The great gift of the Holy Spirit is love
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Pentecost, 9th June 2019
Imagine being able to love your enemy, or at least be able to get on with them. The Holy Spirit makes that possible. Imagine being able to work with someone who rubs you up the wrong way, or … Continue Reading ››Loving is more valuable than believing
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Easter 5, 19th May 2019
Some years ago in Melbourne there was a terrible tragedy when a wall collapsed … Continue Reading ››Identity and Renewal in Christ
Reflection for Easter 4 2019 based on John Bell Workshops
The title for the Seasons of the Spirit material for this Sunday is Identity of Resistance. The authors explain the theme in this opening … Continue Reading ››Reflection for Easter 3 2019 - Rev'd Barb Messner
Last Sunday in his daily email, Richard Rohr wrote: “The human soul is being gradually readied so that actual intimacy and partnership with the Divine are the result.” Later he qualified this by saying: “It is important not … Continue Reading ››God wants to reshape our desire
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Easter 3, 5th 2019
Have you ever come to the realisation that you did something purely because you were caught up in a group mentality? Discovering an old photograph, it would explain why you thought flairs and a crocheted top seemed so cool at the … Continue Reading ››Easter Day 2019
I find wondering to be a fruitful way to explore religious and spiritual meaning. Wondering is open-minded exploration with a strong sense of awe and respect. So today I wonder why people respond differently to reports of the resurrection. Secondly, I wonder whether there … Continue Reading ››We’re invited to believe in something harder to believe in than God raising someone from death
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Easter 2, 28th April 2019
Once, around Easter time, I had a strange dream. It was about our Easter celebrations. We had organised the most fabulous display, more creative than ever before, with flowers, … Continue Reading ››The resurrection occurs ‘out there’ and within us
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Easter 21st April 2019
All biblical experiences of resurrection (meeting the risen Christ) involve people with some sort of prior connection to Jesus. Doesn’t that make the accounts of people who claim to witness the resurrection suspect? Of course they would say he … Continue Reading ››The cross exposes the violence of the world
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Good Friday, April 19th 2019
A ten year old should be able to understand why Jesus died on the cross, so I’m going to attempt to explain it to your inner ten year old. Imagine a class of school kids. There’s one kid who’s … Continue Reading ››
