Septuagesima Sunday 17 February: Attraction to God
Following on from Fr. Ernest’s Sermon last week, Fr. Rob continues to look at the need to be attracted to God, and how that might look for us.
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Attraction and Repulsion through St. Peter
In Luke 5:1-11 Jesus and Peter meet when Jesus commands the disciples to let down their nets for a catch of fish. With the ensuing success Peter cries out, “go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man.” In his sermon this week Fr. Ernest looks at the theological truth of Attraction and […]
Epiphany 4 February 3: Jubilee for all
by Rob Shaw
In Luke 4:21-30 Jesus continues on from his reading of Isaiah in the Synagogue. While his gracious words are at first well received this quickly turns to fury when the hearers realise that he is proclaiming God’s free gift of a new start, a new beginning not just to Israel, but to the whole world. […]
Epiphany 2: Water into Wine – Jesus the Messiah is revealed
In this sermon Fr Keith reflects on the Wedding in Cana of Galilee. He reflects on the strangeness of the account, but how it is vital to understand this as part of John’s strategy for revealing Jesus not as a miracle worker but as the long awaited Messiah of Israel.
Epiphany 1: Jesus in the Temple – About His Fathers Business
In his sermon Fr Ernest reflects on taking responsibility for being about God’s business and the challenge for us to do likewise.
Ephiphany 2019 Seeking Jesus Diligently
What does the message of the Magi have for us here in the 21st Century? Fr. Keith Explores this ancient story and discovers there are a surprising number of applications for today.
Christmas 1 December 30: The Holy Family and Modern Family
The Holy Family is a model for our earthly families and how we relate to God. The Holy family worshipped God together, and so we need to as well. It does not do well to separate the family into their constituent parts, children and parents, and deal with them separately. We need to have a […]
Christmas 2018: The Man, and the Woman, and God in the Midst
In Genesis is the ideal of relationships, the man and the woman and God in the midst. In the birth of Jesus we have the holy family, the man, and the woman and god in the midst. When we deviate from this ideal we run into all sorts of strife. The world needs to hear […]
December 24 Advent 4: Mercy, Justice and Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones might have sung “I cant get no satisfaction” but in this compelling Advent 4 Sermon Fr. Ernest Chau challenges us on the issues of Mercy, Justice and Satisfaction in the coming of God in Christ Jesus.
December 16 Advent 3: John the Baptist
Fr Rob reflects on how John the Baptist might challenge us in our preparation for the coming of the Messiah today.
