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Tag Archives: Freedom
Sermon: The Ten Words
And if we struggle to believe that in God’s sight we are ‘precious and lovely’, then be assured: the day will come when ‘we shall really understand what [God] means in these sweet words where he says, “All shall be well, and you shall see for yourself that all manner of things shall be well.”’ Continue reading
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Tagged C. S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Exodus 20:1-20, forgiveness, Freedom, Julian of Norwich, Lent, Lent 3, Psalm 19, sin, Ten Commandments, Walter Brueggemann, Year of Mark
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Sermon: Trauma and Liberation
It makes sense to me that symptoms that the medieval church saw as evidence of witchcraft and demonic possession: eating disorders; uncontrollable emotional outbursts; the inability to behave ‘properly’ as one’s community expects, were the result of trauma. I am sure those who were accused of witchcraft or demonic possession had experienced a lot of trauma before those accusations were first made. Continue reading
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Tagged complex PTSD, demons, exorcism, exorcisms, Freedom, Gospel according to Mark, healing, Jarel Robinson-Brown, Jean-Martin Charcot, Judith Hermann, liberation, Mark 1:14-20, PTSD, trauma, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror, Year of Mark
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Sermon: Salvation and Liberation
God’s love does not save us from suffering. God’s love does, however, accompany us as we suffer. God suffers with us. Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 16:16-34, Apostle Paul, Book of Acts, Freedom, Glory, John 17:20-26, liberation, Salvation, slavery
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Sermon: Putting one foot in front of the other
Reflection for North Balwyn Uniting Church 7th of February 2021 Isaiah 40:21-31 Psalm 147 Mark 1:29-39 We woke up on Thursday morning to a new case of community transmission in Victoria. The covid19 journey is truly a wild rollercoaster of … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylonian Exile, C. S. Lewis, covid19, Freedom, healing, Isaiah 40:21-31, Mark 1:29-39, patience
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Sermon: Freedom, love, covid19 … and Margaret Court
Commentators from outside Melbourne were appalled that we were willing to follow such draconian rules and accused us of having Stockholm Syndrome. It was not Stockholm Syndrome. It was love. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Apostle Paul, covid19, Freedom, love, Margaret Court, Mark 1:21-28, religious freedom
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Sermon: We are not the messiah (but we can change the world)
Luckily for all of us who are baptised into this awesome responsibility, we are not the Messiah. We are called to follow Christ; we don’t have to individually be Christ. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Freedom, Justice, Luke 4:14-21, Poverty, Sermon, Year of Luke
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