Sermons

The life and death of Jim Stynes give a contemporary picture of what it means to give your life away.

Judgement is not something God angrily inflicts on us, but simply the fulfilment of our own decisions.

The commandments cannot be imposed, but are what result when people have learned to love and their desires have merged with God’s.

God’s covenant of love and grace is made unconditionally, not depending even on our response, and so the promises are made to our children whether they respond or not.

Becoming Christlike takes discipline and commitment and practice, but the goal of fullness of life in Christ is worth whatever it takes.

In Christ we are set free from all that would oppress us in order that we might be free to live in gracious and life-giving service of God and others.

A sermon on 1 Corinthians 7: 29-31 by Michael Hardin… read more

As difficult as it is to imagine, God is shockingly present with us in Jesus.

With Jesus we are baptised into a Spirit-inspired costly life of living the new culture of scandalous reconciliation.

Though we get caught up in violent rivalries like Herod, God breaks through with the promise of a new kingdom where all are honoured.

Faithful witness to the Coming Christ is not expressed by trying to force the world into our concepts of righteousness, but by joyously, prayerfully, and thankfully cooperating with the liberating work of the Spirit, even in the face of violent opposition.

God’s action in the world and in our lives is constant and faithful, but rarely flamboyant or unambiguous. Discerning God’s activity is therefore a learned skill.