Episode Archive – Page 22 of 32 – Canberra Baptist Church

Sunday 13 December 2020 – Sowing Joy

Sowing Joy – Psalm 126, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 Two weeks ago on the 7:30 Report on the ABC there was a beautiful story of a couple, Grace and David Quast, who decided to get married on their property in Crooble, near Moree, in September last year, during the drought. As Read more…

By Belinda Groves, 5 years5 years ago

Sunday 6 December 2020 – Messengers of peace

6 December 2020 Messengers of Peace – Isaiah 40:1-11 Mark 1:1-8 There is a transcript for this sermon but wordpress and I are having some serious disagreements about uploading it, so if you would like a copy please just email office@canbap.org and I will send it through to you. Sorry Read more…

By Jeanette Mathews, 5 years5 years ago

Sunday 29 November 2020 – A Wild Ride

Mark 13 Talk to my children and they will tell you I am not a fan of wild rides. Talk to them a little longer and they will tell you what I call a ‘wild ride’ is pretty tame. And then you won’t be able to stop them. They’ll be Read more…

By Belinda Groves, 5 years5 years ago

Sunday 22 November 2020 – The Shepherd King

Readings: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 and Ephesians 1:15-23 (NRSV) Introduction I’ve been reading some interesting stories during the week, about kings in disguise – kings who disguised themselves as commoners so that they could more freely move around amongst their people. Some of these stories are ancient myths or legends, some Read more…

By John Morrison, 5 years5 years ago

Sunday 15 November – Serving God, Serving Others

Serving God, Serving Others Readings: Psalm 123:1-4 (NRSV) and 2 Corinthians 1:1-4 (NRSV) Do you feel like praising God today and expressing your trust in God? Or are you lamenting today and crying out to God to do something? Or a bit of both? Whichever of those options you just Read more…

By John Morrison, 5 years5 years ago

Sunday 8 November 2020

By John Morrison, 5 years5 years ago

Sunday 1 November 2020

Psalms of communal Lament – Psalm 137 On Friday morning, just as I was about to start this sermon on the communal psalms of lament, our third in this series, I had a call from BaptistCare who are writing a short piece on this church’s support for Tara’s Angels, the Read more…

By Belinda Groves, 5 years5 years ago

Sunday 25 October 2020 – Lamenting disorientation

Psalm 13:1-6 (NRSV) Introduction A well-known verse in Ecclesiastes tells us that there is “a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance” (3:4) The trouble is, most churches today can celebrate well, but aren’t very good at lamenting, at least Read more…

By John Morrison, 5 years5 years ago

Sunday 18 October 2020 – Psalms of lament: Psalm 88

Psalms of Lament – Psalm 88 As I was preparing for this sermon and this short series over the next three weeks on the psalms of lament, a song by the Christian musician, Ken Medema, kept coming back to me. If this is not a place where tears are understood, Read more…

By Belinda Groves, 5 years5 years ago

Sunday 11 October 2020

By Belinda Groves, 5 years5 years ago