What a week this has been! Throughout Australia we have been starkly reminded that Covid has not gone away. Politicians have shown just how much a crisis can divide. We have each faced our individual tragedies and challenges. NAIDOC week is beginning. And in some ways these either make us wonder where God has gone - or confirm that God was never with us. So this week lets grieve with the people of Nazareth and then seek some deep wisdom for truly experiencing the presence of God who never left us. At the end I quote from national treasure and senior Australian of the Year, Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr. I encourage you to interact with her work for yourself and donate to her foundation: https://www.miriamrosefoundation.org.au/dadirri/
This sermon looks at how Jesus reverses the polarity of shame and empowers us to do the same. It would be helpful to read 2 Samuel 1 and Mark 5 first
Rev Pam Hynd's sermon for Pentecost 4
Rev Pam Hynd's sermon for Ascension 2021 - 16 May.
Double value today! Rev Margaret's Ascension sermon is below - see "Is this the Time?"
As Rev Margaret will be away for a few weeks, and to take some pressure off the locum, we have included last year's Trinity sermon here. Our situation has changed a little since then but the beauty of our invitation to join in the eternal dance of Trinitarian love has not diminished.
As Rev Margaret will be away for a few weeks, and to take some pressure off the locum, we have included last year's Pentecost sermon here. Our situation has changed a little since then but the hope we have in the God's presence with us by the Holy Spirit has not diminished.
As Rev Margaret will be away for a few weeks, and to take some pressure off the locum, we have included last year's Ascension sermon here. Our situation has changed a little since then but the hope we have in the resurrected and ascended Christ has not diminished.
Rev Pam Hynd's sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter 09 May 2021
As followers of Jesus look around we can feel compelled to make a choice: should I be evangelical or liberal, progressive or conservative? What if we didn't have to choose? What if we could be all of the above?
If Jesus is the Good Shepherd then all good leadership is: More about listening than instructing. More about walking with than about giving directions. More about service than status. And if we claim that the Lord is our shepherd then: 1. We are making a political statement of allegiance to God above all other demands for our loyalty. 2. We are committing to obstinate hope that, however harsh and dark life might feel, the ultimate power and the deepest truth is not cruelty or even indifference. It is love. 3. AND we are agreeing to model our own leadership on the vulnerable, self-giving leadership of Jesus.