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 world. We primarily do [...]
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 Christmas. And the cyclical pattern of [...]
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 become obsessed with managing [...]
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 congregations take All Saints’ Day [...]
