Sunday 22 November 2020 – The Shepherd King

Readings: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 and Ephesians 1:15-23 (NRSV) Introduction I’ve been reading some interesting stories during the week, about kings in disguise – kings who disguised themselves as commoners so that they could more freely move around amongst their people. Some of these stories are ancient myths or legends, some Read more
By John Morrison, ago

Sunday 1 November 2020

Psalms of communal Lament – Psalm 137 On Friday morning, just as I was about to start this sermon on the communal psalms of lament, our third in this series, I had a call from BaptistCare who are writing a short piece on this church’s support for Tara’s Angels, the Read more
By Belinda Groves, ago

Sunday 4 October 2020 – The Ownership Contest

Rev. John Morrison _____________________________________________________________________________________   Reading          Matthew 21:33-46 (NRSV)   Introduction Jesus told many wonderful parables during his 3 years of public ministry. Today we are looking at one of them, often called the Parable of the Wicked Tenants. I’m inclined to call it the Parable of Contested Ownership though, Read more
By John Morrison, ago

Sunday 20 September 2020 – Queues

Matthew 20:1-16, Psalm 145:1-8 If there is one thing that my husband Aron most dislikes, it is standing in queues. He can tell you many traumatic stories of queues he has had to stand in. So, even before we get to the part in this parable where the landowner pays Read more
By Belinda Groves, ago