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Category Archives: Sermons
Sermon: God as one of us
‘Christmas day: Our Goose pye was eat with great approbation and in the Evening all hands were as Drunk as our forefathers usd to be upon the like occasion’. Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Holidays, Incarnation, J.S.Manifold, Maureen Watson, Poetry, Scotland
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Sermon: Mary the Magnificent
There’s no doubt that Mary and Jesus are mother and son; both of them are radical re-makers of the world. Neither of them is particularly meek and mild. Continue reading
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Tagged Advent 4, Christmas, Colm Toibin, Gospel according to Luke, Justice, Luke 1:39-55, Magnificat, Mary, Roman Catholic Church
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Sermon: Can we speak of Joy after the Royal Commission?
Hope and joy come from God’s love of justice. And so we know that God was at work in the Royal Commission, as God is at work in every human endeavour that strives for peace and wholeness. Continue reading
Sermon: Religious freedom
Any Christian who claims that they should be free to reject people rather than to welcome them, and to deny them service rather than to serve, is not following Christ. Continue reading
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Tagged Christ the King, judgement, love, Matthew 25:31-46, religious freedom, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: Worshipping false gods
Every time Christians gather together to worship is a ‘family service’ even if the worshipping community is made up entirely of unrelated single people all over the age of ninety. Continue reading
Sermon: Sinners and Saints
We’re all in this together; all of us sinners saved only by the grace of God. We’re comrades in human solidarity, recognising in each other the same faults and failings that we find in ourselves. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John 3:1-3, 1 John 4:7-12, Calvinism, Christian perfection, Evangelicalism, John Calvin, John Wesley, Matthew 5:1-12, Methodism, Pietism, Reformation, Total depravity
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Sermon: Commemorating the Reformation
looking at the Orthodox and Catholic churches, which do not ordain women, I can only be glad that Luther nailed his arguments to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral. Or didn’t nail them, because that may be a myth. Either way, I think we’re a better church because of it. Continue reading
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Tagged Anabaptists, celibacy, Huldrych Zwingli, Indulgences, John Calvin, marriage, Martin Luther, priesthood of all believers, Reformation
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Sermon: Wait on the Lord
Ultimately, this is a story of God’s care for God’s people – which comes in God’s own good time. Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron, Exodus 32:1-14, idolatry, leadership, Moses, patience
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Sermon: When commandments bring freedom
‘It is grace to know God’s commands. They release us from self-made plans and conflicts. They make our steps certain and our way joyful.’ Continue reading
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Tagged Exodus 20:1-20, law, Psalm 19, Ten Commandments, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: Food
Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church 1st of October, 2017 Talking about the Eucharist Today I’m not going to preach on the Bible readings; I’ve decided instead to colour outside the lines. Today I want to talk about food. Later in … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, community, eucharist, Food, Poverty, sacrament, sharing, the Lord's Supper
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