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Sermon: The Beatitudes
Maybe it would help to put them in contemporary terms: Blessed are the boat people, for they will find a safe and welcoming home; blessed are those on unemployment and disability pensions, for they will be treated with dignity and respect; blessed are the First Nations people, for they will regain their stolen land; blessed are the do-gooders and trouble-makers, for they will be called the children of God. Continue reading
Sermon: The value of a human life
This is not because the poor are worthy and deserving and so will be rewarded in heaven. Jesus is not doing a Scott Morrison and saying that ‘there is a fair go for those who have a go’. Continue reading
Sermon: Dedicated to Arlo, Aimee and Alistair
It’s been a horrible week; let me make it clear what I believe Christianity is. Continue reading
A Wedding Sermon for Susan and Daniel
Song of Solomon 2:10-13, 8:6-7 1 John 4:7-10Matthew 5:1-10 Friends, we have gathered here today to witness and celebrate the marriage of Susan and Daniel, and I am absolutely ecstatic. I was almost tempted to limit this part of the … Continue reading
Sermon: The Beatitudes
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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