Sermons

Luke 14:7. When Jesus noticed how the dinner guests all went for the places of honour, he told them this parable…’Don’t choose the best seats, go sit at the lowest..then the host may honour you by moving you up higher. For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and...

Luke 13:10-17. Standing up straight after 18 years of pain. Parts of us are like the bent over woman, like the critical synagogue leader, and like Jesus who heals. Let’s explore. The bent over woman. We have all experienced being in pain or living with frustration. We...

Luke 12:32-40 Don’t be afraid – God’s got your back. The disciples are travelling to Jerusalem, and Jesus is trying to prepare them for his death and resurrection. First lesson (also taught in the last 2 weeks) – we have a heavenly father who gives us each day what we...

Family tensions – Jesus knew it firsthand. ‘I have come to bring division.’ Luke 12:51 Love and care within a family is vital. Think of how many times that theme is explored in movies or stories. As we all know, we don’t always get it right in our families. Jesus...

The man who insisted that Jesus back up his right to have the inheritance sorted out his way got a shock. Jesus was more interested in what was going on in his heart, and in how he wasn’t getting on with his brother. Jesus then told a story about the rich farmer who...

Our PNG members who worship with us get the village parables that Jesus told in ways that we don’t. We hear the story about the man who gets an unexpected midnight visitor and then goes and asks his neighbour for bread because he doesn’t have any; and we think, “Of...

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation (Col 1:15). Jesus the Christ. Christ (literally the ‘anointed one’) has always been the Son of the Father. He has always been part of the very fabric of creation, because everything was made through...

This is such a well-known story. The despised Samaritan is the only one who actually helps the victim. The modern version might have the helper as a recent refugee, or someone on social security with lots of tattoos. The Jewish audience would have been impressed by a...

The kingdom of God is near. Peace be with this house. Luke 10:1-11,16-20 Jesus was journeying to Jerusalem, and the cross, although he was the only one who knew how it would end up. Before they get there, he sends 72 disciples out, in pairs, to the places he was about...