

As LUC Would Have It
Leichhardt Uniting Church
A Leichhardt Uniting Church podcast featuring weekly sermons and additional content.
Intro music by:
- Anthony Tam - soundcloud.com/amfomy - (2025 - present)
- Oran Harkin - @oranoramusic - (2022-2024)
Cover art by Hannah Power.
Intro music by:
- Anthony Tam - soundcloud.com/amfomy - (2025 - present)
- Oran Harkin - @oranoramusic - (2022-2024)
Cover art by Hannah Power.
Episodes
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Dec 7, 2025 • 14min
2025 #63 - What Kind Of Peace? - Rev. Adrian Sukumar-White
Welcome, friends, to the second in our Advent 2026 preaching series entitled Advent Ancient Prophets.In this episode, Minister and Chaplain at Sydney University Rev. Adrian Sukumar-White contrasts the peace of Empire with the peace of Christ.This sermon was delivered on the 7th December 2025 at the 10am service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah%205%3A2-5a&version=NRSVUETheme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s music here.soundcloud.com/amfomyVisit our Facebook page or find us via our website.https://www.facebook.com/LeichhardtUChttps://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/

Nov 30, 2025 • 20min
2025 #62 - The Weapons We All Yield - Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White
Welcome, friends, to the first in our Advent 2026 preaching series entitled Advent Ancient Prophets.In this episode, Minister and Team Leader Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White explores a well-known passage from Isaiah, and how it confronts us to look at the weapons we keep, sharpen and wield, and how we might drop the class on war and take up the life-long learning on peace.This sermon was delivered on the 30th November 2025 at the 10am service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%202%3A1-5&version=NRSVUETheme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s music here.soundcloud.com/amfomyVisit our Facebook page or find us via our website.https://www.facebook.com/LeichhardtUChttps://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/

Nov 23, 2025 • 27min
2025 #61 - The Many Endings of Jonah - Rev. Dr. Bec Lindsay
Welcome, friends, to the very last episode in our series titled Back 2 School: Children’s Bible Stories for Radical Disciples. In this series we are looking back at all those stories we heard as children and revisiting them with a radical heart.In this episode, guest preacher Rev. Dr. Bec Lindsay looks at the different endings of Jonah's story presented in Sunday School depictions, and what each might teach us.This sermon was delivered on the 23rd November 2025 at the 6:30pm service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah%201%3B%202%3A10-4%3A9&version=NRSVUETheme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s music here.soundcloud.com/amfomyVisit our Facebook page or find us via our website.https://www.facebook.com/LeichhardtUChttps://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/

Nov 23, 2025 • 18min
2025 #60 - Jonah: Worst Prophet Ever? - James Barrow
Welcome, friends, to the second-last episode in our series titled Back 2 School: Children’s Bible Stories for Radical Disciples. In this series we are looking back at all those stories we heard as children and revisiting them with a radical heart.In this episode, Church Council Secretary James Barrow looks at the story of Jonah, and what he can teach us about where God is.This sermon was delivered on the 23rd November 2025 at the 10am service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah%201%3B%202%3A10-4%3A9&version=NRSVUETheme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s music here.soundcloud.com/amfomyVisit our Facebook page or find us via our website.https://www.facebook.com/LeichhardtUChttps://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/

Nov 16, 2025 • 13min
2025 #59 - Daniel or Darius? - Catherine Garner
Welcome, friends, to the next episode in our series titled Back 2 School: Children’s Bible Stories for Radical Disciples. In this series we are looking back at all those stories we heard as children and revisiting them with a radical heart.In this episode, Church Council Chairperson Catherine Garner explores themes of faith and fear, through the weird story of Daniel in the lion's den.This sermon was delivered on the 16th November 2025 at the 10am service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel%206&version=NRSVUETheme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s music here.soundcloud.com/amfomyVisit our Facebook page or find us via our website.https://www.facebook.com/LeichhardtUChttps://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/

Nov 3, 2025 • 18min
2025 #58 - God's Hiddenness Is Not God's Absence - Pastor Ella Evans
Welcome, friends, to the next episode in our series titled Back 2 School: Children’s Bible Stories for Radical Disciples. In this series we are looking back at all those stories we heard as children and revisiting them with a radical heart.In this episode, Pastor Ella Evans looks at the story of Esther celebrated by Jewish peoples in the festival of Purim, and what each character in the story might teach us.This sermon was delivered on the 2nd November 2025 at the 6:30pm service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esth%207%3A2-8%3A17&version=NRSVUETheme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s music here.soundcloud.com/amfomyVisit our Facebook page or find us via our website.https://www.facebook.com/LeichhardtUChttps://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/

Nov 2, 2025 • 14min
2025 #57 - Here's Why We Don't Need To Add God To Esther - Cheree Corbin
Welcome, friends, to the next episode in our series titled Back 2 School: Children’s Bible Stories for Radical Disciples. In this series we are looking back at all those stories we heard as children and revisiting them with a radical heart.In this episode, Corbin preaches her 18th sermon, and offers deep but accessible theology on the mystery of God, as we encounter part of the story of Esther.This sermon was delivered on the 2nd November 2025 at the 10am service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esth%207%3A2-8%3A17&version=NRSVUETheme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s music here.soundcloud.com/amfomyVisit our Facebook page or find us via our website.https://www.facebook.com/LeichhardtUChttps://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/

Oct 26, 2025 • 18min
2025 #56 - Every Girl's Dream - Natalie Maddock
Welcome, friends, to the next episode in our series titled Back 2 School: Children’s Bible Stories for Radical Disciples. In this series we are looking back at all those stories we heard as children and revisiting them with a radical heart.In this episode Natalie Maddock takes us through the story of Esther becoming queen, and some of the probematic aspects of the story.This sermon was delivered on the 26th October 2025 at the 6.30pm service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esther%202%3A5-18&version=NRSVUETheme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s music here.soundcloud.com/amfomyVisit our Facebook page or find us via our website.https://www.facebook.com/LeichhardtUChttps://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/

Oct 26, 2025 • 21min
2025 #55 - Esther and Vasthi - Hannah Power
Welcome, friends, to the next episode in our series titled Back 2 School: Children’s Bible Stories for Radical Disciples. In this series we are looking back at all those stories we heard as children and revisiting them with a radical heart.In this episode Hannah Power takes us through the story of Esther becoming queen, and some of the probematic aspects of the storyThis sermon was delivered on the 26th October 2025 at the 10am service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esther%202%3A5-18&version=NRSVUETheme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s music here.soundcloud.com/amfomyVisit our Facebook page or find us via our website.https://www.facebook.com/LeichhardtUChttps://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/

Oct 19, 2025 • 19min
2025 #54 - Naaman and Privilege - Rev. Adrian Sukumar-White
Welcome, friends, to the next episode in our series titled Back 2 School: Children’s Bible Stories for Radical Disciples. In this series we are looking back at all those stories we heard as children and revisiting them with a radical heart.In this episode Rev. Adrian Sukumar-White takes us through the story of Naaman, where ultimately noone ends up looking good.This sermon was delivered on the 12th October 2025 at the 10am service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%205&version=NRSVUETheme music by Anthony Tam. Find more of Anthony’s music here.soundcloud.com/amfomyVisit our Facebook page or find us via our website.https://www.facebook.com/LeichhardtUChttps://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/


