Reflection 14 December – Unmet Expectations in the Waiting – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

by maryjo | Dec 15, 2025 | sermon

Matthew 11:2-19 Unmet expectations in the waiting – The Kingdom of Jesus isn’t always easy to see. Introduction In this season of Advent, we are reminded that we are waiting. On a small scale, we are waiting for Christmas. But our waiting for Christmas and the...

Reflection 2 November – Ephesians – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

by maryjo | Nov 3, 2025 | sermon

Ephesians 6:21-24 Introduction Two weeks ago, I said we were concluding our journey through Ephesians. Except that we hadn’t covered these last few verses, Paul’s concluding greetings. The funny thing about reading the New Testament Letters is that, because of the way...

Reflection 19 October – Ephesians 6: 10 – 20 – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

by maryjo | Oct 20, 2025 | sermon

Ephesians 6:10-20 Introduction I wonder if you’ve ever worn any armour in your life? I know I have. Not any armour made of metal plates. But I’ve worn other sorts of armour. When you boil it down, armour is meant to be protective. Or at least, give us the illusion of...

Reflection 5 October – The Household Code – Joy Kingsbury – Aitken

by maryjo | Oct 5, 2025 | sermon

The Household Code in Ephesians by Joy Kingsbury-Aitken Back in May, on Mother’s Day, I spoke about the rise of the Trad Wife movement among young evangelical Christian women.  Much to my surprise that sermon generated considerable interest.  Today’s text is...

Reflection 14 September – Growing Up in Christ is Living our One Calling – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

by maryjo | Sep 15, 2025 | sermon

Ephesians 4:1-16 Growing up in Christ is living our ‘One’ Calling – Week 8 Introduction Remember our cake analogy we’d been using to describe the structure of the book of Ephesians? It reads sort of like a recipe, The first half is like the ingredients, the...