Matthew | Rethinking Joshua Fellowship@10, 16 August 2026 Alison Sampson ~ Matthew 15:10-28 ‘I’m from one of the oldest families,’ he said. ‘We’ve been here since the beginning.’ And with that he effectively erased 60,000 years of continuous living culture, just as his Irish ancestors had tried to erase the people from the land. He’s a lovely guy, straightforward and well-meaning, and totally oblivious to what he had just done. This is what happens when you’re raised in a colony.…
Genesis | Joseph’s amazing technicolor …. Fellowship@10, 9 August 2026 Alison Sampson ~ Gen 37:1-4, 12-2, with allusions to Matt 14:22-33 Most of us went to Sunday School; we know how it goes. Lucky Joseph gets an Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, travels to Egypt, and saves the world with the blessing of Elvis. It’s a musical, a Veggie Tale, a children’s story, and thus it is very effectively de-fanged. If, however, we choose to read as adults, we might notice a…
Genesis | Wrestling with God Fellowship@10, 2 August 2026 Alison Sampson ~ Genesis 32:22-31 How often have you been there? Everything is ticking along nicely when, boom! you find yourself flat on your face. The longed-for thing is no more. The relationship falls apart. The lump you tried to ignore turns out to be cancer. Your children move away, your loved one dies, your house becomes shockingly empty. Things were going so well when it happened. It’s unlooked-for, unwanted, a…
Genesis | Daddy’s angel, mummy’s devil Fellowship@10, 26 July 2026 Alison Sampson ~ Genesis 29:15-30 A perceptive young girl said to me once, ‘I’m daddy’s angel, and mummy’s devil. But my sister’s mummy’s angel, and daddy’s devil. It’s a bit difficult, really.’ Then she shrugged dismissively, but I thought ‘difficult’ was the understatement of the year. Those sisters fought every day in every possible way as they lived out their assigned roles and competed for their parents’ affections. Things were…
Manningham Uniting Church & Community Centre acknowledges with respect the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung as the traditional custodians of this land and is committed to work for reconciliation and justice.
