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Living the Dream! (A sermon on 2 Corinthians 6:4-10)

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Father Dave

“But as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the … Continue reading →

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Through Chaos and Confusion (Mark 3:20-35)

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Father Dave

“Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is … Continue reading →

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The Sabbath was made for humanity (Mark 2:23-3:6)

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Father Dave

“The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.” (Mark 2:27-28) Anarchy is something we all fear – those of us who know what it is, … Continue reading →

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Zionism and Biblical prophecy

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Father Dave

The ideology of Zionism, which provided the philosophical underpinning for the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, was not initially a religious movement. Whether or not Theodor Herzl was an Atheist, his writings display no interest in religion, … Continue reading →

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The danger of Anti-Semitism

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Father Dave

I want to thank the organisers of today’s event for privileging me with an invitation to address you. At the same time though, a part of me wants to say ‘thanks for nothing’ as you guys must know that by … Continue reading →

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Christianity and Politics

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Father Dave

The relationship between the Christian faith and politics is not an easy topic for discussion, especially if we take our starting point from the Christian Scriptures – the New Testament. Whereas both the other ‘religions of the book’ (Judaism and … Continue reading →

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We are the answer we have been waiting for (a Pentecost Sunday sermon)

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Father Dave

“When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as … Continue reading →

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Embracing the + in the LGBTQI+ (Sermon on Acts 8: 26-40)

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Father Dave

“Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza’ (This is a wilderness road)”. (Acts 8:26) It gave me a bit of a … Continue reading →

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Opening our minds to the Scriptures (Luke 24: 44-47)

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Father Dave

“Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you – that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” 45Then … Continue reading →

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