Welcome to the St Andrews in the Grange sermon podcast from Guernsey.

This sermon was preached on Sunday, 22 March 2026, and is based on John 19:1–16a, the account of Jesus before Pilate.

In this part of the Passion story, Jesus is mocked, beaten and publicly humiliated as political and religious power close in around him. Pilate struggles between conscience and self-preservation, while the crowd and authorities demand control and certainty. At the centre of it all stands Jesus, vulnerable before violence and empire.

This reflection explores the nature of power, fear and responsibility. It asks how ordinary people become caught up in systems that dehumanise others, and what it means to follow a Christ who refuses to answer violence with violence.

The sermon also reflects on how the Passion story continues to speak into modern public life, inviting us to consider truth, courage, compassion and the cost of standing alongside those who suffer.

St Andrews in the Grange is a progressive and inclusive Church of Scotland congregation in Guernsey, seeking to create space for thoughtful faith, honest questions and compassionate community.

If you would like to connect or find out more, you can email Justin at jtaylor@churchofscotland.org.uk

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Welcome to the St Andrews in the Grange sermon podcast from Guernsey.

This sermon was preached on Sunday, 22 February 2026, and is based on John 11:1-44, the story of Lazarus's raising.

In this powerful and deeply human passage, we encounter Jesus amid grief. Before the stone is moved, before Lazarus walks out, Jesus stands at the tomb of his friend and weeps. The story does not rush past sorrow. It lingers there. It allows anger, confusion and heartbreak to be named.

This sermon reflects on what it means to follow a Christ who does not avoid suffering but enters into it. We explore the delay that feels so difficult, the questions Martha and Mary carry, and the extraordinary moment when Jesus calls Lazarus by name. We consider how resurrection is not only about life after death, but about life breaking in now. About being called out of whatever entombs us. About communities learning to unbind one another.

As we journey through Lent, this text invites us to trust that love is stronger than despair, and that even in places that feel sealed and hopeless, God is still at work.

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Grace and peace.

On Sunday 8 February 2026 we reflect on John 4:46-54, the story of the royal official whose son was healed.

A parent travels in desperation. A child lies close to death. Jesus speaks a simple sentence, and everything changes. Yet the turning point in this story is not spectacle but trust. The official must begin the journey home with nothing but a word to hold on to.

This sermon explores what it means to believe before we see. It reflects on faith that grows in uncertainty, on the courage required to walk back into ordinary life without guarantees, and on the quiet ways grace is already at work beyond our immediate sight.

John calls this the second sign in Galilee. But perhaps the deeper sign is not only healing at a distance, it is the transformation of fear into trust. Faith here is not certainty. It is movement. It is choosing to keep walking.

St Andrews in the Grange is a Church of Scotland congregation in Guernsey seeking to nurture thoughtful, honest and hopeful faith in the midst of real life.

You are very welcome to listen, reflect and journey with us.