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."
22 June 2025 - Pentecost 2 2 Chronicles 3:1-9, Psalm 100 and John 17:1-11 "Breaking Boundaries, Building Communities."
29 June 2025 - Pentecost 3 Matthew 16:13-20 and Isaiah 39:1-6 "Sent Together."
6 July 2025 - Pentecost 4 2 Kings 5:1-14, Galatians 6:1-16 and Luke 10:1-11 "To deny our comfort for those who have none."
13 July 2025 - Pentecost 5 Psalm 107:23-32, Colossians 1:1-14 and Acts 27:27-38 "To whom do you turn when a storm hits."
20 July 2025 - Pentecost 6 Psalm 52, Amos 8:1-12 and Luke 10:38-42 "Choosing the better part: Listening to the word in a distracted world."
27 July 2025 - Pentecost 7 Hosea 1:2-10 and Colossians 2:6-15 "The Greenhouse of Faith."
3 August 2025 - Pentecost 8 Hosea 11:1-4, 8-12, Luke 12:14-21 and Colossians 3:1-11 "The barns we built, becoming rich towards God."
10 August 2025 - Pentecost 9 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 and Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 "Watchfulness is a pathway to peace."
17 August 2025 - Pentecost 10 Luke 12:49-56, Psalm 80:1-19 and Isaiah 5:5-7 "A Prophetic People in an Imperial World."
24 August 2025 - Pentecost 11 Psalm 71:1-6 and Jeremiah 1:4-10 "We have our expectations."
31 August 2025 - Pentecost 12 Luke 14:7-14, Hebrews 13:1-8 and Jeremiah 2:4-13 "Taking the Lowest Place: The Freedom of letting go."
7 September 2025 - Pentecost 13 Luke 5:1-11, Job 38:1-18 and Psalm 104:1-9, 25-26 "Listening to the Ocean Wisdom."
14 September 2025 - Pentecost 14 Job 39 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-23 "God's wisdom - kinship with all creation."
21 September 2025 - Pentecost 15 Job 28:20-27, Psalm 29 and Luke 8:22-25 "Finding Peace and Purpose in the midst of Chaos."
28 September 2025 - Pentecost 16 Colossians 1:15-20, Psalm 148 and John 6:41-51 "Dance to the Cosmic Rhythm."
5 October 2025 - Pentecost 17 Lamentations 1:1-6, 3:19-26, 2 Timothy 1:1-14 and Luke 4:14-21 "What a difference a day makes."
12 October 2025 - Pentecost 18 Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, 2 Timothy 2:8-15 and Luke 17:11-19 "Faithful Living in Exile, Grateful Living in Christ."
19 October 2025 - Pentecost 19 Jeremiah 31:27-34 and Luke 18:1-8 "Looking to a new day."
26 October 2025 - Pentecost 20 Ephesians 4:1-6 "Holy spirit working through us."
2 November 2025 - Pentecost 21 Daniel 7:1-3, Psalm 148 and Luke 6:20-31 "The Vindication and Inheritance of God's Faithful Ones."
