All Saints Burwood Sermon-Cast

This Sunday we read the passage from Luke where Jesus is tested in the wilderness. As we reflect on this, we focus not on what tempted Jesus but He did when he faced temptation. "The Christian vision is a corporate one. Not as lonely individuals developing their own moral status" NT Wright Luke 4:1-13 allsaintsburwood.nz facebook.com/allsaintsburwood youtube.com/@allsaintsburwood910 podc...

This Sunday as we prepare for Lent, Cassie will be giving a sermon on the theme of renewal. Luke 6:39-49 allsaintsburwood.nz facebook.com/allsaintsburwood youtube.com/@allsaintsburwood910⁠⁠ podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-saints-burwood Intro Music - "Revival" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses...

This Sunday we continue our series on the values of our church, this week looking at the theme of “Innovative”. We read a passage from Mark where Jesus is explaining his way of being in the world. These are values that people have described the church as having as well as things we aspire to be. Mark 2:18-22 allsaintsburwood.nz facebook.com/allsaintsburwood youtube.com/@allsaintsburwood910⁠⁠ podca...

This Sunday we continue our series on the values of our church, this week looking at the theme of “Authentic”. These are values that people have described the church as having as well as things we aspire to be. We read from Luke Chapter 18, the Parable of the Pharisee and Tax and reflect on what it means to be authentic. Luke 18:9-14 allsaintsburwood.nz facebook.com/allsaintsburwood youtube.com/@a...

Over the next 4 weeks I will be doing a series looking at the values of our church, starting this week with “Accepting” (or being inviting, inclusive, welcoming, hospitable, a place of belonging). To reflect this, this week we will be reading from the parable of the great banquet from Luke, which illustrates the importance of inviting people who are marginalised or in need. Luke 14:5-24 allsaintsb...

Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent is a day to remember those who prepared for the birth of Jesus, and to be ready to welcome him again. Our Curate Cassie will be leading today's service as we read the The Magnificat from Luke Chapter 1, with the focus on Mary and Elizabeth, through whom God has chosen to begin the transformation of the world. Luke 1:39-55 allsaintsburwood.nz facebook.com/al...

We light three candles on the third Sunday of Advent, and this is called the candle of Joy | Harikoa. The angels told the shepherd that Jesus’ birth was joyful news for everybody. This Sunday we showcase some of the talent at All Saints in our Lessons and Carols service, coordinated by our wonderful curate Cassie Kamunaga. With incredible musical items, spoken word poetry and carols, we retell the...

Today we light the second candle of advent, Peace | Rangimarie and reflect on what that looks like in New Zealand today in light of the Submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill. As people who follow the way of Christ, we declare that God wants peace on earth and we have to honour the promises made, it is not our job to throw them away. In the words of 12 year old Eliza Hegglun in her own submissi...

Today we light the first candle of advent, Hope | Tūmanako and we prepare ourselves to receive Jesus in our own hearts and remember his coming 2000 years ago. We also welcome Nick and Tessa Laing from One Day Health - visiting from Uganda, who talk to us about not getting weary whilst doing good. allsaintsburwood.nz facebook.com/allsaintsburwood youtube.com/@allsaintsburwood910 podcasters.spotify....

Today we look at the history of today's feast day - Christ the King - and it's relevance today, demonstrating the complex relationship between faith and politics. We leave the Book of Mark and move to John Chapter 18, reflecting on Christ as King and what Jesus' Kingdom looks like. Ultimately we are invited to be humble, to love people even those we find difficult to love. By loving people, by inc...

Today we read a passage from Mark Chapter 13 where Jesus speaks about the future. It can be hard to keep remembering to put your trust in God if you are doing it alone, the invitation here is to remember to keep gathering together to with other people who are on this journey, and encourage each other, because we all go through tough times. Let's not forget to come together to remind ourselves...

We have just had All Saints Day and so today we remember those we love who are no longer with us and the hope that Jesus brings in the face of death. We also look ahead to Parihaka day on the 5th November, and remember the tears of that community as they faced injustice from those with power. What we do with our tears of sadness or anger is so important. Our society often encourages us to bury gri...

A special welcome this morning to Grant Norsworthy, who reads to us from the book of Mark the story of the Sheep and the Goats. He reflects on what is means to be “Chosen” and the importance of putting those less fortunate before yourself. Matt 25:31-46 allsaintsburwood.nz facebook.com/allsaintsburwood youtube.com/@allsaintsburwood910 podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-saints-burwood Intro Music...

This week the book of Mark challenges us with a radical view of leadership. I’m excited to speak on this topic, because over 10 years ago I wrote one of my favourite university essays based on this, now i finally get to use it! Mark 10:35-45 allsaintsburwood.nz facebook.com/allsaintsburwood youtube.com/@allsaintsburwood910 podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-saints-burwood

This week we had a bit of technical issue this Sunday, so our edited video skips the usual introduction and begins with a cheer and straight into a video on the Book of Mark. Today is an all age service, children included this last Sunday before the start of the school term, so things may be a little noisy than usual! But importantly for this week as we look at the story of the rich man, and we ar...

Today we read a tricky passage from Mark that talks about divorce, which has been frequently weaponised in religious contexts. The aim this morning is not to do that, and to make sure that you are feeling loved by God. We unpack what relevance this passage could have in today's society where divorce is really normal. What can we learn from this passage? Ultimately, God doesn't care about the rules...

This morning we will be looking at what the bible has to say about how not to treat others from Mark, then how to treat others from the book of James. It is interesting to consider in light of the Royal Commission into abuse in Care. “Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in re...

In our readings this week, Jesus challenges his disciples to take a path that is wholly unfamiliar to them. It is the path of becoming a child. Instead of grasping for power and arguing over who is the greatest, Jesus turns their expectations upside down. If you want to follow the way of Jesus you have to be willing to put power aside. This is a theme that is returned to over and over again in the...

This morning I want to talk about the biggest flurry of theological discussion we’ve had in mainstream media for years. This was instigated by the open letter sent to MPs by church leaders regarding the Treaty Principles Bill. David Seymour responded to this letter by stating that “I do have an enormous respect for the core Christian principle of imago dei: we are each made in the image of God. I...

This week we read one of my favourite and thought provoking passages from Mark Chapter 7. This is one of the few times you see Jesus let someone beat him in an argument. Rather than turn her away, Jesus commends her faith, and shows to his disciples that the gift of God is for all people in the world. Jesus came to remind us, that God loves everyone Mark 7:24-37 Matthew 15:23-27, Luke 4:23-26, 1 K...

A big welcome to Mike Hawke who is sharing at our All Saints services this morning. Mike Is an absolute legend who led St Christophers in Avonhead for twenty years. He had a phenomenal ministry there. More recently Mike has been the Dean of the Nelson Cathedral. Reflecting on Luke Chapter 4 and Hebrews 12, Mike takes us through his 20 reminders of Christianity and encourages us as Christians to ha...

This week we have our Curate Cassie standing in for Carolyn who is on annual leave. Continuing with John Chapter 6, Cassie asks us to take a moment and think about a moment in the past week where we felt particularly close to God. “Both sin and busyness have the same effect—they cut off your connection to God, to other people, and even to your own soul.” John Mark Comer The Ruthless Elimination of...

This Sunday we continue to read from John Chapter 6. Reflecting on the controversial opening Olympics ceremony and the famous expression from John in this chapter: you are what you eat, we are remined of something incredible: "Jesus says, 'Take this and eat it. This is my body, more broken, than even your brokenness. This is my blood, poured out to give you new life.' And it’s bigger...

This Sunday we read the story from John where, after performing the miracle of the loaves and fishes, people are demanding Jesus make more food. Here Jesus is asking us to do something, to put Him at the centre of our lives. For only he can show us where to find hope and love and joy. He is asking us to believe in Him. What would it look like to put Jesus at the centre of your life. To wake up eac...

Today we have guest speaker Rosie Fyfe National Director of NZCMS with us and she reads from 2 Corinthians, reflecting on Myths of the Missionary Hero, that mission is only on a ‘foreign mission field’ and that mission is just evangelism. 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 allsaintsburwood.nz facebook.com/allsaintsburwood youtube.com/@allsaintsburwood910⁠⁠ podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-saints-burwood