Monthly Archives: February 2019

Prayer for the survivors and victims of child abuse

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Avril Hannah-Jones

I’ve been trying to write a prayer for Sunday’s service in response to the news of the guilty verdict in George Pell’s trial. I was not sexually abused in the church, but news of the verdict still left me feeling sick … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Imitating God

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Avril Hannah-Jones

We are to love our enemies because they too are God’s beloved; we are to do good to those who hate us because they share our humanity; we are to bless those who curse us because they are created from the same dust as us; we are to pray for those who abuse us because they, like us, will one day die and be judged by Jesus. Continue reading →

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Sermon: The value of a human life

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Avril Hannah-Jones

This is not because the poor are worthy and deserving and so will be rewarded in heaven. Jesus is not doing a Scott Morrison and saying that ‘there is a fair go for those who have a go’. Continue reading →

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Sermon: The Glory of God

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Avril Hannah-Jones

These three stories of encounters with the absolute holiness of God, which all emphasise the feelings of unworthiness of the humans to whom they happen, end, somewhat paradoxically, with calls to mission and ministry. Continue reading →

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Prayer: Remembering Black Saturday

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Avril Hannah-Jones

We know that just as your share our joys, you also grieve with us in times of sorrow. Continue reading →

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