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God is NOT FAIR! (a sermon on Matthew 20:1-16)
It’s been a hard week for me in many ways. I buried an old friend on Wednesday (who, while an ‘old friend’, was significantly younger than me) and that was all very confronting and draining. More draining still though this … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged Bible, Father Dave, matthew 20:1-16, Parable of the workers in the vineyard
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The MacDonaldtown Parables (A sermon on Matthew 13:31-33, 44-45)
[Jesus] put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest … Continue reading
The Death of John the Baptist (A sermon on Mark 6:14-29)
“When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it.” And he solemnly swore to her, “Whatever you … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged Bible, death, doubt, everything, John the Baptist, the Baptist, work
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O Little Town By Nicholas Blincoe
As a child, studying O’ level geography, I was given a list of every conceivable city-type: the fortress, the port, the market town and so on. I remembered the list when I first visited Bethlehem, my wife’s home town. Many … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Age, Bethlehem, Bible, home, Israel, land, Nicholas Blincoe, occupation
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Transfiguration – for a 21st Century faith. (A Sermon on Mark 9)
I’d like this morning to address an issue that sometimes is like the elephant in the room that we are uncomfortable to talk about, but we sense others are thinking the same way, and having their own private struggles. It … Continue reading
“Before I was a Muslim I was a Christian”. (A sermon on Genesis 9:8-17)
I had the privilege last Friday night of being back amongst my friends at the Imam Husain Islamic Centre where we met to grieve the death of the father of my dear friend, Sheikh Mansour Leghaei. And it was good … Continue reading
Who Is My Brother?
Is it appropriate for me to refer to my Islamic friends as my ‘brothers’ and ‘sisters’ or should I reserve this language for fellow Christians? Is it only right to exclude some people from ‘the family’? What does that New … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Bible, Brother, community, faith, membership, New Testament
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Sex in the Bible! – a Reflection on the ‘Song of Songs’
The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows, looking through … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Old Testament
Tagged Bible, church, reading, Song, Song of Solomon, Song of Songs, voice
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Father Dave’s Sex Talk – a Sermon on the Song of Songs
OK guys. It’s time for Father Dave’s sex talk! It comes once every three years, when the passage from the Song of Songs appears in the lectionary. When you were in school, you used to get this talk every year. … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Old Testament
Tagged Bible, Biblical, Christian Youth Group, church, sex, sex talk, Song, Song of Songs
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