How to not be afraid of the future
New Year’s Eve 31 December 2021 How to not be afraid of the future I titled my Christmas Eve sermon, “How not to be afraid”, but this sermon, sitting at … Read more
Month: December 2021
Keeping Christmas all the year
SERMON Christmas Day 2021 Isaiah 62.6-12 Psalm 97 Titus 3.4-8a Luke 2.8-20 Keeping Christmas all the year ©Suzanne Grimmett You could be spending your Christmas morning at home. Or … Read more
How not to be afraid
Christmas Eve Isaiah 9.2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2.11-14 Luke 2.1-14 24 December 2021 How not to be afraid. ©Suzanne Grimmett Then an angel of the Lord stood before … Read more
Hell before Christmas
SERMON Micah 5.2-5a Song of Mary Hebrews 10.5-10 Luke 1.39-45 4th Sunday of Advent Hell before Christmas ©Suzanne Grimmett We are nearly at the end of Advent and it … Read more
Brought so low
Many of us will be feeling the strangeness of this Christmas where, after two years of being relatively protected during this pandemic, we are going to be exposed to widespread … Read more
Owned, not owner
THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT 12 DECEMBER 2021 Zephaniah 3.14-20Philippians 4.4-7Luke 3.7-18 Rev Richard Browning Introduction: owned by, not owners of I begin today with acknowledgment of Country. It is written … Read more
Covid-19, vaccination and guidelines for Christmas
St Andrew’s encourages all people to be double vaccinated against Covid-19. In the days ahead when borders are opening and community transmission will be a reality, we have needed to … Read more
Light for truth, courage for freedom
©Suzanne Grimmett Advent 2 Malachi 3.1-14 The Song of Zechariah Philippians 1:1-11 Luke 3.1-6 “You can’t handle the truth!” If you are good at movie trivia you might recognise … Read more