Tag Archives: healing

Reflection: Gender Equality in Jesus’ healings

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Avril Hannah-Jones

You may have noticed my tendency to talk about the way that Jesus treated women, the way he welcomed them as equals in a patriarchal society. That is not just because gender equality is a personal obsession of mine; it is because this equality is a characteristic of the new community that Jesus created, the body of Christ. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Putting one foot in front of the other

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Avril Hannah-Jones

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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Sermon: It’s more than just a miracle

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown The Second Sunday after Pentecost June 2, 2013 Luke 7:1-10 On first hearing, today’s story from the Gospel according to Luke sounds simple. Someone is sick, to the point that he’s about to die, and Jesus, the … Continue reading →

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