Micah 6 1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12. For many people who search for God in our day and age, and I’m thinking of people from outside the…
1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-13, 17, 23 I don’t know if you’ve ever seen a rally on the steps of state parliament; I’ve not attended one in person, but I’ve…
Isaiah 49:1-7; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:40-42a Listen to me O coastlands, pay attention you peoples from far away! says Isaiah. Well, if ever there was a call to people…
Matthew 3:13-17 Do you remember the events of the day of your baptism with water? Every year we are asked the same question on the third Sunday after Christmas, the…
Isaiah 63:7-9; Psalm 148; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 I’ve been saying it for years, and it is still true, but I truly am a preaching nerd. I don’t think I’m…
Luke 2:1-14; Titus 3:4-7 Jesus is a truly puzzling figure in history, there really is nothing straightforward about him. The stories we tell about Jesus can be pretty simple, how…
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…