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Christ is King! (John 18:33-37)
A sermon for the last Sunday of the Church year – the feast of Christ the King So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do … Continue reading
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Tagged German Christian, Gospel, gun, Jesus, Pilate, Pontius Pilate, Pope Pius XI. 1925, reading, recognise, today
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Rugby, Reality & Religious Rivalry (Mark 9:31-34)
Yesterday was a great day for this community. Yes, I’m talking about the Newtown-St George Rugby game at Telstra Stadium, where our team, trailing by 2 points with only five minutes to go, ran in two tries to win by … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus, League, New, teaching of Jesus, the disciples, today, wasn, yesterday
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Extreme Widows! (Mark 12:41-44)
My focus here is on three widows – Ruth, her mother-in-law Naomi, and a nameless pensioner who puts all her livelihood into the offertory plate! As ever, the characters the Bible brings before us as heroes of the faith are … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, Gospel, Jesus, Mark Twain, mother-in-law, offertory, priest, reading
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Are all Divorcees Adulterers? (Mark 10:11-12)
“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” (Mark 10:11-12) Could these really be the words of the Lord Jesus? And was this really a good … Continue reading
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Tagged adultery, Bible, boot, church, faith, Jesus, law, Lord Jesus
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Jesus, the Bread of Life (John 6:35, 41-51)
I don’t know what your week has been like, but I’ve had a week that has been full of typical priest-type things: visiting the sick and organising weddings, baptisms and funerals. Indeed, in the next few weeks we’ve got two … Continue reading
The Death of John the Baptist (Mark 6:14-29)
And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, … Continue reading
Love one Another (John 15:9-17)
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Mission, church, Da Vinci Code, faith, Jesus, Lord Jesus, movie, reason, Vinci
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The Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35)
I’ve had some pretty intense pastoral encounters this past week. I think that’s the right term – ‘pastoral encounters’? I’m referring to those dialogues I have occasionally with people that are deep and spiritual, and I’ve had quite a number … Continue reading
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Tagged Emmaus, Galilee, realise, recognise, resurrection appearances, The resurrected Jesus, work
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He is Risen Indeed! (John 20:1-18)
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus, moment, Peter, reason, resurrection, Simon Peter, the resurrection of Jesus, tomb, wasn
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