Extended Index of Orders of Service and Sermons in RCL Resources Archive
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Advent Year A
Advent 1 , 27 November 2016, What time is it?
A hymn for Advent: The Lord's Messiah comes
Advent 2 , 4 December 2016, The authority of scripture
Advent 3 , 11 December 2016, Is he really the one?
Advent 4 , 18 December 2016, Mary the Mother of Jesus
Christmas Year A
Christmas Eve A service of lessons and carols with midnight Eucharist
Christmas Day Family Service with a dialogue sermon
Christmas 1, 1 January 2017, Jesus the pioneer
May this new year : A hymn for New Year and its background
Christmas 2, 5 Janaury 2014, Christ in creation [Alternative: see Day of Epiphany]
Epiphany Year A (and Sundays in ordinary
time 1-5 and Last before Lent)
Epiphany, 6 January 2017 Many nations, one light
Ordinary 1 (Baptism
of Jesus, Epiphany +1), 8 January 2017, To share the cleansing
fire
Ordinary 2 (Epiphany
+2), 15 January 2017, Introducing disciples
Ordinary 3 (Epiphany
+3), 22 January 2017, Let there be no divisions
among you
Ordinary 4 (Epiphany
+4), 29 January 2017, God's foolishness
Ordinary 5 (Epiphany +5) 5 February 2017 The
taste of salt
Ordinary 6 (Epiphany +6) 12 February 2017
Ordinary 7
(Epiphany +7) 19 Febraury 2017
Transfiguration (Last
Sunday before Lent) , 26 February 2017, Myth and reality
Lent 1 , 5 March 2017, Healing the wounds of
guilt
Lent 2 , 12 March 2017, Born from above :
new life in communion
Lent 3 , 19 March 2017, The man at the well
Lent 4 , 26 March 2017, Who sinned? Who
is blind?
A community thanksgiving
service
Lent 5 , 2 April 2014, New life for old
bones
Lent 6 , 9 April 2014, Enthusiasm
and loyalty
Holy Thursday , 13 April 2014, A Eucharistic service of readings and remembrance
Good Friday , 14 April 2014, A service of contemplation
Pieta : A hymn for
Good Friday (In pdf
format.)
Easter Year A
Easter Day , 16 April
2017, Jesus said
to her, "Mary!"
Be present now dear
risen Lord : A hymn for Easter Eucharist (Commentary in Sermon E3A)
Easter 2 , 23 April 2017, Baptism and resurrection . Alternative sermon: The faithful doubter .
Easter 3 , 30 April 2017, Be present now dear
risen Lord : the Eucharistic presence.
Easter 4 , 7 May
2017, Sharing the
work of the shepherd
Easter 5 , 14 May
2017, I go to
prepare a place for you
Easter 6 , 21 May
2017, The unkown
God
Easter 7 , 28 May 2017, One in the Spirit
Day of Pentecost,
4 June 2017, The
Spirit within and amongst us
After Pentecost Year A
Trinity, 11 June 2017, Trinity -- mystery
and reality
Ordinary 11 (Pentecost
+2), 18 June 2017, Put right with God by
faith
Ordinary 12 (Pentecost +3), 25 June 2017 Ishmael: God hears him or UCA Anniversary
Ordinary 13 (Pentecost
+4), 2 July 2017, Faithfulness to the Word
of God (How came the end of human sacrifices?)
Ordinary 14 (Pentecost
+5), 9 July 2017, Arise, my love, my fair
one
Ordinary 15 (Pentecost +6), 16 July 2017, Flesh
and Spirit
Ordinary 16 (Pentecost
+7), 23 July 2017, Wheat and weeds growing
together
Ordinary 17 (Pentecost
+8), 30 July 2017, A glorious surprise
Alternative topical sermon: Chance or community chest? The morality of gambling.
Ordinary 18 (Pentecost
+9), 6 August 2017, The fellowship meal See also Hiroshima Day
Ordinary 19 (Pentecost
+10), 13 August 2017, You of little faith,
why do you doubt?
Ordinary 20 (Pentecost
+11), 20 August 2017, The general saviour of
mankind
Ordinary 21 (Pentecost +12), 27 August 2017, The keys of the kingdom
Ordinary 22 (Pentecost
+13), 3 September 2017, Thinking human and divine
things
Ordinary 23 (Pentecost
+14), 10 September 2017, Owe no one anything?
Ordinary 24 (Pentecost
+15), 17 September 2017, If you do not forgive!
Ordinary 25 (Pentecost
+16), 24 September 2017, Better than a fair go
Ordinary 26 (Pentecost
+17), 1 October 2017, What do we tell the coming
generation?
Ordinary 27 (Pentecost +18), 8 October 2017, The stone the builders rejected
Ordinary 28 (Pentecost +19), 15 October 2017, Inclusive
and exclusive
Ordinary 29 (Pentecost +20), 22 October 2017, The imageless image of God
Ordinary 30 (Pentecost +21), 29 October 2017, The
two great commandments
Ordinary 31 (Pentecost
+22), 5 Novemeber 2017, Learning from unworthy
teachers
All Saints Day, 1 November 2005, Forward with the Saints
Ordinary 32 (Pentecost
+23), 12 November 2017, A jealous God
Ordinary 33 (Pentecost +23), 19 November 2017, What is the precious
gift?
Christ the King (Ordinary 34) 26 November 2017, Christ the King: Judge
and Saviour
Advent 1 , 3 December 2017, Waiting for justice
Advent 2 , 10 December 2017, The Patience of our Lord
Advent 3 , 17 December 2017, Jesus, John and Elijah: who were they?
Advent 4 , 24 December 2017, Mary's co-operation with God
Christmas Eve , 24 December 2017, Midnight Eucharist with carols and lessons
Christmas Day (Family Service), 25 December 2017, The grace of being of a fool
Christmas 1 , 31 December 2017, God's family and ours
Epiphany Year B
Baptism of Jesus (Ordinary
1), 7 January 2018, Water and Spirit: the
unselfish blessing
Epiphany 2 (Ordinary
2), 14 January 2018, Loyalty in the body:
sex and faith
Epiphany 3 (Ordinary
3), 21 January 2018, Does Australia need a
Jonah?
Epiphany 4 (Ordinary
4), 28 January 2018, He taught with authority
Epiphany 5 (Ordinary
5), 4 February 2018, God the Creator: ancient and modern
Transfiguration (Last
Sunday before Lent) , 11 Februrary 2018, Myth and reality
Lent Year B
Lent 1, 18 Februrary
2018, Repent and
believe
Lent 2 , 25 February 2018, Those who are ashamed
of me
Lent 3 , 4 March
2018, Cleansing
the temple
Lent 4 , 11 March
2018, Lifted up
Lent 5 , 18 March
2018, What if Jesus
had gone to Athens?
Lent 6 , Passion or
Palm Sunday, 25 March 2018, Hosanna
Holy Thursday , 29 March 2018, A Service of Readings
and Remembrance
Good Friday , 30 March 2018, A Service of Contemplation
Pieta : A Hymn for Good Friday
Easter Day ,
1 April 2018, He
has been raised: Why not believe it?
Be present now dear
risen Lord , A hymn for Easter Eucharist
Easter 2 , 8 April
2018, The faithful
doubter
Easter 3 , 15 April
2018, The servant
of life . Alternative sermon: Baptism, resurrection
and new life
Easter 4 , 22 April
2018, The Good Shepherd . Alternative topical sermon: Creation: faith and science
Easter 5 ,
29 April 2018, The
true vine . Alternative sermon: Should we celebrate
Mothers' Day?
Easter 6 , 6 May 2018, You are my
friends
Easter 7 , 13 May
2018, Unity in Christ
Alternative topical sermon for Easter 7: Do
you feel a need for reconciliation? [Aboriginal Reconciliation]
Pentecost ,
20 May 2018, Spirit
and apostle: two witnesses? Alternative sermon: New life from old bones
After Pentecost Year
B
Trinity Sunday , 31 May 2015, A practical understanding
of the Trinity
Ordinary 10, 7 June 2015 Our eternal home
Ordinary
11 is not available for Year B at this time
Ordinary 12, 21 June
2015, Faith or fear: Who then
is this?
Ordinary 13, 28 June 2015, Healing, wholeness and
salvation
Ordinary 14, 5 July
2015, The otherness of Jesus
Ordinary 15, 12 July
2015, The mystery of God's
plan
Ordinary 16,
19 July 2015, What kind of shepherd
is needed?
Ordinary 17, 26 July
2015, Miracles and the bread
of heaven
Ordinary 18, 2 August
2015, Power, liberty, sin and
grace
Ordinary 19, 9 August
2015, Speaking the truth
in love
Ordinary 20, 16
August 2015, Food for eternal life
Ordinary 21,
23 August 2015, To whom can we go?
Ordinary 22,
30 August 2015, Tradition, good and not
so good ; alternative sermon: Arise, my love, my fair
one
Ordinary 23, 6 September
2015, Status, love and equality ; alternative sermon: The general saviour of
mankind
Ordinary 24, 13 September
2015, Peter took him aside
Ordinary 25, 20
September 2015, Welcoming the child
among us
Ordinary 26, 27 September
2015, Inclusive and exclusive
loyalty
Ordinary 27, 4 October
2015, Divorce and Christ's
humanity
Ordinary 28 11 October
2015, Can wealth keep you out?
Ordinary 29 18
October 2015, The cup of sacrifice
Ordinary 30 25 October
2015, Only the blind can see!
All Saints Day, 1 November 2015, Forward with the saints
Ordinary 31 1 November
2015, Love God.... Is that
all?
Ordinary 32 8
November 2015, Ruth the outsider
Ordinary 33 15 November 2015, Who can be trusted to
lead?
Christ the King (Ordinary
34), 22 November 2015 Do we need a king?
Advent Year C
Advent 1 , 29 November 2015, Looking forward in hope and fear
Advent 2 , 6 December 2015, Preparing the way - repentance
A hymn for Advent
Advent 3 , 13 December 2015, Rejoice, the Lord is near
Advent 4 , 20 December 2015, My spirit rejoices in God my saviour see also Christmas Eve of being included
Christmas Year C
Christmas Eve: (1) early evening carols with children (2) late evening/midnight Christmas Eucharist lessons and carols
Christmas Day , 25 December 2015, The Word became flesh
Christmas 1 , 27 December 2015, Family life in the new age
Christmas 2, 3 Janaury 2016, Christ in creation [Alternative: see Day of Epiphany]
Epiphany, 6 January 2016 Many nations, one light
Sundays after Epiphany Year C
Epiphany 1 {Baptism of Jesus), 10 January 2016, The mystery of being included
Epiphany 2 (Ordinary 2), 17 January 2016, The wedding banquet of the kingdom
Epiphany 3 (Ordinary 3), 24 January 2016, Spiritual gifts for the common good
Epiphany 4 (Ordinary 4), 31 January 2016, Who will God bless?
Transfiguration (Last Sunday before Lent), 7 February 2016, Hills and valleys and people and God
Lent Year C
Lent 1, 14 February
2016 Temptation
Lent 2 , 21 February
2016 Citizens of Heaven
Harvest Thanksgiving , Thanksgiving for
the bread of life
Lent 3 , 28 February
2016 Are those who suffer
worse sinners?
Lent 4 , 7 March
2016 One Who Loves to Forgive
Lent 5 , 14 March
2016 A Sign of Love
Pieta : A
hymn for Good Friday
Lent 6 , 21 March
2016 The Servant King
Holy Thursday 24 March 2016
Good Friday 25 March 2016
Easter Day , 27 March
2016, Victory over death
Easter 2 , 3 April
2016, Believing and forgiving. Additional notes on forgiveness
and ideology and pastoral preaching
Easter 3 , 10 April
2016, Outreach and pastoral
ministries
Easter 4 , 17 April
2016, Visions of hope
Easter 5 , 24 April 2016, Love like a mother, and
more
Easter 6 , 1 May 2016, My peace
I give to you
Easter 7 , 8 May
2016, That they all may be
one See also alternative version for an academic
occasion.
Pentecost , 15 May 2016, Unity in the Spirit
Trinity Sunday , 22 May 2016, Holy Wisdom in Community
Ordinary 9 (Pentecost +2) not available 29 May 2016
Ordinary 10, (Pentecost +3), 5 June 2016, Trust not power, but compassion
Ordinary 11 (Pentecost +4), 12 June 2016, Government power, justice
and prophecy
Ordinary 12 (Pentecost +5), 19 June 2016, Silent communion and
social action
Ordinary 13 (Pentecost
+6), 26 June 2016, Freedom and self-indulgence revised 2013 to Freedom and self-control
Ordinary 14 (Pentecost +7), 3 July 2016, Missionary joy
Ordinary 15 (Pentecost +8), 10 July 2016, Who is our neighbour?
Ordinary 16 (Pentecost +9), 17 July 2016, Mary and Martha
Ordinary 17 (Pentecost + 10),
24 July 2016 Ask and you will recieve
Ordinary 18 (Pentecost
+11) , 31 July 2016, Peace and Prosperity.
See also Hiroshima Day .
Ordinary 19 (Pentecost +12) , 7 August 2016, A sense of urgency
Ordinary 20 (Pentecost
+13) , 14 August 2016, Fire on earth
Ordinary 21 (Pentecost
+14) , 21 August 2016, The Joyful Sabbath
Ordinary 22 (Pentecost
+15) , 28 August 2016, Your place at the table
Ordinary 23, 4 September 2016, The value of human life Alternative sermon Invictus and the potter's clay
Ordinary 24, 11 September 2016, Joy in Heaven .
Ordinary 25, 18 September 2016, Dishonest wealth and
eternal homes .
Ordinary 26, 25 September 2016, Warning and promise
Ordinary 27, 2 October 2016, Are we really worthless?
Ordinary 28, 9 October 2016, Giving thanks, Eucharist in life, for life
Ordinary 29, 16 October 2016, Scripture: Christ the
key to interpretation
Ordinary 30, 23 October 2016, The self-justifying trap (See next Sunday for All Saints)
Ordinary 31, 30 October 2016, (All Saints,1 November), Bringing an outsider into the family : Membership in the communion of saints
Ordinary 32, 6 November 2016, The Day of Resurrection Alternative version New life at the end
Ordinary 33, 13 November 2016, The wolf and the lamb
Christ the King (Ordinary 34), 20 November 2013, Jesus, remember me
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