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Tag Archives: Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon: Mutual epiphanies
As Christianity loses its place of privilege in Australia, there are some Christians who think the response should be to circle the wagons, to build walls between us and the rest of the world. But that is contrary to the mystery revealed to Christ’s holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit, the mystery of absolute and utter inclusion. There can be no excuse for churches to re-establish walls between human beings when Jesus came to tear all those dividing walls down. Continue reading
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Tagged crossing boundaries, Ephesians 3:1-12, Epiphany, gentile inclusion, gentiles, inclusion, magi, Matthew 2:1-12, nativity
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Sermon: The foolishness of the wise
The magi may be ‘wise men from the East’ but apparently they lack all common sense. Continue reading
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Tagged asylum seekers, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Epiphany, Flight into Egypt, magi, Massacre of the Innocents, Matthew 2:1-12, refugees
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Sermon: Birth; Death; Stars
… In the words of Hugo it is ‘the straight line of the soul broken by the presence of God’. That’s the terrifying message of the Epiphany, that in this Birth we see the Death of so many things that we think we need … Continue reading
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Tagged Epiphany, Javert, Journey of the Magi, Les Misérables, Matthew 2:1-12, stars, T.S.Eliot, Victor Hugo
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Sermon for Epiphany: Let your light shine
By following Jesus and imitating Christ we can live in such a way that God’s light shines through us to illuminate the world. Continue reading
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Tagged Epiphany, Isaiah 60:1-6, Light, Matthew 2:1-12, Sermon, Third Isaiah, Year of Luke
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Sermon: Jesus the refugee and the tragedy of Bethlehem
Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church Epiphany, January 4 2015 Matthew 2:1-12 For the past month or so the soundtrack of my life has been Christmas carols. I’ve heard them whenever I’ve been shopping; I’ve played them while driving in my … Continue reading
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Tagged asylum seekers, Bethlehem, Epiphany, Matthew 2:1-12, refugees, Separation Wall, Sermon, Williamstown Uniting Church, Year of Mark
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