As LUC Would Have It

Welcome back, friends! Candidate for ordained ministry and friend of LUC, Helen Norton, concludes our June preaching series (The Disciple's Guide To Forgiveness) by preaching on forgiving ourselves. This sermon was delivered on the 21st June 2026 at the 5:30pm service. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%204%3A31-32&version=NRSVUE Theme music by An...

Welcome back, friends! Retired minister and former Moderator, Rev. Niall Reid, concludes our June preaching series (The Disciple's Guide To Forgiveness) by preaching on forgiving ourselves, using the wisdom of 13th Century Sufi philosopher Mulla Nasreddin. This sermon was delivered on the 21st June 2026 at the 10am service. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ep...

Welcome back, friends! Tristan Green continues our June preaching series (The Disciple's Guide To Forgiveness) by preaching on forgiving others, through the lens of Christian universalism. This sermon was delivered on the 14th June 2026 at the 5:30pm service. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%203%3A12-17&version=NRSVUE Theme music by Anthony Tam...

Welcome back, friends! Vicki Williams continues our June preaching series (The Disciple's Guide To Forgiveness) by preaching on, and sharing some of her own journey around, forgiving others. This sermon was delivered on the 14th June 2026 at the 10am service. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%203%3A12-17&version=NRSVUE Theme music by Anthony Tam...

Welcome back, friends! After a couple of weeks break to celebrate Pentecost and listen to a couple of Tapestries of Faith, we're into a new preaching series entitled The Disciple's Guide To Forgiveness. Our minister/team leader Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White kicks off the series by exploring how/why God forgives, and why that matters to us. This sermon was delivered on the 7th June 2026 at the...

Welcome back, friends! In this episode, LUC member Tristan Green concludes our preaching series for the Season of Easter, titled Lord, Teach Us To Pray, by exploring the theme of devotional prayer. This sermon was delivered on the 10th May 2026 at the 5:30pm service. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2063%3A1-8&version=NRSVUE Theme music by Anthony Tam....

Welcome back, friends! In this episode, LUC member Gabby Love concludes our preaching series for the Season of Easter, titled Lord, Teach Us To Pray, by exploring the theme of devotional prayer. This sermon was delivered on the 10th May 2026 at the 10am service. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2063%3A1-8&version=NRSVUE Theme music by Anthony Tam. Find...

Welcome back, friends! In this episode, minister and USyd Chaplain continues our preaching series for the Season of Easter, titled Lord, Teach Us To Pray, by exploring the theme of Intercession. This sermon was delivered on the 10th May 2026 at the 10am and 5:30pm services. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%205%3A13-18&version=NRSVUE Theme music by Antho...

Welcome back, friends! In this episode, LUC member and Church Councillor Corbin continues our preaching series for the Season of Easter, titled Lord, Teach Us To Pray, by exploring the theme of Lament: is it actually the best prayer? This sermon was delivered on the 3rd May 2026 at the 5:30pm service. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%203&version=NRSVUE Th...

Welcome back, friends! In this episode, LUC member Michael Dean continues our preaching series for the Season of Easter, titled Lord, Teach Us To Pray, by exploring the theme of Lament. This sermon was delivered on the 3rd May 2026 at the 10am service. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%203&version=NRSVUE Theme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s m...

Welcome back, friends! In this episode, minister and USyd Chaplain Rev. Adrian Sukumar-White continues our preaching series for the Season of Easter, titled Lord, Teach Us To Pray, by exploring the theme of Confession, sin, repentance, penance, and the Samoan practise of ifoga. This sermon was delivered on the 26th April 2026 at the 10am and 5:30pm services. Read the reading here: https://www.bibl...

Welcome back, friends! In this episode, Nick Morrow continues our preaching series for the Season of Easter, titled Lord, Teach Us To Pray, by exploring the theme of Thanksgiving, using his trusty Orthodox Bible. This sermon was delivered on the 19th April 2026 at the 5:30pm service. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2095%3A1-7&version=NRSVUE Theme music...

Welcome back, friends! In this episode, teacher-librarian Margie Whelan continues our preaching series for the Season of Easter, titled Lord, Teach Us To Pray, by exploring the theme of Thanksgiving, with beloved children's book Dogger by Shirley Hughes. This sermon was delivered on the 19th April 2026 at the 10am service. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psa...

Welcome back, friends, and happy Easter! In this episode, Pastor Dave Toogood kicks off a new preaching series for the Season of Easter, titled Lord, Teach Us To Pray, by exploring the theme of Adoration. This sermon was delivered on the 12th April 2026 at the 10am and 5:30pm services. Read the reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%204&version=NRSVUE Theme music...

Welcome back, friends, and happy Easter! In this episode, our Emerging Generations Worker, Pastor Paige Owen, offers a homily as part of our intergenerational Easter service, with the theme of "The Garden Awakens". This sermon was delivered on the 5th April 2026 at the 10am service. Theme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s music here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome back, friends, to a new year of preaching podcasts from Leichhardt Uniting Church! In this episode, Minister and Team Leader Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White concludes her Lent 2026 preaching series "Unlearning Empire: A Lenten Journey Of Repentance" by looking at Psalm 51, and racism/white supremacy in Christian music and liturgy. This sermon was delivered on the 22nd March 2026 at th...

Welcome back, friends, to a new year of preaching podcasts from Leichhardt Uniting Church! In this episode, Minister and Team Leader Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White continues her Lent 2026 preaching series "Unlearning Empire: A Lenten Journey Of Repentance" by looking at Nehemiah's tirade against intercultural marriage, and what God really thinks. This sermon was delivered on the 15th Mar...

Welcome back, friends, to a new year of preaching podcasts from Leichhardt Uniting Church! In this episode, Minister and Team Leader Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White continues her Lent 2026 preaching series "Unlearning Empire: A Lenten Journey Of Repentance" by exploring the famous story of Joshua and the "battle" (read: displacement and genocide) of Jericho. This sermon was delivere...

Welcome back, friends, to a new year of preaching podcasts from Leichhardt Uniting Church! In this episode, Minister and Team Leader Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White continues her Lent 2026 preaching series "Unlearning Empire: A Lenten Journey Of Repentance" by exploring God's commandment to destroy Canaan in pursuit of the Promised Land in Deuteronomy. This sermon was delivered on the 1st...

Welcome back, friends, to a new year of preaching podcasts from Leichhardt Uniting Church! In this episode, Minister and Team Leader Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White kicks off her Lent 2026 preaching series "Unlearning Empire: A Lenten Journey Of Repentance" by exploring the completely misused story of the Curse of Ham in Genesis. This sermon was delivered on the 22nd February 2026 at the 10am...

Welcome back, friends, to a new year of preaching podcasts from Leichhardt Uniting Church! In this episode, Church Council Chairperson Catherine Garner wraps up our February 2026 preaching series (Who the LUC Are We?) by preaching on the final clause of our Mission Statement: Building Community. Best quote: "it's Communion, not Alone-ion!" This sermon was delivered on the 15th Februa...

Welcome back, friends, to a new year of preaching podcasts from Leichhardt Uniting Church In this episode, minister and Team Leader Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White continues our February 2026 preaching series (Who the LUC Are We?) by preaching on the second clause of our Mission Statement: Doing Justice. This sermon was delivered on the 8th February 2026 at the 10am and 6:30pm services. Find the full r...

Welcome back, friends, to a new year of preaching podcasts from Leichhardt Uniting Church In this episode, minister and USyd Chaplain Rev. Adrian Sukumar-White kicks off our February 2026 preaching series (Who the LUC Are We?) by preaching on the first clause of our Mission Statement: Keeping Faith. This sermon was delivered on the 1st February 2026 at the 10am and 6:30pm services. Find the full r...

Welcome, friends, to the last in our Advent 2026 preaching series entitled Advent Ancient Prophets. In this episode, and for Christmas Day, Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White looks at an ancient Isaiah prophecy, and who Jesus is. This sermon was delivered on the 25th December 2025 at the 9am service. Find the full reading here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%209%3A2-7&version=NRSV...

Welcome, friends, to the third in our Advent 2026 preaching series entitled Advent Ancient Prophets. In this episode, and in the wake of a painful week for us all, Rev. Adrian Sukumar-White looks at an ancient Isaiah passage, and what it might mean to be both comforted and to be comforters to others. This sermon was delivered on the 21st December 2025 at the 10am service. Find the full reading her...