Sermons
Palm Sunday and the triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Jesus’ entry is really a mockery of the way powerful emperors and kings did things. They would take over a whole city, requisition the best horses and chariot for the… Read more
Healing of the man born blind John 9
It’s the same pattern we saw in John 4 with the Samaritan woman at the well. The unexpected Jesus encounter is real and deeply life-changing in a beautiful way. At… Read more
The Samaritan Woman at the Well or…. Leaving your Jars Behind.
We were privileged to have Laura Robbins (Deputy Principal and Head of Senior Campus) share her understanding of the Gospel reading on March 12. Here are some of the things… Read more
What are we being invited to be born into?
Jesus told Nicodemus he had to be born from above to see the kingdom of God. What is this new life of water and spirit that Jesus is inviting us into?
Love is at the heart of everything
I Corinthians 13 and doing a personal check-in with the God of deep love. For the confession of sins on Sunday we did this reflective check-in, as a way of… Read more
The Word of God – notes on a Lutheran Understanding – Pastor R J Mayer.
I’ve typed out these handwritten notes from my father, Pastor Reiny Mayer, former college chaplain and Qld District President. He has been part of the Lutheran Church of Australia since… Read more
Trusting that peace is real, even in a place of pain.
The Peaceable Kingdom.’ Painting by Edward Hicks The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling… Read more
Leymah Gbowee (Nobel Peace Prize 2011) and ‘shedding the weight’, so that people can work for peace.
Isaiah 2:4. They will beat their swords into ploughshares…nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. In 2002 when Leymah Gbowee received a word… Read more
Luke 19: 11-27 The Parable of the Horrible Ruler and the 10 gold coins. I don’t think this is a picture of Jesus at work.
In this parable, Jesus talks about a nobleman, who goes away (think distant Rome) to be appointed as ruler. He is hated by his people, so they send a counter-delegation,… Read more
When your security gets trashed hold on to Christ.
Stand firm. You will be given the wisdom you need at the right time. The disciples were excited about how grand and wonderful the temple was. They thought it was… Read more