Colourful Dreamer

This can be listened to here Gate Pa – Year A  17 th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Readings: Psalm                          Psalm: 105:1-11,45b                                                                        First Reading:             Gen 29:15-28                                                    Second Reading:        Rom 8:26-39                                                    Gospel:                        Matt 13:31-33, 44-52    What I want to say: To ask •        What is the Kingdom of Heaven? •       How would you describe the Reign of Heaven from your experience of it? •       What images or stories would you tell? and explore the response in light of Pauls image of God’s faithfulness and Matthews image of subversion What I want to happen: People to tell their own stories The Sermon        1.      Introduction: Ask •       What is the Kingdom of Heaven? •       How would you describe the Reign of Heaven from your experience o

The theme this week is the Reign or Kingdom of Heaven. How would you describe the reign of heaven? What images or stories would you tell? This morning we are offered a number of images. Genesis and Matthew describe this reign as unexpected, subverting the established social and political systems, and our expectations of what should be. God is creating new community, new social and political systems that are built on God’s justice and peace. The kingdom of heaven, the community of God is appearing in unexpected places, among those you would least expect it to appear among, offering new ways of being and living. Paul in his letter to the churches in Rome reminds us that the Spirit of God is yearning for us and within us, yearning for true community for all creation, yearning for all that is held in the covenant to be fulfilled. God’s faithfulness is to the covenant -   the promise to restore humanity and renew creation through God’s people is at the heart of Paul’s theology. Whe

Can be listened to here Gate Pa – Year A  16 th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Readings: Psalm                          Psalm: 139:1-12, 23-24                   First Reading               Gen 28:10-19a                                                   Second Reading          Rom 8:12-25                                                       Gospel                         Matt 13:24-30, 36-43                                       What I want to say: Use Matthew and Paul to explore how our roots are buried in the faithfulness of God to the covenant -  the promise to restore humanity and renew creation through God’s people. When we are faithful to this (righteous) we find life What I want to happen: How might is our vision for what the life of Christ is about. How might we be invited to grow it? The Sermon      1.       Introduction: had a week off from Paul – should be excited and ready for more For those who were not here for my introduction there are a fe