Lutheran - St. Paul's Sydney Podcast

On a number of occasions this week I was confronted with news about someone or something that was not so good, but as I engaged further with the situation I also saw and heard some good news....in our Gospel reading for this week that is the situation the disciples are facing.   John the Baptist has been arrested because of his actions and words in trying to point people to Jesus, if his arrest wa...

Have you ever thought about what your life would look like if Jesus was the shaper and influencer of your entire life?  Well this week we are exploring how Jesus' call to us to follow Him, leads us to a different life which is far better than we could imagine, influenced by John 1:43-51.     Support the show

This week in worship we explore how the baptism of Jesus affects our lives as Christians, through the eyes of John the Baptist.      Support the show

This week we continue the Christmas season as we explore the well known story of the wise men or the magi visiting Jesus, and how this helps us continue in our relationship with Jesus.      Support the show

One of the great things about being a Christian is that we continue celebrating Christmas up until 6 January ......so as we participate in worship services we will be reminded of the blessings and consequences of Christmas, and of course we will join in reflecting on some popular Christmas Carols.    Support the show

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This week we continue our Advent worship series, with Waiting Well.....with grace,    Grace is foundational for our relationship with God.   As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, we are celebrating God coming into this world so He could live out grace for us.   Our relationship with God and our future with God and others totally depends on God's grace.   As missionaries in this world, as we wai...

Our 2020 short Christmas Radio Message - Jesus the gift that lasts forever produced for Hope FM 103.2  Support the show

This week we continue our Advent worship series, with Waiting Well.....waiting well with discernment,    Discernment is an important activity of being a Christian.   We live in a world where there are many voices, opinions and ideas, many of which are enticing.   Our reading from  1 Thessalonians 5:16–24 reminds us to listen constantly to God's Spirit, and to reject anything that leads us awa...

This week we continue our Advent worship series, with Waiting Well with patience.   Our reading from 2 Peter 3:8-15 reminds us that patience is an trait of God's.   He has patience with you and me, and He also encourages us to have patience with other people...as the 1 Corinthians 13 reminds us, having patience with others is a way of showing love to them.     Support the show

This week we begin the season of Advent....our focus throughout Advent will be waiting well.  This week we look at Waiting Well by giving thanks.   Imagine for a moment every situation you find yourself waiting, that you looked for things, people or experiences to give thanks for.  As we wait for God to come not only at Christmas but also His second coming...we will be blessed by reflecting on wha...

This week we continue our worship series BE.....with be caring, with a focus on Matthew 25:31-46.   As part of our service we will be celebrating the work of Australian Lutheran World Service.   For 70 years as a church we have been caring for refugees overseas and in Australia, which is something worth celebrating.  Have you ever met someone who helped by ALWS?     Support the show

This week we continue our worship series BE.....with be active, with the encouragement from Jesus coming from Matthew 25;14- not to grab what we have been given and keep it safely tucked away, but instead to grab what we have been given and actively use it to bless others in ways that help them develop and grow in a relationship with Jesus and with us. God's church.  Support the show

This week we begin a new worship series......BE....being means to exist and have an idenity...so as we lead up to the end of the church year on 22 November...we will explore how God is calling us to BE....  This week we come across a challenging and for some a confusing text Matthew 25:1-13, which encourages us to BE READY for Jesus second coming.   We are exploring what it means to BE READY for J...

Have you ever thought about the Christians God has placed in your life, to help you connect with Him and discover more about His amazing love.   The New Testament calls such people saints.   In fact it calls all Christians saints.  That is why this week we are celebrating All Saints Sunday.  It is a day to thank God for the Christians He has put in our life, remember how they have helped us connec...

Every now and again events happen that have a dramatic affect on who we are and how we see ourselves.   This week we celebrate one of these events, The Reformation. The reformation celebration is about celebrating the very fact that our future with God is not dependant on our works, our achievements, our intellect, our wealth, our family, our position in society, or even how dedicated we are....ra...

Some times when we read scripture it is important to look and think more deeply at what is actually being said.  The Gospel reading for this week is one instance where this is important.  In Matthew 22 Jesus has another confrontation with the Pharisees, and he makes a comment which has often been misunderstood.  He looks at a coin and says give to Caeser what is Caeser and give to God what is God&...

This week in our worship series, God's restoration project, we explore how God is restoring His community.   Matthew 22 reminds us that God invites all sorts of people to be part of His community, the sad situation is that some people believe there are better things to do, the good news though is that God invites many people who others wouldn't invite.       We will explore further how G...

This week we begin a new worship series, God's restoration project, with a focus on God is at work restoring His church.   Matthew 21:33-46 reminds us that our callings in being part of God's church is to continually be listening to Him and to be focussed on Him and His mission.   We will explore further how God is restoring His church...to be the community it is meant to be.     Support...

This week in our worship series Life with Jesus, explores how we are called to follow Jesus with our heart, words and deeds.  We will look at another parable centred where Jesus explores with us the importance of following Him fully, with heart, words and deeds.  This often means we will need to let go of self centred thinking and respond to what God is asking us to do and who God is asking us to...

This week in our worship series Life with Jesus, come across a crucial parable that makes it clear to us, that our relationship with God is based on His generosity, and not what we have done, how committed we are, how long we have been a Christian, how committed we are or anything else that relies on us.   In Matthew 20:1-16 we are reminded that Life with Jesus is something occurs because God is G...

This week in our worship series Life with Jesus, we explore how life with Jesus leads us to persevere in forgiving others.  Like Peter at times we probably wonder, how many times do I need to forgive someone.  In thinking  about this question Jesus encourages us to reflect on the forgiveness that God has already and continues to give to us.   Support the show

This week we continue our worship series Life with Jesus and we are exploring what it means to have life with Jesus when we have conflict or disagreements with others.  Throughout our lives, including with family and other Christians, we would love life to be peaceful and loving.  However at times conflict or disagreements will arise, and there are a number of ways to respond to these situations. ...

Life with Jesus involves having a long term focus...in this week's sermon we explore how Jesus encourages us to live with a long term focus on eternal life, God and living in ways that bless others.   Based on Matthew 16:21-28.   Support the show