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Sermon: Jesus, Jeremiah, and answering God’s call
Today the scripture has been fulfilled. That ‘today’ is still ours. How are we going to respond to the God who comes today, who calls us today, who brings liberation today? To borrow some words from Rabbie Burns, ‘Now’s the day, an’ now’s the hour’. How are we going to answer God’s call? Continue reading
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Tagged call, call to ministry, calling, Epiphany 4, Jeremiah 1:4-10, Luke 4:21-30, Nazareth Manifesto, prophecy, Prophet Jeremiah, vocation, Year of Luke
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Sermon: Day of Mourning
Today, the Sunday before the 26th of January, is commemorated by the Uniting Church as a Day of Mourning, remembering that while the raising of the Union Jack in Sydney Cove was ultimately wonderful for all the Second Peoples who have been able to live here, it was the beginning of centuries of dispossession, disease, and violence for Australia’s First Peoples. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, community, Covenant, Day of Mourning, Justice, Luke 4:14-21, Nazareth Manifesto, UAICC, Uniting Church, unity, Year of Luke
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