Sermons
“Turning the world the right way up” (Gospel of Luke, Advent #3)
Upside down In the late 1800’s an experimental psychologist, George Stratton, performed an experiment. He constructed a mirrored apparatus worn on his head that inverted what he saw. After about… Read more
“The untame king reigns from the cross” (Gospel of Luke, Advent #2)
A royal title The full title of Prince Philip (husband of Queen Elizabeth II) is more than 130 words long! The first half of his title is as follows: His… Read more
“Made ready and prepared for the LORD” (Gospel of Luke, Advent #1)
How do you get ready for Christmas? Advent is a time of preparation. We wait and prepare for the coming of Christ at Christmas. But how do we get ready?… Read more
“Deliver us from evil” (The Lord’s Prayer #5)
Evil is all around, even within us You can hear evil in the news headlines: “NSW bushfire threatens Newcastle homes.” “Kenyan priest killed in Cameroon violence.” “Death toll from fire… Read more
“Forgive us our debts” (The Lord’s Prayer #4)
Medical condition This week I found out I have a medical condition. Sometimes medical related news can be bad news, but this is actually good news! This condition means: decreased… Read more
“Give us this day” (The Lord’s Prayer #3)
Two pitfalls of prayer I think there are two common pitfalls in prayer: (1) To turn prayer into a shopping list of requests. (2) To assume God is not interested… Read more
“Your kingdom come” (The Lord’s Prayer #2)
What is the kingdom of God? At the start of his ministry Jesus announces: “The kingdom of heaven is near!” (Matthew 4:17).[1] Later Jesus even says the kingdom “is in… Read more
“Our Father” (The Lord’s Prayer #1)
Series introduction What is prayer? Can anyone do it? And are there any side effects? Over the next five weeks we’re going to explore the Lord’s Prayer. We’ll hear that… Read more
“Jesus our bodily priest” (Jesus our priest #5)
‘We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.’ (Hebrews 10:10) Putting his body on the line It’s finals time! If you… Read more
“Jesus our blood-stained priest” (Jesus our priest #4)
What’s with all the blood? Blood is splattered all over the Bible. It’s painted on doorposts at Passover, Moses sprinkles it on the people, and it’s splashed against the altar… Read more
