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Tag Archives: Apostle Peter
Sermon Against the Prosperity Gospel
Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus, neither success nor failure, wealth nor poverty, health nor sickness, happiness nor despair. Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Peter, Isaiah 49:1-7, John 1:29-42, John the Baptist, prosperity gospel, Servant Songs, suffering
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Sermon: The Glory of God
These three stories of encounters with the absolute holiness of God, which all emphasise the feelings of unworthiness of the humans to whom they happen, end, somewhat paradoxically, with calls to mission and ministry. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, American Evangelicalism, Apostle Paul, Apostle Peter, call to ministry, Glory, Isaiah, Isaiah 6:1-8, Luke 5:1-11, Year of Luke
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Sermon: In which Avril confesses to proclaiming a ‘nice’ God
I say, only half-jokingly, that my particular gift isn’t to encourage people to see Christianity as true; it’s to encourage people to see Christians as ‘nice’. Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 17:22-31, Apostle Paul, Apostle Peter, evangelism, Gospel according to John
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Sermon: Forgiveness and Mercy
‘And all the wickedness in this world that man might work or think/Is no more to the mercy of God than a live coal in the sea.’ Continue reading
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Tagged A Vision of Piers Plowman, Acts 9:1-20, Apostle Peter, Easter 3, forgiveness, John 21:1-19, Mercy
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Sermon: Avril talks about “boat people” – again
Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church August 10, 2014; Ordinary 19 Matthew 14:22-33 Listening to today’s gospel reading is one of those times when our twenty-first century Australian mindset can create a problem. Most Australians are happy coastal dwellers, much more … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Peter, asylum seekers, boat people, immigration detention, Matthew 14:22-33, refugees, Sermon, Uniting Church
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Sermon: Following in the fisherman’s footsteps
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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Tagged Apostle Peter, forgiveness, Gospel according to John, Sermon, Year of Luke
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