Monthly Archives: June 2010

Our Legacy and God’s Mission

Delivered on Sunday 27 June, 2010 by Rev Dr John Evans 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Luke 9:51-62 What a week.  . . or was it just a matter of hours. Last week we saw a transferring of the mantle of authority and leadership from Kevin Rudd to Julia Gillard [...]

Our Message and Our Freedom

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans on Sunday 20 June, 2010 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a Psalm 42 and 43 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 During the week I read how Eugene Peterson came to write the translation of the bible we know as the Message. A translation we used this morning. It is translation marked [...]

Naboth’s Vineyard Today

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans on Sunday 13 June, 2010 1 Kings 21:1-25 Psalm 5:1-8 Galatians 2:15-21 Luke 7:36-8:3 Introduction to the Reading of Naboth’s Vineyard After the death of King Solomon in 928 BC, his kingdom was divided between his two sons. Israel became the northern Kingdom with the capital in Shechem, and [...]

Reconciliation Sunday

Church of All Nations marked Reconciliation Sunday on Sunday 6 June, 2010. Rev Willie Pickett, Chair of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress in Victoria preached on the lectionary readings for the day. 1 Kings 17:8-16, (17-24) Psalm 146 Galatians 1:11-24 Luke 7:11-17 During the service the following act of commitment was undertaken by [...]