Monthly Archives: April 2011

Easter: Believe It and Live It

24 April, 2011 – 8:51 am

Easter Sunday 24 April, 2011 Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Colossians 3:1-4 Matthew 28:1-10 We know the story. It is at the heart of the Christian faith. Christ, the one we recalled being crucified just several days ago, is no longer dead but alive. This morning we have heard [...]

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Good Friday – We Can Be Better People

22 April, 2011 – 8:51 am

Good Friday, 2011 – 22 April, 2011 Delievered by Rev Dr John Evans Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 22 Hebrews 10:16-25 John 18:1-19:42 Here is a thought. “We can be better than we are as Australians.” “We can be better people than we are, as you and I – full stop”. This was a simple observation that [...]

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Jewish-Christian-Muslim conference, July 2011

17 April, 2011 – 8:49 pm

The inter-faith dialogue organisation Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia (JCMA) is holding a 3-day residential conference at Pallotti College in Millgrove outside Melbourne in July with the theme “Hospitality in our Three Faiths.” Click here for Info & application form for JCMA conference 3-6 July 2011 Email JCMA for further details: registrations@jcma.org.au

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Can these bones live?

11 April, 2011 – 7:47 am

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 10 April, 2011 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 At our recent Church Camp, we reflected on this vision of the prophet Ezekiel of the valley of the dry bones and the question “can these bones live?” One group looked at this with music; another in [...]

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Film 19 April: The Garden at the End of the World

10 April, 2011 – 9:05 pm

A highlight of Holy Week this year will be a one-off screening of Gary Caganoff’s award-winning documentary The Garden at the End of the World at 7pm on Tuesday 19 April.  Details here: The Garden at End World — flyer [1.4MB pdf]. The film features the work of Afghan NGO Mahboba’s Promise.  Rev. Simon Moyle [...]

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Light in a Dark World

3 April, 2011 – 11:54 am

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 3 April, 2011 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Psalm 23 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 Perhaps the most significant television interview  of the year, or at least the most memorable, was the one involving Tony Abbott’s famous death stare. You know the one? Tony Abbott  on 8 February of this year [...]

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