Sermons

When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet,...

I was there, before anything was created. I was beside him when everything was made. I delighted in it all, and in the people he created. Lady Wisdom working with God in Proverbs 8. God made everything wisely and well, Proverbs 8 tells us. In spite of everything,...

Mary took about half a litre of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. John 12:3 Lazarus had just been restored to life, after 3 days in the grave. No...

‘Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.’ Luke 13:34 It’s easy to do anger. It is an instant energy...

Last week I had 5 full-on days at Luther Heights, Coolum, being Camp Pastor at a camp run by Lutheran Youth of Qld for Yr 3-6 children. There were 18 other leaders: 2 married couples, 1 about-to-be first time grandma farmer from the Darling Downs, a few junior leaders...

Luke 1:5-25 tells us about the older Zechariah, a priest, who is a good man, but who never had children.  The angel Gabriel appears before him in the temple, to announce that he and his wife Elizabeth will have a child, who will be the great prophet who prepares the...

Part of a different Kingdom Whatever groups we belong to here (family, friends, professional, mutual interest, shared difficult experiences) John reminds us that we belong to Christ. That is our deepest grounding. Political and nationalistic forces from the time of...

‘I went down to the potter’s house as the Lord told me. One pot wasn’t working out, so the potter pushed the clay back down and started again. “That’s exactly what I am doing with Israel,’ explained the Lord. “They will lose their land and their temple, and I will...

When Mum became pregnant with me, Dad was a brand-new pastor building up a worshipping community in Mildura. At my ordination it was revealed that the excited young couple had prayed over me in the womb and dedicated me to God’s service, not knowing how that would...