In Deserted Places
9th Sunday After Pentecost 2024 ©The Rev’d Dr John Rolley +In the Name of God, Loving Creator, Compassionate Christ, and the Healing Spirit. Amen. I would like to commence with … Read more
Matthew
Easter Vigil Homily
Matthew 28:1-18 ©Marian Free In the name of God, who in Jesus shows us how to be truly free – of our fears, our anxieties and our insecurities. Amen. Christ … Read more
God entering our God-forsakenness
Good Friday Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12 Psalm 22.1-20 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 John Friday 29 March 2024 ©Suzanne Grimmett My God, my God, why have you forsaken me: why are … Read more
Trading away our freedom
A homily for Ash Wednesday What might it look like for us today to “store up treasures in heaven”? I think we all can agree on that old saying that … Read more
The Harsh Master
Judges 4:1-10Psalm 1231 Thessalonians 5:1-11Matthew 25:14-30 ©Richard Fay There is an old Jewish story about two rabbis endlessly arguing over a passage in the Torah. “It must surely be interpreted … Read more
Showing up in the arena
Feast of All Saints Revelation 7.9-17 Psalm 34.1-10,22 1 John 1.1-3 Matthew 5.1-12 Sunday 5th of November 2023 ©Suzanne Grimmett Sometimes our most beloved stories tell us what it … Read more
The triadic lens of love
©Suzanne Grimmett It seems the Gospel reading for this stewardship Sunday gets straight to the heart of everything- love God, love our neighbour. May sound simple, but when we … Read more
The hidden wholeness at the heart of everything
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 33:12-23 Psalm 99 1 Thessalonians 1.1-10 Matthew 22.15-33 Sunday 22 October 2023 ©Suzanne Grimmett How do you, in your life, give to God what … Read more
Yes to life.
©Rev’d Richard Browning Readings Exodus 32:1-14 and Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 Context: Referendum and Australia says no. Gaza and the bloody conflict, Israel and Hamas Introduction What … Read more
“Listen to another parable”
The Parable of the Wicked Tenant Farmers: Matthew 21:33-46 ©Kate Littmann-Kelly Through our lectionary readings for Sunday this year, we have been working our way through the Gospel of Matthew … Read more