Yass Valley Anglican Sermon Podcast

On Good Friday Rev Luke spoke with Richard Perno at 2CC about the blessings of Easter and how the message of the risen Jesus can bring hope to an often troubled and skeptical world.

#105 - The Case of the Missing Body (Matthew 28:1-15) Date - 5 April 2026 (Easter) Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Matthew's gospel records that both supporters and opponents of Jesus admit that his body disappeared from the tomb on the Sunday morning after his death. Matthew addresses the Stolen Body theory and instead points us to the experiences of the women who were at the tomb and saw Jesus...

#104 - Doing Something about Christ Crucified (John 19:1-15) Date - 3 April 2026 (Good Friday) Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Pontius Pilate desperately wanted to avoid having to do something about this Jewish mystic who seemed no danger to anyone, but the anger of the city leaders meant that he had to act one way or the other. The same challenge remains with us as we think about Jesus crucified tod...

#103 - The King Has Come (Matthew 21:1-11) Date - 29 March 2026 (Palm Sunday Combined Churches Service) Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus arrives in Jerusalem by deliberately drawing attention to his identity as the one who will fulfil the promises of God regarding the Messiah that the children of Israel had been waiting so long to be realised.

#102 - The Resurrection and Life (John 11:1-45) Date - 22 March 2026 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus comes to his friends Martha and Mary to both share their sufferings over the death of their brother Lazarus and to provide hope to him in the resurrection.

#101 - Seeing Jesus With Open Eyes (John 9:1-41) Date - 15 March 2026 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings A blind man is healed, and those who witness the miracle cannot seem to agree on what happened and whether Jesus could have done it.

#100 - The True Hope of Righteousness (Romans 4:18-25) Date - 8 March 2026 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings The apostle Paul brings his argument for the righteousness of God by faith to a close by demonstrating by Abraham's example how faith triumphs over our worldly hope.

#99 - The Faith of Abraham (Romans 4:1-17) Date - 1 March 2026 Preacher - Rev Steve Neuhaus In order to prove his case for God's righteousness received by faith, the apostle Paul raises the example of Abraham to show that faith was always the rule and not the exception for righteousness.

#98 - A New Kind Of Righteousness (Romans 3:21-31) Date - 22 February 2026 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings After excluding the possibility of either Jew or Gentile being called righteous on their own merits, the apostle Paul presents a wonderful alternative - righteousness by faith alone!

#97 - No Righteous One (Romans 3:1-20) Date - 15 February 2026 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Paul concludes the first part of his argument for righteousness coming by faith by ruling out completely any chance of natural righteousness from either Jew or Gentile.

#96 - Who Fulfils the Law? (Romans 2:17-29) Date - 8 February 2026 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings After dealing with the general condition of humanity under sin, Paul turns his attention to the question of whether the Jewish members of the Roman church have any special claim to righteousness because of their relationship to God through the Torah covenant.

#95 - The Impossibility of Spiritual Finger-Pointing (Romans 2:1-16) Date - 1 February 2026 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings After establishing the reality of sin as the rejection of divine truth and the consequences of depraved bodies and minds in Romans 1, the apostle Paul goes on conclude there is no case for any preferences for access to divine righteousness either for Gentiles outside the Law or...

#94 - Exchanging the Truth for a Lie (Romans 1:18-32) Date - 25 January 2026 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings As the apostle Paul begins his case for the righteousness of God which is revealed in the gospel, he first establishes the problem of universal human sinfulness as a wilful exchange of divine truth for worldly lies.

#93 - The Gospel of Faith (Romans 1:1-17) Date - 18 January 2026 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings In the opening of his letter to the church in Rome, the apostle Paul declares himself to be a servant of The Gospel. What is this "gospel" that he serves, and how will this idea of The Gospel shape everything that he will go on to say in the rest of his message?

#92 - Flight and Fulfillment (Matthew 2:13-23) Date - 28 December 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus and his family have to flee to Egypt to escape the murderous king Herod, but in doing so they show how God's promises to his people in the past are being fulfilled.

#91 - Room For Jesus (Luke 2:1-20) Date - 25 December 2025 (Christmas) Preacher - Rev Luke Collings God's promised king was born among animals and laid in a manger because there was "no room" in the house for him. How is God asking us today to make room for Jesus in our lives?

#90 - The Immanuel Warning (Isaiah 7:1-17) Date - 21 December 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Isaiah brings a message of hope to King Ahaz which will require the king to renew his faith. When Ahaz refuses, Isaiah declares that God will send a new sign which will be bad news for Ahaz personally but will become good news for the entire world in time.

#89 - The Holy Highway (Isaiah 35:1-10) Date - 14 December 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings God promises his people a renewed spiritual life, just as if a blind man was able to see or a deaf man to hear. A new way back to his presence is promised, a holy highway that is straight and safe for all those of faith.

#88 - The Hopeful Branch (Isaiah 11:1-10) Date - 7 December 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings The problems of the line of King David will be solved through a new and unexpected entry to the family line, one who will provide peace to a divided world.

#87 - Hope From Zion (Isaiah 2:1-5) Date - 30 November 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings In the face of growing international threats and national ungodliness, the prophet Isaiah calls on people from many nations to respond to the Law of God which goes out from Jerusalem.

#86 - Jesus the Crucified King (Luke 23:32-43) Date - 23 November 2025 Preacher - Mal Bullock Jesus claims his kingdom not by the power of the world but through the humility of the cross, transforming our understanding of what it means to hold true authority in this world and beyond.

#85 - Certain Hope in Uncertain Times (Luke 21:5-19) Date - 16 November 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings How do we stand in hope when even the things which seem most secure may be taken away? What may this look like in an age of "Quiet Revival" where people are looking for security in tradition?

#84 - Marriage and Eternity (Luke 20:27-40) Date - 9 November 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings The Sadducees come to Jesus with a tricky question about marriage and the resurrection, but Jesus turns the problem around to show what a true understanding of relationships and eternity looks like.

#83 - A Son of Abraham (Luke 19:1-10) Date - 2 November 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus comes to Jerusalem and meets Zacchaeus, a tax collector who by faith is recognised as a "Son of Abraham"

#82 - Preach the Word, Keep the Faith (2 Timothy 4:1-22) Date - 26 October 2025 (Reformation Sunday) Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Paul concludes his letter to Timothy by reminding him of the importance of being prepared to preach the Word at all times and continuing in the way of faith.