Sermons

13 July 2025 – Rev Martin Bleby

This Sunday 13 July, Rev Martin linked the Old Testament reading from Amos (ch 7 v 7) to the Gospel from Luke (ch 10 v 25 – the Good Samaritan) and to our Future Conversation meetings. A “comic” of the Amos reading was handed out (above), depicting Amos arriving in the city of Bethel, visiting an affluent local church, and pointing out the hypocrisy endemic in the people there. He was not well received. The take-home message is listen to what God has to say to you. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus replied to the lawyer who questioned who is my neighbour? with the story of the Samaritan, and charged the lawyer to go and do likewise.