel privileged, special, important. It can also feel like a great responsibility. What we do with any special knowledge we […]

There is a long tradition in showing Francis associated with birds and ‘fluffy bunnies’ or the equivalent and the wolf [of Gubbio]. Although many people might dismiss such pictures as merely symbolic or even sentimental, I find such images deeply Biblical (see Isaiah 11.6; and, for the Song of the Three Hebrews, the Benedicite for example). This little […]

St Margaret’s Church, Binsey A Meditation for Holy Week and Easter by Fr. Martin Henig This is a strange time, a strange week, and it will continue to be strange for long afterwards. For some it will mark the end of life; for many it will bring suffering to those  seriously affected by illness, for […]

Revd. Professor Martin Henig Exodus 2: 1-10; Psalm 127:1-4; 2 Corinthians 1:3-7; John 19:25 -27. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother,’ And from that hour the disciple […]

Revd. Professor Martin Henig Isaiah 9: 1-4; Psalm 27:1, 4-12, 16-18; 1 Corinthians1:10-18; Matthew 4:12 -23. It has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there is quarrelling among you, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong […]