Sermons
The desperate faithful mother gets healing for her daughter. Does Jesus get changed by this?
This Gospel account is so difficult at this time of heightened sensitivity to abuse, discrimination and what is just and right. Jesus talks to her in a way that causes… Read more
Wash your hearts, not your hands.
When the Pharisees critiqued the disciples for not washing their hands before they ate, they weren’t thinking of hygiene, like we are. They are concerned about ritual cleanliness, and showing… Read more
Bread of life.
Jesus – the bread of life for us. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me… Read more
A discerning heart. How to make good life choices.
King Solomon was invited to ask for his heart’s desire. So are we. He asked for the gift of a discerning heart – the ability to tell the difference between… Read more
Children’s Address Puppets Ephesians 4:26 Be angry but don’t sin
Ossie Emu has a band-aid on his beak, and Lucy Labrador wants to know what happened. Ossie got angry, and headbutted a wardrobe. Ossie shares what he learnt from his… Read more
Be angry but don’t sin. Ephesians 4
Every time we get angry, that is an invitation from the Holy Spirit to go deeper, safely held in Christ’s love. We do not want out anger to lead us… Read more
David with Bathsheba, the slippery slope of sin and the unfairness of forgiveness.
Where is the grace? David in his entitlement has committed adultery, killed a faithful soldier, and put his whole kingdom at risk. David prays for the gift of a happy… Read more
Breaking through walls of hostility. Ephesians 2: 11-22
Ephesians 2: 11-22 God chooses others as well as me. I choose you! That was the theme last week. But, God says, “I also choose others, who aren’t from your… Read more
I Choose you!
We are far more than whatever is happening in our lives right now. God chose us before creation began, and is still working in our lives to bring us safely home to him.