Sermons
Archives for November 2021
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Year A – Last Sunday of the Church Year – The Kingdom prepared for us.
26 November 2023
Today brings about the end of another Church Year. A year that seems to go so quickly when we hope for a time of rest after a busy Easter. But… Read more
Year A – Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost – A trusting relationship
19 November 2023
Although he didn’t invent the saying, famous basketballer Michael Jordan made popular the saying: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” In other words, if you have a shot… Read more
Year A – Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost – Patiently Waiting
12 November 2023
How are you at waiting? It can be hard to wait. Don’t you get frustrated when you are put on hold and you hear: “Your call is important to us. Please… Read more
Year A – All Saints Day – Hidden Glory
5 November 2023
People often talk about the Book of Revelation as if it’s a taboo book. You hear comments along the lines of – it’s too freaky – I don’t understand it… Read more
Year A – First Sunday Of Advent – End Times Complacency
27 November 2022
As we prepare for Advent the weeks leading up to Advent and also today speak about the end times. Usually when we think of “end times” we think of quite… Read more
Year C – Last Sunday Of The Church Year – The crucified King
20 November 2022
When you think of a king what image immediately comes to mind? We have recently had the coronation of a King – King Charles the third and there were lots of… Read more
Year C – Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost – Testifying to hope
13 November 2022
“When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.” “Nation will rise against nation,… Read more
Year C – All Saints Day – A glorious inheritance
6 November 2022
The Herald Sun recently reported that – there is going to be a massive transfer of intergenerational wealth among Australians. It is estimated that a staggering $3.5 trillion of assets… Read more
Year C – First Sunday Of Advent – God knows.
28 November 2021
Waiting is not my strong point. I would rather take longer to get somewhere without needing to wait in a traffic jam even if the route with the traffic jam… Read more
Year B – Christ the King Sunday – King of the new Kingdom
21 November 2021
Throughout this pandemic and even before with many tragedies our world has faced people have asked – where is God in all this – or – why has God allowed… Read more
Year B – All Saints Day – Kept safe until the Day
14 November 2021
Human beings have always been interested in what we call “End Time” prophecies. People have for centuries checked their horoscopes – have consulted clairvoyants and tinkered in other ways of… Read more
Year B – Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost – All or nothing
7 November 2021
“It’s all or nothing” is a term often used when you’ve got nothing to lose. You sometimes hear stories of people down on their luck and they use their last… Read more
Year B – 1st Sunday in Advent – Worth the wait
25 November 2020
Jesus says today – “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near”. Jesus… Read more
Year A – Last Sunday of Church Year – An unexpected reward
22 November 2020
Today we celebrate the last Sunday of the church year. Next week we begin our Advent celebrations to prepare for Christmas where we welcome Jesus coming to this earth as… Read more
Year A-24th Sunday after Pentecost – A Trusting Relationship
15 November 2020
I sort of feel a bit sorry for the 3rd person in Jesus’ parable today. It seemed that his intentions were honourable. He thought he was doing the right thing…. Read more
Year A – 23rd Sunday after Pentecost – A missed opportunity
8 November 2020
I went to the store last week to purchase something and in big letters – CASH NOT ACCEPTED – must pay by card. I never thought I would see the… Read more
Year A – All Saints Day – Worship in eternity
1 November 2020
Today we commemorate All Saints Day. A day when we acknowledge to God our thanks for the life that he gives and for the life that he gathers into his… Read more
Year C – Christ the King – Last Sunday of the Church Year – Fully human, fully divine, fully saved
24 November 2019
The church’s teaching about Jesus is that he is fully human and fully God. He is not half human and half God. So, mathematically it doesn’t add up as he… Read more
Year C 23rd Sunday After Pentecost – Better than Fig Leaves
15 November 2019
It would be fair to say that most people believe that we live in uncertain times. Whether it be through financial insecurity, unemployment, fears of a recession. Even the housing… Read more
Year C All Saints Day – Life, but not as we know it.
10 November 2019
Today we acknowledge All Saints Day and a day of remembrance for those who have given of their lives to defend our nation. It is a day when we… Read more
A God who “is”
25 November 2018
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. This is a very powerful statement by… Read more
Year B 26th Sunday after Pentecost – The Day is approaching
18 November 2018
The last census revealed what we all knew without the numbers being officially collected. The numbers in church are declining. We didn’t need to see what people responded in the… Read more
Love comes to life
26 November 2017
Have you ever invited someone to church and they responded that if they ever entered a church the walls would come crashing down? Usually they say that because they believe… Read more
We are family
5 November 2017
There is a saying – blood is thicker than water. It is said to indicate that when it comes to loyalties family comes first. Families in the Lutheran Church has… Read more
Hope for Christians
13 November 2016
Sometimes you get a bible reading where it’s really hard to say “this is the Gospel of the Lord – praise to you O Christ”. Today’s Gospel reading appears to… Read more
God of the opposites
6 November 2016
In the Superman comics there is a planet called Bizarro World. It is a world where everything is the opposite of planet earth. Instead of being a round planet it… Read more