Jesus enters Jerusalem and is acclaimed by the crowds who proclaim him as king. Ironically, a few days from now, the sign above him on the cross will say "Jesus…
Today our teaching focus is on an incident in the final days of Jesus’ life on earth from John’s gospel (John 12:1 – 8), which is also recorded in Luke’s…
Today’s Gospel reading continues the record of Jesus’ teaching while he is on the way to his final destiny in Jerusalem. As I have mentioned in previous sermons, this scripture…
In this gospel passage Jesus refuses to answer the question ' why does suffering happen?' Instead he directs the disciples to examine their own lives and turn away from any…
Jesus' transfiguration is an example of a mountaintop experience (literally) for Jesus and the inner circle of three disciples he takes with him. But after the mountaintop - there is…
Today's parable from Luke is framed by Jesus' question - a question each of us has to answer: Why do you call me Lord, Lord and not do what I say? The…
Today our sermon topic is about loving your enemies. Perhaps more than anything else, this is one of the characteristics of Christians that is the most striking witness to the…
Today, rather than comment on the Gospel passage, I am going to follow up from the Treaty of Waitangi sermon last week to speak about one of the outstanding Māori…
Today, rather than comment on the Gospel passage, I am going to speak directly about the Treaty of Waitangi. Today we celebrate the signing of the founding document of our…
This podcast follows on from last week's podcast. Jesus stands up in the synagogue at Nazareth and declares his mission by reading the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He then…