Six years ago, in my final month of Long-Term Supply at Yallourn and Morwell Cluster in Gippsland, I preached a five-week series on The Letter of James, following the lectionary…
1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14; Ephesians 5:15-20 In 1 Kings 2:10 we come to the climax of a long narrative with the death of David, King over Israel, and in 1…
2 Samuel 18:5-33; Ephesians 4:25—5:2 Last week we began the story of David’s decline from the place of honour before God, where at the height of his glory as king…
2 Samuel 11:26-12:13; Ephesians 4:1-16. Some time ago while I was wasting time on the internet, (which I always hate doing in hindsight but every time get stuck doing in…
2 Samuel 11:1-15; Ephesians 3:14-21 Last Tuesday was an anniversary for me; it was actually two on the same day. On Sunday 23rd July 1972 I was baptised, and Monday…
2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 Power in weakness is one of the great themes in Christian preaching, especially in Evangelical circles. The idea that we are nothing without God, but…
On the fifth Sunday of the month (so, quarterly in the year) there is an ecumenical service in the evening in Stawell. In June 2024 this was hosted by the…
2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Psalm 130 In today’s reading from Jewish history we heard some of the earliest words spoken by David when he became king of Judah. Saul and…
On 23rd June 2024 the buildings in which the Landsborough Uniting (and previously Presbyterian) Church had met since 1904 were closed, prepared for sale. The congregation would continue to meet…
Psalm 127:1-2; Ephesians 2:17-22; John 17:1-11 Without wanting to get overtly political I have something profound to tell you: former US President and wall-builder-in-chief Donald Trump is not the Antichrist.…