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Unity with Diversity (A sermon on Ephesians 4:1-6)
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to live in a way that is worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, along with patience, accepting one another in love. Do … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Epistles
Tagged baptism, cult, Diversity, Ephesians, one baptism, one faith, sort, St Paul, There is one Lord
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Sydney Anglicanism: church or cult?
Sydney Anglicanism: church or cult? Keith Mascord’s Open Letter to the Standing Committee of the Anglican Church, Diocese of Sydney November 29 2006: Dr Keith Mascord published an open letter to the Standing Committee of the Anglican Church, Diocese of … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged church, Diocese of Sydney, humility, Moore College, problem, reason, sort, Standing Committee, Sydney Anglicanism
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Kids, Courts, and Custody Battles
Kids, Courts and Custody Battles and why you need to avoid the latter for the sake of the former Hi I’m Father Dave. I’m a tough guy. I’ve boxed professionally. I’ve kicked and wrestled with the best of them. In … Continue reading
Jacob & Esau – Two Brothers at War – a Sermon on Genesis 25:19-34
We gather together today in the wake of the terrible terrorist attacks in London – violence that I suspect has left none of us unaffected. Tony Blair said, “They will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear” , and it’s hard … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Old Testament
Tagged birth, Jacob and Esau, pain, promise, Rebekah, sort, way
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The Book of Esther
Esther is not a very popular book. Not many people preach on Esther. Indeed, the lectionary, if you know how that works, only encourages us to read it once every three years. Unlike the gospel of Mark, for instance, from … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Old Testament
Tagged Bible, Esther, mood, Mordechai, nobody, sort, The Book of Esther Esther, Xerxes
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Athanasius Revisited A Trinity Sunday Sermon
‘We believe in God’. That’s how our creed began today. That’s why we meet here today isn’t it, because we all believe in God? Some people still consider it quite an admirable thing to believe in God. Others still see … Continue reading
Posted in Topical Sermons
Tagged Arius, Athanasius, concept, doctrine of the Trinity, God, sort
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The Battle for the Vineyard 2011. (A sermon on Matthew 21:33-42)
Those who missed the presentation of Miko Peled last week missed something that was both informative and, at points, gut-wrenching. Having heard numerous folk now share their reflections on Miko’s address, I appreciate that different people took different things from … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged landlord, Miko, Miko Peled, sort, vineyard, violence, wine
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Doubting, bitter, and disillusioned Thomas. (A Sermon on John 20:19-31)
Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”. But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged doubt, Doubting Thomas, Jesus, resurrection, sort, story, Thomas, today
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