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Play Service Over the last two weeks I have been imagining – like this story we read in Luke imagines – or the jokes we tell about people arriving at the Pearly Gates to meet St Peter imagine – the Queen arriving in heaven alongside someone who has led a Read more…

Play Service Holy Squandering– Luke 16:1-13 A saviour without safety, a tradesman without toolshas come to tip the balance with fishermen and fools. I think we all feel a little foolish trying to make sense of today’s reading – the parable of the dishonest manager. What is Jesus saying to Read more…

Play Service Put on love– Colossians 3:1-17 Good morning! I am very sorry not to be there again this morning! Last week I was at the Benedictine Abbey and on Monday Zach tested positive for Covid. So, till midnight tomorrow, I am avoiding gatherings, prolonged periods indoors and people who Read more…

Play Service Ordinary saints– Colossians 4:2-18 I have been looking forward to preaching on this last chapter of Colossians simply for the challenge it presents! What do you say about a list of names? And who – who is up to the challenge – of reading a list of names? Read more…

Play Service Children’s talkHave you ever been lost?Quite a long time ago now when I was on holiday in Melbourne my mother and I took my kids and two of my nieces into town to do some shopping and see a movie. We were in a very busy Myers store Read more…

Play Service Apologies! I am not here in person this morning because I have ‘got me to a nunnery’ – just for the weekend. The Women’s Book Group are visiting the Benedictine Abbey at Jamberoo to join in the silence and prayer, the rhythm of the life of the nuns, Read more…

Play Service “Are we there yet?” You have probably all heard those words. Usually from children forced to endure the agonies of long walks or long car trips. Or you can remember saying them yourself, “Are we there yet?” Or perhaps you’ve asked the question another way, “Am I there Read more…

Play service Did any of you meet an Epaphras this week? Someone who told you about the love of the saints of Canberra Baptist Church? If you are wondering what I am talking about, last Sunday we began a series on Colossians – a book New Testament scholar Tom Wright Read more…