Simon Lucas

What follows is the text of a sermon I preached on 29th April 2012 at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church, Horsham. It is based on Psalm 23:1-4.
Audio of this sermon is available at the foot of this page.
It was a cold, wet February day. I was having an extremely stressful time at work, and had decided to go for a drive up …

What follows is the text of a sermon I preached on 11th March 2012 at St. Martin’s Church, Dorking (Methodist Congregation). It is based on John 2:13-22.
Audio of this sermon is available at the foot of this page.
This morning we’ll be looking at the idea of purity of worship, but before we begin, I want to ask you a quick question.
Have …

Following on from last night’s blog post “academics propose killing babies,” I have just watched a YouTube video in which eminent evolutionary biologist and prominent atheist states that “morally I have no objection at all” to infanticide.
In fact, he continues to state, “I would be in favour of infanticide.”
Dawkins says that he would be happy for an “abortion” of a …

I have today read an academic paper which has left me deeply disturbed.
In a paper entitled, “After-birth abortion: why should the baby live?”, two academics openly propose murdering newborn babies, since they are not “actual persons,” only “potential persons.”
Drs. Alberto Giublini and Francesca Minerva, writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, suggest that killing a newborn baby should be permissible …

What follows is the text of a sermon I preached on 26th February 2012 at Southwater Community Methodist Church, West Sussex. It is based on Mark 1:9-15.
Audio of this sermon is available at the foot of this page.
Have you ever been told by someone that they love you?  Isn’t it a wonderful, magical experience.  There’s something really affirming about hearing from …

What follows is the text of a sermon I preached on 15th January 2012 at London Road Methodist Church in Horsham, West Sussex. It is based on John 1:43-51.
Audio of this sermon is available at the foot of this page.
I met Claire, my wife, on February 16th 2008. I was visiting Katie, a friend from university, who lives in Belfast. Katie, …

What follows is the text of a sermon I preached on 4th December 2011 at Cobham Methodist Church in Surrey. It is based on Isaiah 40:1-11, 2 Peter 3:8-15 and Mark 1:1-8.
Audio of this sermon is available at the foot of this page.
I wonder if you were affected by the strikes this week? According to the TUC, two million people stayed …

What follows is the text of a sermon I preached on Remembrance Sunday, 13th November 2011, at Leatherhead Methodist Church in Surrey. It is based on Isaiah 53, Mark 16:1-8 and Romans 6:1-10.
Audio of this sermon is available at the foot of this page.
Today we think about those who have given their lives fighting for our country.  It is estimated that …