2004

SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2006 [Fathers?? Day] Song of Solomon 2: 8-13; James 1: 17-27 What a lovely serendipity it is that on the Sunday which the commercial world has designated Fathers?? Day, it more»

SUNDAY 20th AUGUST 2006 : Presbyterian Support (Northern) Sunday Zechariah 8: 3-12; Romans 12: 9-21 Time and again in the Hebrew Scriptures the prophets of Israel speak of a coming future time more»

SUNDAY 18 APRIL 2004 : Second Sunday of Easter Acts 5: 27-32; John 20: 19-31 In last Sunday's sermon I used a phrase I have been using for a number of years. It is in the form of a question more»

SUNDAY 16 MAY 2004 : Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 16: 9-15; Revelation 21: 10, 22 - 22: 5 Do you remember John Lennon's song "Imagine"? "Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if more»

SUNDAY 25 JULY 2004 Hosea 1: 2-10; Luke 11: 1-13 One of the advantages of having eleven different people on the roster for leading the prayers of intercession is the variety of approaches to more»

SUNDAY 20 JUNE 2004 1 Kings 19: 1-5, 8-15a; Pss 42 & 43; Luke 8: 26-39 The prophet Elijah was a weird character - austere, dour, a loner, demanding harsh punishment for violations of the more»

SUNDAY 27 JUNE 2004 2 Kings 2: 1-2, 6-14; Luke 9: 51-62 We use the same lectionary, so I wonder which passage Thomas, Cardinal Williams is preaching on this morning. Possibly he might be more»

SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2004 : Reporting from General Assembly [Jeremiah 32: 1-3a, 6-15; 1 Timothy 6: 6-16] David Clark, Kerry Stotter, and Em Colgan DAVID CLARK The best place to begin more»

SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2004 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15: 1-10 I became an elder in late 1966. I was 19 years old, in my first year of university. I had already at that age decided that I was more»

SUNDAY 4 JULY 2004 Deuteronomy11: 18-21; Luke 14: 25-33 In the last twenty-four hours I have experienced a family at three of its most significant moments. Yesterday morning, I conducted the more»

SUNDAY 11 JULY 2004 Amos 7: 7-17; Luke 10: 25-37 The parable of the Good Samaritan is arguably the best-known story from the Bible, and the phrase 'good Samaritan' has been absorbed into the more»

SUNDAY 18 JULY 2004 Amos 8: 1-12; Luke 10: 38-42 The Internet is a source of seemingly unlimited information, and every now and then those of us with email capacity receive some of this from more»

SUNDAY 1 AUGUST 2004 Hosea 11: 1-11; Luke 12: 13-21 The Chinese have an ancient curse, "May you live in interesting times." The Confucian ideal was an ordered and orderly society more»

SUNDAY 8 August, 2004 Isaiah 1: 1, 10-20 and Luke 12: 32-40 Introduction : Almost 30 years ago when studying in the States, I was doing voluntary youth work with the church I more»

SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER 2004 Jeremiah 29: 1, 4 - 7; Luke 17: 11 - 19 One of the intriguing "what ifs" of history is "what if the Jewish people had not survived the more»

SUNDAY 31 OCTOBER 2004 Habakkuk 1: 1-4; 2: 1-4 Luke 19: 1-9 Jericho was an important town just north of the Dead Sea, and with a great history. It is the lowest city on earth, being 820 feet more»

SUNDAY 3 OCTOBER 2004 Psalm 137; 2 Timothy 1: 1-14 "How could I sing the Lord's song in a foreign land?" was the response of a colleague when I asked her yesterday why she had more»

SUNDAY 24 OCTOBER 2004 Luke 18: 9-14 Reflection given during a Taize-style prayer service I first learned about the Taize Community in 1966, my first year at university. John Murray, who more»

CHRISTMAS EVE 2004 I had great fun the other day buying books for a great niece and a great nephew. I don't often go to a children's book shop, but when I do I am blown away by the variety and more»

SUNDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2004 Psalm 150; Colossians 3: 12-17 Sermon on a Sunday where hymns requested by members of the congregation were sung Talking with visitors after church, one of the most more»

CHRISTMAS DAY 2004 I want to make a small confession. I confess that I derive a certain amount of amusement each Christmas by hearing people singing different words to the words of the carols more»

SUNDAY 17 OCTOBER 2004 ?± St Lukes Day Psalm 145: 10-18; Luke 1: 1 ?± 4 The phrase that often comes into my mind when I think about the sermon on St Lukes Day is ?´state of the union more»

SUNDAY 5 DECEMBER 2004 : Second Sunday in Advent Isaiah 11: 1 10; Matthew 3: 1 – 12 According to the chaplains of two Presbyterian boys’ colleges, St Kentigern's in Auckland and St more»

SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2004 Psalm 145: 1-5, 17-21 and Luke 20: 27-38 I managed to get through all of last Sunday evening without being besieged by flocks of little ghouls and ghosties, witches and more»

SUNDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2004 Isaiah 65: 17-25; Luke 21: 5-19 In 1996 a Pizza shop named ‘Hell’ was opened in Wellington near my Alma Mater, Victoria University. ‘Hell’ has more»