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Why did Elijah feel so ALONE?
“Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind, and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not … Continue reading
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Tagged abandonment, Elijah, Father Dave, Father Dave Smith, lonliness
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What Makes Jesus a Good Shepherd? (Psalm 23)
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1) This coming Sunday is ‘Good Shepherd Sunday’. Every year at this time we revisit the 23rd Psalm and read excerpts from the tenth chapter of the Gospel according to … Continue reading
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Tagged 23rd Psalm, Father Dave, Father Dave Smith, Psalm 23, the lord is my shepherd
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Father Dave’s Preach and Punch Fest – 26-27 June, 2021
Binacrombi Bush Camp – June 26-27, 2021 I had some excellent men join me in the rign on Saturday night, June 26. My first opponent – Fonda – had obviously had a few fights. He knew what he was doing, … Continue reading
Preach and Punch Fest – June 5&6, 2021
Binacrombi Bush Camp – June 5-6, 2021 We had a great pair of boxers to take me on in the Binacrombi Bush Bash on the Saturday night (Karim and Mohammad) and a wonderful collection of Bible readings at our Sunday Eucharist. The … Continue reading
Hosea; how much further can you push the prophecy envelope?
When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the Lord.” (Hosea 1:2) There is so … Continue reading
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Tagged David Smith, Dulwich Hill, envelope, Father Dave, Holy Trinity, hosea, how much further, prophecy, sermon
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The secular side of God (A sermon on Esther)
“When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman hadthrown himself on the couch where Esther was reclining; and the king said, “Willhe even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the … Continue reading
Encountering the Other (A sermon on Job 24:3-6)
3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely, I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. 4 “You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak; I will … Continue reading
Arise, my fair one! (A sermon on the Song of Songs)
“My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and … Continue reading
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Tagged David Smith, Father Dave, Song of Solomon, Song of Songs
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Grant us Wisdom (A sermon on 1 Kings 2-3)
“God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” That’s not my normal opening prayer for a sermon but I suspect that … Continue reading
