Here are sermons from Glenn.

The first is on Mark 10.35-45 and talks about James’ and John’s request to Jesus to be leaders in his new kingdom.

The second examines Hebrews 9:24-28, where Glenn presents us with some of the less comfortable aspects of Christian belief.

Sermon 8 Nov 2015

Sermon 18 Oct 2015

Today Ben talked about how laws come about and how easy it is to loose sight of the original purpose of our lives among all the “do’s” and “don’ts”.  His sermon reflects on Mark 10:2-16.

Enjoy!

Sermon 4 October 2015

Today, Ben preached about doing the things we can to support refugees. Even if the situation seems overwhelming, there are still things we can do and differences we can make.

Sermon 13 Sept 2015

This morning, James preached on Mark 7:24-37.  He started out by admitting this may not be the easiest gospel reading to preach on. In it Jesus does some weird stuff – he calls a woman a dog and spits in a man’s mouth.  He goes on to explain the depths of the stories.

Enjoy!

Sermon 6 Sept 2015

Today James preached on our traditions and the importance of experiencing them from the heart. The gospel reading was Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23.

Enjoy!

Sermon 30 August 2015

This morning, James preached on thing that we might think are impossible become possible with God.

His sermon was based on the feeding of the five thousand as told in John 6:1-21.

Enjoy.

God of Possibilities (Sermon 26 July 2015)

This morning, Ben reported back on taking “a bit of Johnsonville” to the diocesan Ministry conference; Nathan talked about his experience of the Cursillo retreat and Fiona talked about her experience of Alpha.

The theme for all three reflections centered around today’s gospel reading where Jesus tries to take some quiet time with his disciples (Mark 6:30-34 and 53-56).

Enjoy.

19 July 2015

Today we had all-age worship. Diana Langdom (Standz Enabler) visited and led us through some activities. The first was an activity to get to know each other.  Following this she talked about banquets and showed a short video based on the Parable of the Great Banquet (Luke 14:15-24).  This led into a discussion of the Faith Five – which can be used by families at dinner or bed time:

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Feasting with Jesus and the Faith Five

We have two recordings from the service for you today. Ben interviewed one of our new parishioners – Gini Keane. She is a retired priest and now hospital chaplain. She shared her experience of being God’s helper in Wellington Hospital.  I suggest you listen to her and then read today’s gospel:

Mark 5:21-43

Glenn preached the sermon today, in which he posed the question of who would make a good Christian. The answer may surprise you.

The other readings for today were:

Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15;2:23-24

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Working as a hospital chaplain

Sermon 28 June 2015

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Today Ben reflected on the wonderful growth we have had in our church and the things we can do to help grow God’s Kingdom.  The gospel reading for today was Mark 4:26-34.  The words for the song can be found here – Build Your Kingdom Here (Rend Collective). (pdf download).

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Growing God’s Kingdom

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