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St Andrew’s Anglican Church | Indooroopilly 22 November 2020 | Proper 29 | Christ the King Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25: 31-46 On King and Shepherd, Sheep and Goats A sermon offered by The Reverend Ann Edwards Have you noticed there has been a lot of judgement, fire, and gnashing of teeth over … Read more
Before the last Sunday of the Church Year became known as Christ the King, it was known in Anglican churches as Stir Up Sunday, from the opening words of the Collect for the day: “Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people”. This was a timely signal to start making … Read more
SERMON Sunday 15 November 2020 St Andrew’s Parish of Indooroopilly Matthew 25:14-30 Getting what we expect ©Suzanne Grimmett I have recently tried out something called an “Escape Room” with a few friends. It is a game where you have to solve a puzzle in a room set up with lots of clues, but no easy … Read more
These are words from the Collect for this Sunday. To think about what is eternal always sparks a longing in our hearts, I think, because it reminds us simultaneously of our mortality and of the sense that we belong outside time in a story of love and creativity that is much bigger than ourselves. Poet … Read more
SERMON St Andrew’s Parish of Indooroopilly Sunday 8 November 1 Thessalonians 4.9-18 Matthew 25.1-13 Flickering wicks ©Suzanne Grimmett Be prepared. That’s what it is all about, right? Now I could preach a nice safe sermon on being ready, keeping your lamps lit with plenty of Bible study and prayer and good works of sacrificial service. … Read more
“Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air…” – 1 Thessalonians 4:17a In what is probably the earliest of all of the New Testament writings, Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians is a celebration of the faithfulness of … Read more
SERMON Sunday 18 October, 2020 Feast of St Luke, Evangelist and Martyr Jeremiah 8.22 – 9.3 Psalm 145.10-18 2 Timothy 4.9-17a Luke 10.1-9 Quoth the Raven ©Suzanne Grimmett Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people not been restored? Jeremiah 8.22 When … Read more
SERMON 10 October 2020 St Andrew’s Parish of Indooroopilly Exodus 32.1-14 Psalm 106.1-6, 106.20-24 Philippians 4 Matthew 22.1-14 Laughing with sinners and crying with saints ©Sue Grimmett I wonder what you really think about the idea of a wedding banquet to which we are all invited? This parable can bring to the surface our real … Read more
SERMON Sunday 4th October St Andrew’s Parish of Indooroopilly Exodus 20.1-4, 20.7-9, 20.12-20 Psalm 19 Philippians 3 Matthew 21.33-46 Tending the vineyard, making the new wine ©Sue Grimmett I would have sent in the troops. Wouldn’t you? The vineyard had been set up with everything it needed to produce abundant grapes to make into rich … Read more