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Sermon: Following in the footsteps of the Apostle Peter and Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Sermon for Camberwell Uniting Church 26th of January, 2020 Matthew 4:12-24 Isaiah 9:1-4 These weeks that we have between Christmas and Lent are dedicated to the nature of vocation or call. We’ve seen Jesus’ call to begin his public ministry … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Peter, baptism, call, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Isaiah 9:1-4, Matthew 4:12-24, vocation, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: The foolishness of the wise
The magi may be ‘wise men from the East’ but apparently they lack all common sense. Continue reading
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Tagged asylum seekers, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Epiphany, Flight into Egypt, magi, Massacre of the Innocents, Matthew 2:1-12, refugees
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Sermon: A psalm of hate
Another gift of the Psalter is the permission it gives us to share everything with God, even those emotions of which we are ashamed. The psalms show us that there is nothing that human beings can think, feel, say, or do, that we need to hide from God. Continue reading
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Tagged anger, biblical interpretation, C. S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Hate, Psalm 137, reading the Bible, revenge, The Psalter
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Reflection: Carrying the Cross
What we are seeing with the federal Religious Discrimination Bill is a last, desperate, attempt by Australian churches to hold on to the privilege and possessions that Australian Christians used to be able to take for granted: respect from the community, and a place at the tables of politicians. Continue reading
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Tagged Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lenny Duncan, Luke 14:25-33, William H. Lamar IV
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Sermon: A higher loyalty
Our electoral system is something to be celebrated. Despite this, we as Christians have an even higher loyalty than our loyalty to our democracy. Continue reading
Sermon: How is Jesus like a bronze serpent?
The cross turns our ways of seeing the world upside down. God becomes powerless to defeat death; human suffering is taken up into the life of God. Continue reading
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Tagged crucifixion, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John 3:14-21, Jurgen Moltmann, Martin Luther, Moses, Numbers 21:4-9, snakes, The Crucified God
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Sermon: What “Christ the King” means for us
Celebrating the Reign of Christ can be, in some places and at some times, a very brave and radical thing to do. Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin Guerrero, Christ the King, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Sermon, Year of Mark
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