The Sign and the Command

A sermon on John 13:1-17 by Rev Richard Keith on Sunday 28 April 2019 Red is the new black. 70 years old is the new 50. And what we learn from John chapter 13 is that down is the new up. This morning I want to begin a new series of sermons. Yes, today we say good-bye...

At the Foot of the Cross

A sermon on Mark 15:15-41 by Rev Richard Keith on Good Friday 2019 This morning we stand at the foot of the cross of Jesus. Here there are no sinners or saints. No rich or poor. No black or white. At the foot of the cross all these categories, all these petty...

Still on Trial

A sermon on Mark 14:53-72 by Rev Richard Keith on 14 April 2019. I grew up in the suburbs of Sydney where the night is never truly dark. Instead, house lights and street lights create a dim but constant twilight. Of course, as a boy I didn’t know any different. But...

The Most Dangerous Idea

A sermon on Mark 15:40-16:8 by Rev Richard Keith on Easter Day, 2019 The Festival of Dangerous Ideas is an annual conference held in Sydney to promote and discuss controversial ideas and subjects. At the festival in 2009,  for example, celebrity atheist Christopher...

In the Garden of Tears

A sermon by Rev Richard Keith on Mark 14:32-52 on Sunday March 31, 2019 In the garden of Gethsemane we come to a time and a place that is sacred It is not a time for silly jokes or funny stories. It is a time to be still and to face the awful truth of what it cost to...