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SERMON St Andrew’s Parish of Indooroopilly 1 Samuel 3.1-10 Psalm 139.1-5, 12-18 1 Corinthians 6.12-20 John 1.43-51 Sunday 17 January Dreaming our own dreams ©Suzanne Grimmett “He had all the wrong dreams, all, all wrong. He never knew who he was.” These tragic words are delivered by Biff Loman in the Arthur Miller play, “The … Read more
SERMON St Andrew’s Parish of Indooroopilly Archdeacon Emeritus Valerie Hoare Sunday 10 May Acts 7.55-60 Ps 31.1-5, 17-18 1 Peter 2.11-25 John 14: 1-14 In the name of God who creates, redeems, and sustains. Amen. How are you going in these ‘covelly times?” As you self-isolate, hibernate at home have you found ways that let … Read more
SERMON St Andrew’s Church of Indooroopilly Fourth Sunday of Easter Sunday 2 May 2020 Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2:1-10 John 10:1-10 The evil of good ©Suzanne Grimmett Probity, sincerity, candour, conviction, the idea of duty, are things which, mistaken, become hideous….1 These are words describing the tormented character of Inspector Javert in Victor … Read more
19 April 2020 | St Andrew’s Anglican Church | Indooroopilly Acts 2:14a, 22-32 | Psalm 16 | 1 Peter 1:3-9 | John 20:19-31 Journey, Community and Life: A Sermon delivered by The Rev’d Ann Edwards This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. NT Wright recognises in the Gospel of John … Read more
SERMON St Andrew’s Parish of Indooroopilly Fourth Sunday of Lent 22 March 2020 1 Samuel 16.1-13 Psalm 23 Ephesians 5.8-14 John 9.1-41 You lead me to follow love’s way…. ©Suzanne Grimmett Who is to blame? When human beings become frightened or anxious, where there is suffering or when things we love are lost and what … Read more
SERMON St Andrew’s Parish of Indooroopilly Lent 3: Sunday 15 March Exodus 17.1-7 Psalm 95 Romans 5.1-11 John 4.5-42 No life that is not shared life ©Suzanne Grimmett Water is more than a metaphor. We all know that, and with the reality of the world facing a pandemic, panic buying of water is happening despite … Read more
SERMON Second Sunday after Epiphany Sunday 18 January 2020 Isaiah 49.1-7 Ps 40.1-14 1 Corinthians 1.1-19 John 1.29-42 Seeing through the cracks ©Suzanne Grimmett Alice laughed: “There’s no use trying,” she said; “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was younger, I always did it … Read more
SERMON Feast of St Michael and All Angels Sunday 29 September 2019 Daniel 7.9-10, 13-14 Psalm 138 Revelation 12.7-12a John 1.45-51 On the side of angels ©Sue Grimmett Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the Angelic Orders? And even if one were to suddenly take me to its heart, I would vanish … Read more
Trinity Sunday St Andrew’s Anglican, Indooroopilly Ann Edwards 15-16 June 2019 Proverbs 8: 1-4, 22-31 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 Neuroscience tells us play is important, we know that’s how children learn, and adults are healthier when they have time to play. And play is good not just for humans but also for a host of … Read more
SERMON Day of Pentecost 9 June 2019 Genesis 11.1-9 Psalm 104.26-36 Acts 2.1-21 John 14.8-17 Unity and community need more than a Babel fish. ©The Rev’d Sue Grimmett “The Babel fish”, writes Douglas Adams in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, “is small, yellow, leech-like – and probably the oddest thing in the universe. It … Read more