Sermon: Sunday May 8th, 2016. Mothers Day, Ascension Sunday, Story Week 5, “Community Life” Exodus 19:3-6, 20:1-17, Acts 7:48-50, John 13:33-35 We pitched our tent in Brachina Gorge in the beautiful Flinders Ranges last week. In this week of the Story we hear that God pitched his tent too. In Hebrew the Word says [...]
Sermon, Sunday May 1, 2016 “Deliverance” Psalm 105, Acts 6:8, 7:1, 30-34, 39, 51-53, Luke 4:16-21 Exodus 3:1-10 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel [...]
Sermon, Sunday April 24, 2016. Easter 5C. Story Week 3 Genesis 45:1-7, 14-15 Romans 8: 28-30 Matthew 18:21-35 Joseph: From Slave to PM Genesis 45:1-7, 14-15 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he [...]
Sermon, Sunday April 17, 2016, Easter 4C, Story Week 2, Genesis 12:1-5, Psalm 33, Hebrews 11:8-9, Luke 3:7-9 Genesis 12:1-5 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless [...]
Sermon, Sunday April 10, 2016 Story 1 Easter 3C Genesis 1:26-31a Psalm 29, Ephesians 4:20-24, John 3:16-18 “A Big Bang” Genesis 1:26-31a 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock [...]
Sermon, Thanksgiving Sunday (C) Sunday April 3, 2016, St Petri Philippians 4:4-9 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests [...]
Sermon, EASTER DAY Sunday March 27, 2016, St Petri Isaiah 65:17-25 Pure Delight. 17 “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. 18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people [...]
Maundy Thursday 2016 Homily John 13:1-17 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil [...]
Good Friday Homily 2016 John 18:28-40 28 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate came out to them and [...]
Sermon, Sunday March 20, 2016, PALM SUNDAY Showing Promise: Servant Heart Isaiah 50:4-9a he Lord God gives me the right words to encourage the weary. Each morning he awakens me eager to learn his teaching; 5 he made me willing to listen and not rebel or run away. 6 I let them beat my back and pull [...]
