Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Leviticus 19:1–2, 9–18; 1 Corinthians 3:10–17 & Matthew 5:38–48 Lately I’ve found myself getting very frustrated by some of the discussion taking place on social media. This is particularly so in relation to the proposed “Voice to Parliament” for indigenous Australians, and “the gender debate,” both of which are very topical at present. Now…
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We are a warm, welcoming & inclusive church in the Anglican tradition. A loving community where all people are invited to grow in relationship with God and one another.
Sermons on Season of Epiphany
Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Deuteronomy 10:12–22; 1 Corinthians 3:1–9 & Matthew 5:21–37 What does God expect of me? This might be a question you ask yourself from time to time, especially when you encounter the gospel passages that we have in the last 3 weeks. Each of these passages have been from what we know as the Sermon…
Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 58:1–9a; 1 Corinthians 2:1–13 & Matthew 5:13–20 “However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?” This is a verse from the Dhammapada, which is a collection of sayings from the Buddha. In the context of living a…
Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Micah 6:1–8, 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 & Matthew 5:1–12 You may not have paid too much attention to the “sandwich board” or A-frame sign outside the church, which lets people know that the church is open and that they are welcome to come in, but there is a verse from the Bible that appears right…
Sermon for Third Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 9:1–4; 1 Corinthians 1:10–18 & Matthew 4:12–25 The author of the Gospel of Matthew, whom I will simply refer to as Matthew hereafter, quotes extensively from the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). Members of the community that Matthew was writing to, which was predominantly a Jewish community, would have recognised or been familiar with these…
Second Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 49:1–7; 1 Corinthians 1:1–9 & John 1:29–42 Last Sunday we celebrated the Baptism of Jesus, and we read in Matthew’s Gospel that when Jesus surfaced from the waters of the Jordan River after being baptised, the Holy Spirit descended on him in the form of a dove and settled on him. In today’s reading from the…
Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany Readings: Genesis 45:3–11,15, 1 Corinthians 15:35–50 & Luke 6:27–38 In our first reading this morning, from the Book of Genesis, we find ourselves at the tail-end of the story of Joseph being reunited with his brothers in Egypt, where he is now the second most powerful man in Egypt after the Pharaoh. These are…
Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 6:1–8; 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 & Luke 5:1–11 What do you understand the term ministry to mean? Do you believe that you have a ministry of your own? If you Google the meaning of ministry, you’ll find there’s more than one definition. I actually like the following definition that I read on Wikipedia: “In…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Readings: Jeremiah 1:4–10; 1 Corinthians 13:1–13 & Luke 4:21–30 I think it’s fair to say that over the last three or four decades we in Australia have become a far more inclusive and accepting country than we used to be. While pockets of racism, bigotry and prejudice may still exist in our society, I believe…
Sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Nehemiah 8:1–3, 5–6, 8–10; 1 Corinthians 12:12–31 & Luke 4:14–21 In today’s gospel passage, we hear Luke’s account of the story of Jesus ministering in his home town of Nazareth. In the versions presented by the gospels of Mark and Matthew, Jesus comes to Nazareth after having ministered for quite sometime elsewhere in Galilee.…