
As LUC Would Have It
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.
Latest episodes

May 11, 2025 • 15min
2025 #22 - Exodus: God, Pharaoh, and the Empire Inside Us - 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.Through the season of Easter, we'll be working through the story of the Exodus. Today, Corbin takes a powerful look at the harrowing story of God killing every firstborn Egyptian as the Tenth Plague.This sermon was delivered on the 11th May 2025 at the 6:30pm service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2011&version=NRSVUEand:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2012%3A21-32&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/

May 11, 2025 • 18min
2025 #21 - Our Liberation Entwined - Jen McLean
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.Through the season of Easter, we'll be working through the story of the Exodus. Today, Jen McLean takes a powerful look at the harrowing story of God killing every firstborn Egyptian as the Tenth Plague.This sermon was delivered on the 11th May 2025 at the 10am service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2011&version=NRSVUEand:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2012%3A21-32&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/

May 4, 2025 • 17min
2025 #20 - The People God Goes With - Erin Lewis
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.Through the season of Easter, we'll be working through the story of the Exodus; speech pathologist Erin Lewis preaches here on the story of God calling Moses and the sound of God's breath.This sermon was delivered on the 4th May 2025 at the 6:30pm service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%203%3A1-20&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/

May 4, 2025 • 12min
2025 #19 - Closing the Distance: Finding the God of Signs and Silence - Pastor Caitlin Scott
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.Through the season of Easter, we'll be working through the story of the Exodus; Pastor Caitlin Scott, chaplain at MLC Burwood preaches here on the story of God calling Moses through the burning bush.This sermon was delivered on the 4th May 2025 at the 10am service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%203%3A1-20&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/

Apr 27, 2025 • 22min
2025 #18 - Small Acts Of Defiance - Rev. Radhika 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.We're back into this year's preaching series after a short Gospel-ly Easter-y detour. Through the season of Easter, we'll be working through the story of the Exodus; our Minister/Team Leader Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White kicks things off by preaching on the birth of Moses, and five ordinary but extraordinary women.This sermon was delivered on the 27th April 2025 at the 10am and 6:30pm services.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%201%3A8-2%3A10&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/

Apr 21, 2025 • 18min
2025 #17 - Resurrection Isn't Reversal - 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.Today, we take a quick detour from our 2025 preaching series for Easter Sunday, with our Minister and Chaplain at Sydney University, Rev. Adrian Sukumar-White, preaching on John 20:1-18.This sermon was delivered on the 20th April 2025 at the 10am service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2020%3A1-18&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/

Apr 14, 2025 • 20min
2025 #16 - Ama Mana Tua Lain: The Lord Who Is Over The Palm Tree - Ifana Tungga
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.Today, we take a quick detour from our 2025 preaching series for Palm Sunday. Ifana Tungga weaves together (pun intended) the significance of the palm tree in Rote Island culture with the story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.This sermon was delivered on the 13th April 2025 at the 6:30pm service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2019%3A28-40&version=NRSVUE Theme 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/

Apr 13, 2025 • 13min
2025 #15 - Spec-Actors - Pastor Paige Owen
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.Today, our Emerging Generations Worker, Pastor Paige Owen preaches as part of our LUC-y Ducks-run Palm Sunday service.This sermon was delivered on the 13th April 2025 at the 10am service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2019%3A28-40&version=NRSVUE Theme 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/

Apr 6, 2025 • 22min
2025 #14 - Leah, Rachel & God's Justice - Rev. Radhika 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.Today, our Minister & Team Leader Rev. Radhika takes us through the surprisingly androcentric story of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel.This sermon was delivered on the 6th April 2025 at the 10am and 6:30pm services.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2029%3A15-30&version=NRSVUE Theme 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/

Mar 30, 2025 • 14min
2025 #13 - A Messy Family, Loved By God - Vicki Williams
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.Today, Vicki Williams also takes us through the story of Jacob and Esau - another story of sibling rivalry.This sermon was delivered on 23 March 2025 at the 6:30pm service.Find the full reading here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2025%3A19-34&version=NRSVUEand here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2027%3A1-40&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/