What use does a story of an exorcism serve to teach us in today's Modern Western World? In this sermon we explore what it means for Jesus to break boundaries, what it tells us about him and about God. … [Read more...]
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When does the Kingdom of God draw near?
You hear phrases so often that you can forget what they say. This story, a composite of people and places I have known, is one way to understand what the kingdom of God can be like when it draws near, and you turn around (which is what "repent" means) and you open your heart and soul to actually believe good news.It is not without significance that all of this happens between a young man and an older woman. The clergy presence here is at best "tangential"! The work of the church is best done by … [Read more...]
What does it mean to try to be holy?
This is a teaching about the little path of being clear, simple and above all vulnerable that allowed two people, Samuel and Philip, to be considered holy.It is a story-telling sermon and a sermon which tries to link those stories into living out our way of life as little-christs / christians. … [Read more...]
You can dance if you wanna…
This sermon explores the baptism of Jesus, and what it shows us about the inner life of God, an inner life that we are all invited into in Baptism. May God bless you today and always. … [Read more...]
Gold, Incense and Hand cream…
The Festival of the Epiphany is all about the Magi. Delightfully we know almost nothing factual about them, and to Jesus, Joseph and Mary they apparently said absolutely nothing (worth recording, that is). But wordlessly they spoke so deeply with gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. This sermon is trying to help us re-connect with those gifts so that we may "hear" what the Magi were saying about the baby before them. … [Read more...]
Christmas Eve
This teaching looks at how the birth of a baby gives a clue to the nature of how God does "mighty" things. We tend to think of mightiness as about force and warfare. Do babies have "might"? Well, perhaps Jesu did, and still does. But in the heart not in the fist. … [Read more...]
Joy to the World?
What is the essence of the Christian faith? As we near the end of this Advent season, as we near the celebration of our Saviour's birth on Christmas, I invite you to explore this question. I hope that this sermon can uplift and challenge you and my prayer is that you might be renewed in God's joy for you in this Christmas season and for evermore. … [Read more...]
Mary The Amazing, who gets to carry God!
In this teaching I am looking at the particularity, even peculiarity, of Mary, Jesus' mum. And wondering if we think we might be a bit too much for God to trust with himself. … [Read more...]
Waiting for the Second Coming…Really?
I want to make you question when we are taught to expect a Mighty King, suddenly returning in Power with Armies. Please, no more Jihad on my behalf! Nor on Jesus' either. Think more about what we expect to come, and how he looked the last time, and since. … [Read more...]
What would you do if knew the world were ending tomorrow?
As we begin the Advent season, a season of expectation and waiting, we explore what it means for Jesus to proclaim the end of the world. We explore what Jesus might be saying about himself, and about we who choose to follow him. May you blessed, challenged and engaged. … [Read more...]
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