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Sermon: Righteous without being self-righteous
Lent reminds us that our role as Christ’s followers is to seek to be righteous without being self-righteous, as difficult as that is. Continue reading
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Tagged Ash Wednesday, Isaiah 58:1-12, Lent, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21, Righteousness, Sermon, sin, Year of Luke
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Sermon: Jesus was serious about all that ‘love’ stuff
As I said last week, we are not God. We cannot love others as God loves us. We will always fail and fall short. But that doesn’t give us a reason not to try. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, love, Luke 4:21-30, Sermon, Year of Luke
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Sermon: We are not the messiah (but we can change the world)
Luckily for all of us who are baptised into this awesome responsibility, we are not the Messiah. We are called to follow Christ; we don’t have to individually be Christ. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Freedom, Justice, Luke 4:14-21, Poverty, Sermon, Year of Luke
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Sermon: Life before and after death
It is impossible to be grateful to this God and not act in solidarity with others to make this world a more just place … Continue reading
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Tagged death, Isaiah, Isaiah 43:1-7, Justice, Sermon, Solidarity, Year of Luke
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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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Reflection for Christmas Day
I think that for us to truly celebrate Christmas we need to support Australians of other faiths as they celebrate their festivals. Continue reading
Sermon for Advent 4: Love
George Brandis famously said that people have the right to be bigots, and I’m going to go further and say that we are commanded to love bigots. Continue reading
Sermon for Advent 3: Joy
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. The Lord is near. He is coming to welcome us to his kingdom, to make a place for us at his banqueting table. Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Advent 3, Consumption, John the Baptist, Joy, Luke 3:7-18, Philippians 4:4-7, Sermon, Year of Luke
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Sermon: For the first Sunday of Advent and Zoey’s Baptism
Sermon for Williamstown The First Sunday of Advent, 29th of November, 2015 Jeremiah 33:14-16 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 Happy New Year! Today is a day of beginnings. It’s the first Sunday of Advent, and today the church begins a … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Hope, Luke 21:25-36, Parousia, Sermon, Year of Luke
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