Monthly Archives: November 2009

Advent’s awkward edge

29 November, 2009 – 4:18 pm

delivered 29 November, 2009 by Rev. Dr John Evans 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 The season of Advent is a great time.  As we are reminded with our advent wreath and candles, it is a time when we consider the coming of hope, peace, love and joy into our lives and the life of the [...]

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Our Story and the Christian Story

16 November, 2009 – 7:23 am

delivered on Sunday 15 November, 2009 by Rev Dr John Evans 1 Samuel 1:4-20 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Hebrews 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25 Mark 13:1-8 It is mid November. Where has the year gone? Advent and Christmas are just around the corner. Folk in our congregation are preparing to depart and return to their families overseas for [...]

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Risking the way of Jesus

9 November, 2009 – 7:09 am

delivered 8 November 2009 by Rev. Dr John Evans Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Mark 12:38-44 There is a word, a concept, which now dominates modern life but amazingly this word does not appear in all of scripture – at least in the New Revised Standard Version of scripture.  The word is risk. Today we have almost [...]

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Death and new life

1 November, 2009 – 8:40 pm

delivered 1 November 2009 by Rev. Dr Wes Campbell Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44 Hallowe’en Pumpkins have been on sale in the supermarket.  In our street we were encouraged to join in trick or treat. Are you turned off by the crass American commercialisation?  What is Hallowe’en, anyway?  Holy evening?  All Souls?  All Saints’ Day?  Some [...]

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