

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
Mentioned books

Nov 1, 2023 • 13min
9.03 - From LUC, to LUC - You are Enough - Sophie Cox
This episode is the third in a seven-part sermon series, From LUC, to LUC, a series of sermons preached by LUC members over the last two years. This sermon by Sophie Cox is titled You are Enough, drawing upon Matthew 21:1-11, with an introduction by Abbey Sim.
Today, we are also marking All Saints Day, an occasion within the church calendar on which we remember and commemorate the loving people of faith who have gone before us. At Leichhardt Uniting Church, we will be marking All Saints Day with a Taize service, this Sunday, November 5, from 6:30pm.
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Oct 25, 2023 • 26min
9.02 - From LUC, to LUC - Being Created in the Image of God - Gabi Cadenhead
This episode is the second in a seven-part sermon series, From LUC, to LUC, a series of sermons preached by LUC members over the last two years. This sermon by Gabi Cadenhead is titled Being Created in the Image of God, drawing upon Genesis 1:1-2:4, with an introduction by Abbey Sim.
This week, we are also celebrating Ace Week, in solidarity with ace-spec folks.
You can read Gabi's article, Asexuality and the Church, from 2022 here: https://www.insights.uca.org.au/asexuality-and-the-church/
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Oct 18, 2023 • 18min
9.01 - From LUC, to LUC - Grace and Gratitude, Gratitude and Grace - James Barrow
This episode is the first in a seven-part sermon series, From LUC, to LUC, a series of sermons preached by LUC members over the last two years. This sermon by James Barrow is titled Grace and Gratitude, Gratitude and Grace, drawing upon Luke 17:11-19, with an introduction by Abbey Sim.
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Oct 10, 2023 • 18min
BONUS - Voice to Parliament referendum - The Referendum, and Hope - Natalie Maddock
This bonus episode features a sermon originally preached for our 6:30pm service last Sunday, October 8, 2023, with Natalie Maddock preaching a sermon titled The Referendum, and Hope, drawing upon Matthew 21:33-46, with an introduction by Abbey Sim. This always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.
Listen to Listening about the Referendum Question and the Uluru Statement from the Heart (with Natalie Maddock) here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ocFiGXZgKTHpUzNjWbFcD?si=ce9a3d7e4437469d
Listen to Raul Sugunananthan on why the Voice is Good for Everyone and How to Have Conversations about the Referendum here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IyrJ2S4JHtAvkLtJW4k9J?si=5e619ac2d3f04085
Listen to Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White's sermon, Stop Talking and Listen, here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/pG6vrqNMLDb
Listen to Nathan Tyson's sermon, Voice, Treaty, Truth: Living our Faith, here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/H0mdMCNMLDb
Please like and subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review on your podcast platform. You can connect with Leichhardt Uniting Church at www.leichhardtuniting.org.au

Oct 4, 2023 • 22min
BONUS - Voice to Parliament referendum - Stop Talking and Listen - Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White
This bonus episode features a sermon originally preached for our Day of Mourning service 2020, with Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White preaching a sermon titled Stop Talking and Listen, drawing upon Matthew 15:21-28, with an introduction by Abbey Sim. This always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.
This sermon was featured in the recent book, Preaching from the Heart, which includes 29 sermons engaging with the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
You can read the book here: https://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/s/Preaching-from-the-Heart.pdf
Listen to Listening about the Referendum Question and the Uluru Statement from the Heart (with Natalie Maddock) here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ocFiGXZgKTHpUzNjWbFcD?si=ce9a3d7e4437469d
Listen to Raul Sugunananthan on why the Voice is Good for Everyone and How to Have Conversations about the Referendum here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IyrJ2S4JHtAvkLtJW4k9J?si=5e619ac2d3f04085
Please like and subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review on your podcast platform. You can connect with Leichhardt Uniting Church at www.leichhardtuniting.org.au

Sep 27, 2023 • 16min
8.04 - The Lord God Made Them All - Our Relationships with Ecosystems - Mikali Anagnostis
This episode is the final in a four-part sermon series, The Lord God Made Them All - Humanity in the Web of Creation, for Season of Creation, originally preached in September 2021. This sermon by Mikali Anagnostis is titled Our Relationships with Ecosystems, drawing upon 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, with an introduction by Abbey Sim.
Stream Marion St's EP, Whole, here: https://open.spotify.com/album/0JMov1b9eVk9tcle4sR483?si=CJhTAanZR7CjO4uNr1uLZA and follow them on Instagram @_marion_st_
Please like and subscribe to the podcast, and we would love it if you could leave a rating and review on your podcast platform. You can connect with Leichhardt Uniting Church at www.leichhardtuniting.org.au.

Sep 19, 2023 • 18min
8.03 - The Lord God Made Them All - Our Relationships with Animals - Shane Slade
This episode is the third in a four-part sermon series, The Lord God Made Them All - Humanity in the Web of Creation, for Season of Creation, originally preached in September 2021. This sermon by Shane Slade is titled Our Relationships with Animals, drawing upon Job 12:7-10, with an introduction by Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White.
Please like and subscribe to the podcast, and we would love it if you could leave a rating and review on your podcast platform. You can connect with Leichhardt Uniting Church at www.leichhardtuniting.org.au.

Sep 13, 2023 • 26min
8.02 - The Lord God Made Them All - Our Relationships with Other Humans - Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White
This episode is the second in a four-part sermon series, The Lord God Made Them All - Humanity in the Web of Creation, for Season of Creation, originally preached in September 2021. This sermon by Rev. Radhika Sukumar-White is titled Our Relationships with Other Humans, drawing upon Mark 7:24-30, with an introduction by Abbey Sim.
Please like and subscribe to the podcast, and we would love it if you could leave a rating and review on your podcast platform. You can connect with Leichhardt Uniting Church at www.leichhardtuniting.org.au.

Sep 6, 2023 • 21min
8.01 - The Lord God Made Them All - The Wonder of Creation - Emma Sproul
This episode is the first in a four-part sermon series, The Lord God Made Them All - Humanity in the Web of Creation, for Season of Creation, originally preached in September 2021. This sermon by Emma Sproul is titled The Wonder of Creation, drawing upon Exodus 3:1-15, with an introduction by Abbey Sim.
Please like and subscribe to the podcast, and we would love it if you could leave a rating and review on your podcast platform. You can connect with Leichhardt Uniting Church at www.leichhardtuniting.org.au.

Aug 30, 2023 • 11min
BONUS - Voice to Parliament Referendum - Raul Sugunananthan on why Voice is good for everyone and how to have conversations about the referendum
In this final episode about the Voice to Parliament referendum, Raul Sugunananthan, Policy and Advocacy Officer for the Uniting Church's National Assembly and LUC member, shares:
Why he supports the Voice to Parliament
How the Uluru Statement from the Heart equips Australians from all backgrounds, including migrant backgrounds, to learn more about this nation's colonial history
How to have worthwhile conversations around the referendum
This always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.
Please like and subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review on your podcast platform. You can connect with Leichhardt Uniting Church at www.leichhardtuniting.org.au