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Sunday homily: Y'all come!

 Above you'll find the video of my homily for October 11 and below you'll find the text.  Note: before proclaiming the gospel I spoke about how today's text from Matthew appears to...

Monday, October 5, 2026 - Is there a person/group that you have a prejudice against or whom you have stereotyped? Will y...

To read the texts click on the texts: Gal 1:6-12; Lk 10:25-37 Our text for today contains the Parable of The Good Samaritan. This is a parable that is found only in the Gospel of...

Get up and go (outsiders welcome)!

Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you (Jonah 3:2). The post Get up and go (outsiders welcome)! appeared first on Lutheran Church of A...

Go … to the Gentiles (outsiders welcome)

Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles (Acts 22:21b). The post Go … to the Gentiles (outsiders welcome) appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia.

What Must We Do?

Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”  Matthew 19:16 Are you seeking eternal life? While the “Rich Young Ru...

Sunday, September 27, 2026 - Not words, but deeds

To read the texts click on the texts: Ez.18:25-28; Phil.2:1-11; Mt 21:28-32 A priest friend was telling me how during the time of a calamity in his town because of which many peop...

Thursday, September 10, 2026 - When did you last say a positive word to someone? Will you speak a positive word to at le...

To read the texts click on the texts:1 Cor 8:1-7,11-13; Lk 6:27-38 After pronouncing the beatitudes and woes, the Lucan Jesus goes on to speak of love of enemies. The disciples ar...

Going first

First be reconciled to your brother or sister (Matthew 5:24b). The post Going first appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 - Are you good because of fear of punishment or hope of reward, or are you good because it i...

To read the texts click on the texts: Eph 3:2-12; Lk 12:39-48 The text of today is the one immediately after Jesus has begun to exhort his disciples’ to watchfulness (12, 35-38)....

Sunday, September 20, 2026 - Are you good because of fear of punishment or hope of reward or are you good because it is...

To read the texts click on the texts: Is 55:6-9;Phil 1:20-24,27; Mt 20:1-16 The parable of the labourers in the vineyard, who are paid the same wages for unequal work, is exclusiv...

NIGHT PRAYER: Monday 10/5

The gospel at mass today was from Saint Luke, the story of the Good Samaritan...It was a parable you told, Lord: it wasn't an even you witnessed or and item you read in the Jericho...

The marathon

If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles (Matthew 5:41). The post The marathon appeared first on Lutheran Church of Australia.

The Most Unlikely Disciple and the Importance of Invitation

[Jesus] saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. (Lk. 5:27) Levi the tax collector, also known as Matthew, has one of the greatest conversion stories of all the...

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 - Will you like Martha, presume to tell Jesus what he ought to do, or will you like Mary listen...

To read the texts click on the texts: Gal 1:13-24; Lk 10:38-42 This text, which speaks of the encounter of Martha and Mary with Jesus, takes the form of a pronouncement story (a s...

Friday, September 18, 2026 - Does the plight of others affect me at all? What do I do about it?

To read the texts click on the texts: 1 Cor 15:12-20; Lk 8:1-3 This is a text that is exclusive to the Gospel of Luke and is about the women who ministered to Jesus during his min...

Be Ye Therefore Merciful

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost. Luke 6:31–36Igumen Andronik (Trubachev)Why does Christ exalt mercy so highly? Because in nothing else, dear brothers and sisters, can we become so...

What Loving a Stranger Reveals About Christian Charity

Children sometimes demonstrate a remarkable willingness to notice, welcome, and help people adults might overlook. Scripture calls Christians to that same posture of humility and p...

Are You A Good Person? Matthew 19:16-22 #sermon

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: “Follow Me”

Two words changed the direction of Peter and Andrew’s lives: “Follow me” (Matthew 4:19, KJV). In the first-century Jewish world, discipleship involved far more than attending a tea...

Don't Just Admire It, Wear It

"You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house..." - Deuteronomy 6:7   The porch light was still burning at two in the m...

Jesus Still Wants to Wash Your Feet

"If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet." John 13:14   The night before the crucifixion, Jesus had a lot He could...

Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you …

“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. Mark 10:52 The post Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you...

Thursday Evenings at All Hallows (September 3, 2026) Is Now Online

Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows. In this Thursday evening’s message, we revisit the Parable of the Good Samaritan. We consider what lessons Jesus is teaching us with th...

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 - What is preventing you from following Jesus unconditionally? What will you do about it t...

To read the texts click on the texts: Job 9:1-12,14-16; Lk 9:57-62 While part of this text is found also in Matthew, the latter part (9,60b-62) is exclusive to Luke. It concerns t...