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Sermon: The Book of Revelation – not that terrifying!
Despite the extravagance of its language, the revelation of this apocalypse, the interpretation of this prophecy, the situation that this letter addresses, was simple. John was writing to Christians living and working within the Roman Empire to tell them that as Christians they must resist the Roman imperial cult in which emperors were worshipped alongside other deities. Continue reading
Sermon: To be Christian is to be in community
Reflection for North Balwyn Uniting Church The Third Sunday of Easter, 14th of April 2024 Luke 24:36b-48 This may be sad news for those of you who are, like me, massive introverts, but following Jesus is always a communal activity. … Continue reading
Sermon: Thank goodness for Peter
There is a lovely line in a poem called A Vision of Piers Plowman, written in about 1400 by a man called William Langland: ‘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.’ That is what this epilogue to the Gospel according to John tells us; no human crime, sin or failing can outweigh the graciousness of God. Continue reading
Sermon: Putting it all together
The journey to faith isn’t instantaneous and it isn’t simply a matter of reading and understanding the Scriptures. Faith comes from the disciples’ encounters with the risen Jesus, in which everything they’ve heard and learned is integrated with what they’ve experienced. Continue reading
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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