Charlestown Uniting Church - 2025
2025
5 January 2025 - Christmas 2 John 1:1-5 "Those are the tough decisions"
12 January 2025 - Epiphany 1 Luke 3:15-22, Isaiah 43:1-7, Psalm 29 and Acts 8:14-17 "The ugly duckling"
19 January 2025 - Epiphany 2 Isaiah 62:1-5, Psalm 36:5-10, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and John 2:1-11 "Wedding in Cana"
26 January 2025 - Epiphany 3 Luke 4:14-21 and Psalm 19 "How do we understand"
2 February 2025 - Epiphany 4 Jeremiah 1:4-10 and 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 "SRE in schools"
9 February 2025 - Epiphany 5 Luke 5:1-11 "Catching People"
16 February 2025 - Epiphany 6 Luke 6:17-26, Psalm1 and Jeremiah 17:5-10 "An invitation to participate in God's transforming grace"
23 February 2025 - Epiphany 7 Luke 6:27-38, Genesis 45:3-11, 15 and 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 "Margaret Jude College"
2 March 2025 - Transfiguration of Jesus Luke 9:28-36(37-43a) and Exodus 34:29-35 "Transfiguration makes it absolutely clear that Jesus is the Son of God"
9 March 2025 - Lent 1 Luke 4:1-13, Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 and Deuteronomy 26:1-11 "Jesus knows our Temptations and Impulses"
16 March 2025 - Lent 2 Luke 13:31-35, Philippians 3:17-4:1, Psalm 27:4-11, 13-14 and Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 "How we divide up"
23 March 2025 - Lent 3 Luke 13:1-9, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 and Isaiah 55:6-9 "Discover the sins within your own being"
30 March 2025 - Lent 4 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Psalm 32 and Joshua 5:9-12 "Being embraced in God's great pleasure and love"
6 April 2025 - Lent 5 John 12:1-8, Isaiah 43:16-21 and Philippians 3:4b-14 "Breaking with the Past"
13 April 2025 - Lent 6 Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-40 and Philippians 2:5-11 "Jesus knows our temptations and impulses"
20 April 2025 - Easter Sunday Luke 24:1-11 and 1 Corinthians 15:20b-26 "Jesus, the Christ, is Risen. Alleluia!"
27 April 2025 - Easter 2 John 20:19-31, Revelation 1:4-8 and Acts 5:27-32 "Lord, I believe - help my unbelief"
4 May 2025 - Easter 3 John 21:1-19, and Acts 9:1-20 "Jesus restores and renews us"
11 May 2025 - Easter 4 Revelation 7:9-17, and Acts 9:36-43 "Jesus, our good shepherd"
18 May 2025 - Easter 5 John 13:31-35 and Acts 11:1-18 "Who am I that I could hinder God?"
25 May 2025 - Easter 6 Psalm 96:11-12, Leviticus 25:3-5, Romans 8:22-23 and Luke 8:22-25 "Standing with the people of the bush."
1 June 2025 - Easter 7 Acts 16:16-34 and Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 "A world of love and unity."
8 June 2025 - Pentecost Acts 2:1-21, John 14:8-17, 25-27 and Romans 8:14-17 "The Holy Spirit will give you new life."
15 June 2025 - Refugee Sunday Leviticus 19:30-37, Psalm 146:5-10 and Matthew 25:31-40 "Finding Freedom and Diversity in Community."