St John & St Mark Church Bury

To know, grow and show the love of God

Service Type: Four Lanes End Congregational

A rural church on the outskirts of Bury. It meets once a month on a Sunday afternoon with a congregation of around 24. There are  larger attendances once a quarter when many of those who have moved away from the area come back for the day.

Wade in the Water

Bible Text: Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:13-17 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Epiphany | With the recent assassination of Qassem…

Sunday, January 12, 2020
Bible Text: Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:13-17 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Epiphany | With the recent assassination of Qassem Soleimani and the inevitable response, there’s tension everywhere. If it…
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Delicate but tenacious

Bible Text: Isaiah 11:1-10 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Advent | What a lovely idyllic picture we have in…

Sunday, December 8, 2019
Bible Text: Isaiah 11:1-10 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Advent | What a lovely idyllic picture we have in our reading from Isaiah today. Woody Allen once said of…
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Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly

Bible Text: Micah 4:1-5 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Remembrance Sunday | We’re going to try something different today….

Sunday, November 10, 2019
Bible Text: Micah 4:1-5 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Remembrance Sunday | We’re going to try something different today. During the sermon there will be a call and response,…
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The art of hospitality

Bible Text: Genesis 18:1-15, Luke 10:38-42 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: After Pentecost | Can I ask an indelicate…

Sunday, July 21, 2019
Bible Text: Genesis 18:1-15, Luke 10:38-42 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: After Pentecost | Can I ask an indelicate question? Who here is in their 80’s? Or 90’s? Anyone…
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Jonah, Jesus, Fred and you

Bible Text: Jonah 3:1-5,10, Mark 1:14-20 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Remembrance Sunday | Did you notice it? In…

Sunday, November 11, 2018
Bible Text: Jonah 3:1-5,10, Mark 1:14-20 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Remembrance Sunday | Did you notice it? In Jonah we have the most mealy-mouthed, insincere, least-well-meant sermon in…
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I am the gluten free bread of life

Bible Text: John 6:35 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: After Trinity | My wife is gluten intolerant. She has…

Sunday, August 5, 2018
Bible Text: John 6:35 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: After Trinity | My wife is gluten intolerant. She has coeliac disease. People who have it often start off perfectly…
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Anything is possible but…

Bible Text: Ezekiel 37:1-14 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Pentecost | Our Older Testament reading today plunges us straight…

Sunday, May 20, 2018
Bible Text: Ezekiel 37:1-14 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Pentecost | Our Older Testament reading today plunges us straight into chapter 37 of Ezekiel. It's like starting to watch…
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