A topical sermon on the Letter of 2 John. Some books of the Bible arrive like thunderclaps. Others come almost unnoticed, like a trusted friend speaking after the noise has faded. The Epistle to the Romans belongs to the first category; the Second Letter of John belongs to the second. Thirteen verses. No dramatic narrative, miracles, …
The grace that has appeared
Christmas Day as we experience it, and the roller-coaster preceding it, have evolved into a festival that is part cultural, part commercial, and part Christian. This is true throughout the Western world, from Santiago to Seoul, from Helsinki to Hobart. And especially here in Sydney. At the centre of our celebrations stands a season of generosity …
The quiet dawn of redeeming grace
A Christmas Eve sermon based on Luke 2:1-20. Luke’s Gospel slows the world to a hush as it tells the story of the birth of Jesus. Empires rise and fall, decrees are issued from distant palaces, caravans move across desert trade routes, shepherds settle in for another night’s work out in the hills, and angel …
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