Lutheran - St. Paul's Sydney Podcast

God bless each one of you and thank you for joining us this week! Our Gospel reading reminds us that God gives us peace and rest; what life-giving words, especially at this time in history. Jesus tells us that we can live in God’s ways, being blessed with God’s care and provision. When the world is worrisome and confusing God’s Word brings us hope. May you dwell in the same Word this week and know...

May you be blessed this week, as you join us at St Paul’s! Today we are reminded of Jesus’ words to his disciples- that those who welcome them (and hear with joy their message of God’s love) welcome God himself into their midst. What a beautiful message for the people of God’s church! Those we meet bear the image of God and as we share God’s love with them we recognise his presence with us. The me...

Welcome to St Paul’s! We are so glad you are with us this week. Often God’s Word gives us a challenge; this week is one of those times. Jesus tells us that we must follow him- at the same time he warns us that this will be difficult. Are you willing to give up the comforts of this world for the grace and joy of God’s Kingdom? Jesus promises that discomfort for his sake in this world will bring joy...

Welcome to St Paul’s- we love to have you with us! This week we hear the Great Commission of Jesus- we are to go out and tell the world the Kingdom of God is near. A couple of Sundays ago we celebrated Trinity Sunday- that God is Three- Persons- In- One. What this really means is that God lives in relationship and love. Do you do the same? How can you walk alongside someone in your community this...

Welcome to St Paul’s! May God bless your time here. This week we celebrate one of the great mysteries of God- Trinity Sunday. God is revealed as three people in one, a difficult concept for our human minds but one that reveals the richness and beauty of our Creator. God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit bless us with a diversity of ways to be loved, accompanied and led towards fullness of li...

Welcome to St Paul’s! This week we are joyful in celebrating Pentecost and God’s gift of the Holy Spirit! We also welcome Papua New Guinean interns from Warrambui, who will bless our service with song and stories. Please plan to enjoy lunch with us after worship- bring a dish from your own cultural background to share. The Holy Spirit is God’s gift to keep us in closer community with God and with...

Thanks for joining us at St Paul’s this week! Did you realise Jesus was still thinking of YOU, even as he returned to his Father in Heaven? That’s right- look at his prayer from John 17- Jesus prayed protection over you as he went to be with God! Jesus’ desire was that you would be protected in God’s name, and that you would be drawn closer in unity with your Christian sisters and brothers all aro...

Welcome to St Paul’s! We love that you are here. This week we hear Jesus comforting us and reminding us that we will never be alone. He will send the Holy Spirit to be with us, to guide us and bring peace to our hearts. How wonderful to have a Saviour who cares for us so deeply! Indeed, we are privileged to be a part of God’s family- eagerly seeking the love that brings us eternal life through the...

Welcome to St Paul’s! There is room for you in God’s house! In these times of worldly trouble and strife, how good it is to reflect on these words of Jesus from John 14! Do not let your heart be troubled. Pass it over to the keeper of your life- let it be bathed in the peace and joy of the Holy Spirit! Recall this week our great hope- that we belong to Jesus, and that He has made a place for us wi...

We’re glad you’re here with us at St Paul’s! Join us this week as we listen to the voice of our Great Shepherd, who brings us life to the full. Our world currently seems full of chaos and pervasive fear- yet we know that there is a greater hope. As we continue in this Easter season let’s open our ears and our hearts to the voice of Jesus, who gave his life so we could know peace and joy- then reac...

We are so glad you have joined us at St Paul’s! This week we hear of Jesus being recognised in breaking bread at Emmaus. What joy his disciples had in recognising the Risen Jesus! How excited have you felt at seeing a friend or relative you have missed? Can you recall the great happiness with which you embraced them again? May you feel that same joy today as we share Jesus’ meal at the altar and g...

Welcome, in the joy of the Risen Christ! We love that you are here with us. This week we recall things we struggle to believe in, whatever that might be for us. In Thomas’ case it was that Jesus had truly risen. We might struggle to believe that God has our life in his hands, or that we are truly loved by Jesus. Thomas believed in Jesus’ resurrection because he could reach out and touch Jesus. God...

Dear Church Family! Welcome to this most heart-wrenching and most heart-lifting period of our church year! We are so glad you are here with us. This week we go through many emotions as we travel with Jesus from his last meal with friends to his death and finally into his everlasting life. We are especially ‘moved’ during the darkest times as we remember Jesus died for us- all his suffering was fre...

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 May you feel the joy of welcoming Jesus into your heart this Palm Sunday!  This Passion Week may you travel with Jesus through the highs and lows of life- through great joy and great pain. Our Lord invites you to walk with him into grace and towards eternal life. Please join us on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday to remember, repent and rejoice! Message presented by Dr. Bruce Arnold...

Welcome to St Paul’s- we’re glad you’re here! This week we hear John 11:1-45  again great messages of hope- that God’s Spirit revives us and faith in Jesus overcomes death. From a valley of dry bones to a return to life for Lazurus, God’s Spirit moves through God’s word for us. If we can trust and take hold of that same Spirit within us, we too will be renewed!  Where does your life feel like a ‘v...

Gospel - John 9:1-41   We are glad you are here with us! This week we’re focused on Jesus’ healing touch. He makes a blind man see- leading to lots of questions from those who should be ‘in the know’. The man who was blind stands firm in his responses to the Pharisees- he knows Jesus healed him and believes!               Where, in your life, are you sure Jesus is working? How exciting to know he...

This week’s Gospel John 4:5-42  reminds us that our God is a God of surprises. In the story of the Samaritan woman, we see Jesus conversing with someone he shouldn’t have been. According to the social rules of the day Jesus was forbidden to speak to a woman unaccompanied- even more so a woman who was not Jewish! Yet his conversation with the woman at the well brought followers to God through her e...

This week’s Bible readings Matthew 17:1-9 remind us that we are God’s chosen people- created through God with a vision to share His peace and community in the world. We begin with the obedience of Abraham, who listened to God and was blessed with many descendants. His act of faith is recognised in Romans 4, where St Paul reminds us that faith in God is righteousness and brings us God’s favour. Jes...

This week’s Gospel reading Matthew 4:1-11  reminds us of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. Although we live in ‘civilised’ cities and towns, we also sometimes feel we are in a ‘desert’- a dry place away from spiritual refreshment or deep springs of community. Similarly, we are constantly tempted- by consumerism, acquisition of wealth, and our own selfishness. However, as we look upon a world that s...

This week’s Gospel Matthew 17:1-9  shares the story of God’s confirmation that Jesus is God’s Son. Imagine being surprised by someone you know being transformed into a glowing, white presence! Peter said, ‘Lord, it is good for us to be here’. The brilliant light of Jesus lifted his heart! When God confirmed Jesus as God’s son, Peter was struck with awesome fear.    I can’t help but think of who we...

This week’s Gospel reading Matthew 5:13-20,  speaks of salt and light. Imagine going out for a really good meal- the table is set and you’re with great company. You’re full of anticipation, ready to enjoy the food brought to the table. But precisely as the dishes are delivered, the waiter blows out the candles on your table. You’re plunged into darkness. The food is placed on the table and you beg...

We hear often that God’s Kingdom is an upside-down Kingdom.  Today’s Gospel reading, Matthew 5:1-12 which incorporates the Sermon on the Mount, reminds us of this. Here on earth we celebrate ‘big’ wins, ‘striving for goals’ and ‘likes’. We pay little attention to small things, or things that need extra care- although sometimes these are the very things we might find most beautiful! Have you ever s...

Have you ever had a perfect relationship? Do you have a friend or loved one that you’ve never had an argument with, never forgotten something important about, or who you always treat really well? No? Usually we can identify things in our relationships that are a source of hurt or harm; it’s part of being human. We aren’t Jesus! This week Paul 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 reminds us that we are all united...