Christmas @ St Matthew’s – 5pm Sunday 9 December Christmas Eve Service – 9am Christmas Day Service – 9 am
Christmas services
Welcome Revd Barbara Bagley
The Revd Barbara Bagley has joined St Matthew’s as Priest in Local Mission. Barbara was born in Canada to a loving family and parents who lived their Christian faith. “I don’t ever remember not believing in God,” she said. “That
Spring Fete 20 October
St Matthew’s Spring Fete is on again. There’ll also be a range of stalls including craft and handiwork, preserves, plants, homewares, books and CDs/records plus a BBQ and Devonshire Teas. Money raised will support the work of St Matthew’s in
Bishop Peter visits
Bishop Peter Stuart will be at St Matthew’s this Sunday 30 September. He will be preaching and receiving two of our parishioners into the Anglican Church – Eduardo and Lucia. This is a ceremony for anyone who was baptised and/or
Sermon: The problem with staying righteous
Jesus came to call sinners, not the righteous. But the Pharisees spent their lives trying to stay righteous – which meant avoiding being contaminated by sinners. The Jewish community in Melbourne had a similar attitude when Anglican Archbishop Freier hosted
Sermon: Don’t just listen, follow!
The readers of Mark’s gospel start off knowing who Jesus is – Mark begins the gospel with “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” The disciples follow Jesus, and gradually come to realise this,
Sermon: Being a witness not a persuader
Jesus told the people not to tell anyone about him, but the more he told them, the more they proclaimed it. Most of us have the opposite problem – we find it hard to tell people about Jesus. But we
Sermon: Boundaries or hearts?
Jesus accused his hearers of honouring God with their lips, not their hearts. Lips are where food and drink goes from outside to inside – our lips are the boundary between in and out. The Pharisees were particularly focused on
Sermon: Confronting organisational evil
Context: the Liberal party in Australia had changed their leader – and therefore the Prime Minister – during the week. As Christians, we’re in a battle against evil – but not just “flesh and blood” evil. This is the sort of
Sermon: Seek the best for one another. Because Jesus.
Marriages are important. Paul’s teaching is straightforward – “wives be subject to your husbands, husbands love your wives.” But Paul is talking about a deep and “disinterested” love – a love that seeks the best for the other person, without