Sermons by Fr John Davis

1. In worship and in service. Ordinary Sunday 30: 24th October, 2010
2. Radical innocent simplicity. St Francis of Assisi: 3rd October, 2010
3. Honoured and remembered. New Guinea Martyrs: 5th September, 2010
4. Patronal festival, Community of the Holy Name. Community House, Cheltenham: 7th August, 2010
5. Thanksgiving commitment. Dedication festival: 1st August, 2010
6. St Mary Magdalene: Patronal Festival. Preached at St Mary Magdalene, Adelaide: 22nd July, 2010
7. Stopping and doing what is required. Ordinary Sunday 15: 11th July, 2010
8. All of you are one in Christ Jesus. Ordinary Sunday 12: 20th June, 2010
9. Standing with Thomas in our questioning and in our faith. Second Sunday of Easter: 11th April, 2010
10. Engaging with the Scriptures. Third Sunday in Lent: 7th March, 2010
11. Being part of a wonderful catch. Ordinary Sunday 5: 7th February, 2010

1. "God with us", here. Christmas Day, 2009: 25th December, 2009
2. Advent...and Climate Change. Second Sunday in Advent: 6th December, 2009
3. Pilgrimage, tourism and the place of the local church. Address to the Victorian Council of Churches Regional Conference, Echuca: 8th November, 2009
4. Stewardship Sunday 2009. Ordinary Sunday 21: 23rd August, 2009
5. Expressions of holiness.Dedication Sunday: 2nd August, 2009
6. Watching, asking, learning, growing.Ordinary Sunday 15: 12th July, 2009
7. Healing and new life.Ordinary Sunday 13: 28th June, 2009
8. We are God's care and God's concern. Easter 7: 24th May, 2009
9. Good things do not flow from bad people. Easter 5: 10th May, 2009
10. Taking eye-witness accounts seriously. Easter 3: 26th April, 2009
11. We pray and we worship these ideas and events through. Fifth Sunday in Lent: 29th March, 2009
12. Clearer discernment and deepening relationship. Second Sunday in Lent: 7th March, 2009
13. Address for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Preached as Assisi, Italy: 24th January, 2009

1. Midnight Mass for Christmas 2008. Christmas Eve: 24th December, 2008
2. Leading into our Annual General Meeting. Ordinary Sunday 33: 16th November, 2008
3. All Souls' 2008. All Souls' Day: 3rd November, 2008
4. Steadfastness and conviction. Ordinary Sunday 29: 19th October, 2008
5. God in company. Michaelmas: 24th September, 2008
6. A still more excellent way. Ordinary Sunday 23: 7th September, 2008
7. A challenge to our stewardship. Ordinary Sunday 21: 24th August, 2008
8. Dedication Festival. Ordinary Sunday 18: 3rd August, 2008
9. For those who love God. Ordinary Sunday 17: 27th July, 2008
10. Lambeth and others. Ordinary Sunday 12: 22nd June, 2008
11. There is more to come. Pentecost: 11th May, 2008
12. Do it with gentleness and reverence. Easter 6: 27th April, 2008
13. The Easter good news. Easter Sunday: 23rd March, 2008
14. Sight and insight. 4th Sunday in Lent: 2nd March, 2008
15. Too much talk of truth and not enough talk of love. Presentation of Christ in the Temple: 3rd February, 2008

1. Growing in faith and in social action. Fourth Sunday in Advent: 23rd December, 2007
2. God tries again. Third Sunday in Advent: 16th December, 2007
3. Dreaming dreams and seeing visions. Second Sunday in Advent: 9th December, 2007
4. Even then there is God. Ordinary Sunday 33: 18th November, 2007
5. Zacchaeus: a life turned around. Ordinary Sunday 31: 4th November, 2007
6. A prayer of the head and a prayer of the heart. Ordinary Sunday 30: 28th October, 2007
7. St Fracistide. Ordinary Sunday 27: 7th October, 2007
8. Rejoicing when the lost is found. Ordinary Sunday 24: 16th September, 2007
9. Where is your heart?. Ordinary Sunday 19: 12th August, 2007
10. A space for the holy in a busy life. Ordinary Sunday 17: 29th July, 2007
11. A simple story simply told. Ordinary Sunday 10: 10th June, 2007
12. Corpus Christi 2007. Preached at Christ the King, Maryborough, Corpus Christi: 9th June, 2007
13. Do not let your hearts be troubled. Easter 6: 13th May, 2007
14. Some Good Friday reflections. Good Friday: 6th April, 2007
15. A time for moving along. Lent 2: 4th March, 2007
16. Do to others as you would have them do to you. Ordinary Sunday 7: 18th February, 2007

1. We have seen a great light Christmas Midnight Mass: 24th December, 2006
2. What must we do? Third Sunday in Advent: 17th December, 2006
3. On the edge of things. Ordinary Sunday 33: 19th November, 2006
4. Love is at the centre of it all. Ordinary Sunday 31: 5th November, 2006
5. Whoever is not against us is for us. Ordinary Sunday 26: 1st October, 2006
6. A vision of fulfilment and hope. Ordinary Sunday 23: 10th September, 2006
7. Dedication Festival – 160 years. Dedication Sunday: 6th August, 2006
8. Feed my sheep. Sunday of the Octave of St Peter: 2nd July, 2006
9. An event, gifts and grace.Pentecost Sunday: June 4, 2006
10. The Good Shepherd.4th Sunday of Easter: May 7, 2006
11. Christ is risen. Easter Day: April 16, 2006
12. Trying to make sense of dying and living. 5th Sunday in Lent: April 2, 2006

1. To take our part. Ordinary Sunday 33: November 13, 2005
2. A broad shape and an over-arching principle. Ordinary Sunday 30: October 23, 2005
3. On making choices. Ordinary Sunday 28: October 9, 2005
4. On growing healthy congregations. Ordinary Sunday 26: September 25, 2005
5. In fear and in hope. Ordinary Sunday 15: July 10, 2005
6. Division, family and friendship. Ordinary Sunday 13: June 26, 2005
7. Not then just the abject rotters.... Ordinary Sunday 10: June 5, 2005
8. A middle reasonable ground–developments from February. Easter 5: April 24, 2005
9. St George's Patronal Festival. Easter 5: April 24, 2005
10. On being able to see – and 'false peace'. Lent 4: March 6, 2005
11. A middle reasonable ground. Melbourne Anglicans Together address. Delivered at St Stephen's Richmond: February 20, 2005
12. Harvest Thanksgiving. Ordinary Sunday 5: February 6, 2005
13. A challenge to faith and to love. Baptism of Our Lord: January 9, 2005

1. Laughter, peace and goodwill. Christmas Day: December 25, 2004
2. A kindling of a spark of hope. Christ the King: November 21, 2004
3. The shining lights in dark places. All Saints' Eve: October 31, 2004
4. On General Elections and General Synods. Ordinary Sunday 28: October 10, 2004
5. Being good stewards. Ordinary Sunday 26: September 26, 2004
6. An urgency about the times and the challenges. Ordinary Sunday 21: August 22, 2004
7. Dedication Festival. Ordinary Sunday 19: August 8, 2004
8. Melbourne Welsh Church 151st Anniversary. Ordinary Sunday 16: July 18, 2004
9. Sunday within the Octave of St Peter. Ordinary Sunday 14: July 4, 2004
10. A matter of public importance. Ordinary Sunday 11: June 13, 2004
11. Out of Love comes Action. Easter 3: April 25, 2004
12. A stirring in the hearts of many people. Easter Day: April 11, 2004
13. Palm Sunday 2004. Palm Sunday: April 4, 2004
14. Tempted to condemn. Lent 5: March 28, 2004
15. Lady Day 2004. Annunciation to the BVM: March 25, 2004
16. That Golden Rule. Ordinary Sunday 7: February 22, 2004
17. The wedding at Cana. Ordinary Sunday 2: January 18, 2004

1. Christ the King, 2003. Sunday before Advent: November 23, 2003
2. About little people offering much. Ordinary Sunday 32: November 9, 2003
3. Outward and visible signs. Ordinary Sunday 25: September 21, 2003
4. A different sort of heart test. Ordinary Sunday 22: August 31, 2003
5. A truly hospitable God. Ordinary Sunday 20: August 17, 2003
6. Sustaining a community of faith. Ordinary Sunday 18: August 3, 2003
7. Unbounded care. Ordinary Sunday 16: July 20, 2003
8. Shaping a community of faith. Ordinary Sunday 15: July 13, 2003
9. Towards 'communities of understanding'. Pentecost: June 8, 2003
10. On the Easter Faith. Easter 3: May 4, 2003
11. Easter Vigil, 2003. Easter Eve: April 19, 2003
12. Palm Sunday, 2003. Palm Sunday: April 13, 2003
13. Cleansing a Temple, responding to a war. Lent 3: March 23, 2003
14. Ash Wednesday 2003. Wednesday: March 5, 2003
15. Thanksgivings great and small. Ordinary Sunday 8: March 2, 2003
16. On finding a place to be quiet and pray. Ordinary Sunday 5: February 9, 2003
17. Following God. Ordinary Sunday 2: January 19, 2003
18. Baptism of our Lord, 2003. Ordinary Sunday 1: January 12, 2003

1. Peace on earth–a light in the darkness. Midnight Mass: December 24, 2002
2. Niggling fears–gift and response. Advent 4: December 22, 2002
3. Advent Sunday 2002. Advent 1: December 1, 2002
4. Seasons in a life of faith. Ordinary Sunday 31: November 3, 2002
5. On wedding banquets and diocesan synod. Ordinary Sunday 28: October 13, 2002
6. Between us and a terrible unknown. Ordinary Sunday 23: September 8, 2002
7. No boundaries to grace. Ordinary Sunday 20: August 18, 2002
8. A place of worship and a community of faith. Dedication Festival 154 years on. Ordinary Sunday 18: August 4, 2002
9. Fear can do dangerous things to compassion. Ordinary Sunday 16: July 21, 2002
10. So, do not be afraid. Ordinary Sunday 12: June 23, 2002
11. Something of a tonic. Ordinary Sunday 9: June 2, 2002
12. On the Sunday after the Ascension. Easter 7: May 12, 2002
13. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. May she rest in peace. Address at a special Requiem Mass: Friday April 5, 2002
14. Christ is risen!. Easter Day: March 31, 2002
15. A faltering in high places. Lent 2: February 24, 2002
16. Thoughts on and around a national day. Ordinary Sunday 3: January 27, 2002
17. Returning by a different way. Epiphany: Sunday January 6, 2002

1. God still comes. Advent 4: December 23, 2001
2. On the Kingship of Christ: another model of leadership. Christ the King: November 25, 2001
3. On comforting hearts and strengthening work. Ordinary Sunday 32: November 11, 2001
4. A national call to prayer. Ordinary Sunday 29: October 21, 2001
5. On a call to deeper community in hard times. Michaelmas: September 30, 2001
6. The costs of discipleship. Ordinary Sunday 23: September 9, 2001
7. Reflections on General Synod, the state of the diocese of Melbourne and place of a church such as St Peter's.. The Transfiguration and Dedication Festival: August 5, 2001
8. On proving to be neighbour to others. Ordinary Sunday 15: July 15, 2001
9. On Patronal Festivals and finding encouragement. Preached in St Paul's Cathedral: Sunday June 24, 2001
10. Pentecost 2001. Whitsunday: June 3, 2001
11. On loving and feeding and contemporary pressures. Easter 3: April 29, 2001
12. On temptation and challenge: Confronting reality, and hard times for any church. Lent 1: March 4, 2001
13. On being part of the Christian catch Ordinary Sunday 5: February 5, 2001

1. Holy Family. Christmas 1: December 31, 2000
2. On radical uncertainty and hope. Advent 1: December 3, 2000
3. Related sermons on discipleship from the Vicar.
   • On discipleship and being on the margins.
     Ordinary Sunday 30: October 29, 2000
   • On discipleship and the centrality of love: Love of God, love of neighbour. Ordinary Sunday 31: November 5, 2000
4. On the responsibilities, burdens and joys of historic churches. The Vicar preaches at Christ Church, Geelong on their Foundation Day: Sunday October 8, 2000
5. On recent Ecumenical Developments, Institutional Exclusivity and Today's Gospel. Ordinary Sunday 26: October 1, 2000
6. The Rumour of Angels. Michaelmas: September 29, 2000
7. Betty Jeffrey, OAM RN. Memorial service address: September 27, 2000
8. Reflecting on Thomas Merton. Ordinary Sunday 24: September 17, 2000
9. Related sermons on the spiritual life: by the Vicar.
   • Towards the heart of the spiritual life.
     Ordinary Sunday 18: August 6, 2000
   • Further :towards the heart of the spiritual life.
     Ordinary Sunday 20: August 20, 2000
10. There is God, and there is no other God. Trinity Sunday: June 18, 2000
11. That they may be one. Easter 7: June 4, 2000
12. Uncertainty, doubt, and love. A current Australian debate in a biblical context. Easter 3: May 7, 2000
13. Holy Saturday Vigil. The Vicar reflects on the magnitude and symbolism of the Vigil. April 23, 2000
14. Covenant - "I will put my law within them". Lent 5: April 9, 2000
15. The Vicar, close to the 20th anniversary of his priesting, reflects. Ordinary Sunday 7: February 20, 2000
16. Call and Christian discipleship. Ordinary Sunday 3: January 23, 2000

1. Christmas Day - Children's Church. December 25, 1999
2. The Annunciation. Advent 4: December 19, 1999
3. Priest and people. The vicar reflect on his first year back at St Peter's. Ordinary Sunday 28: October 10, 1999
4. Mary, Mother of Our Lord. Feast of the Assumption: Sunday August 15, 1999
5. Marshall Memorial Eucharist. Trinity College, Monday August 9, 1999. Marking the anniversary of the death of Fr Barry Marshall.
6. The Sower and the Seed. Ordinary Sunday 15: July 11, 1999
7. Reaching out today! Ordinary Sunday 11: June 13, 1999
8. Easter Day, 1999. Easter Sunday: April 4, 1999
9. A place for us in the Kingdom. Preached at All Saints', East St Kilda. Christ the King: November 26, 1998
10. Ordinary Sunday 28, 1998. The first sermon by Rev'd Dr John Davis as Vicar of St Peter's. October 11, 1998

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