Delivered by Rev Dr John A Evans
on Sunday 27th December, 2009
1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
Psalm 148
Luke 2:41-52
This is a good time of the year. There is space. The busyness of getting reading for Christmas and then celebrating Christmas is passed – and the urgency of the New Year has not begun. It is a delightful in-between [...]
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans
On Christmas Day 2009
Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalm 98
John 1:1-14
We all like a good story – especially at Christmas time. Indeed some of us may have been given a good book as a Christmas present. And of course we heard another story this morning – the story of The Fourth or The Other [...]
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans
on 24th December, 2009
Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm 96
Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)
In Isaiah 9.6 we read:
“For unto us a child is born; unto us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulders, and his name will be called ‘wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting father, prince of peace.’”
If I was challenged [...]
Christmas far from being the season of peace, joy and goodwill, is often the season for being trite, silly and insincere. Standing in a shop, paying over hard-earned money, for a gift the recipient may not want, certainly does not need, all while Silent Night is belted out on the PA system is bizarre!
During the [...]
delivered on 20 December 2009
by Rev. Dr John Evans
(The following comments were made after the congregation’s Christmas pageant which featured the waiting of kings and prophets for the coming of the Messiah.)
Our pageant has highlighted the frustration of waiting, waiting – being expectant and waiting even more, for a new, a different world.
We have also [...]
You are very warmly invited to join us for one or more of these our special events this Christmas:
Monday 21 December
11:15am - CAN Centre service in the church
12 noon - Christmas community lunch, including distribution of toys by Carlton police
Wednesday 23 December
7:45am - service of Holy Communion in the Fullerton Chapel (inside the church)
Thursday 24 [...]
Delivered on 13 December, 2009
by Rev Dr John Evans
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Isaiah 12:2-6
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:7-18
In Philippians 4:4 Paul says to the Church “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.” Rejoice.
Advent and Christmas time have many words which we hear again and again: hope, [...]
