Monthly Archives: August 2011

Refugee and Immigration Sunday

29 August, 2011 – 7:48 am

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 28 August, 2011 Exodus 3:1-15 Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b Romans 12:9-21 Matthew 16:21-28 During the week I was reading a book by the great Russian author, Leo Tolstoy. (This is the problem of living in Carlton – you can wander into Readings bookstore and end up buying all [...]

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St Peter and the Church Today

21 August, 2011 – 9:32 am

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 21 August, 2011 Exodus 1:8-2:10 Psalm 124 Romans 12:1-8 Matthew 16:13-20 “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.” (Matthew 16:18) This is a significant text in the history of [...]

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Changing our Mind

14 August, 2011 – 8:48 am

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 14 August, 2011 Genesis 45:1-15 Psalm 133 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 It has been a turbulent time recently. The world economy is up and down, and though at the moment it would seem to be more down than up! But also some basic assumptions have [...]

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Behold the Dreamer!

8 August, 2011 – 7:46 am

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 7 August, 2011 Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14:22-33 We continue with the great foundational stories of the Jewish people. Today’s is the story of Jospeh, Jacob’s son to Rachel. In this amazingly dysfunctional family, you may recall Jacob, who we now [...]

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