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Sermon: Forgiveness, not sacrifice
Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church ANZAC Service – 22nd of April, 2018 Have any of you seen the recent film Good-Bye Christopher Robin? It flashes forwards and backwards between the two World Wars and the period between them. It begins … Continue reading
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Tagged A. A. Milne, ANZAC Day, Christopher Robin, forgiveness, John Curtin, reconciliation, World War One, World War Two
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Sermon: In which Avril, surprisingly, preaches about Mothers’ Day
When the Bible wants to tell us exactly how tenderly God loves us, God is compared to a mother. Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, Isaiah 49:13-18, Jesus was a feminist, John 7:53-8:11, Mothers' Day, Psalm 131, sexual impropriety
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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: Forgiveness
Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church 4th Sunday after Pentecost, 16th of June 2013 Luke 7:36-8:3 Did you experience déjà vu hearing today’s gospel reading? It’s only a couple of months since we heard another version of the story of a … Continue reading
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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