Guest Preacher- Rt. Rev. Prof. Stephen Pickard, Director of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture.
Haggai 2:1-9, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, Luke 20:27-38
Smile and wave
Smile & Wave – Luke 19:1-10 No audio recording this week, sorry! In just a few verses in this passage Luke paints a vivid picture of Jesus travelling through Jericho; people crowding in around him, perhaps putting their children on their shoulders and jostling with each other where the streets get Read more…
The Canaanite Woman: a call to embrace
Matthew 15:21-28 My first words to you in July last year were words that expressed a great sense of gratitude and excitement to be standing among you all. And it is with great regret that my final words to you don’t embody the same enthusiasm. Today my final words carry Read more…
End of Greed 4/4
Genesis 6:5-8, 13-14, 17-22
The kingdom of God is among you
Luke 17:11-21 Sometimes, as you read Luke’s gospel, Jesus sounds like the kind of project manager you want on the job; the one who’s clearly focused on the objective, who knows the costs and who’ll bring everything in on schedule. Like in Luke 14 where Jesus outlines the cost of Read more…
Faith that moves molehills
2 Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10 I don’t know if you’ve noticed this. (Actually, I am sure you have!) But from time to time as you read Scripture, Jesus says something quite jarring. Of course, if we were more honest with ourselves and with how we read Scripture, this would probably Read more…
Anathoth and the symbol of hope
Jeremiah 32:1-3 ; 9-13 Our OT text from the lectionary takes us to Jeremiah, a prophet of God. The prophets and the prophetic writings come from a different place to the legalistic priestly school or even to the wisdom writings of the creative sages. The prophets don’t share the Read more…
The End of Greed 3: Consuming as if people matter (part 2)
Today, in the 10:30 service, its our Sunday School Anniversary and we will have 29 children and youth (which is very exciting!) presenting the story of Jonah. Today is also the third in our sermon series – The End of Greed – after which we take a break over the Read more…
End of Greed 2/4 – Consuming as if people matter, part 2.
Isaiah 65:17-25, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 As you know – if you were here last Sunday or get emails from the office – we are currently working through a series produced by Baptist World Aid called The End of Greed, and last week, Scott Higgins, who wrote the material, preached the first Read more…
End of Greed 1/4 – Consuming as if people matter, part 1.
Matthew 6: 19-34 – Guest Speaker Rev. Scott Higgins There is no script for this sermon, but it’s information draws heavily on the chapter linked below.. Chapter 2