Category Archives: Sermons

Sermon: We’re all on a journey

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

I have lots and lots of books with maps inside the front cover. Maps of Middle-Earth, Pern, Britain in the time of King Arthur; maps of the kingdoms of the Alorns and Angaraks, of Narnia, of Discworld, of Earthsea and … Continue reading →

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Sermon: God and gardens

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Garden Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church 11th of May, 2014 Genesis 2:4b-15 Jeremiah 29:4-7 Amos 9:13-15 “And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed.” The Book … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Multiple Happy Endings

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown Easter Sunday, the 20th of April, 2014 Matthew 28:1-10 Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! This is the message at the heart of Easter; the affirmation at the heart of the Christian faith; the eucatastrophe (one … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Taking to the Streets

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown 13th of April 2014 Matthew 21:1-11 So, here we are at Palm Sunday. Jesus enters Jerusalem to choruses of praise and a crowd going wild. Rather than entering as most pilgrims do, on foot, Jesus enters riding … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Beware of Blind Faith

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown 30 March 2014 John 9:1-41 This morning we heard a wonderful tale of light and sight and blindness, in which faith is born and faith is lost. The story begins with a question of theodicy, of God’s … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Brothers and Sisters Together

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown 23 March 2014 John 4:5-42 Today’s reading from the Gospel according to John is one of my favourite stories in the entire Bible, with one of my favourite characters. The Samaritan woman has often got a bad … Continue reading →

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Sermon: It’s not enough just to be ‘born’ again

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown, 16th of March 2014 John 3:1-17 John’s gospel starts with a bang. It begins with the wonderful Prologue, the hymn to the Word: ‘In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the … Continue reading →

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Sermon: The Beatitudes

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany, 2nd of February 2014 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Matthew 5:1-12 Today, as we continue our Epiphany journey through Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, we hear one of my favourite descriptions … Continue reading →

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Sermon: What a good thing for us that the church at Corinth was so imperfect

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown 26th of January, 2014   1 Corinthians 1:10-18 In last week’s reading from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, Paul started his epistle on an extremely positive note: “I give thanks to my God always for you … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Called by God (expect the unexpected)

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown 19th of January 2014 John 1:29-42 1 Corinthians 1:1-9  In a couple of previous sermons I’ve mentioned the Revised Common Lectionary, which gives churches four Bible readings for each Sunday and is used by Anglican and Lutheran … Continue reading →

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