Sermons
Insights to our Faith and the Scriptures.
Each week in their Sermons our Clergy and licensed Lay Preachers provide wonderful insights into our faith and the scriptures which provide the foundation for God’s word with us.

Every Sunday, an audio recording of the Sermon of the day delivered at Holy Spirit Church Kenmore is posted on the Website. Usually available by 12 noon, you can listen to the Sermon by selecting the ‘Listen” button (if available).
The below recent Sermons are also available along with previous Sermons, indexed by Speaker.
Recent Sermons

15 May 2022
Rev'd Jan Crombie
THE GIVING TREE
Rev'd Jan presents the thought provoking story that mirrors the unconditional and inexhaustible love of God. .

8 May 2022
Rev'd Jan Crombie
JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Rev'd Jan addresses the central theme of Good Shepherd Sunday.

17 April 2022
Rev'd Jan Crombie
WITNESS AND REMEMBER
Rev'd Jan presents the Easer message as a call to both remember Jesus's teaching and to witness to his Truth,

3 April 2022
Rev'd Jan Crombie
GRACE IN GIVING AND RECEIVING
Rev'd Jan emphasises how the importance of our being gracious in receiving as well as in giving is founded in scripture.

27 March 2022
Rachel McFadyen
THE RESENTFUL BROTHER
Today Rachel explores the story of the Prodigal Son with a focus on the love of the father and the resentfulness of the brother.

20 March 2022
Dr Neville Eckersley
LOVING FAITHFULNESS
Neville finds the great theme of the ever faithful love of God in the scripture readings for today.

13 March 2022
Jane Markotsis
LOVE LIKE A MOTHER HEN
Jane compares God's love to the natural response of a mother hen drawing her chicks under wings in times of trouble.

6 March 2022
Rev'd Jan Crombie
HE WAS TEMPTED BUT DID NOT SIN
Rev'd Jan begins our time of Lent with the traditional focus on Jesus's time in the wilderness.

20 February2022
Rev'd Jan Crombie
LOVE YOUR ENEMY
Rev'd Jan offers a fresh perspective on "Do unto Others".

13 February2022
Jane Markotsis
BLESSINGS AND WOES
Jane explores the Gospel reading that contrasts two ways of life, only one of which is righteous.

6 February2022
Rev'd Sandra Kjellgren
FISHING FOR PEOPLE
Today Rev'd Sandra looks at what it meant for Peter and the other fishermen to refocus on another career.

30 January2022
Rachel McFadyen
PROPHETS NOT RECOGNISED AT HOME
Today Rachel explores Jesus's rejection by his own hometown community.

23 January2022
Neville Eckersley
WHO AR WE?
Today Neville asks the pivotal question about what we are to do as Christians.

16 January2022
Rev'd Jan Crombie
WATER INTO WINE
Rev Jan puts into context the amazing miracle of Jesus turning water into wine.

9 January 2022
Rev'd Graham Dorman
JESUS BAPTISM BY JOHN
Rev Graham addresses the often asked question ‘Why did Jesus need to be baptised?’

2 January 2022
Rev'd Sandra Kjellgren
EPIPHANY
Rev Sandra explains the season of Epiphany and its link to the revelation of who God is.

26 December 2021
Rev'd Jan Crombie
THE HOLY FAMILY
Rev Jan speaks about the importance of having an earthly family environment to God’s plan for the life of Jesus.

24 December 2021
Rev'd Jan Crombie
CHRISTMAS
Today Rev'd Jan reflects on how the Christmas story never changes because it is a fundamental truth.

19 December 2021
Rev'd Jonathan Kemp
MARY AND ELIZABETH
Rev'd Jonathan discusses the wonderful joy of these two others ad their pivotal roles in God's plan.

13 December 2021
Rev'd Sandra Kjellgren
JOHN THE BAPTIST'S MESSAGE
Rev'd Sandra looks a little deeper into why John saw baptism as a key to repentance.

5 December 2021
Rev'd Jan Crombie
JOHN, THE BAPTISER
Today Rev'd Jan discusses the importance of key individuals like John the Baptiser in the prelude to Jesus' public mission.

28 November 2021
Jane Markotsis
ADVENT - WAITING TIME
Today Jane reflects of the difficult scripture readings about Advent being a time of waiting not just for the Christ child but anticipating the "end time".

21 November 2021
Rev'd Jonathan Kemp
WHAT IS TRUTH?
Rev'd Jonathan discusses that crucial meeting between Jesus and Pontius Pilate and the question of Truth.

14 November 2021
Rev'd Jan Crombie
PROMISE, PURPOSE, REVELATION
Today Rev'd Jan draws together the scripture readings that focus on the promise of new birth and rebirth and the hope of divine grace.

7 November 2020
Rev'd Goeff Reeder
LAZARUS
Today Rev'd Geoff considers in the light of recent events involving a little girl taken, today's Gospel message about a life thought lost but restored to a joyous family.