Tag Archives: Advent

Sermon: Hope Sunday

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

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: The greater righteousness (2)

Posted on December 18, 2016 by

Matthew’s story is a story of social conventions being overturned and of mercy outweighing merely-legal righteousness. Continue reading →

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Sermon: The greater righteousness (1)

Posted on December 4, 2016 by

it is the story of a righteousness that doesn’t stand on the letter of the law, but instead offers justice and mercy and faith Continue reading →

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Sermon: ‘Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise’

Posted on November 27, 2016 by

Sixteen-year-old me wanted to be Enjolras and take to the barricades. Forty-three-year-old me prays that God will enable me to live like an elderly bishop who can welcome and forgive a thief who steals his silver. Continue reading →

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Sermon for Advent 3: Joy

Posted on December 13, 2015 by

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. The Lord is near. He is coming to welcome us to his kingdom, to make a place for us at his banqueting table. Continue reading →

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Sermon for Advent 2: Peace

Posted on December 6, 2015 by

We are not important or powerful in the eyes of the world, any more than John the Baptist was. But we are the children of God, and so we are called to help create a world in which everyone can walk in the ways of peace. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Lighten our darkness

Posted on November 14, 2015 by

We live in a world in which it can be hard to hold on to hope, hard to see signs of peace, a world that appears to be one of sorrow and hatred rather than joy and love. Continue reading →

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