Transfigured
Mark 9:2-9 For the past few weeks we’ve been looking at the stories around the very start of Jesus’ ministry; this week, as we prepare for the start of Lent, we move to a story that marks the beginning of the end. The transfiguration, the archetypal mountaintop experience. A story strange to our ears, alien; […]
Jesus Prayed
Mark 1:29-39 Have you ever stopped to think about the fact that Jesus prayed?
Getting Practical
Mark 1:21-28 A new preacher walked into town. Perhaps some people knew him from his childhood days in Nazareth, a little hamlet in the nearby mountains, but he’d been a wanderer of late, spending time further out in the wilderness.
The kingdom at hand
Mark 1:14-20 Last week we thought about the calling of Phillip and of Nathanael, of Jesus’ simple call to Phillip – “follow me”, and of Phillip’s invitation to Nathanael, “come and see for yourself”. And the way that something happened in their encounter with Jesus which inspired them to join it, to follow, to be […]
Prophet of Hope
Isaiah 40:1-5 | Mark 1:1-8 So we arrive at the start of a new year – in Church terms, at least – the beginning of advent, the four weeks when we start to get ready for great miracle, the great mystery, that lies right at the heart of our faith – the miracle, the mystery […]
Taking Evangelism Seriously
2 Corinthians 5:14-21 | Matthew 28:16-20 So over the past few weeks we’ve been exploring the theme of “Taking Church Seriously”.
Taking Giving Seriously
1 Chronicles 29:14-16 | Matthew 6:1-4 It’s near the end for one of the great figures of Hebrew history. The reign of King David is, in many ways, the highpoint, the time that Jews will look back to, longingly, the time when the people had a Kingdom of their own, and were, at least for […]
Taking Prayer Seriously
Matthew 6:5-13 | Ephesians 1:15-23 Prayer is complicated. There is probably no part of the Christian faith that is at the same time so universally valued and respected, and at the same time so diversely understood, or openly not understood.
Debora Murthy
A guest sermon by Debora Murthy, SE Asia Coordinator for UnitingWorld Luke 5:17-26
Taking Mission Seriously
John 20:19-23 | 2 Corinthians 5:14-20 Who are we? Why are we here? Why do we get together, week by week, in this strange little gathering? What is this thing that we call Church?
