Sermons on John (Page 2)
Love Stronger than Death (Lent #1)
Lent #1 – Love stronger than deathSeries: Lent Love WinsPreacher: Phil Swain Reading: John 11:1-45 We begin our Lent journey together and our theme for this year is “Love Wins” or Easter through the lens of Love. We will be using John’s Gospel as our key source and in John’s writing we find that love underpins everything – not a simple or sentimental love but rather John present this love as strong, costly, present and deeply relational. John goes so Read more
Vision Sunday 2026
Vision Sunday 2026 – from words to lived experience Preacher: Phil Swain Reading: John 4:43-54 Get excited! It’s Vision Sunday at Turramurra Uniting Church. It’s a chance for us to as a church community look back at what God has been doing in and through our church, and look ahead with hope. Over the past year, many people from across our church have been part of a significant mission planning journey — listening to God, listening to one another, and Read more
The Gospel that began at the Well
The Gospel that began at the WellReading: John 4:1-42 Preacher: Kevin Kim In this week’s message, we continue our journey through John’s Gospel by moving from Nicodemus’ nighttime conversation with Jesus to a surprising encounter at a Samaritan well. Through the intentional contrast between a respected religious leader and a socially rejected woman, we see that Jesus meets people in every place — in theology classrooms and in ordinary daily routines. At the well, Jesus breaks barriers, offers living water Read more
Who Holds the World?
Who Holds the World? Preacher: Kevin Kim Readings: John 3:1-21 In a time when global headlines feel unsettling and the future can seem uncertain, many of us are asking deeper questions: Who is really in control? Where is God in all of this?This Sunday, we’ll explore Jesus’ nighttime conversation with Nicodemus in John 3:1–21—a story about uncertainty, courage, and new beginnings. Jesus speaks not of self-improvement or religious achievement, but of being born from above—receiving new life as a gift Read more
Jesus the Disrupter
Summer Series – Jesus the Disrupter Preacher: Phil Swain Readings: John 2:13-25 This Sunday we continue our Summer Series journeying through the Gospel of John. We will turn to one of its most confronting and thought-provoking moments — Jesus cleansing the Temple (John 2:13–25). Placed right at the beginning of John’s gospel, this story invites us to see Jesus not only as a source of comfort and hope, but also as one who challenges the status quo and calls us Read more
The Light of the World – Christmas Day 2025
Christmas Day Worship – The Light of the world made his home with usReading: John 1:1-14 Preacher: Rev Phil Swain Celebrate the birth of Jesus in a way which is full of life and love. We will be singing Christmas carols with our Christmas band, “show and tell” (a chance for people to show off their Christmas presents), a creative talk for the kids, some special Christmas prayers, and our minister Phil will share the story of how the Light Read more
One in Christ
Readings: John 17:20-26 & Galatians 3:23-29Preacher: Rev Phil Swain with Rev Kevin Kim We are celebrating together as a church as all three worship congregations (9am, 10:45am and 6:30pm) are joining for our annual combined worship service at 10am. The theme this year is “One in Christ” and we celebrate how God brings together a diverse group of people from different backgrounds, experiences and giftings to be a community. The two readings acknowledge our oneness in Christ and Phil and Read more
Trinity Sunday
Readings: John 16:12-15 Preacher: Rev Kevin Kim Kevin speaks about ‘The Triune God’, based on two Bible passages Matthew 28:16-20 and John 16:12-15 on this Trinity Sunday. We hear the trinitarian language from liturgy, prayers and some theological textbooks a lot these days. Why is the doctrine of trinity still so important for us today? Kevin explores this doctrine in relation to the issue of community and relationship. First, God is community-building love. It is in community that we can Read more
Easter Sunday 2022
How do we plan in a changing world, especially when it comes to our Church’s vision.
Lent #1 – Transforming Lives and Communities
Transforming Lives and CommunitiesBible Readings : Isaiah 58:1-12 / Luke 4:16-21Preacher: Rev Phil Swain We stand, between two seasons. Behind us is Epiphany, the period in which We begin our Lenten journey towards Easter with a world which is full of hardship and difficulties. The European war, East coast floods, and the heating up of politics before an election are wanting to dominate our thinking. But Lent traditionally is a time for prayer; fasting; and almsgiving (helping others). Lent is Read more