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Compassion and The Voice

15 Feb

  Matthew 5:21-37 In our continued reading of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s Gospel, we are confronted with a Jesus who crosses the line. In last week’s reading, Jesus says that he didn’t come to dismiss the law … Read More »

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Desire

26 Mar

Luke 13:31-35 “We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the human body and keep it at the highest pitch of artificial tension, to strain every human desire to the limit and to create … Read More »

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Pentecost Sunday

21 May

Today is Pentecost Sunday, the day of the breaking in and breaking out of the Spirit in the lives of all who live a life of love and compassion in Christ. To be en christos is to be empowered to … Read More »

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Becoming Fruit

30 Apr

Christianity is a progressive faith. It is never stagnant nor regressive. It’s very essence is to move into life not into death.  Each action, comment and teaching of Jesus is about transformation and resurrection. That is the essence of our … Read More »

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Speaking In Love

24 Aug

Sometime in the next few weeks Australians will receive a ballot paper requesting us to vote in relation to marriage equality or, more accurately, marriage justice. Despite the polling which indicates a positive response to this question by a majority … Read More »

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Divisions and Unity

26 Jun

There is an ad on TV for a bank called ME. The ad comprises a lot of little yellow circles with the word ME in it bouncing around our screen singing me, me, me! The voice over cements the image … Read More »

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Compassion, Mission and Sacrifice

18 Jun

On this our stewardship Sunday, my text for this sermon comes from the last verses of Matthew Chapter 9: 35Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and … Read More »

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Be awake, Jesus is back!

28 Nov

Matthew 24:36-44 Today is Advent Sunday beginning the count down to the coming of Christ in to the world. It is the count down to the beginning of the end to the ruthless power of violence, persecution and isolation presently … Read More »

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The Way of Kindness

17 Oct

Luke 18:1-8   Over the last few months I have noticed the power of  moral outrage to distract humanity from the larger questions facing society. Footy grand finals hype, Pauline Hanson’s outrageous statements, the Buddgy 9’s outrageous behaviour in Malaysia, … Read More »

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The Covenant of Compassion

22 Aug

Luke 13:10-17   The Covenant of Compassion   Cruelty of any kind to animals of any kind is almost always universally condemned. The banning of greyhound racing by the NSW government in response to the reported on going mistreatment of … Read More »

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