Christ Church Hawker sermons
Sermons from Christ Church Anglican in Hawker ACT, Australia.
Episodes
68 episodes
Lost and found | Bush Church Aid
Paul Sampson from BCA takes us through the parable of the lost sheep.
Quiet hope | Matthew 1:18-25
As Christmas approaches, it’s easy to rush ahead to the familiar themes of joy and celebration. But Advent asks us to slow down — to wait, to prepare, and to hope.In this sermon, we focus on the often-overlooked figure of Joseph, the qui...
Repent on repeat | Matthew 3:1-12
This week for the second Sunday in Advent, Phil takes us into the wilderness with John the Baptist and the unsettling but life-giving call to repentance.We explore what it means to prepare for Christ’s coming—not with fear or self-righte...
Famous last words | 2 Timothy 4:6-22
What does it take to live a good life? Is it possible to live in a way that means we'll look back and say, 'I did everything I was put here to do'? In these final verses of 2 Timothy, Paul seems to have plenty of unfinished business. And yet he...
Practice makes proficient | 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
In cricket, a batter has less than half a second to decide what to do with a 140km/h ball. No time to think. Only muscle memory. Only reflex.Paul says discipleship often works the same way.This week we’re in 2 Timothy 3:14–4:5, wh...
Haters gonna hate | 2 Timothy 3:1-13
In this episode, we look at one of the most confronting but clarifying passages in the New Testament: Paul’s warning to Timothy that the “last days” — the time between Jesus’ victory at the cross and his return — will be brutal, deceptive, ...
Watch out for word games | 2 Timothy 2:14-26
When life gets complicated, it’s tempting to make faith simpler by changing the words — to make the gospel sound more believable. But in 2 Timothy 2, Paul warns that “wrangling over words” doesn’t save the gospel — it ruins it. In t...
Eyes on the prize | 2 Timothy 2:1-13
When life gets noisy, it’s easy to forget why we started following Jesus in the first place.In 2 Timothy 2, Paul reminds us to keep our eyes on the prize:to remember who we are—soldiers, athletes, farmers; to remember why ...