Rev Tania writes: This week in the Lectionary readings offer together a variety of differing elements. In the ongoing saga of David’s Reign we jump forward to the rebellion led by his son Absalom, and to Absalom’s death. Once again, we find David grieving an enemy, although this time he grieves as a father as...
Rev Tania writes: Following on from last week, the Lectionary continues to call us to faith. This week the challenge is to recognise that faith in God’s grace and abundance must lead us to action – to generosity and sharing of what we have received, be it gifts or resources. Essentially we cannot claim to...
MESSAGE: 9th Sunday after PENTECOST B 25th July 2021 THEMES: Today’s readings are full of apparent contradictions: faith and sin acceptance and rejection strength and weakness fullness and emptiness. Yet every shameful deed lamented by the psalmist is offset by God’s deliverance. If King David was truly that same psalmist, who could know this truth...
MESSAGE: 8th Sunday after PENTECOST B 18th July 2021 THEMES: The House of God and the Good Shepherd – these are the two ideas that combine to challenge and inspire us in this week’s Lectionary. In a world where so many of us seek to domesticate God to our own agendas, the Scriptures reveal a...
2 Samuel 6 Maroochydore Anglican 11th July 2021. 7:00am service. By Rev P van’t Spyker of BCA Big Question: How does God’s presence affect people? Big Idea: God’s Kingdom advances bringing blessing and cursing to how people treat his presence. God’s Ark arrives in Jerusalem with great rejoicing and celebration is at home among his...
MESSAGE: 6th Sunday after PENTECOST B 4th July 2021 THEMES: Fully Rely on God – FROG 2 Samuel 5:1-5,9,10 David becomes king over Israel Psalm 48: Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised (in the city of our God) 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Paul boasts of his weaknesses Mark 6:1-13 Jesus rejected in his...
THEMES: Prayer of the day captures the theme: O Christ for whom we search, our help when help has failed: give us courage to expose our need and ask to be made whole, that, being touched by you, we may be raised to new life in the power of your name. Amen. Today’s texts address...
How do we understand power? How do we use power effectively and creatively? The question of authority speaks through all of the readings this week, including both the Gospel and its related readings and the continuous Old Testament passage. The journey of David continues in the continuous Old Testament narrative. After last weeks’ account of...
MESSAGE: 3rd Sunday after PENTECOST B 13th June 2021 THEMES: Walk by Faith, not by sigh; see things how God sees them These are three phrases (or texts) which stand out for me from the Lectionary readings: 1 Samuel 16:7 – “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because...
The first Sunday in Kingdomtide starts the second half of the year with a rather direct challenge to our allegiances. The same theme seems to come through – where do we place our allegiance, and to whom do we give our obedience and devotion. In the Samuel reading, which marks the start of the monarchy...
