Tag Archives: David Smith

Does God really love the top-wealthy 1%? (A sermon on Luke 19:1-10)

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Father Dave

“[Jesus] entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Love is eternal. Marriage isn’t! (A sermon on Luke 20:27-38)

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Father Dave

“Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to [Jesus] 28 and asked him a question, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What is faith? (A sermon on Luke 17:11-17)

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Father Dave

I’ve been having more regular contact lately from some of the men of Manus Island – the asylum-seekers that I met almost two years ago in the detention centre there, though none of them still seem to be on Manus … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bad Religion (A Sermon on Luke 13:10-17)

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Father Dave

I can’t read this passage without being reminded of my recent experience in Jodidi – a little village on the road to Damascus (in Syria).  Jodidi is, quite literally, ‘on the road to Damascus’, and is supposed to be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

What is faith? (A sermon on Hebrews 11:1-16)

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Father Dave

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. 3By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Epistles | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Rich Idiot (A sermon on Luke 12:13-21)

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Father Dave

Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.”  But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?”  And he said to them, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Epistles | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hosea; how much further can you push the prophecy envelope?

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Father Dave

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 →

Posted in Sermons: Old Testament | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

We are all Samaritans (A sermon on Luke 10:25-37)

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Father Dave

One of the last things we did during our recent trip to Damascus was to meet with Dr Nabil Toumeh – a member of the Syrian Parliament and advisor to the International Human Rights Commission. Dr Toumeh’s Ph.D studies must … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trinity Sunday Sermon 2019

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Father Dave

One of the highlights of my almost thirty years at Holy Trinity, Dulwich Hill, was the 2015 publication of the book by John Coleman and Bob Irving – “A Church for our Times” – which did an amazing job of … Continue reading →

Posted in Topical Sermons | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment