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Bible passages Gen 12:1-9; Romans 4:13-25; Matt 9:9-13 NOTE THIS TEXT IS A LONGER VERSION THAN THE VERSION PREACHED. Imagine you're an office worker in a medium sized family business. You like your job and the boss. You get on with the other staff. You do your job well and are respected and liked, by both your fellow workers and the owner of the company but you're a little discontent. You see you...

Readings Micah 6:1-8; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 Sermon God's kindness and our action a. Kindness That Shapes Faith i. Kindness at a Time of Transition Just over 40 years ago aged 18 I went to O week at the University of Queensland for the beginning of my University studies. At the stalls put up to promote the clubs and societies of the University, I deliberately looked for one of the...

Full text of sermon. (Detailed notes original to authour - Script filled out by Chat GPT) Sermon: Standing Firm Until He Comes (Based on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17) a. The Fear and Confusion About Christ's Return The church in Thessalonica was confused and fearful. They had been told that "the Day of the Lord" had already come - that Christ had either already returned or was about to come at...

Key texts Zephaniah 3:14–20; Luke 3:7–18 One of the key things about God coming to be one of us at Christmas, and the promise of his return to be with us again in the future is that in choosing our life, our death and in giving us new life and a future, God gives you and me and every human being dignity. God's presence amongst us in Christ on the first Christmas and now through the Holy Spirit...

1. Readings a. First Reading Amos 7: 7 - 8 b. Second Reading Matt. 23:23 c. Third Reading Deut.16: 18 -20 d. Gospel Luke 13: 10 - 17 2. Sermon Go God's love going way The people of Israel were suffering in Egypt, forced to labour, building cities temples and tombs. They cry out against this injustice and God hears their cries and rescues them giving them a leader called Moses. God rescues them...

Heb 11:29-12:2 Sermon Jesus Carries us across the line The Story of Derek Redman See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V93-mOwkw3I Derek Redman was a contender to win a medal in the 400m sprint at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. He had easily made the semi-finals winning both his heats, but in that semi-final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_JUKNfYNpc150 metres from the end, his hamstring tore....

Key Bible passages: Proverbs 8:1–4, 22-31, Romans 5:1–5, John 16:12–15 The experience of God (Trinity) Today is Trinity Sunday. From our tradition and in our history the church has usually named God as Trinity. God is One but at the same time God is Three - Father, Son & Holy Spirit. Today, I'm going to talk about how God is experienced and how in that experience, as God is revealed to us, we...

A narrative sermon based on Genesis 32: 25-32 and Matthew 26: 36-46 My name is Jacob. I'm a twin. They say that even when I was in my mother's womb I struggled with my brother. I came out holding onto his heal so they gave me the name grasper or grabber. The name sort of fits because for the first part of my life that's just what I was like. I knew that the only way to get ahead in life was to...

Focus Readings: Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21; John 14:8-17 In Douglas Adam's Science Fiction series, the Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy there is a fish called the Babel fish which can be inserted into the ear and which translates whatever is being said in any language instantly to your own. He writes "by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures,...

Focus reading John 17:20-26 Some of you may remember Tim Shaw from Demtel. If you don't you may be familiar with the Shopping network. A presenter tells you about an amazing product you must have. Then she or he will say "but wait there's more" and will offer another amazing product, then they might say "Not only that you also get..." and perhaps they add "and if you call right now we'll also...