Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 Last month I issued a bit of a challenge to you and to the congregation at Pomonal, around getting some more…
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; In our reading from the Hebrew Traditions today we listened in as Ezra read from The Book of The Law to the returned exiled…

Baptism of Jesus

19 January 2025
Isaiah 43:1-7; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Do you remember the events of the day of your baptism with water? I asked you this question twelve months ago, and at…

Epiphany of The LORD

5 January 2025
Isaiah 60:1-6, Ephesians 3:1-12. I have to admit that I am not a big fan of Christmas Songs; the ones that are all about winter and nothing about Jesus. Maybe…

Christmas Day 2024

25 December 2024
Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:1-20 Joy to the world, The LORD has come: happy Christmas! Christmas Day is one of those days on the Christian calendar when…
2 Samuel 23:1-7; Psalm 132:1-12; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 Good morning Stawell. It is good to be back with you, I have not stood here on a Sunday since 13th…

The Honour of God

20 October 2024
Job 38:1-7, 34-41; Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 Good morning Pomonal! It’s good to be with you again, because having made it this far I am almost…
Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22; Psalm 124; James 5:13-20 Over the past two months we have been examining the letter attributed to Jacob, the brother of Jesus, and the message that…

Stand with God

29 September 2024
Today’s set selection from the Lectionary is one of those great climactic stories from The Hebrew Tradition, the end bit from the story of Esther. In assorted verses from Esther…