Tag Archives: sin
Sermon: The Ten Words
And if we struggle to believe that in God’s sight we are ‘precious and lovely’, then be assured: the day will come when ‘we shall really understand what [God] means in these sweet words where he says, “All shall be well, and you shall see for yourself that all manner of things shall be well.”’ Continue reading
Sermon: In which Avril confesses her besetting sin
today we hear the Apostle Paul telling the Christians in Rome not to be haughty and not to claim to be wiser than they are – and ouch! If there is any sin of which I am consistently guilty it is being haughty about my intellect and my education. I do not know whether I claim to be wiser than I am, but I frequently claim to be wiser than most of the Australian population. On this count, Paul has got me bang to rights. Continue reading
Sermon: “Hello, my name is Paul and I’m a sinner”
We are not Christians because our lives are perfect, and we are admirable people and examples to our neighbours. Frequently we are Christians exactly because our lives are a mess, and we know that we cannot fix ourselves. The good news is that we do not need to try to fix ourselves. Continue reading
Sermon: It’s all about love (I know, I know; I keep saying that. But it is!)
‘God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them,’ (1 John 4:16) writes the Elder, summing up in one sentence what I try to say ever single week. Continue reading
Sermon: Who is welcome? Sinners.
We can come to God with all our messiness and sickness and failure, and know that we are welcome. God’s door is open to us, and all we need to do is walk through it. Our sins are forgiven. Continue reading
Sermon: Clericalism is wrong
The proposed legal change is a sign that the world is changing, and it seems that Australian society will no longer allow churches to be treated differently from other institutions. And that’s good! Continue reading
Sermon: #MeToo
From the story of Eli, it appears that the Lord agrees that ‘The standard you walk past is the standard you accept’. Continue reading
Sermon: Jesus is not a life coach
Paul reminds us that Christianity is not about positive thinking. Jesus is not a life coach. Continue reading
Sermon: The greater righteousness (2)
Matthew’s story is a story of social conventions being overturned and of mercy outweighing merely-legal righteousness. Continue reading
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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