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Two themes: Knowledge and Authority Knowledge — not just what we know, but who we know (Jesus Christ and others) — focuses today’s readings. The danger, as these texts make clear, is that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. “Anyone who does not heed the words that the prophet shall speak in my...

MESSAGE – 24th January 2021 3rd Sunday after Epiphany   This week the Scriptures invite us to consider a rather radical idea—that God seeks to include us in what God is doing in the world! It’s not just that God is involved in our lives, or that God sometimes steps in to bring salvation to...

St Peter’s Anglican Church, Maroochydore – 17 January 2021 (Epiphany 2B)   John 1, 43-51   Dear friends,   How’ve you been? I haven’t seen you for several weeks. What’s been happening? Did you have a “Merry Christmas”? We had two of our sons join us via FaceTime for about an hour on Christmas Eve...

The moment of baptism for Jesus is an important turning point in his life. It marks the start of his public ministry, but also tells us a lot more about Jesus than we may realise at first. John’s baptism was about confession of sin and receiving forgiveness. Since Jesus was without sin, he had no...

Christmas Blessings to you all. May God bless you Jesus’ presence of HOPE, PEACE, JOY AND LOVE – with the kind of Christmas Gifts that never, never end. This year the first Sunday after Christmas is a celebration of the moment when Jesus was presented in the Temple. Simeon’s prophecy over the baby is a...

MESSAGE – Christmas Day 25 December 2020 Christmas. PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS – ADVENT – 4 THEMES HOPE, PEACE, JOY AND LOVE What has your greeting for Christmas and others this year? My greeting for Christmas this year has been: Christmas blessings. May God bless you with the kind of Christmas Gifts that never, never end....

The last Sunday in Advent offers a creative juxtaposition of images. In the Old Testament God’s promise to David is spoken through Nathan the prophet. It’s a fascinating exchange in which David seeks to align God with his own agenda by building God a house. But, in reply God refuses, offering instead to build for...

We continue to journey with John the Baptiser this week – with a focus on John’s Gospel. The emphasis here is on John’s message and his refusal to allow himself to become the focus, while calling people to prepare for God’s restoration. Add to this, the themes of liberation and deliverance that are proclaimed in...

All Saint’s Day – Today we honour those holy men and women who have gone before us in faith and have done so in a glorious way. The readings this week, All Saints Day, seem to point to a direct correlation between the way we live and the blessings we receive. Revelation 7:9-17 In the...

20th Sunday after Pentecost (A) – Anglican Parish of Maroochydore, 18.10.2020  Matthew 22, 15-22   So, Friends, how are you enjoying the election campaigns that are flooding our media?!   You can flick between what’s happening in the USA, where Donald Trump and John Biden are trying to outdo each other.  And then turn your attention to all-female version of such a political battle,...