Sermons

Salvation – reconciliation with God and with one another – is relational rather than transactional, and it begins with a willingness to see, listen and learn.

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An evolving understanding of being God’s chosen people reveals the call to focus on being a blessing to others and the world.

Epiphany reminds us that we have no monopoly on the truth and always have more to learn from people of other faiths and backgrounds.

At New Year we are called to see God’s grand vision of fullness and abundance for all the world, and reset our sense of mission accordingly.

The hope born at Christmas does not erase, deny, or hide from the horror of a violent world, but meets us in the midst of it.

A Christmas Message from the leader of the Baptist World Alliance

Confused feelings in the aftermath of the Bondi massacre are a window into the ongoing need for healing and transformation in our own hearts.

Isaiah 35 declares joy and courage and gladness, for those stuck in the wilderness and dry lands.
Joy for the weak hands, the feeble knees and the fearful hearts.

Hope is a courageous and active stance towards life which is nourished in those who attend to the voice of God in Scripture.

The coming Christ will do whatever he can to get through our defences.

To name Christ as King is to identify ourselves as dissenters to the claims of any other authority and to critique all power-mongering.

Jesus warns us that disasters are ubiquitous and do not all herald the end of time, and calls us to persevere in the life of love even when we are blamed and persecuted.