Sermons on The Gospel
Good Friday
Do you believe I am able to do this?
Jesus’ question in Matthew 9 is a fundamentally important one. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” (Mt9:28) Jesus explicitly asks this question of the two blind men. The same question is implicitly asked of the dead girl’s father, and the woman with the chronic bleeding, and the demon possessed man. Jesus’ question and actions make clear that people need to…
Easter Sunday- Believing the Unbelievable
Aussies tend to be sceptics. We don’t believe things simply because someone in authority says them. We are particularly reluctant to believe that impossible things happen! Matthew 27:57-28:20 focuses our attention on one central event- the physical, literal, bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave. The first and fifth sections, and the second and third…
God’s Gift
Christmas is a time when we think about gifts – giving and receiving gifts. Trouble is, many of the gifts we give do not have the value to the recipient that was intended by the giver. Are we on the right track when it comes to gift giving? Research has shown that Australia wastes million if not billions of dollars at Christmas time on unwanted gifts. How might we…