Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Matthew 1:18-25 If you were asked to summarise the Christian message in one word, I wonder which word you would choose. I think this to…
Even though we have only one church in Pomonal, badged by the Uniting Church as belonging to us, (and I am a Uniting Church minister), you’re probably aware that there…
Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-11 Today we are reminded of the Jewish people progressing up to Jerusalem in celebration, but we find this story in the books of the prophets and…
Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12 A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of its roots. So reads Isaiah, but I wonder what…
Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 “I was overjoyed, alleluia, when they said, ‘come with us to the House of the LORD’.” Do you remember that song? I…
2 Chronicles 30:1-19; John 17:1-1 On Wednesday 22nd June 1977 in an act of worship at Sydney Town Hall, and following the passing of various forms of “Uniting Church Act”…
Nicene Creed; Proverbs 8:22-9:6; Philippians 2:5-11 The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the central beliefs of the Christian Church that we all claim to believe, but which none…
Tobit 2:1-5; Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost. Pentecost is one of those tricky days when a preacher could say so much that he ends up saying nothing at all. More than once…
By our Love Acts 16:16-34; Revelation 22:12-17; John 17:20-26. In our story from the Christian Traditions today we drop in upon Paul, Luke and Silas in Philippi as they go…
Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67:2; John 14:23-29 In our story from the Christian Traditions this morning we read how Paul heard God speak in the visionary voice of a man of…