Job 28 – Looking for wisdom Introduction: Looking for wisdom What is the one thing we need more than anything else in Australia, or even in the world, at the moment? Perhaps the answer is, wisdom. As we take stock of the damage from the fires, face new, profoundly Read more
Canberra Baptist Church 9.00 & 10.30am services, 16 February 2020 Sharing God’s Love and Justice in Words and Actions Rev. John Morrison _____________________________________________________________________________________ Reading Matthew 22:34-40; 23:13-15, 23-28. James 2:14-26. (NRSV) Introduction Today we are looking at our 3rd Church goal – “sharing God’s love and justice Read more
Rev. John Morrison Reading Matthew 9:9-13. 2 Samuel 9:1-13. (NRSV) Introduction Over these 3 Sundays leading up to our Church Anniversary, we are looking at the 3 goals in our Church’s Goals Statement. It’s printed on the front of the bulletin, but I’ll also put it up on the screen. Read more
Rev. John Morrison _______________________________________________________________________________________ Reading John 14:15-27 (NRSV) Introduction During my first couple of days back here at Canberra Baptist, I had quite a detailed orientation with Belinda. A re-orientation, I guess, seeing that I’d been here previously and this is a comeback. We discussed some of Read more
Rev. John Morrison _______________________________________________________________________________________ Readings Micah 6:1-8 & Matthew 5:1-12 (NRSV) Introduction 26th January. Today. Australia Day, at least officially. Others call it Invasion Day, Survival Day, Day of Mourning. A day that is meant to unite us as a nation but which is increasingly divisive. Read more
Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:13-17 This day in the Christian calendar is set aside to focus on the baptism of Jesus. A day to recall an event in the life of Jesus, a key in the sense that it marks a new beginning – for Jesus’ public ministry, his awareness Read more
John 1:1-18 & Matthew 2:1-12 Late last year I bought a book called Last Christmas. It is not the book of the film – which was a bit of a festive season flop – but a collection of essays and stories about ‘people’s memories of past Christmases and hopes for Read more
Luke 23:33-43 – Jesus, remember me This Sunday marks the end of one year in the church calendar and the beginning of another. Known as Christ the King Sunday it is a time to reflect on the meaning of Christ’s kingship before we again, through the season of Advent, begin Read more
John 2:1-11, Psalm 36:5-10 I’ve been reading a lot about biblical literature recently as I’ve been preparing a conference paper. I mostly look at OT literature, of course, but there are some good stories in the NT too. There is a skill in being able to convey a narrative in Read more
Haggai 2:1-9, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, Luke 20:27-38