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Sermon: Relying on Holy Wisdom

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Avril Hannah-Jones

I know that this is true, that God can give us wisdom as a gift, because I became a minister in my early thirties, and even now, fifteen years later, I am still much younger than most of this congregation. Yet every week I stand up and preach to people who in some cases have exactly twice as much life experience as I have. Continue reading →

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Sermon: As we go into lockdown again, God is with us.

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Avril Hannah-Jones

This week, as we experience the worry and frustration of another lockdown, the doctrine of the Trinity tells us that the God who created the universe is with us, closer than our breath, and among us, holding our community together while we must stay apart. I hope that that is a comfort to you through these next few days. God is with us. Continue reading →

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Reflection: The Trinity (why it’s a very cool doctrine)

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Avril Hannah-Jones

the doctrine of the Trinity reminds us that God is in God’s very self a community of love. And since we are made in God’s image we too are made to exist in community Continue reading →

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Sermon: Don’t mention the Trinity!

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

As I say on this Sunday every year: today is Trinity Sunday; be afraid, be very afraid. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Calling God ‘She’

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Avril Hannah-Jones

The fruits of the Holy Spirit include patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control. Sadly, I frequently fail to demonstrate the fruits of the Spirit on social media. Continue reading →

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Sermon: The Trinity is a celebration; not a maths problem

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

I hope this is giving you a sense of why the doctrine of the Trinity excites me. (Yes, I am the sort of geek who gets excited by theological doctrines.) Continue reading →

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Sermon: Trinity and Wisdom

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown Trinity Sunday Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 John 16:12-15 Today we celebrate Trinity Sunday. We celebrate explicitly what is implicit every time we gather for worship: that the God we are worshipping is both One and Three. This is … Continue reading →

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