30 August, 2010 – 8:14 am
Delivered on 29 August,2010 By Rev Dr John Evans Jeremiah 2:4-13 Psalm 81:1, 10-16 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 Today I wish to consider “the good life”. What is it – how do we get it? The good life could be described in many ways – a fulfilled life; perhaps a life lived with [...]
23 August, 2010 – 8:48 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans on Sunday 22 August 2010 Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 71:1-6 Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17 In the commissioning of the prophet Jeremiah it was said “See I today appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.” [...]
15 August, 2010 – 11:54 am
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans on Sunday 15 August, 2010 Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 Have you ever been watching the news, or reading the paper and thought: that can’t be right? Early in January 2005 we had been overseas for a holiday. We were only away three weeks; not [...]
8 August, 2010 – 12:05 pm
Delvered by Rev Dr John Evans On Sunday 8 August, 2010 Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40 If one was looking for a title to this sermon today, it could be “Purses and Sacrifices”, or if you were here last Sunday, you might also call it “Possessions: The Sequel”. In [...]
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans On Sunday 1 August, 2010 Hosea 11:1-11 Psalm 107:1-9, 43 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21 Jesus says – Luke 12: 13 “ Take care! Be on your guard against all kind of possessions.” Then later the apostle Paul says in his letter to the Colossians “Set you minds on things [...]
delivered 18 July 2010 by Rev. Dr Wes Campbell Amos, 8:1-12 Psalm 52 God’s judgement and grace Colossians 1:15-28 Paul’s message of reconciliation Luke 10:388-42 Martha and Mary Paul writes: Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God; in him the fullness of God was pleased to make a home. In the name of the [...]
delivered Sunday 25 July 2010 by Rev. Dr John Evans Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19) Luke 11:1-13 Prayer is a core aspect of the Christian faith. Prayer indeed is a core, observable aspect of any religion. Our Muslim friends have their regular times and pattern of prayer. We have the image of Jewish [...]
delivered 11 July 2010 by Rev. Dr John Evans Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 Jesus’ story of the Good Samaritan is probably the best-known of all his parables. It is an oldie, but a goodie! The very image of the compassionate assistance of the Samaritan traveller has entered the language and the [...]
Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 4 July, 2010 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Here is something to ponder. Has the cross, just the plain cross, become more than a just Christian symbol. Yes it is a Christian symbol, but is it actually now secular? Consider jewelry, road [...]
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 [...]
