Reflection Sunday – 15 Nov 2026 It was in the September of 1965. I had driven to a small Methodist church in the rural setting of Meatian, a wheat and sheep farming community, about 25 minutes southwest of Swan Hill. I was the local preacher for the day Meatian, with its Primary School, Memorial Hall, Methodist Church, and a large cement grain silo sat beside a railway line. Having recently arrived back from a work party on Elcho Island in Arnhem Land, where…
Matthew | Into the dark 8 November 2026 Alison Sampson ~ Matthew 25:1-13 Come on, girls, you’ve been working since dawn and it’s only midnight—how dare you sleep? Wake up! Be alert, bright as a button; anticipate your master’s every need. You have more oil? Don’t you dare share, you know it’s a limited good. And stop fretting about your foolish sisters turned away from the banquet. Nobody likes a moaning Myrtle: so put a smile on your dial! And…
Matthew, Revelation | #blessed MUC@10, 1 November 2026 (All Saints) Alison Sampson ~ Matthew 5:1-12 and Revelation 7:9-17 ‘So I was at the beach at sunrise this morning. And I was in the middle of, like, downward-facing dog when between my legs I saw dolphins. OMG my life is incredible!!! So I grabbed my iPhone 18 Pro Max and took a selfie. Then I sat on the sand watching the waves roll in, and drank my goji berry protein shake…
SLOW READING: NEIGHBOUR-LOVE We all know that Jesus says to love our neighbour, but perhaps you’re not aware that he is quoting a much-maligned book of the Bible, Leviticus. Leviticus sets out how to live as God’s distinctively holy people. As such, it touches on every area of life. We live in a very different place, time and culture, and many of Leviticus’s provisions now seem harsh, weird or unnecessary to us. But the instructions concerning neighbour-love continue to speak…
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.
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