by maryjo | Apr 14, 2025 | sermon
REFLECTION Linda Cowan Today is Palm Sunday, when we rejoice in the excitement of Jesus’ journey into Jerusalem. The people shouted, “Hosanna to the King.” Palm branches were pulled from the trees and waved in the air. Branches and clothing were...
by maryjo | Apr 7, 2025 | sermon
John 12:1-8 Christ’s extravagant grace befits an extravagant response Introduction I wonder if you’ve ever been at a dinner table. Maybe with family, friends, or colleagues, and everyone’s having a great time. The wine is superb, the food is sublime. The conversation...
by maryjo | Mar 23, 2025 | sermon
Luke 13:31-35 Introduction Our Gospel reading this morning almost has a barnyard feel to it. If our reading was a play, there would be three main characters, the Fox, the Hen, and the City. Now it’s kind of funny to think of a city as a character, we think of it as a...
by maryjo | Mar 11, 2025 | sermon
Luke 4:1-13 – The Temptation of Christ With today’s reading it almost feels like we’ve gone back to the beginning, or almost the beginning. We’ve been working our way through Luke’s gospel, getting a feel for who Jesus is and what this Kingdom of God looks...
by maryjo | Mar 11, 2025 | sermon
Luke 9:28-36 – Transfiguration Jesus is unequalled and the one to lead us out from death Years ago, when I was doing a lot of tramping, I began to get interested in landscape photography. At first, it was just a record of the amazing places I’d enjoyed walking...
by maryjo | Feb 24, 2025 | sermon
Text: Luke 6:17-26 One of the first things we’ve noticed about Christchurch is that it is flat! I’ve spent much of my life around hills and even in the shadow of mountains. Whether it’s the rolling hills of Southland, the bush-clad flanks of Mount Cargill, or...
