Sunday 13 February 2022 – Baptist Values: Community
Baptist Values – Community 1 Corinthians 11: 17-26 I said last week Baptists are not famous for our architecture. We’re also not famous, in some ways, for being radicals. I came across a survey this week by a Southern Baptist church leader who had asked, “What comes to mind when Read more…
Sunday 6 February 2022 – Following Jesus
Following Jesus – Isaiah 6:1-8 and Luke 5:1-11 Just outside Geelong, in rural Teesdale, is a monastery, a Baptist monastery of single and married people following a monastic rule, called the Community of the Transfiguration. Some of you will remember their visit to us in 2019 and some of you Read more…
Sunday 2 January 2022 – Introducing Jesus
Introducing Jesus – John 1:1-18 We had dinner with the Trimbles this week and got to talking about getting to know people in different countries and the different sorts of questions that people ask. In Hong Kong, they were saying, they had to get used to people asking, “How old Read more…
Sunday 26 December 2021 – Attire
Attire – 1 Samuel 2:18-21, Colossians 3:17-21 The best joke in our Christmas bon bons yesterday’s was this: Q: What’s the difference between a well-dressed person on a bike and a poorly dressed person on a uni-cycle? A: Attire You could ask the same about the readings this morning. Q: Read more…
Saturday 25 December 2021 – Singing in a pandemic
Singing in a pandemic – 25 December, 2021 It did not surprise me that one of my last work duties for 2021 – apart from writing and delivering one and half sermons (the half will be tomorrow) – was to contact the ACT Covid Helpline and ask a question about Read more…