The sermon for this week can be viewed above or clicking here to view on YouTube. If you would like to watch one of our services in full the links are as follows: 9am Gathering Service 11am Traditional Worship Luke 24:44-53 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that […]
On this Christmas Eve we reflect on God’s gift of “Yes” to God’s people through scripture, reflective readings and hymns. God’s Yes to Peace for the Poor and Oppressed (read by Lauren Money) Scripture: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 Reading: Amazing Peace by Maya Angelou Hymn: “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” God’s Yes to a Home Among […]
Luke 2:8-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Shepherds and the Angels 8 In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do […]
Luke 1:26-38 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, […]
Luke 18:9-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by […]
Luke 15:1-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 So he told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, having a hundred […]
Jeremiah 23:23-29; Luke 12:49-56 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jeremiah 23:23-29 23 Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off? 24 Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord. 25 I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy […]
Isaiah 1:1,10-20 & Luke 12:32-40 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 1 The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 10 Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! […]
Luke 10:25-37 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus.[a] “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” 27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all […]
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Luke 10:1-11 The Mission of the Seventy 10 After this the Lord appointed seventy[a] others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. 2 He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the […]