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Winning the Fight – The Courier Jan 6th, 2011

by Lauren Murada Spending 20 years in one job may be hard to imagine for some people but for Father Dave Smith, it’s his life. The minister of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Dulwich Hill, celebrated the 20-year milestone in December. … Continue reading

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Faith is Passion. (A Sermon on Romans 9:1-5)

I am telling the truth in union with Christ-I am not lying, for my conscience, confirms it in the Holy Spirit. I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart, for I could wish that I myself were condemned … Continue reading

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There’s Room for Everybody! – A Pentecost Sunday Sermon (2009)

“When the day of Pentecost came, all of them were together in one place. Suddenly, a sound like the roaring of a mighty windstorm came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw tongues like … Continue reading

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The Curse of Multiculturalism – A Pentecost Sunday Sermon

Devout Jews from every nation under heaven were living in Jerusalem. When that sound came, the crowd rushed together and was startled because each one heard the disciples speaking in his own language. Stunned and amazed, they asked, “All of … Continue reading

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The Hope of Heaven (a Sermon on Revelation 7:9-17)

“After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, stand­ing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and … Continue reading

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The Stone that the Builders Rejected (a Sermon on Act 4:11-12)

“Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be … Continue reading

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Jesus meets a Marginalised Woman (John 4:4-42)

Now it was necessary for him [Jesus] to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s Well was also there, and … Continue reading

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How to Waste your time looking for lost sheep! (Matthew 18)

One of the things I hear a lot in the business world is that if you want to be successful, you need to hang around successful people. I don’t know if you’ve heard of the concept of the ‘Mastermind Group’, but … Continue reading

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Upon This Rock! (Matthew 16:13-25)

When Jesus had come to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They said, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the … Continue reading

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