Tag Archives: Year of Matthew

Sermon: The unfashionable virtue of obedience

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Of course we cannot be perfect, as our Father in heaven is perfect. But every time we try to be better, every time we could call another Christian, ‘You fool’, or objectify someone by looking at them with lust in our hearts, and yet we don’t – we come closer to being the people God created us to be. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Following in the footsteps of the Apostle Peter and Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Camberwell Uniting Church 26th of January, 2020 Matthew 4:12-24 Isaiah 9:1-4 These weeks that we have between Christmas and Lent are dedicated to the nature of vocation or call. We’ve seen Jesus’ call to begin his public ministry … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Religious freedom

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Any Christian who claims that they should be free to reject people rather than to welcome them, and to deny them service rather than to serve, is not following Christ. Continue reading →

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Sermon: When commandments bring freedom

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

‘It is grace to know God’s commands. They release us from self-made plans and conflicts. They make our steps certain and our way joyful.’ Continue reading →

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Sermon: Justice and Mercy

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

In Jesus we see that God is not working with a rights and rewards scale and making exceptions, but simply loving humanity. Continue reading →

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Sermon: These things are not ‘sent to try us’

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

The question of why dreadful things happen to people remains, but the answer is never, ‘because God is testing us’. Continue reading →

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Newsletter: Spending Lent Wisely

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Protestants stopped fasting in Lent. It became something that those Catholics over there did, and was looked at with suspicion Continue reading →

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Sermon: Do not be afraid of this story

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

When I heard that one of the Electra-Lights had asked whether Adam and Eve were real I knew it was time for us to start talking with them about the nature of the Bible. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Rabble Rousing Riff Raff

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

“Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice – or will we be extremists for the cause of justice? ” Continue reading →

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Sermon: Christians behaving badly

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

I didn’t say in so many words, ‘You fool’, but I definitely implied it. Continue reading →

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