Reflection 8 March – Rev. Luke Blackbeard – Jesus invites us to draw our life from his Spirit of Living Water.

by maryjo | Mar 9, 2026 | sermon

Text: John 4:3-42 Jesus invites us to draw our life from his Spirit of Living Water. Introduction Last week’s reading was about a conversation with Nicodemus, a Jewish leader, in the middle of the night. We’re sort of kept in the dark, so to speak, as to how Nicodemus...

Reflection 1 March – Jesus is God’s Answer to a Dark and Broken World – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

by maryjo | Mar 1, 2026 | sermon

John 3:1-21 – Jesus is God’s answer to a dark and broken world Introduction This week was the first of our Lent reflections series, where a few of us met in the chapel and sat with this same reading and also with the painting you see on the screen, using them as...

Reflection 15 February – Jesus wants us to experience who He is – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

by maryjo | Feb 16, 2026 | sermon

Matthew 17:1-9 Overall view: Jesus wants us to experience who he is Introduction Have you ever made a new friend? If we know someone for any length of time, the relationship usually grows. Broadly speaking, there are three levels of knowing a person. First, we notice...

Reflection 1 February – Jesus Redefines Our Understanding of ‘The Good Life’ – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

by maryjo | Feb 4, 2026 | sermon

Matthew 5:1-12 Jesus redefines our understanding of ‘the Good Life’ Introduction These words in the first 12 verses of Matthew 5 begin the Sermon on the Mount, roughly 2000 words that are some of the most recognisable and universally appealing teachings of Jesus...

Reflection 4 January – Rev. Luke Blackbeard – What Child Is This?

by maryjo | Jan 5, 2026 | sermon

John 1:1-18 – Second Sunday of Christmas What child is this? Introduction There’s a Christmas carol set to the tune of Greensleeves, I’m sure many of you know it, What Child is this? It captures the wonderings of the shepherds and the Magi looking at this small,...