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2023 05 28 Rev. Galetlhokwe Sesele: A Life-changing Thirst [John 7:37-39]
Opening Prayer by Ian Proudfoot.
2023 05 21 Alan Storey: Re-Reading Psalm 68
[Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35; John 17:1-11]
Opening Prayer by Alan Storey.
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Gilbert Lawrence.
2023 05 18 Alan Storey: Ascension: The Second Step of Twelve [Psalm 93]
There is a Balm in Gilead
2023 05 14 Alan Storey: Re-reading Psalm 66 [Psalm 66]
Opening Prayer by Alan Storey.
2023 05 07 Kevin Needham: Journey or Destination?
[Acts 7:55-60; John 14:1-14]
2023 04 30 Alan Storey: Shepherded to Jerusalem
[Psalm 23; John 10:1-10; Ezekiel 34:1-16; Acts 2:42-47]
2023 04 23 Alan Storey: Resurrection while Walking
[Luke 24:13-35]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Jacqui Couper.
2023 04 16 Gilbert Lawrence: Safety in Christ’s Loving Presence
[Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31]
2023 04 09 Easter Sunday
Alan Storey: From Fear to Freedom
[Hebrews 2:14-15; Luke 12:4-7, Luke 12:13-21; Luke 12:22-34; Matthew 27:50-53; Matthew 28:1-10]
2023 04 07 Good Friday
Alan Storey: The Saving Alchemy of the Cross
[Romans 5:5b-11; 2 Corinthians 5:15; John 1:14; Luke 23:33-43; Matthew 27:45-54]
Opening Prayer by Peter Storey.
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Joan Proudfoot.
2023 04 05 Wednesday of Holy Week
Alan Storey: An investigation into who killed Jesus: Part 3
[Matthew 26:57-68; 27:1-2]
2023 04 04 Tuesday of Holy Week
Alan Storey: An investigation into who killed Jesus: Part 2
2023 04 03 Monday of Holy Week
Alan Storey: An Investigation into who killed Jesus: Part One
[Matthew 21:33-46]
2023 04 02 Palm Sunday
Alan Storey: Palm Sunday – When Words are not Enough
[Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 21:1-17]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Rose-Anne Reynolds
2023 03 26 Fifth Sunday in Lent
Alan Storey: Don’t Die Before You’re Dead [John 11:1-12:11]
Opening Prayer by Jacqui Couper.
2023 03 19 Fourth Sunday in Lent
Alan Storey: Seen into Seeing [Leviticus 21; John 9:1-41
Opening Prayer by Joan Proudfoot.
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Terence Parker.
2023 03 12 Third Sunday in Lent
Alan Storey: Jesus’ Anti-Bias Training in Samaria
[John 4:5-30, 39-42]
2023 03 05 Second Sunday in Lent
Alan Storey: Jesus welcomes us in the dark [John 3:1-9]
2023 02 26 First Sunday in Lent
Alan Storey: Wilderness Contemplation [Matthew 4:1-11]
2023 02 22 Ash Wednesday
Alan Storey: Settle us into the Discomfort of Silence
[Isaiah 58:1-12; 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Ian Proudfoot.
2023 02 19 Alan Storey: Climbing the Mount of Contemplation
[Matthew 17:1-9]
2023 02 12 Alan Storey: Sermon on the Mount: Take 3
[Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-37]
Opening Prayer by Alan Storey.
2023 02 05 Alan Storey: Selfless Salt & Humble Light [Matthew 5:13-20]
2023 01 29 Alan Storey: Beatitude Covenant [Micah 6:1-8; Matthew 5:1-12]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Terence Parker.
2023 01 22 Alan Storey: Water into Wine: Resurrection [John 2:1-11]
Opening Prayer by Joan Proudfoot.
2023 01 15 Kevin Needham: Make the Circle Bigger [Isaiah 49:1-7; John 1:29-42]
2023 01 08 Alan Storey: Renewal is Rooted in Remembering
[Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17]
2022 12 25 Alan Storey: Broken Carols
[1 Corinthians 1:26-29; Luke 1:39-56; Luke 2:1-14; Luke 4:16-21]
2022 12 18 Alan Storey: Love: The Joseph Way [Matthew 1:18-25]
2022 12 11 Alan Storey: Joy as Defiant Conviction [Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-11]
2022 12 04 Alan Storey: Peace-making Leadership [Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72; Matthew 3:1-12]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Alan Storey.
2022 11 27 Alan Storey: Advent Wake-Up Call
[Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 24:36-44]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice: Joan Proudfoot.
2022 11 20 Alan Storey: For when we feel powerless by the powers
[Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43]
Opening Prayer: Terence Parker
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice: Alan Storey ~ Blessed are the activists
2022 11 13 Gilbert Lawrence: Never Get Tired Of Doing What Is Right
[Isaiah 65:17-25; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19]
Opening Prayer by Gilbert Lawrence
2022 11 06 Guest Preacher: Kevin Needham: The Saints Are All Around [Luke 16:20-31]
2022 10 30 Guest Preacher: David Newby: Zaccheaus and the Eye of the Needle. [Luke 19:1-10]
2022 10 23 Alan Storey: Rich Thief, Poor Thief [Luke 18:9-14]
Paula’s Ladder to Life [Donations for Paula can be paid into CMM’s account: MCSA Central Methodist Mission | FNB | 62126493204. Reference: Paula]
2022 10 16 Guest Preacher: Solomzi Ralo: A Community that makes God visible [Jeremiah 31:27-34; Luke 18:1-8]
2022 10 09 Alan Storey: Healed from the Leprosy System [Luke 17:11-19]
Opening Prayer by Joan Proudfoot.
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Terence Parker.
2022 10 02 Alan Storey: Mulberry Tree Music [Lamentations 1:1-6; Lamentations 3:19-33; Luke 17:5-6]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Alan Storey.
2022 09 25 Alan Storey: Good news for the poor is good news for all [Luke 16:19-31]
2022 09 18 Alan Storey: Keeping the Parable Real [Psalm 79 (Poor Bishop Hooper); Luke 16:1-9]
2022 09 11 Phumza Rengqe: A God Who Pursues Us [1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10]
Opening Prayers by Rose-Anne Reynolds.
2022 09 04 Paying Tribute to Daniel Erlander.
Alan Storey: Reading extracts from Tales of the Pointless People written by Daniel Erlander.
[Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18]
2022 08 28 Alan Storey: Radical Hospitality [Luke 14:1, 7-24]
Opening Prayer by Terence Parker.
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Joan Proudfoot.
2022 08 21 Alan Storey: A Story of Liberation [Psalm 71:1-6; Luke 13:10-17]
Opening Prayer by Ian Proudfoot.
2022 08 14 Alan Storey: A Word for the Weary [Hebrews 10:39-12:2]
2022 07 31 Alan Storey: Colossians: The Message is in the Messenger [Colossians 3:9-4:1]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Rose-Anne Reynolds.
2022 07 24 Alan Storey: Colossians: Melody Line of Memory [Colossians 2:6-19]
2022 07 17 Alan Storey: Colossians: Pulling Empire’s Leg [Colossians 1:15-29]
2022 07 10 Alan Storey: Just Imagine: A Samaritan That Is Good [Luke 10:25-37]
2022 07 03 Alan Storey: From Hostility to Hospitality to Healing [2 Kings 5:1-14]
2022 06 26 Local Preacher Sunday: Khululekile Dyule: What can happen if we don’t bear fruit?
[Psalm 16; Galatians 5:13-25; Luke 13:6-9]
2022 06 19 Alan Storey: Of Grief and Graves [Psalm 42; Luke 8:26-39]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice: Ballad of a Hero [Poem by Kae Tempest]
2022 06 12 Kevin Needham: Trinity Sunday [Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15]
2022 06 05 Alan Storey: Pentecost Revisited [Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-8]
2022 05 29 Alan Storey: Exorcism of Oppression [Acts 16:16-39]
Opening Prayer by Alan Storey.
2022 05 26 Alan Storey: Ascension Day [Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53]
2022 05 22 Vuyelwa Ntshinga: Our Deepest Longings [Mark 10:26-52]
Opening Prayer by Ian Proudfoot.
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Nicole Terblanche.
2022 05 15 Alan Storey: Conversations on the Work of God [Acts 11:1-18; John 13:31-35]
2022 05 08 Alan Storey: Widows Doing It For Themselves [Acts 9:36-43; John 10:22-30]
2022 05 01 Gilbert Lawrence: Feed my Lambs [Acts 9:1-6, (7-20); Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19]
2022 04 24 Alan Storey: Resurrection Revision [Acts 5:27-32; John 20:19-31]
2022 04 17 Alan Storey: EASTER: Resurrection: To No Longer Live For Ourselves [Song of Songs 8:6-7; Luke 24:1-12]
2022 04 17 Alan Storey: GOOD FRIDAY: The Recurring Choice We All Have To Make: Barabbas or Jesus [Luke: 23:13-25, 33-37]
Opening Prayer by Terence Parker.
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Joan Proudfoot.
2022 04 13 Alan Storey: HOLY WEEK: Revisiting God [Romans 3:22 + 2 Corinthians 5:15; Philippians 2:5-7b; Luke 23:34]
2022 04 12 Alan Storey: HOLY WEEK: Revisiting our Baptism [2 Corinthians 5:15; Philippians 2:5-7b; Luke 23:34]
2022 04 11 Alan Storey: HOLY WEEK: Revisiting our Complacency [2 Corinthians 5:15]
2022 03 27 Alan Storey: Radical Remix of Psalm 32 [Psalm 32; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32]
Opening Prayer by Peter Storey.
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Sophie Joans.
2022 03 20 Alan Storey: Repent from your God of Control
[Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-5]
Opening Prayer by Nicole Terblanche.
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Ian Proudfoot.
2202 03 13 Alan Storey: Go Tell That Fox … [Psalm 27; Luke 13:31-35]
Opening Prayer by Alan Storey
2022 03 06 Alan Storey: Tempted to Avoid the Heart; Grace and Suffering
[Luke 4:1-13; Joel 2:1-17]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice: Peter Storey
2022 03 02 Alan Storey: Wake Up an Army is Approaching [Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10] (Ash Wednesday)
Joel Chapter 2 with Sound challenges Boris Johnson.
2022 02 27 Alan Storey: Things are Going to Get Real [Luke 9:28-43a]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Terence Parker.
2022 02 20 Alan Storey: The Gift and Wisdom of “Love your Enemies”
[Genesis 45:3-5a; Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40; Luke 6:27-38]
2022 02 13 Alan Storey: The Practice of Loving People [Psalm 1; Luke 6:17-26]
Opening Prayer by Gilbert Lawrence.
2022 02 06 Alan Storey: Surrendering Service [Isaiah 6:1-8; Luke 5:1-11]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Rose-Anne Reynolds
2022 01 30 Alan Storey: Following Jeremiah and Jesus [Jeremiah 1:1-10; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Joan Proudfoot
2022 01 23 Gilbert Lawrence: A Living Relationship with Christ
[Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Ian Proudfoot
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Rose-Anne Reynolds
2022 01 16 Alan Storey: Making Miracles [Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11]
Opening Prayer by Siphiwe Ndlovu
2022 01 09 Alan Storey: Daily Baptism Practice [Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22]
2022 01 02 Peter Storey: Life Lessons for 2022 from the Arch for Pilgrims on the Journey [Jeremiah 20:7-18; Matthew 5:1-12]
2021 Christmas Day Alan Storey: Became Flesh to Fit into a Fraction of a Millimetre
[Psalm 96; John 1:1-14]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Peter Storey.
2021 12 19 Alan Storey: Too Much Wonder for Words [Luke 1:39-55]
Opening Prayer by Alan Storey.
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Siphiwe Ndlovu.
2021 12 12 Alan Storey: A Case for Gentleness [Philippians 4:4-7]
2021 12 05 Alan Storey: Advent Protest and Purifying Fire
[Malachi 2:17-3:7; Luke 3:1-6]
2021 11 28 Alan Storey: Advent Preparation and Promise [Psalm 25]
Video: Keeping your eyes tightly closed
Opening Prayer by Peter Storey
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Joan Proudfoot
2021 11 21 Alan Storey: Enthroning Truth in a Fabricated Fake World
[Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37]
Opening Prayer by Rose-Anne Reynolds
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Alan Storey
2021 11 14 Alan Storey: The Poor Widow has been dealt with Poorly
[Mark 12:38-44; Mark 13:1-7]
2021 11 07 Alan Storey: Saints: Life-Givers and Anti-Death Activists
[Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44]
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Siphiwe Ndlovu
2021 10 31 Alan Storey: Getting to Jesus’ Essence [Psalm 146; Mark 12:28-34]
Opening Prayer by Sophie Joans
2021 10 24 Alan Storey: Job and Jung in Conversation [Job 40:1-6; Job 42:1-6]
Opening Prayer by Alan Storey
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Terence Parker
2021 10 17 Dr Gilbert Lawrence: Power, Position and Privilege
[Job 38:1-7, 34-41; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45]
2021 10 03 Alan Storey: Loss and Lostness [Job 1:1-5; Job 2:1-13]
Click here to download the Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Alan Storey.
2021 09 26 Siphiwe Ndlovu [James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a & Mark 9:30-37]
2021 08 08 Alan Storey: The Nathan Commission of Inquiry [2 Samuel 11:1-12:15a]
Please click here for a transcript of today’s sermon.
Please click here for the Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Dr Gilbert Lawrence.
2021 08 01 Alan Storey: Grow Up! Speak the Truth in Love.
[Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35]
2021 07 25 Alan Storey: What can we do? We can fast and pray.
[Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-15]
2021 07 18 Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: My People’s Wounds
[Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; Mark 6:30-44]
2021 07 04 Alan Storey: The Power of Jesus’ Powerlessness [Mark 6:1-13]
2021 06 27 Alan Storey: Gospel Triage [Psalm 130; Mark 5:21-43]
2021 06 20 Alan Storey: Our Shameful Texts of Violence
[1 Samuel 17; Mark 4:35-41]
2021 06 13 Alan Storey: Two kings. One throne.
[1 Samuel 15:34-16:13; Mark 4:26-34]
Opening Prayer by Ian Proudfoot
Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Carolin Gomulia
2021 06 06 Alan Storey: Samuel and the Zondo Commission
[1 Samuel 8; Psalm 138]
2021 06 06 Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Rose-Anne Reynolds.
2021 05 23 Alan Storey: Pentecost – Resurrected To Give Life
[Psalm 104; Acts 2:1-8; Romans 8:22-27]
2021 05 23 Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice by Lee Anne de la Hunt.
2021 05 16 Alan Storey: God has no favourites, but God is not neutral.
[1 Kings 21; Mark 13:1-2]
2021 05 16 Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: Opening Prayer
2021 05 13 Ascension Day: Alan Storey
Tree-Rooted-Ascension … The Tree Always Wins [Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23]
2021 05 13 Alan Storey: Tree-Rooted-Ascension: The Tree Always Wins
2021 05 09 Alan Storey: Peeling Back Prejudice. Peter’s Process.
[Psalm 98; Acts 10:44-48]
2021 05 02 Alan Storey: God is Love. Transgender Celebration.
[Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 4:7-21]
2021 05 02 Prayer for Peace, Hope and Justice
2021 04 25 Alan Storey: Healing: Personal and Political
[Acts 3:1-10; Acts 4:1-31; Mark 3 :1-6]
2021 04 18 Alan Storey: Reading the First Letter of John
[1 John 3:4-10; 1 John 4:7-12]; 2021 04 18 Opening Prayer; 2021 04 18 Candle Prayer
21 04 11 Alan Storey: Resurrection Forgiveness
[Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31]
2021 04 04 Alan Storey: Encountered by Resurrection
[Acts 10:34-43; Mark 16:1-8]
2021 04 02 Alan Storey: The Execution of Jesus (Good Friday)
[Hebrews 10:16-24; Mark 12:1-12; Mark 15:6-15]
2021 03 28 Alan Storey: Palm Sunday
[Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 11:1-11]
2021 03 21 Alan Storey: Convicted to Confess
[Psalm 51:1-12]
2021 03 14 Alan Storey: Judgement: Facing our Collective Consequences
[Numbers: 21:4-9; John 3:14-21]
2021 03 07 Alan Storey: Checking our God
[Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22]
2021 02 28 Alan Storey: Hoping against Hope
[Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38]
2021 02 21 Alan Storey: A Confessing Church
[Genesis 9:8-17; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15]
2021 02 17 Alan Storey: Ash Wednesday: Needed More Now Than Ever
[Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21]
2021 02 14 Alan Storey: Transfigured through silence (Transfiguration Sunday)
[Mark 9:2-10]; Refer: Maggie Ross – Silence, a user’s guide
2021 02 07 Guest Preacher: Dr. Gilbert Lawrence
[Isaiah 40:21-31; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39]
2021 01 31 Guest Preacher: Rev. Andrè Buttner: Liberated to Choose
[Psalm 111; Mark 1:21-28]
2021 01 24 Alan Storey: Covenant Concerns
[Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; Mark 1:1-14]
2021 01 17 Alan Storey: Three Chapters of Therapy
[Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; 1 Samuel 3:1-20]
2021 01 10 Alan Storey: Baptised in the Rolling River of Justice [Mark 1:4-11]
2021 01 03 Alan Storey: Doomsday and Being Loved with an Everlasting Love
[Jeremiah 31:1-14; John 1:14]
2020 12 25 Alan Storey: Christmas Light
[Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:1-14; John 1:1-5, 9-14]
2020 12 20 Alan Storey: Advent Evangelism: Graced to Grace 2
[Luke 1:26-38; Luke 1:46b-55]
2020 12 13 Alan Storey: Some are guilty; all are responsible.
[Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28]
2020 12 06 Alan Storey: One More Powerful Than Me [Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; Mark 1:1-8]
2020 11 29 Alan Storey: Advent-Attitude [Isaiah 64:2-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Mark 13:24-37]
2020 11 15 Alan Storey: Just systems, not righteous souls. [Groundup.org.za; Matthew 25:31-46]
2020 11 15 Alan Storey: Our addiction to growth is killing us. [1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30]
2020 11 08 Alan Storey: Foolish! Who us? [Amos 5: 18-24; Matthew 25:1-13]
2020 11 01 Alan Storey: Living by the light of Saints [Psalm 34; Revelation 7:9-17; Matthew 5:1-12; 1 John 3:1-3]
2020 10 25 Alan Storey: Our first duty to the dead. [Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; Matthew 22:34-46]
2020 10 18 Alan Storey : Taxes and Death [Psalm 99; Matthew 22:15-22]
2020 08 30 Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: CMM Sunday Chat (The discussion not included.)
Other materials to listen to, view or read can be found under the Reflections, Videos and Prayers tab. There are also audio clips of discussions on Manna and Mercy between Dr Dion Forster and Alan Storey. These are available on the Manna and Mercy website.
June, 14 2020 The Sermon this week comes to us through the words of Rev. Victoria Safford, a minister in the Unitarian Church. They are words from 2005 but I believe them to be very connecting with our times. You decide if that is true for you. You may also want to see how the scripture readings for this week connect with her words. [Genesis 18:1-15 (21:1-7); Psalm 116: 1-2, 12-19; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)].
See you tomorrow at 11h11 for CMM Chat … “the holy occasion of hearing one another, of beholding one another.”
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June, 07 2020 Alan Storey: Making Disciples in a Violent World. [Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20]
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May, 31 2020 Alan Storey: Spirit-filled Pentecost [Acts 2:1-21; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 20:19-23; John 7:37-39]
Vandana Shiva: Everything I know I learned from the forest
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May, 24 2020 Alan Storey: Problematic Praise [Psalm 68; Acts 1]
May, 17 2020 Alan Storey: With Gentleness and Reverence [Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:8-20; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21]
May, 10 2020 Alan Storey: I am the way, not the route [Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14]
May, 03 2020 Alan Storey: The Shepherd Politics of Abundant Life. [Psalm 23; Ezekiel 34; Acts 2:42-47; John 10:1-11. Also in PDF format.
April, 26 2020 Alan Storey: Promises for the Resurrection Journey on the road back to Jerusalem. [Luke 24:13-35]. Also in PDF format.
April, 19 2020 Alan Storey: Easter as Exodus [Exodus 1-15; Matthew 28:1-10]
Joanna Macy: World as Lover. World as Self.
March, 15 2020 Guest Preacher: Rev. Andrè Buttner: Hearing the voice of Love. [Mark 10:17-31]
March, 08 2020 Alan Storey: Conversations at Night [John 3:1-7]
March, 01 2020 Alan Storey: Conflicted Conversations [Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; James 1: 12-15; Matthew 4:1-11]
February, 23 2020 Alan Storey: Transfigurated Conversations [Matthew 17:1-9; 2 Peter 1:16-21]
February, 16 2020 Alan Storey: Choose Life: Sharing One Skin [Deuteronomy 30:15-20] Reading from article: Sharing One Skin by Jeanette Armstrong.
February, 09 2020 Alan Storey: Jesus: The Preacher, The Prophet [Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 5:13-20]
February, 02 2020 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: Being a broken-open church. [Micah 6:1-8; Mark 2:1-14]
January, 26 2020 Alan Storey: Learning how to read. [Psalm 27:1, 4-9; Matthew 4:12-23]
January, 19 2020 Alan Storey: The story in the sentence. [Psalm 40:1-11; John 1:29-42]
January, 12 2020 Alan Storey: The Beloved Voice [Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34; Matthew 3:13-17]
December, 25 2019 Alan Storey: Christmas Unwrapped [Matthew 2]
December, 22 2019 Alan Storey: Birth by the Holy Spirit [Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25]
December, 15 2019 Alan Storey: Advent Joy [Isaiah 35:1-10; Luke 1:46-55; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11]
December, 08 2019 Alan Storey: Principled Leadership vs Populism [Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19]
December, 01 2019 Alan Storey: Disarm! [Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 24:36-44]
November, 24 2019 Alan Storey: The everlasting power of truth and love. [Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-38]
November, 17 2019 Alan Storey: Violence and the danger of hardened hearts. [Exodus 2:11-15; Matthew 5:21-26; Matthew 5:43-48]
November, 10 2019 Alan Storey: The foreigner is not foreign; and the danger of becoming what we hate. [Leviticus 19:33-34; Luke 9:51-56; Luke 10:25-37]
November, 03 2019 Alan Storey: Let us remember, and not forget. [Deuteronomy 15:7-11; 1 John 4:16-21; Matthew 25:31-45]
October, 27 2019 Guest Preacher: Dr Gilbert Lawrence: There, but for the grace of God go I. [Joel 2:23-32; Luke 18:9-14]
October, 20 2019 Alan Storey: Persistent Protest [Luke 18:1-8]
October, 13 2019 Alan Storey: Healed from the Disease System [Luke 17:11-19]
October, 06 2019 Dr Alease Brown: Slaves in the Kingdom. [Psalm 37:1-9; Luke 17:5-10]
September, 29 2019 Alan Storey: The Rich Man and Lazarus Liberated [1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31]
September, 22 2019 Alan Storey: When the Law is a Thief. [Amos 8:4-7; Luke 16:1-15] Please note the first few minutes of this sermon were not recorded – so please read this quick summary after you have actually read Luke 16:1-15. It sounds like Jesus is supporting corruption and praising a scoundrel. This has confused commentators throughout the ages. So to make sense of the text they have kicked it into the next life. The corrupt managing is equal to a sinful life. Getting fired is equal to death – so before you die (get fired) make good and the Master will show mercy and let you into the eternal home. So it basically becomes a “how to get into heaven” – understood as the happy place in the sky. This all too typical type of interpretation results from (as everything does) the particular lens one is looking through. We see what we see because of what we have been taught to see or want to see or both. So if we have been taught that Christianity is all about Jesus coming to get us into the happy place in the sky then we will be inclined to look for that meaning everywhere – and do whatever we need to do to find that meaning in every text. And seeking we will find! BUT looking at this text through this narrow individualized get-into-the-happy-place in the sky lens is blind to so much. It is blind to Jesus’ context of the Militarized Industrial Complex of the Roman Empire. It is blind to the main focus of Jesus’ teaching (good news for the poor – which is not a house when you die but a house before you die) and this individualized get into the happy place in the sky is also blind to the context or layout of Luke’s Gospel. When we take Jesus’ context, teaching and Luke’s layout into consideration we will have a totally different lens through which to re-look at the story of Luke 16:1-15 …now pick up the recording …] Once again apologies! This link – September, 22 2019 (Cell phone recording) – is to that of a cell phone recording (audible with some background sounds) of the full sermon which includes the first few minutes excluded in the above link.
September, 15 2019 Guest Preacher: Dr Alease Brown ~ Sinners lost and found. [1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10]
September, 08 2019 Alan Storey: Choose LIFE [Deut. 30:15-20; Psalm 139]
September, 01 2019 Alan Storey: Jesus was not a personal brand manager. [Proverbs 25:6-7; Luke 14:1, 7-14]
August, 25 2019 Alan Storey: Prophets join the dots. [Isaiah 5:1-8; Isaiah 58:6-14; Luke 12:54-57]
August, 18 2019 Alan Storey: A Preacher’s reminder of who we are [Hebrews 10:39-12:4]
August, 11 2019 Guest Preacher: Rev. Kim Alexander [Mark 5:25-34]
August, 04 2019 Guest Preacher: Rev. Pam Delport: The Rich Fool [Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21]
July, 28 2019 Guest Storyteller: Dr Gilbert Lawrence: The Pink Folder [Colossians 2:1-10; Luke 11:1-4]
July, 14 2019 Guest Storyteller: Mrs Jane Lawrence: Everyone has a story. [Romans 12:1-21]
July, 07 2019 Guest Preacher: Rev. Ralph Afghan [2 Kings 5:1-14; Luke 10:1-20]
June, 30 2019 Local Preacher Sunday Guest Preacher: Mr Sithembele Fandasi: Ruach Hakodesh, Ruach Elohim (Holy Spirit, Spirit of God). [2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Galatians 5:1, 13-25]
June, 23 2019 Guest Storyteller: Nicole Terblanche (Introduced and Interviewed by Dr Selina Palm): Nicole’s Story (Galatians 3:26-29) Please also see this article featured online – The Conversation.
June, 16 2019 Guest Preacher: Dr Gilbert Lawrence: A World View. [Psalm 8; John 16:12-15]
June, 09 2019 Guest Preacher: Dr Alease Brown: Building a City. [Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21]
June, 02 2019 Alan Storey: The Resurrection that causes Rage and Jail Time. [Acts 16:16-34]
May, 26 2019 Alan Storey: The Resurrection of Peter…again. [Acts 11:1-18]
May, 19 2019 Guest Preacher: Rev. Gus Kelly [Acts 11:1-18; John 13:31-35]
May, 12 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke: The Resurrection of Tabitha [Acts 9:36-43]
May, 05 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke: The Resurrection of Saul. The Elder Brother? [Acts 9:1-20]
April, 28 2019 Guest Preacher: Rev. Solomzi Ralo: In our losses, he offers peace. [John 20:19-31].
April, 21 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke: Easter Unplugged. [Acts 10:34-43; Luke 24:13-35]
April, 19 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke: Warburton Lewis (Good Friday 3-hour service)
April, 19 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke (4) (Good Friday 3-hour service)
April, 19 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke (3) (Good Friday 3-hour service) Extract from the movie Blood Diamond
April, 19 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke (2) (Good Friday 3-hour service)
April, 19 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke (1) (Good Friday 3-hour service)
April, 19 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke Introduction (Good Friday 3-hour service) [Luke 15]
April, 19 2019 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: This Man (Good Friday 10:00 service) [Luke 23:32-48]
April, 17 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke (3) (Holy Week)
April, 16 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke (2) (Holy Week)
April, 15 2019 Alan Storey: Uniquely Luke (1) (Holy Week)
April, 14 2019 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: The Bearer of the Truth [Luke 19:28-48; John 18:33-37] (Listen to this sermon before casting your vote [on 8 May].)
April, 07 2019 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: The Passion [Psalm 22:1-11; Luke 22:39-46]
March, 31 2019 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: ‘But God!’ [Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:16-17]
March, 24 2019 Alan Storey: Vulnerable God, Vulnerable Life [Luke 13:1-9; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13]
March, 17 2019 Alan Storey: Lenten Landscapes: Check your Jesus [Luke 13:31-35]
March, 10 2019 Guest Preacher: Athol McLaggan: A Walk in the Desert [Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Luke 4:1-13]
March, 03 2019 Alan Storey: Hiking with Jesus [Luke 9:28-43]
February, 24 2019 Alan Storey: Love your enemy. [Genesis 45:3-11, 15; Psalm 37:1-16, 21, 27-28; Luke 6:27-36] The first minute was not recorded.
February, 17 2019 Alan Storey: We’re all on the wicked righteous spectrum [Psalm 1]
February, 10 2019 Alan Storey: Baptism vs Authoritarianism [Luke 5:1-11]
February, 03 2019 Alan Storey: Love of Others is Self-Love [1 Corinthians 12 and 13; Luke 4:14-30]
Note: The town Grayston referred to in the sermon is Greyton in the Western Cape.
January, 27 2019 Alan Storey: Returning Home [Luke 4:14-21]
January, 20 2019 Alan Storey: Finally Comes the Poet: A Tribute to Mary Oliver [Isa. 62:1-5; Psalm 36; John 2:1-11]
January, 13 2019 Alan Storey: The Heavens are Humming [Isa. 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-22]
January, 06 2019 Alan Storey: Epiphany Truth [Ps. 72; Isa. 60:1-6; Matt. 2:1-12]
December, 30 2018 Alan Storey: Changing our Character [Colossians 3:12-17]
December, 25 2018 Alan Storey: Loved into Gratitude, Compassion and Courage [Psalm 96; Luke 2]
December, 23 2018 Alan Storey: Birthing Jesus. [Luke 1:26-56]
December, 16 2018 Alan Storey: Advent Anger. [Luke 3:7-18]
December, 09 2018 Alan Storey: Advent: A Robben Island perspective. [Luke 3:1-6]
December, 02 2018 Alan Storey: Time, Tomatoes and Taxis [Jeremiah 33; 1 Thessalonians. 3; Luke 21]
November, 25 2018 Alan Storey: There is a Higher Power [Samuel 23:1-7; Daniel 7:9-14; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37]
November, 18 2018 Guest Preacher: Rev. Kevin Needham: Living on the cusp [Hebrews 10:11-14; Mark 13:1-8]
November, 11 2018 Guest Preacher: Dr Gilbert Lawrence [1 Kings 17:8-16; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44]
November, 04 2018 Alan Storey: Jesus’ Highest Compliment. [Mark12:28-34]
October, 28 2018 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: The Big Put-Down [Mark 10:35-52]
October, 21 2018 Alan Storey: Marinated in Blood. [Esther 5-10]
(Unfortunately technical difficulties were experienced during recording; audible with background interference.)
October, 14 2018 Alan Storey: Marinated in Nationalist, Religious, Ethnic and Cultural Supremacy. [Esther 2-4]
October, 07 2018 Alan Storey: Marinated in Masculine Entitlement. [Esther 1]
September, 30 2018 Alan Storey: Listen up Rich People. [James 5:1-6]
September, 23 2018 Guest Preacher: Alease Brown – The Power of Proverbs 31. [Proverbs 31:10-31; Mark 9:30-37]
September, 16 2018 Alan Storey: Watching our words. [James 3:1-12]
September, 09 2018 Alan Storey: James … duh … Blunt. [Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; James 2:1-10]
September, 02 2018 Alan Storey: Singing Sexuality. [Song of Songs]
August, 26 2018 Alan Storey: Chosen to choose to be vulnerable. [Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; Ephesians 6:10-20]
August, 19 2018 Guest Preacher: Rev. Annie Kirke [1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14]
August, 12 2018 Alan Storey: Angels of Depression [1 Kings 19:4-8; John 6:35, 41-51]
August, 05 2018 Alan Storey: Bathsheba #MeToo [2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a; Psalm 51:1-12]
July 29, 2018 Alan Storey: It’s about Connection not Protection [Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-15]
July 22, 2018 Alan Storey: CYARA [Mark 6:30-34, 53-56]
July 15, 2018 Guest Preacher: Dr Gilbert Lawrence [2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19; Psalm 24; Mark 6:14-29]
July 08, 2018 Guest Preacher: Ms Phumza Rengqe [2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13]
July 01, 2018 Alan Storey: Lament: Speech that pushes and holds at the same time [Lamentations; Mark 5:21-34]
June 24, 2018 Guest Preacher: Mr Lionel Roberts
June 17, 2018 Alan Storey: Angles of Interpretation [Ezekiel 17:22-24; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17; Mark 4:26-34]
June 10, 2018 ~ No sermon due to technical reasons.
June 03, 2018 Alan Storey: The Politics of Time and Space [Deuteronomy 5; Mark 2:23-3:6]
May 27, 2018 Guest Preacher: Rev. Nkosinathi Geja [Isaiah 6:1-8; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17]
May 20, 2018 Alan Storey: Surrender to receive the Spirit [Acts 2:1-21; Romans 8:22-27]
May 13, 2018 Alan Storey: Like a tree… [Psalm 1]
May 06, 2018 Alan Storey: Love [1 John 4:7-21; John 15:9-17]
April 29, 2018 Guest Preacher: Rev. Kevin Needham [1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8]
April 22, 2018 Alan Storey: “Raised from the death of controlling.” [Acts 4:5-12; John 10:11-18]
April 15, 2018 Alan Storey: “Raised from the death of avoiding.” [Acts 3:12-19; Luke 24:36b-48]
April 08, 2018 Alan Storey: “Raised from the death of hoarding.” [Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31]
April 01, 2018 Alan Storey: “Raised from the death of othering.” [Acts 10; Mark 16:1-8]
March 30, 2018 Alan Storey: Grandma sends her love [Hebrews 10:17-18; John 19]
March 25, 2018 Alan Storey: From the corridors of our hearts to the streets of society and back again [Phil 2; Mark 11:1-11]
March 18, 2018 Alan Storey: We want to see Jesus [John 12:20-33]
March 11, 2018 Guest Preacher: Rev Kevin Needham: Snakes among us. [Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21]
March 04, 2018 Alan Storey: Anger is love asking to be seen. [John 2:13-22]
February 25, 2018 Alan Storey: Beautiful Ordinariness [Genesis 17:1-8, 15-17]
February 18, 2018 Alan Storey: The Hope of Repentance [Psalm 25:1-10; Mark 1:9-15]
February 04, 2018 Alan Storey: Our Beautiful Briefness [Mark 1:29-39; Isaiah 40]
January 28, 2018 Alan Storey: Getting to the source of the water crisis. [Matthew 10:42; John 4:7; Matthew 25:35; John 19:28]
January 21, 2018 Guest Preacher: Dr. Gilbert Lawrence [Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20] (Volume low during first minute)
January 14, 2018 Alan Storey: Relief and Regret. Feel the Tension. [Psalm 139; 1 Samuel 3; 1 Corinthians 6:19; John 1:43-51]
January 07, 2018 Alan Storey: By the Waters of Baptism. [Psalm 29; Genesis 1; Mark 1]
December 31, 2017 Alan Storey: Forget. Remember. Do both. [Isaiah 43 and 46]
December 25, 2017 Alan Storey: Jesus is God’s skin in the game. [Isaiah 9 and Matthew 2]
December 24, 2017 Michelle Shrader: Mary’s Protest to the Darkness, a Song of Light. [Luke 1:26-38; 46-56]
December 17, 2017 Alan Storey: Advent Anointing [Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; Luke 1:46b-55]
December 10, 2017 Michelle Shrader: The way to Christmas is through the wilderness. [Isaiah 40:1-8; Mark 1:1-8]
December 03, 2017 Alan Storey: Advent Lament [Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Isaiah 63:7-64:9] [Reliant on Walter Brueggemann’s Article – The Lost Language of Lament]
November 26, 2017 Alan Storey: The Rise & Fall of Nations [Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Matt 25:31-46]
November 19, 2017 Michelle Shrader: Enter into the joy and risk of living. [1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matt 25:14-30]
November 12, 2017 Alan Storey: Don’t drink before you bring the scripture to the boil [Matt 25:1-13]
November 05, 2017 Alan Storey: We got through the sea – we can get through the river [Joshua 3:7-17]
October 29, 2017 Michelle Shrader: A love enough for all the world. [Matthew 22:34-46]
October 22, 2017 Alan Storey: State Capture – Arrest Zuma [Matthew 22:15-22]
October 12, 2017 Alan Storey: White Privilege and Racism: An Introduction. Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes; Talk: 1 hour 15 minutes, Q&A: 33 minutes.
October 08, 2017 Alan Storey: Check your God is groan-listening, chain-breaking and ocean-splitting [Exodus 20:1-20; Matthew 21:33-46]
October 01, 2017 Alan Storey: We are what we do. But we can do differently [Matthew 21:23-32]
September 24, 2017 Alan Storey: Reading Scripture with our Self-centered gravitational pull in check. [Exodus 16; Matthew 19-20]
September 17, 2017 Alan Storey: Is God Violent or Forgiving? [Exodus 14-15; Matthew 18:21-22]
September 12, 2017 Michelle Shrader: The truths that hold us in our life together [Matthew 18:15-20]
September 03, 2017 Alan Storey: Joseph Revisited [Genesis 43-47]
August 27, 2017 Michelle Shrader: God will rise up stones… [Matthew 16:13-20]
August 20, 2017 Guest Preacher: Ryan Fernandez [Genesis 45:1-15]
August 13, 2017 Alan Storey: Family Favourites [Genesis 37…]
August 8, 2017 Alan Storey: In therapy with Jacob [Genesis 32:22-31]
August 1, 2017 Michelle Shrader: To know what the kingdom of God is like [Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52]
July 23, 2017 Alan Storey: Truly Known, Fully Accepted [Psalm 139]
July 16, 2017 Guest Preacher: Mia Hutchins-Cabibi: Violence that threatens a nation [Ruth 1:1-18; Judges 19]
July 9, 2017 Michelle Shrader: “To what will you be yoked?” [Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30]
July 2, 2017 Michelle Shrader: Binding Trust [Psalm 13; Genesis 22:1-14]
June 25, 2017 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: Shaking our fists at God [Job 1:9-22; Philippians 4:10-14; John 14:27-31]
June 20, 2017 Alan Storey: The Promise Note [Genesis 18:1-15]
June 11, 2017 Alan Storey: Humanity’s Sacred Worth and the Death Penalty [Genesis 1; Psalm 8; Matthew 28]
June 04, 2017 Guest Preacher: Rev. Solomzi Ralo: Equipped [1 Corinthians 12:3-13; John 20:19-23]
May 28, 2017 Guest Preacher: Dr Gilbert Lawrence [Acts 1:6-14; John 17:1-11]
May 21 2017 Alan Storey: The Defending and Convicting Advocate. [Acts 17; John 14:15-21]
May 14, 2017 Guest Preacher – Rev. Pam Delport: There are more questions than answers. [Philippians 4:1-9; John 14:1-14]
May 07, 2017 Alan Storey: Radical Economic Transformation [Deuteronomy: 15:7-11; Acts 2; Acts 4:32-37]
April 30, 2017 Michelle Shrader: Breaking Bread with the Stranger [Luke: 24:13-35]
April 23 2017 Alan Storey: Resurrection Relay [Acts 2:14a, 22-32; John 20:19-30]
April 16, 2017 Alan Storey: Resurrection: Life after death AND Life before death [Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 28:1-10] Note: Sermon includes photos of women all round the world facing police guards.
April 14, 2017 Michelle Shrader: Good Friday: To choose the Sedile [John 18:1-11, 18:37-19:7, 19:16-30]
April 09, 2017 Michelle Shrader: Palm Sunday [Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Matthew 21:1-11]
April 02, 2017 Alan Storey: A Week by the Graveside [Ezekiel 34 / 37 and John 10 /11]
March 26, 2017 Alan Storey: It is in being seen that we see [John 9]
March 19, 2017 Alan Storey: Living Water from a Stranger [John 4:5-42]
March 12, 2017 Michelle Shrader: Disciples of the Tomb or the Womb [John 3:1-17]
March 5, 2017 Alan Storey: Facing the Devil [Matthew 4:1-11]
February 26, 2017 Alan Storey: The Gift of Ignorance [Matthew 17:1-9]
February 19, 2017 Alan Storey: Choosing Life in an Eye for Eye World [Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:38-48]
February 12, 2017 Alan Storey: Choose LIFE [Opening Breath Illustration: thanks to Jaggi Vasudev] [Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-37]
February 05, 2017 Michelle Shrader: Hunger is not a game [Isaiah 58:1-9a(9b-12); Matthew 5:13-20]
January 29, 2017 Alan Storey: “Only those in love keep Covenant” [Psalm 15; Micah 6:1-8; Matthew 5:1-11]
January 22, 2017 Alan Storey: “All we are to fear – is fear itself.” [Psalm 27; Matthew 4:12-23]
January 15, 2017 Michelle Shrader: The powers we name in a micro moment. [Psalm 40:1-11; John 1:29-42]
December 25, 2016 Alan Storey: Christmas Day ~ The Messiah is among you. [Isaiah 62:6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:[1-7]8-20
December 18, 2016 Alan Storey: Christmas – Feel the Feeling [Psalm 80]
December 11, 2016 Alan Storey: Christmas Complications #RememberKhwezi [Matthew 1:18-2:12; Luke 1:46-56]
December 04, 2016 Michelle Shrader: And the world is about to turn … [Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12]
November 27, 2016 Michelle Shrader: When the Heavens bow to Kiss the Earth [Isaiah 2:1-5]
November 20, 2016 Alan Storey: Faithfully Facing Fascism [Jeremiah 23:1-6; Luke 23:33-43] (Poem by W.H. Auden: September 1,1939)
November 06, 2016 Alan Storey: Risk Delight: Joy as Defiance [Psalm 98]
November 01, 2016 Michelle Shrader: Unveiling Privilege [Esther 4:1-17]
October 30, 2016 Alan Storey: A Gospel Overview Zeroing into Zacchaeus [Luke 19:1-10]
October 23, 2016 Alan Storey: Entering a Parable – Proceed with Caution [Luke 18:9-14]
October 16, 2016 Alan Storey: Persistent Protest Powered by Prayer [Luke 18:1-8]
October 9, 2016 Michelle Shrader: Claiming Hesed: For The Love Of A Child – Strong reliance on: Redeeming Ruth by Tovah Sher [Ruth 4:1-22]
October 2, 2016 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: Somebody’s calling my name. [Isaiah 6:1-8; Acts 7:55-60; Luke 5:1-11]
September 25, 2016 Michelle Shrader: Claiming Hesed: Under the protection of Love’s wing – Strong reliance on: Redeeming Ruth by Tovah Sher [Ruth 3:1-13]
September 18, 2016 Michelle Shrader: Claiming Hesed: The Love that won’t let go – Strong reliance on: Redeeming Ruth by Tovah Sher [Ruth 1:1-13]
September 11, 2016 Alan Storey: Hard-hearted – Broken-hearted – Arrogant-hearted [1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10]
September 04, 2016 Alan Storey: More Disturbing Words from Jesus … on Family, Fear and Finance [Luke 14:25-33]
August 28, 2016 Alan Storey: Jesus was a nuisance – not nice. [Luke 14:1, 4-14]
August 21, 2016 Alan Storey: Liberated from a Crippling Spirit. [Luke 13:10-17]
August 14, 2016 Michelle Shrader: Truth that pierces. [Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56]
August 07, 2016 Alan Storey: The God’s aren’t Angry? [Psalm 50; Isaiah 1] With thanks to Rob Bell’s video: The God’s aren’t Angry.
July 31, 2016 Alan Storey: Ending poverty? Entrenching poverty? [Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21]
July 24, 2016 Alan Storey: Answering God’s Prayer. [Luke 11:1-13]
July 17, 2016 Michelle Shrader: Finding “the good” in the ground of our being. [Luke 10:38-42]
July 10, 2016 Guest Preacher: Dr Gilbert Lawrence
July 03, 2016 Alan Storey: Victory in Surrender [2 Kings 5:1-14]
June 26, 2016 Guest Preacher: Rev.Rennie Mannie
June 19, 2016 Alan Storey: Elijah and why “The Revolution will not be Televised”. [1 Kings 17-19]
June 12, 2016 Michelle Shrader: Tears of Solidarity. [Strong reliance on Miroslav Volf, Exclusion & Embrace] [Luke 7:36-50]
June 07, 2016 Guest Preacher Emily Dao: The Widow’s Han.
June 05, 2016 Guest Preacher: Imam Rashied Omar. [Claremont Main Road Mosque]
May 29, 2016 Guest Preacher Alease Brown: Days of Elijah. [1 Kings 18:17-39; Luke 7:1-10]
May 22, 2016 Alan Storey: Life and Death Wisdom. [Proverbs 1-9]
May 15, 2016 Michelle Shrader: There’s more. [Acts 2:1-21; John 14:8-17 (25-27)]
May 08, 2016 Alan Storey: The Love of our Mothers and the Rape of our Sisters. [Acts 16:16-34]
May 01, 2016 Alan Storey: Healing: Both Political and Personal [John 5:1-18] [Indebted to Raj Nadella for Political analysis and Don Miguel Ruiz for Personal analysis.]
April 24, 2016 Alan Storey: God Sent Visitors [Acts 10-11:18]. Today’s sermon is translated into Xhosa by Mr John Ntshibilitwana. The sermon is translated into Xhosa because at the moment over 100 people are living in the Church – seeking justice from Parliament for the non-payment of their pensions. Note: The first minute or so of the sermon is missing. I was comparing Acts 9, the raising of Dorcas from the dead which takes only 6 verses, to the story of Peter and Cornelius that is 66 verses altogether saying it seems it is quicker for a dead person to be raised from the dead than for a person to be resurrected from their prejudice.
April 17, 2016 Alan Storey: A Christian Spirituality [Psalm 23; Acts 9:36-43; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30]
April 10, 2016 Alan Storey: The Resurrection Revelation [Revelation 1:4b-8; Revelation 5]
April 03, 2016 Alan Storey: Resurrection Reverberations [Acts 3-5; John 20:19-31]
March 27, 2016 Alan Storey: Easter Sunday: Jesus the Anonymous Stranger [Luke 24:13-35]
March 25, 2016 Michelle Shrader: Good Friday Three Hour Service: What does it mean to be human?
March 25, 2016 Kevin Needham: Good Friday Three Hour Service: What does it mean to be human?
March 25, 2016 Gilbert Lawrence: Good Friday Three Hour Service: What does it mean to be human?
March 25, 2016 Alan Storey: Good Friday Three Hour Service: What does it mean to be human?
March 25, 2016 Alan Storey: Excruciating Vulnerability. [Hebrews 4:14-16; John 19:1-22]
March 20, 2016 Alan Storey: Palm Sunday and #RhodesMustFall Performance Art. [Luke 19]
March 13, 2016 Alan Storey: Courageous Anointing and Unintended Consequences. [John 12:1-8]
March 06, 2016 Michelle Shrader: Coming Home. [Luke 15:1-3; 11b-32]
February 28, 2016 Alan Storey: What Suffering Demands – A response. [Luke 13:1-9]
February 21, 2016 Michelle Shrader: Finding flight from our centre [Luke 13:31-35]
February 14, 2016 Alan Storey: Rivers and Wildernesses joined at the hip [Luke 4:1-13]
February 07, 2016 Alan Storey: Mountains and Valleys joined at the hip [Luke 9:28-43]
January 31, 2016 Alan Storey: Under the Influence of the Spirit [Luke 4:21-30; Jer.1:4-10]
January 24, 2016 Alan Storey: Guns Guns Guns…[Luke 4:14-21; 1 Cor 12:12-26]
January 17, 2016 Alan Storey: Hearing our New Name while held in God’s hand [Isaiah 62:1-5]
January 10, 2016 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Peter Storey: The Companion God [Psalm 29; Isaiah 43:1-7]
January 03, 2016 Michelle Shrader: The Majestic Trek [Matthew 2:1-12]
December 27, 2015 Alan Storey: Jesus at 12 – A Parable [Luke 2: 41-52]
December 25, 2015 Alan Storey: Being with… [John 1: 1-14] [The sermon today is originally by Rev. Samuel Wells entitled: The Most important Word].
December 13, 2015 Alan Storey: Do Joy: By John the Biblical Finance Minister [Isaiah 12:2-6; Zephaniah 3:14-20; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18]
December 06, 2015 Alan Storey: Do Forgiveness [Luke 1:68-79]
November 29, 2015 Alan Storey: Do Justice & Do Prayer [Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13]
November 22, 2015 Guest Preacher: Dr Gilbert Lawrence
November 15, 2015 Alan Storey: I set Life and Death before you. Choose Life. [Deuteronomy 30:11-20; John 4:1-42]
November 08, 2015 Michelle Shrader: Getting the picture right [Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44]
November 01, 2015 Alan Storey: All Saints’ Day: Saint Ruth [Ruth 1:1-18; Mark 12:28-34]
October 25, 2015 Alan Storey: #BlindLivesMatter [Mark 10:46-52]
October 18, 2015 Guest Preacher: Rev. Rennie Mannie
October 11, 2015 Alan Storey: Pierced and Laid Bare by the Word [Job 23:1-17, Mark 10:17-31]
October 04, 2015 Alan Storey: It’s in the interpretation [Job 1:1, 2:1-10; Mark 10:2-16]
September 29, 2015 Michelle Shrader: The salt within yourself [Mark 9:38-50]
September 20, 2015 Michelle Shrader: The View [Psalm 1; Mark 9:30-37]
September 13, 2015 Listening to the heavens [Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 19; James 3:1-12]
September 06, 2015 #SyrianLivesMatter [Proverbs 22; James 2:1-13; Mark 7:24-37]
August 30, 2015 Give us weak eyes [James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23]
August 23, 2015 Lord, to whom can we go? [1 Kings 8:1, 6, 10-11, 22-30, 41-43; John 6:56-69]
August 16, 2015 Michelle Shrader: Life [John 6:51-58; Psalm 111]
August 09, 2015 Michelle Shrader: Bitter Taste [Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51]
August 02, 2015 Michelle Shrader: Soul Food [Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35]
July 26, 2015 Power and Love [Ephesians 3:14-21; 2 Samuel 11:1-15]
July 19, 2015 Guest Preacher: Chris Burner [2 Samuel 7:1-14a; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56]
July 05, 2015 My Original Love is Sufficient for you [2 Corinthians 12: 2-10; Mark 6:1-13]
June 28, 2015 Courageous Compassion [Psalm 130; Mark 5:21-43]
June 21, 2015 Guest Preacher: Rev. Debbie van de Laar [Judges 4:1-24; Judges 5:1-8, 31]
June 14, 2015 Guest Preacher: Chris Burner [2 Samuel 9:1-13]
June 07, 2015 Give us Courage to Follow Jesus [Psalm 138; Mark 3:20-35]
May 31, 2015 Guest Preacher: Rev. Musi Losaba [John 3:1-17; Romans 8:12-17]
May 24, 2015 What do we see when we see each other? [Acts 3:1-11]
May 17, 2015 Guest Preacher: Rev. Chris Furr [Acts 10:44-48]
May 14, 2015 Ascension Day [Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53]
May 10, 2015 Give me Joy [1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17]
May 03, 2015 Guest Preacher: Dr. Gilbert Lawrence [1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8]
April 26, 2015 Guest Preacher: Rev. Kevin Needham [John 10:11-18]
April 19, 2015 The Holy Trinity (Widows, Orphans & Foreigners): Reflections on Xenophobia [Genesis 19:1-11; Ephesians 2:17-22; Luke 23:26]
April 12, 2015 Guest Preacher: Dr. Peter Storey: The Comfort and Disturbance of Resurrection Life. [John 20:1-18, 30-31]
April 05, 2015 Jesus is seldom where we expect him to be. [Mark 16:1-6]
April 03, 2015 Good Friday Three-hour Service: Reflections on Mark’s Gospel.
April 03, 2015 The Cross as a clash of identities and realities. [Hebrews 10:16-25; John 19:1-30]
April 01, 2015 Holy Week Reflections Part III: Based on and quoting from Eugene Peterson’s book “The Jesus Way”.
March 31, 2015 Holy Week Reflections Part II: Based on and quoting from Eugene Peterson’s book “The Jesus Way”.
March 30, 2015 Holy Week Reflections Part I: Based on and quoting from Eugene Peterson’s book “The Jesus Way”.
March 29, 2015 Action rooted in Contemplation. [Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 11:1-11]
March 22, 2015 A prayer for God rather than to God. [John 12:20-33]
March 15, 2015 Embracing our Shadow. [Psalm 107; Numbers 21:4-9; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-17]
March 08, 2015 Guest Preacher: Dr. Gilbert Lawrence. [Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25]
March 01, 2015 Guest Preacher: Rev. Kevin Needham. [Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Mark 8:31-38]
February 22, 2015 Emerging Psalms. [Psalm 25:1-10; Mark 1:9-15]
February 15, 2015 On a high mountain with Jesus. [Mark 9:2-8]
February 08, 2015 The Miracle of not doing a Miracle. [Isaiah 40; Mark 1:29-39]
February 01, 2015 Covenant Service. [Psalm 111; Mark 1:21-28]
January 25, 2015 Guest Preacher: Rev. Kevin Needham. [Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Mark 1:14-20]
January 18, 2015 When God calls… [1 Samuel 3; Psalm 139]
January 11, 2015 Paris: Of Logs and Splinters. [Matthew 7:1-6; Romans 12:9-21]
January 04, 2015 Have a Blessed New Year.
December 28, 2014 Luke: The Contrast Gospel Artist. [Luke 2:22-40]
December 25, 2014 If Christmas can come to the jungle, you can come home. [Hebrews 1:1-4; John 1:1-14] Colombia story as told by Jose Miguel Sokoloff on TED.
December 21, 2014 Mary Accepts she is Accepted. [Luke 1:26-38, 47-55]
December 14, 2014 God Loves Justice. [Isaiah 61:1-11; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8; 19-28]
December 07, 2014 Turn up the Volume. [Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85; 2 Peter 3:8-12; Mark 1:1-11]
November 30, 2014 Guest Preacher: Rev. Kevin Needham. [Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37]
November 23, 2014 Guest Preacher: Dr. Gilbert Lawrence. [Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46]
November 16, 2014 Viva the Whistle Blowers! Viva! [Matthew 25:14-30. With thanks to Ched Myers.]
November 09, 2014 The Rapture Racket. [1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. With thanks to Barbara Rossing’s The Rapture Exposed.]
November 02, 2014 Heaven is the Real Real World. [1 John 3:1-3; Revelation 7:9-19]
October 26, 2014 The Universe is made up of stories.
October 12, 2014 Golden Calves. [Exodus 32]
October 05, 2014 Sabbath: Freedom Time. [Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5 with references to Abraham Heschel, Barbara Brown Taylor and Ellen Davis.]
September 28, 2014 Guest Preacher: Rev. Kevin Needham. [Matthew 21:23-32]
September 21, 2014 Guest Preacher: Rev. Kevin Needham. [Jonah 3:10-4:11; Matthew 20:1-16]
September 14, 2014 Alan Storey at Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, Washington DC, USA.
September 14, 2014 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Peter Storey. [Exodus 14:19-31; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35]
September 07, 2014 Plagues: When the earth protests. [Exodus 4-12. With thanks to Rabbi Waskow.]
August 31, 2014 God does not suffer from Burn-out. [Exodus 3:1-15]
August 24, 2014 How God enters the story. [Exodus 1:8-2:10]
August 17, 2014 Joseph’s Story, Our Story and God’s Story. [Genesis 37, 39-47]
August 10, 2014 Confess with your lips and believe in your heart… [Romans 10:9-17]
August 3, 2014 While Herod feeds on people, Jesus feeds the people. [Matthew 13:44; Matthew 14:13-21. Sources: David Buttrick and Robert Funk.]
July 27, 2014 The Kin-dom of Heaven is Absurdly Welcoming. [Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52. Sources: David Buttrick and Robert Funk.]
July 20, 2014 Guest Preacher: Alease Brown: Burned by our understanding of hell. [Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43]
July 13, 2014 Guest Preacher: Rev. Debbie van de Laar. [Matthew 10:24-39]
July 6, 2014 Doing what we hate. [Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30]
June 29, 2014 Isaac Resurrected. [Psalm 13; Genesis 22:1-14; Matthew 10:34-42]
June 22, 2014 Guest Preacher: Alease Brown: Hagar and Sarah. [Genesis 21:8-21]
June 15, 2014 Slaves and the Subversive Sabbath. [Psalm 8; Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Matthew 28:16-20]
June 08, 2014 Un-stereotyping the Spirit. [Acts 2:1-21; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13]
June 01, 2014 Guest Preacher: Rev. Vuyo Ngonyama.
May 25, 2014 Guest Preacher: Alease Brown. [1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21; Acts 17:16-31]
May 18, 2014 The Resurrection Power of Dying Mercifully. [Psalm 31; Acts 6 & 7]
May 11, 2014 Resurrected to Practice Jubilee. [Psalm 23; Acts 2:42-47; John 10:10]
May 04, 2014 Elections 2014. [Psalm 72; 1 Samuel 16; Luke 4]
April 27, 2014 Guest Preacher: Rev. Kevin Needham. [1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31]
April 20, 2014 Resurrection: Hope Against Hope. Hope when all Hope is dead. [Colossians 3:1-17; Matthew 28:1-10]
April 18, 2014 Good Friday – The second time Jesus was taken up a hill to be killed. [Matthew 27:32-56]
April 16, 2014 Holy Week: Final Reflections on Ray Anderson’s Judas come home – all is forgiven.
April 15, 2014 Holy Week: Reflections on Ray Anderson’s Judas come home – all is forgiven.
April 13, 2014 Touch Militarism, Racism and Materialism and you die! [Psalm 118; Zechariah 9:9-10; Matthew 21:1-15]
April 06, 2014 Some thoughts on the same sex discussion. [Genesis 19; Leviticus 18:22 & 20:13; Judges 19-21; Romans 1:18-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Timothy 1:10 and (Ruth; Acts 10-11)]
March 30, 2014 Open Our Eyes to Everyone’s Godliness. Dedicated to David Olyn from Ceres murdered on 22nd March for being “a moffie”. Scapegoating theological insights from James Allison. [John 9]
March 23, 2014 A Rock Full of Refreshing Water. [Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95]
March 16, 2014 The Lord is my Keeper. [Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 121]
March 09, 2014 Guest Preacher: Dr Gilbert Lawrence. [Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Psalm 32; Matthew 4:1-11]
February 23, 2014 Being Neighbourly to our Holy Enemy. [Leviticus 19; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48]
February 16, 2014 Life is Not a Given. [Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-37]
February 09, 2014 You are the Salt and Light of the World – not the Romans. [Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 5:13-20]
February 02, 2014 Covenant Service: What God Requires. [Micah 6:1-8 Matthew 5:1-12]
January 26, 2014 Guest Preacher: Ryan Fernandez: Come and See. [John 1:35-50]
January 19, 2014 Squeezing Jesus into One Sentence. [Isaiah 49:1-7; John 1:29-42]
January 12, 2014 Loved into Loving. [Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Matthew 3:13-17]
January 05, 2014 Jesus is the Question. [Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Matthew 2:1-12]
For any earlier sermons of Alan Storey, please visit aslowwalk.org.
