by maryjo | May 9, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
John 21:1-19 | The Ordinariness of Christ and the Ongoing Call to Follow A reflection by Dan Spragg. “Some disciples fished, labouring all through the night, yet they caught nothing. Just after daybreak one they did not recognise spoke hope from the shore. A...
by maryjo | May 2, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
IN SEARCH OF TOLERANCE Psalm 118 was a hymn for the Feast of the Tabernacles. As they approach the temple, the King recalls God’s victory for his people. The despised nation of Israel had become a great power. By Jesus’ day Israel in turn had forfeited their...
by maryjo | Apr 21, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
John 20:1-18 – Resurrection – The Invitation. A reflection by Dan Spragg. Early in the morning they were awake. Their world turned upside down. All that had been building for the past three years, overthrown in a matter of days. Now, only darkness. No wonder there...
by maryjo | Apr 16, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
Palm/Passion Sunday- Isaiah 50:4-9a & Luke 19:28-40 Divine Irony! We are just under two weeks away from April 25th – ANZAC Day. A time when many from this nation and Australia will gather at cenotaphs and memorials around both countries, and in Turkey and other...
by maryjo | Apr 2, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
Reflection on 2 Corinthians 5, verses 16 to 21, by Trevor Agnew For combined Village-St Lukes service Is anyone feeling weary and under-appreciated? Criticised and taken for granted? I won’t ask for a show of hands but I think we all feel that way at some time....
by maryjo | Mar 28, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
Psalm 63:1-8 & Isaiah 55:1-9 | a reflection by Dan Spragg The season of Lent, these 40 days as we follow Jesus on the road towards Easter, and most certainly the recent shootings on March 15 don’t lead us towards talk of being satisfied with the joy of the Lord,...
