Sermons

Jesus possesses an astonishing freedom in God and will not be used to justify causes of nation, religion, status quo, or even his own family and friends.

I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which… read more

Love names, creation, joyful service and gifts for the common good can be signs of the nature and culture of God.

What is God challenging you to return to? Will you be a witness to the joy and love, and the possibilities of the alternative world heralded by Jesus?

Jesus models for us a willingness to listen, learn and grow rather than a domineering certainty that insists on knowing who’s right and who’s wrong.

It is not from the halls of power but from humble places that the love which offers wholeness and healing and peace erupts into life.

The baby whose coming is awaited will turn the world upside down (not just the lives of its parents!), and our counter-cultural observance of Advent is a necessary preparation of ourselves for that reality.

Angry prophets who tell us the hard-to-hear truth about ourselves pave the way for a new world to emerge.

The task of being changed into what God calls us to be involves a radical break with the established norms of our world.

The coming of Christ to transform the present world into the Kingdom of God will be earth-shattering, but we easily lose sight of it in our anticipation of “another Christmas”.

In the face of a politics grounded in nationalist arrogance and fake news, Jesus proclaims a ‘kingdom’ grounded in shared humanity and truth.

The collapse of the institutional church and other social structures will be painful for all of us, but it is not ultimately a threat to mission of Jesus.