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Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world
“In the beginning was the Force, and the Force was with God and the Force was God” (John 1:1 – Father Dave translation) Yes, that’s the Father Dave translation of the Gospel According to St John, first chapter, first verse, … Continue reading
The Kingdom of God is at hand!
note that there is no video version of this sermon (as I forgot to push ‘start’) 🙁 “Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged Father Dave, Matthew 4:12-23, The Kingdom of God is at hand
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Rules and Relationships – a sermon on Matthew 5:21-37
“You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder’; and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will … Continue reading
What kind of crazy story is this – a sermon on the virgin birth (Matthew 1:18-25)?!
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged Christmas story, Father Dave, matthew 1, matthew 1:18-25, mother Mary, mother of god, virgin birth
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Christ is King! (a sermon on Luke 23:33-43)
We have reached the end of another ecclesiastical year. The church year differs from the calendar year, of course, because it is structured around the life of Jesus rather than around the movement of the stars. It begins with the … Continue reading
Talking about Mordechai Vanunu on the set of Hamghesse
In August 2016 I had the privilege to travelling to Iran to be featured in an episode of ‘Hamghesse’ (which means ‘stories’ in Farsi). You can read my reflections on the trip as a whole in my blog (here). What … Continue reading
Posted in Press Clippings, Social Justice
Tagged Father Dave, Hamghesse, mordechai vanunu
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Some questions about Zacchaeus! (a sermon on Luke 19:1-10)
I read what I felt was an excellent article by John Pilger yesterday, entitled “Inside the Invisible Government: War, Propaganda, Clinton & Trump” where he gave a very good analysis of the way media propaganda works: “Imagine two cities. … Continue reading
Power, wealth and self-deception (a sermon on Luke 16:19-31)
I’ve read two books recently by Nabeel Qureshi, who is an Islamic-Christian convert – that is, he was a Muslim who has converted to Christianity – and I’ve gained some real insight from his work. One area though where I … Continue reading
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Tagged Father Dave, lazarus and dives, lazarus and the rich man, luke 16, luke 16:19-31
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Jesus told them another joke (a sermon on Luke 18:9-14)
Luke chapter 18: “Jesus told them another joke”, we are told, “and He told this one to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and looked down on others.” Did you hear the one about the Pharisee and … Continue reading
