by maryjo | Jun 9, 2024 | sermon
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 & Mark 3:20-35 Growing Old Gracefully? Tuesday 28th May I celebrated my 74th birthday. Many of the congratulatory calls I received from family and friends referred to my aging body. My older brother, Alan, told me that he could...
by maryjo | Jun 4, 2024 | sermon
Reflection on 1 Samuel 3:1-20 & Psalm 139:1-18 by Joy Kingsbury-Aitken “Speak Lord, your servant is listening.” In recent years we have come to better understand the destructive impact of colonisation upon the people whose lands are being occupied by newcomers,...
by maryjo | May 27, 2024 | sermon
Reflection 26 May 2024 – Linda Cowan Delivering the sermon on Trinity Sunday is not something people necessarily queue up to do. And I understand why. The Trinity is tricky. The whole concept of the Trinity is a human construct, but it’s so deeply embedded in...
by maryjo | May 13, 2024 | sermon
What does it mean to say “Jesus is Risen?” by Joy Kingsbury-Aitken Between Easter and Pentecost, the church invites us to consider what it means to say Jesus is risen. Today’s reading from the book of Acts reminds us that for many days following the first Easter, the...
by maryjo | May 5, 2024 | sermon
Reflection on Acts 10:34-48 & John 15:9-17 by Joy Kingsbury-Aitken There are a surprising number of positive stories about centurions in the New Testament. There is the centurion whose faith in Jesus’ power to heal his slave at a distance so impresses Jesus...
