Category Archives: Sermons

Sermon: Ascension – it’s not about hovering feet

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown Feast of the Ascension, 12th of May 2013 Acts 1:1-11 Luke 24:44-53 Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension. We’re cheating a little, because in the lectionary the Ascension comes forty days after we celebrate the … Continue reading →

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Sermon with mandatory mention of same-sex marriage

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown Easter 5, 28 April 2013 John 13:31-35 Acts 11:1-18 Revelation 21:1-6 The Christian faith has a dual personality. On the one hand, the church is an ancient institution, drawing on thousands of years of history. At the … Continue reading →

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Reflection for the ANZAC Service: The Possibility of Reconciliation

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church ANZAC Service – 21st of April, 2013 On the 25th of April, 1915, some 20,000 Australian, New Zealand, other British, and French servicemen landed at the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. Russia, which was under attack … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Following in the fisherman’s footsteps

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown The Third Sunday of Easter, 14th of April 2013 John 21:1-19 Whenever you feel downhearted or discouraged at your performance as a follower of Jesus, think of Peter, the rock on whom Jesus built the Christian church. … Continue reading →

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Reflection: The Good News according to Luke

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Avril Hannah-Jones

I’m not really preaching a sermon tomorrow. Instead I’m just retelling the story. Sometimes I think that the simple story is all that we need to hear. Sermon for Williamstown Easter Sunday, the 31st of March 2013 Luke 24:1-12 Isaiah … Continue reading →

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Sermon: You will always have the poor with you

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown 5th Sunday of Lent, 17th of March 2013 John 12:1-8 There are some things that I wish Jesus hadn’t said or, at least, that I wish the evangelists had explained more fully when quoting him. John, chapter … Continue reading →

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