Tag Archives: forgiveness

Sermon: It’s all about love (I know, I know; I keep saying that. But it is!)

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Avril Hannah-Jones

‘God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them,’ (1 John 4:16) writes the Elder, summing up in one sentence what I try to say ever single week. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Forgiveness

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Avril Hannah-Jones

That’s the bedrock conviction of the Christian faith. There are no unforgiveable sins. There are no unforgiveable people. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Why I disagree with Israel Folau

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Avril Hannah-Jones

It is only when we accept that God’s love is for us and for everyone that the news of the empty tomb becomes for us not simply an idle tale but the beginning of new life. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Forgiveness, not sacrifice

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Avril Hannah-Jones

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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Sermon: In which Avril, surprisingly, preaches about Mothers’ Day

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

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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Sermon: Forgiveness and Mercy

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Avril Hannah-Jones

‘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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Sermon: In which the Prophet Jonah pouts like a three-year-old

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

We’re reminded that it’s not the strength, boldness, courage or cleverness of prophets or disciples that allows God’s message to be heard, because Jonah is none of these things. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Forgiveness

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Avril Hannah-Jones

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 →

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Sermon: Following in the fisherman’s footsteps

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Avril Hannah-Jones

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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