Category Sermon Message

230423 – Venturers

Yr A ~ Easter 3 ~ 1 Peter 1:3-9 Today we get another prime example of why it’s so important not to read the bible too quickly or lightly – to not just skim the surface – or you might…

230409 – Behold!

Yr A ~ Easter Sunday ~ Matthew 28:1-10 Behold! You’re expecting something great, right? I mean, when you hear a really interesting and unique word like ‘behold’ you know that you’re being asked to behold something remarkable, or impressive. That’s…

230407 – Good Friday

Take a moment and notice the position of your hands right now.  Palms down-turned or in a closed fist is our typical posture. Is that how your hands are?  It’s natural for us to want to keep control and keep…

230402 – Lent – Enter

Yr A ~ Palm Sunday ~ Matthew 21:1-11, Psalm 118 We have finally arrived at the end of Lent. Lent and Holy Week are a bit of a roller coaster ride – low-ish for a few weeks, high and celebrating…

230326 – Lent – Wait

Yr A ~ Lent 5 ~ Psalm 130 I don’t know about you, but I’ve really been enjoying our journey through the psalms this Lent. We’ve had the privilege of spending some real quality time with some of the most…

230319 – Lent – Assurance

Yr A ~ Lent 4 ~ Psalm 23 Last Monday, at our weekly hybrid scripture conversation called ‘The Porch’ (Monday mornings at 10:30), we began the session by wondering what new thing I might say about a psalm that many…

230312 – Lent – Focus

Yr A ~ Lent 3 ~ Psalm 95 It’s a little bit ironic (well, actually I planned it this way), that we are looking at a scripture text about not losing our focus, during a worship service that has an…

230226 – Lent – Status

Yr A ~ Psalm 32 ~ Lent 1 [sermon intro]One of the things I love about the season of Lent is that I get some license to delve into heavier theological topics. I hope that isn’t perceived as a ‘downer’,…