Sermons
Christmas Day
John’s Gospels tells us this truth: The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14) This is heartland truth for Christian people. We believe that God’s plan for us… Read more
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
And at Christmas we hear again the age-old Christmas story of the birth of Jesus, Immanuel, our loving Saviour. We heard from the prophets and the gospels: the prophecy and… Read more
The Third Sunday of Advent
It has been quite an amazing yeah for Joseph and Mary. First angel visitors break into their lives. Then betrothal, then pregnancy, and now the decree that they must travel… Read more
The Second Sunday of Advent
This Sunday Joseph knocks on the door of Mary’s home to arrange the betrothal contract with Mary’s parents, Joachim and Anne. Marriage in those days had three separate parts. The… Read more
The First Sunday of Advent
Welcome Home With Open Hands Time after time the Lord invites us to come home. There’s 2 of those invitations built into Isaiah and Matthew in today’s readings. Isaiah was… Read more
Power for Life
There’s a song we have sung at Faith titles “Who Am I”. It asks essentially: who am I that the Lord in all his power would know my name, listen… Read more
Being Ready
In the language of darkness and light, there’s a lot of darkness in the world around us. Wars. Terrorism. Threats. Natural disasters of fire, earthquake, flood, famine and drought. I… Read more
Now and Forever
The end of the church year is closing in on us. Advent Sunday is on the 3rd of December. From there it’s only four Sundays until we celebrate the birthday… Read more
Faith Makes the Effort Worthwhile
It took quite some effort. First to measure and mark out the bed. Then to apply a liberal dose of gypsum and Neutrog followed by several wheelbarrows of cow manure… Read more
Good News is Never Wasted
Sometimes sharing the good news doesn’t go down well. People can become defensive, angry, and abusive. Paul said this about some of his experiences in Philippi: “As you remember, we… Read more