The Archbishop of Sydney talks about God's light:

• That shines in the place of judgment.
• That shines in the experience of salvation.
• That shines in the birth of a child.

Carol service preaching as it should be!

Do you believe that Jesus will come again?

1. The Confusion, vv1-2
2. The Questions, vv3-12
3. The Comfort, vv13-17
4. The Command, v15

This sermon is all about trusting in God's justice. Not thinking we can do God's job of judging fairly. Not letting our preoccupation with the unfairness we see all round damage the way we live out our Christian life.

But it doesn't mean we sit back an ignore injustice; we mustn't get chewed up by it. It ends with the sober reminder that God will judge us all when we leave this earth. And we should remember not only the times when we are on the end of injustice, but those occasions when we perpetrate injustice.

We'll need God's grace to save us for the punishment we deserve. And the only way to do that is to accept Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross as payment for our sins. And to thank God for his love that made all this happen.

Sermon Bishop Michael Stead
Matthew 24:29-51
Introduction: Advent
1. The Timing of Christ’s Second Coming

• Context: two questions in Matt 24:3 – “these things” + “your coming”
• vv. 5-28 these things
• vv.29-31 his coming
• vv.32-35 these things
• vv.36- his coming
• 4 examples - flood + thief / a returning master / a delayed groom / parable of the talents

2. Keep Watch (vv.37-44)

• Like the flood – suddenly taken
• Like a thief - unprepared
• What does this means for us?

3. Keep Working

• vv.45-51The faithful and wise servant
• The wicked servant
• What does this means for us?

Who says the Bible doesn't rival good fiction? Revered icons being toppled by small boxes. Something troublesome being passed around, like a miscreant schoolboy being expelled from on school after another. The passage preached on has all this.

I've already said I've not been a good husband. But even my worst mistakes don't come close to Adam, someone whose marital failure caused the downfall of the human race. Don't get how Adam and Eve's failed marriage was responsible for the sin we all suffer? Then you might want to read this article

Here are some points that hit me:

A challenging but easy to follow sermon by The Right Rev Bishop Michael Stead

For many Christians there is a nagging sense that they would like to be more spiritual whatever that means. But what exactly does it look like when a person is  spiritual?