Well I don't know how I persuaded Colin to let me record his sermons - but he did!.

There are 2 ways to listen to the sermons - click on the link and the file will immediately download and start playing on Windows Media Player or similar. Alternatively right click on the link and you will be prompted to supply a filename to store the sermon on your own pc. The file will take a few minutes to download (depending upon the speed of your Internet access). Once you have the file, click on it in Windows Explorer and Windows Media Player or similar will play it back for you. Generally the sermons last about 15 minutes and occupy approximately 0.75MB (High Compression=lower quality), 2MB (Low Compression=higher quality). When I start running out of web space, I'll start deleting the older Low Compression files. I didn't zip the files because it didn't save too much space - and MP3 files were too large. Happy listening!

Any readings below can be read by following this link, also available from the index page- Readings Page

Sermon - Sunday 23rd Mar 2003 - High Compression - Low Compression
This sermon is based around the readings of Exodus 20:1-17 (The 10 Commandments) & 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (God made foolish the wisdom of the world) - and amazingly, a talking fish!! Colin used all 3 examples to show how we try to 'typecast' God - and are then surprised when something happens which does not fit our understanding!

Sermon - Sunday 16th Mar 2003 - High Compression - Low Compression
This sermon is based around the readings of Genesis 17:1-7,15-16 & Romans 4:13-25 (God's promise of children to Abraham, and Abraham's faith in the promise) and Gospel reading of Mark 8:31-38 (Jesus' message to the crowd - 'whoever wants to save his live will lose it but whoever loses his life for me and for the Gospel will save it') - who would you trust with your life!

Sermon - 9th Feb 2003 - High Compression - Low Compression
This sermon was given by Rev Kathryn Fitzsimons, Urban Ministry Officer. The sermon was based around the Gospel reading of Mark 1:29-39. Kathryn drew parallels between her own ministy and the reading - the rolls that people can adopt in a ministry setting - to be a helper, to be helped or to be an observer - and, whichever of the 3 we were, how we could gain from this. To find out about Kathryn and her ministry, please follow this link.

Sermon - Candlemas -2nd Feb 2003 - High Compression - Low Compression
This sermon is based around the Gospel reading of Luke 2:22-40 - the presentation of Christ in the Temple and details of the faithful service (unto death) of Simeon and Anna - and how our service could match that. Colin illustrated his sermon with the legend of faithful dog Gelert - follow link for more details.

Sermon - Sunday 26th Jan 2003 - High Compression - Low Compression
This sermon was given by Roundhay Methodist Minister Rev Tim Morris. The sermon based around the Gospel reading of John 2:1-11 (The Wedding in Cana) - and discussed, in a fairly child centred way, 5 messages that we could take from the reading - beginning with the letters - F, A, I, T, H - which of course spells FAITH.

Sermon - Sunday 19th Jan 2003 - High Compression - Low Compression
This sermon is based around the Old Testament reading of 1 Samual 3:1-10 (the calling of Samual) and Gospel reading of John 1:43-51 (the calling of Nathanel) and discusses God's calling for us!.

Sermon - Sunday 12th Jan 2003 - High Compression - Low Compression
This sermon was given by Rev Kathryn Fitzsimons, Urban Ministry Officer. The sermon was based around the Gospel reading of Mark 1:4-11. Still within Epiphany, the Gospel was about Jesus' own Baptism by John the Baptist - Kathryn looks at how at Baptisms now a candle is given to those being Baptised to symbolise that they are a 'light in the World' - and represent God here on Earth. Kathryn then looked at what representing God means. To find out about Kathryn and her ministry, please follow this link.

Sermon - Epiphany 5th Jan 2003 - High Compression - Low Compression
This sermon is based around Matthew 2:1:12 - the visit of the Magi to Bethlehem. Colin comments on the recent trend in trying to look for scientific explanations for bible stories - like the star over Bethlehem - and how this new information means nothing to those who believe and trust in the word.

Sermon - 3rd Sunday in Advent 15th Dec 2002 - High Compression - Low Compression
This sermon is based around 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 'Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not put out the Spirit's fire; do not treat phrohecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.' Perhaps the nuts and bolts of a Christian life.

Sermon - 2nd Sunday in Advent 8th Dec 2002 - High Compression - Low Compression
This sermon was given by Rev Kathryn Fitzsimons, Urban Ministry Officer. The sermon was based around the Old Testament reading of Isaiah 40:1-11 - 'make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God' - the prophesying of John the Baptist who was in turn to prophesying the coming of Jesus. To find out about Kathryn and her ministry, please follow this link.

Sermon - Advent Sunday 1st Dec 2002 - High Compression
This sermon is based around the Gospel of Mark 13:24-37. How will we prepare for his coming, when we don't know when that will be.