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Film’s Christ Seems Real – The Glebe April 8th, 2004

HERE we are approaching Holy Week, and I’m considering making another pilgrimage back to the theatre to see Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ again. I really mean it. For me this movie was a religious experience though I … Continue reading

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Forging Friendships to Cross Cultural Divides – The Torch December 7th, 2005

IT WAS a 1970s chart hit but now the song title ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends’ has been attached to a multicultural dinner designed to dispel some myths and strengthen ties between Muslims and non-Muslims. The ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends’ dinner will be … Continue reading

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Boring, Boring, Boring! (A reflection on 1 Corinthians 15)

“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved … For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also … Continue reading

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The Meaning of 666

I was driving past a church yesterday that had a sign stating FREE BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINAR… and I didn’t want you to feel left out. So today I’m going to talk about “666”! Pastors are often asked to tell who is … Continue reading

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Charism & Power (Matthew 23:8-12)

“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi’, for you have only one teacher, and all of you are brothers. And don’t call anyone on earth ‘Father,’ for you have only one Father, the one in heaven. Nor are you … Continue reading

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Christmas Day 2010. (John 1:1-5)

“In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. Through him all things were made, and apart from him was not anything made that was made. … Continue reading

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Don’t Worry, Be Happy! (A sermon on Colossians 1:15-17)

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities–all things were created through … Continue reading

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ANZAC Day 2010 (A sermon of remembrance)

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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Jesus is Crazy! (A sermon on Luke 15 )

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having … Continue reading

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