Tag Archives: Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon: The Beatitudes

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Maybe it would help to put them in contemporary terms: Blessed are the boat people, for they will find a safe and welcoming home; blessed are those on unemployment and disability pensions, for they will be treated with dignity and respect; blessed are the First Nations people, for they will regain their stolen land; blessed are the do-gooders and trouble-makers, for they will be called the children of God. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Sinners and Saints

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

We’re all in this together; all of us sinners saved only by the grace of God. We’re comrades in human solidarity, recognising in each other the same faults and failings that we find in ourselves. Continue reading →

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Sermon: The Beatitudes

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany, 2nd of February 2014 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Matthew 5:1-12 Today, as we continue our Epiphany journey through Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, we hear one of my favourite descriptions … Continue reading →

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