Sermons
Jonah: a sermon
The Book of Jonah as Fictional Attempting to Swim Away from God (Eighth in Sermon Series, “From the Jonah Tale to Jesus’ Tales and from Hansel to Harry Potter: Celebrating the Power of Fiction, Sacred and Secular, to Convery Life-Changing Truths”) Posted on April 29, 2012 by SERMONS FROM SILVERSIDE: Silverside Church Delaware Note from Rowland. I may not […]
Hell: some notes from last Sunday’s sermon
First, a little note: the Gospel lectionary reading for Sunday September 29, 2013,  was about the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus. I spoke mostly without notes. That’s because the topic is so huge, and I only had 25 minutes max. But I always, as a preacher, have notes handy. I don’t trust my […]
Coming alive and staying alive: your ‘gifts’ and God’s ‘calling’
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com There has been a lot written recently about finding God’s calling on your life. It generally centres around finding out what makes you come alive and then going out and doing it. The common line is that where your gifts and the world’s needs collide, there lies your calling. Now […]
Psalm 146: God vs ‘Princes’
Psalm 146:   God vs ‘Princes’ Point of contact: On the way to church this morning a minibus drove past with a Bible text neatly printed on the back: ‘All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God’ Romans 3:23). And on the side door: ‘……..Gospel Chapel’. I grew up in a ‘Brethren Assembly’ where […]
Pentecost sermon: The Holy Spirit as Comforter
A JOURNEY TO PENTECOST : The HOLY SPIRIT AS COMFORTER (A GOOD SERMON HAS A GOOD BEGINNING, A GOOD ENDING, AND THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME BETWEEN THE TWO.) (I’ve had a recent revelation about preaching: not everyone can cope with a long sermon, so today you’re just getting the headlines – a classical ‘three points’ – […]
Pentecost, a sermon: The Holy Spirit’s Gift of Comfort
A JOURNEY TO PENTECOST I was wide awake at at 3 o’clock this morning. A mogadon sleeping tablet could not entice any more sleep… Yesterday afternoon I’d brought Jan home from a 10-day sojourn in the special care unit of the local hospital. Some bright imaging on a PET scan told us she had uterine […]
When Life Tumbles In – What Then? (A resurrection sermon)
When life Tumbles In What Then? A sermon by Rowland Croucher at St Martins’ Community  Church Resurrection Sunday – 31 March 2013 Lectionary Readings:  Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43, John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12 First I want to pay a tribute to our dear friend Damien Christie whose life we remember with […]
A Talk to Salvation Army Seniors
Good morning friends. The location for this event – in the Crossway Church auditorium, and 50 metres from the Australian World Vision HQ – is all somewhat ‘deja-vu-ish’ for me: I spent nearly two decades working for a previous incarnation of these two institutions… My first contact with a Salvation Army person was with Mrs […]
A Love-letter from God
(Notes for the St. Martins Community Church Collingwood service 13 January 2013. Handout is at the bottom of this page).  ~~ The basic message of the Hebrew-Christian faith is that we don’t have to stay the way we were. If anyone is in Christ they’re a new creation… What’s in this New Year for you? […]
MOTHERING SUNDAY May 2012
MOTHERING – Who Does It? Sermon to be preached at East Doncaster Baptist Church May 13, 2012 by Rev. Jan Croucher ~~ Our theme today claims it can be done by anyone. 1 Cor 13:1-8a, 1 John 4: 7-21 INTRODUCTION: ‘Mothering Sunday’ seems now to be the preferred name for this special day. I happen […]
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