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An audio recording of previous church sermons
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Today our minister, Peter, spoke about the parable of the mustard seed, examining its context and meaning and using it to explore Jesus’s teaching on the Kingdom of God.
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In his sermon this morning, Rev. Bluett looked at the meaning of, and the different perspectives of the characters in, the parable of the Lost Sheep.
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In todays’s message, one of our elders, Colin MacNeill, spoke on the subject of “Creation and Community.” Reflecting on Paul’s rebuttal to the perceived spiritual elitism of Gnosticism contained in his letter to the Collosians, Colin explored the theme of how Christ holds all things together, and how this affects our relationships, not only with God but in our calling to a church community.
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In today’s sermon, our Minister, Peter, continued his series on the myth of redemptive violence, by looking at real life examples of successful alternatives to violent resistance, and how Jesus prepared his disciples for the path of non-violence.
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In today’s sermon, our minister, Peter, continued his series on the myth of redemptive violence by looking at the issue of war, and in particular, the just war theory. By tracing the history of Christian thought on war and violence back to its roots, he presented a challenge to much of the teaching which has been mainstream since, at least, the time of Augustine.
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In this morning’s sermon, Rev. Bluett continued his theme of challenging domination systems by looking at what the phrase “dying to self” means.
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This morning, Peter, our Minister, continued his series on domination systems and the myth of redemptive violence, by considering the meaning of the Cross of Christ and challenging the view that it was an example of Godly violence.
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In today’s All Age Service, Peter, our Minister, gave a short message about Pentecost and the nature of the Holy Spirit.
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In this morning’s sermon, Rev. Peter Bluett continued his series on the myth of redemptive violence by looking at Jesus’s challenge to the patriarchal domination system found in family life in his day.
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In today’s sermon, our minister, Peter Bluett, continued the theme of the myth of redemptive violence, by looking at an example used by the theologian Walter Wink of a society which has traditionally been non-hierarchical and non-violent, namely, the Batek Negrito people of the Malaysian peninsula. Contrasting this with the domination systems identified by Wink, common in Western culture, he then went on to explore Jesus’ vision for society.
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