An introduction to 'Christians under the law' series given by Archbishop Peter Jensen at the Northern Lecture Serires in 2005.

Email the Northern Region office of the Sydney Diocese to obtain the full series.

The 2006 Easter Message of the Most Rev Peter Jensen, Archbishop of Sydney.

One of the greatest legacies of Thomas Cranmer, burnt at the stake 450 years ago, was a clear concept of what Christians should do when they meet together under God’s word.

The theme of this Commonwealth Day Service is Health and Healing. This focus includes health, peace and wellbeing not only for individuals, but for all. At this point in our service we have appropriately turned to what God is saying to us about this subject in his word.

Some Christians seem to have become nervous about confidence in God’s word and unwilling to speak up for the truth.

It is tempting to think we should cut back on ministries when times are tough, yet the reverse is the case.

Archbishop Peter Jensen's Christmas message for 2005 on Narnia and its connections with our current world.

In CS Lewis’s story, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which will be on our movie screens from Boxing Day, the land of Narnia is under a curse that means that it is always winter but never Christmas. Of course, it is never winter at Christmas time in Australia, but we can nevertheless understand what a terrible curse this is! Narnia is stuck in hard times, with no cause for celebration. Its creatures are suffering, with no highlight to look forward to.

I hope we will be as generous to Global South Christians as they have been in standing for biblical truth.

The Bible tells us the human heart is very resistant to the message of Jesus. Archbishop Peter Jensen gives some reasons why.

‘I am not your servant’ we sometimes say. We don’t like to be thought of as a servant; it is a demeaning title below our dignity. We are equals, not servants.

Recently, I have been thinking a lot about Jesus. I know that you expect that I am always doing that – and so I am. But the invitation to give the Boyer Lectures on the ABC has given me opportunity for extra reflection.

It is not part of my brief to speak of T C Hammond in Ireland. For the main part, what I am going to say will concern his presence in Australia: I want to show you the nature of the gift Ireland sent us.

It seems to many of us that in matters to do with faith, there is evidence of a consistently distorted media line. If so, it is a secret because most people in the media are unaware of it themselves – that is it is not a secret conspiracy, but a largely unconscious element of behaviour.

Caring for others is a mark of authentic Christian activity and is strengthened by a priority on evangelism says ARCHBISHOP PETER JENSEN.

Much modern Christianity neglects the law, leading to a weak doctrine of sin and a diminished trust in Christ, writes PETER JENSEN.

Fractured Families gives an assessment of a group called ‘the Fellowship’ which is mainly based in Melbourne. It had its origins in an intense spiritual movement in the Sydney University Evangelical Union in the 1930s and 40s.

Modern spirituality invents its own standards and rituals, but the Bible stands as an authority over all traditions writes ARCHBISHOP PETER JENSEN.

Dangerous as it is to talk about martyrs, there is also much danger in Christians forgetting the stand they took against Papal authority, writes ARCHBISHOP PETER JENSEN

Our love will not make people Christians, but as we reach out to others our love will be blessed by God says Archbishop Jensen.

It is a grave mistake to allow fears about abuse of the Lord’s Supper to rob us of the joy of receiving God’s word.

It is important to recognise the bodily resurrection of Jesus. Without this reality, resurrection is merely a dream.

In 2003, Judge Roy S. Moore, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama lost office as a result of legal action. His offence was the insertion of a granite block weighing more than two tons in the rotunda of the judicial building: on the block was inscribed, among other things, parts of the ten commandments. He campaigned for office in 2000 with the slogan, ‘the ten commandments judge’.

The tsunami in the Indian Ocean has left a horrible trail of death and destruction. It seems that no fewer than 150,000 people have been killed, and there is the awful possibility that disease and hunger will carry off many others.

We often feel embarrassed when we receive gifts at Christmas and wonder if our pleasure should be focused on such material blessings. There is no harm in asking God for things. Our requests to him are true worship, because we are acknowledging his sovereignty. In fact, many of the words associated with prayer in the Bible simply mean to ask, request or beseech.