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Tag Archives: love
Sermon: Love in the face of Death
Life ends in death; and the lives of those we love might end at any time. Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged 2 Kings 2:1-12, death, Elijah, Elisha, love, Mark 9:2-9, Transfiguration, Year of Mark
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Sermon: Religious freedom
Any Christian who claims that they should be free to reject people rather than to welcome them, and to deny them service rather than to serve, is not following Christ. Continue reading
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Tagged Christ the King, judgement, love, Matthew 25:31-46, religious freedom, Year of Matthew
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Good and Bad Evangelism
I wish more churches could understand how important a message of love is to people, and how little most of us need to be reminded of our sins. Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings
Tagged Castlemaine, evangelism, love, Minus18, Religion, sexuality
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Sermon: Justice and Mercy
In Jesus we see that God is not working with a rights and rewards scale and making exceptions, but simply loving humanity. Continue reading
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Tagged Fairness, Justice, love, Matthew 20:1-16, Mercy, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: Paul talks about love – again!
Quarrelling and jealousy? I can barely get through a day without being guilty of one or the other. Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Church and State, Human rights, ICCPR, ICESCR, love, Romans 13:1-7, Romans 13:8-14
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Sermon: What’s love got to do with it? Everything.
People should know when Christians are being persecuted by the good that we’re doing in response. Continue reading
Reflection: Why I support Marriage Equality
today silence feels like cowardice. And if me being open about who I am can help even one young person feel better about who they are, then it’s worth it Continue reading
Posted in Reflection
Tagged faith, Hope, identity, love, marriage, marriage equality, Politics, same-sex marriage, sexuality
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Sermon: We can live out love
We can do more than we ever thought possible and live lives of astonishing love. Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, death, flesh, funerals, Holy Spirit, love, Righteousness, Romans 8:1-11
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Sermon: For Asta and Matthew’s Wedding
the Church believes and has always believed that in the love between a married couple, as in any sort of love, we see God Continue reading
Sermon: Christians behaving badly
I didn’t say in so many words, ‘You fool’, but I definitely implied it. Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Plass, Gender, God likes us, love, Matthew 5:21-37, Sermon on the Mount, Year of Matthew
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