13 December, 2011 – 9:00 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 11 December, 2011 At the heart of the Season of Advent is that we trust God; we believe God is faithful and just; we have have something to believe God comes among us – again and again. In our despair and our longing for a better world, God [...]
5 December, 2011 – 6:54 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 4 December, 2011 Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 At this time of Advent there is a familiar range of themes and characters we encounter in our readings each Sunday: the second coming – as we had in our readings last week; the prophets [...]
28 November, 2011 – 7:34 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John EVans Sunday 27 November, 2011: The First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37 The season of Advent is not Christmas. Christmas is the joyous celebration of “the day of the Lord”; of the birth of the Messiah; of God coming among us; of [...]
14 November, 2011 – 8:47 am
Delievered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 13 November, 2011 (Note the following was said in the context of a service in which the wider implications of the story of Jesus about the man who went away leaving 5, 2 and one talent(s) with his sevants were explored.) Let’s be frank – this is a [...]
7 November, 2011 – 7:53 am
Delievered vy Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 6th November, 2011 Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 Psalm 78:1-7 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 Rugby Union for the uninitiated in the game is a mystery. Apparently it is the game that is played in heaven, but I think I and many others have a different conception to heaven than [...]
30 October, 2011 – 7:11 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 30 October, 2011 Joshua 3:7-17 Psalm 107:1-7, 33-371 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Matthew 23:1-12 Today is Reformation Sunday – the Sunday closest to the 31st October. It is the anniversary of the date that Martin Luther wrote to the Archbishop Mainz and Magdeburg concerning indulgences and other matters. In time [...]
23 October, 2011 – 7:35 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 23 October, 2011 Several weeks ago, the founder of Apple Computers, Steve Jobs died. He had been ill with pancreatic cancer, so his death was not unexpected. The reaction to his death was however, unexpected. Huge banner headlines, extensive analysis of his life, and much discussion about his [...]
9 October, 2011 – 7:59 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 10 October, 2011 Exodus 32:1-14 Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 Towards the end of Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi, he writes: “Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is [...]
2 October, 2011 – 8:31 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 2 October, 2011 Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Psalm 19 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 Selemat pagi; Good morning! Greetings from Bali. Improbably this morning I want to reflect on Jean and my very recent trip to Bali and our visit to Emily and the 10 commandments, and particularly the [...]
19 September, 2011 – 7:40 am
Delievered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 18 Septebmer, 2011 Today is the third Sunday of this Season of Creation. Over this period we have been considering the wonders of our world, of God’s creation and celebrating the goodness of God. So we have thought about the trees and forests and last Sunday we considered [...]
