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Sermon: Collective responsibility, if not collective punishment
In Hosea’s portrayal of God, God is the good and caring parent who watches a beloved child become a difficult adolescent and make the wrong choices. Continue reading
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Tagged God as Parent, Hosea 11:1-11, judgement, love, prophecy, Prophet Amos, Prophet Hosea, punishment, Year of Luke
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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: Palm Sunday Protests
There can be no ‘Walk for Justice for Refugees’, which churches and community groups have held on this Sunday for years as our government’s attacks on people seeking asylum have got worse. We are seeing a very different Palm Sunday, a much more subdued one than we would normally experience. But its importance, its message, remains the same. Continue reading
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Tagged Matthew 21:1-11, Palm Sunday, Palm Sunday March for Refugees, political protest, Politics, prophecy, protest, refugees, street marches
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