Epiphany is the festival observed on 6 January in the church calendar in commemoration of the coming of the Magi, presented as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles in the Western Christian tradition. This Sunday, the day before Epiphany, we were also to celebrate a baptism, but a heavy downfall of snow prevented it from taking place in the service itself. Michael Bayley preached his sermon ‘virtually’ from home, linking the first reading to the twin themes of epiphany and baptism.

‘Stewardship Sunday’ is the moment when we are asked to consider our giving to maintain our church and its activities. Michael Bayley asks us to think about what we value in the church as the way to answer the question how much we should donate.

The Revd Dr Michael Bayley asks us to think about the climactic turning-point that confronts us in the light of our Christian faith, our responsibilities for what should be done about it, and our hopes for the future.

Serious riots, connected with others in the United Kingdom, occurred in South Yorkshire on 4 August. Michael Bayley asks what we can do in relation to these events, and how we should understand them as Christians.

We hear a great deal these days about the importance of family values. Michael Bayley explores the challenging things that Jesus has to say about them.