5 February, 2012 – 7:38 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 5 February, 2012 Today our reading is from the great 40th Chapter of Isaiah. This chapter is set at a point of transition in Jewish history. The prophet is addressing a new reality. The Children of Israel were now in exile. There was death and destruction back in [...]
22 January, 2012 – 8:08 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 22 January, 2012 In the gospel of Mark’s sharp and terse style, the evangelist records the story of John the Baptist, the baptism of Jesus, his temptation in the wilderness and by just verse 14 Jesus is beginning his ministry in Galilee proclaiming the good news of God [...]
16 January, 2012 – 7:05 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 15 Januar, 2012 Today we are reflecting on our calling in life – prompted by this great story of the call of the young boy Samuel, but also by that wonderful psalm: Psalm 139. The first observation I make is that the call of Samuel begins with an [...]
8 January, 2012 – 7:19 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 8 January, 2012 It is the season for new beginnings. The new year brings out that sort of hope and promise in us all. At least at this time we all have the sense the we have permission to try new things and do things a little differently [...]
3 January, 2012 – 7:17 am
Delivered by rev Dr John A Evans Sunday 1 January, 2012 People will have different reactions to today – New Year’s Day. There will be those of us who have been eagerly looking forward to this day – to 2012. They can hardly wait to be rid of last year, 2011. For them 2012 offers [...]
29 December, 2011 – 1:12 pm
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Christmas Day, 2011 One of the transformations of Christmas celebrations in recent times, has been the advent of the Christmas letter. Once we used to just exchange cards – although someone would occasionally insert a stray piece of paper when you ran out of space on the back of [...]
29 December, 2011 – 1:08 pm
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans 11.00 pm Christmas Eve Service 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, to an original understanding of what is a vigil is. [...]
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 [...]
