Tag Archives: Advent 1

Reflection: Hope at the End of the World

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Reflection for North Balwyn Uniting ChurchAdvent One, 29th of November 2020 Isaiah 64:1-9Mark 13:24-37 Happy New Year! And to those of you here, in the nave, welcome back to worshipping in the church building after months of lockdown. In previous … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Hope Sunday

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Avril Hannah-Jones

The creation story speaks of light and order and life not because it is ignoring the reality of darkness and chaos and death but in response to it. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Confronting. Uncompromising. Comforting?

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

The coming of the Lord sounds terrifying for both the Lord’s adversaries and for the Lord’s faithful people. If this is what the coming of the Lord, the focus of Advent, is like, is it really something to look forward to? Continue reading →

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