Lutheran - St. Paul's Sydney Podcast

Prayer (talking and listening to God) has a rich history in the Christian Faith.  Praying Daily is considered an important activity of individual Christians and Christian communities.   But why?  and why does the New Testament encourage us to pray constantly (from our reading for this week Luke 18:1-8) or to pray with out ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)?  In this week's worship we will expl...

Being able to communicate with someone is an important aspect for life.   And as Christians God invites us to communicate with Him daily in Prayer.   Over the next 3 Sundays we will explore how important prayer is for us personally and for us as a community of faith, in our series Seasons of Prayer.   This week we explore the Lord's Prayer, discovering how it reveals the character of God and...

Everyday we encounter problems, difficulties, sin and disappointments.   Our human response is often to focus on what caused this to happen, or who has to pay for these problems.   Yet this week, as we dive into Genesis 55:15-21 God invites us to have a different outlook, to look for the God He is doing when bad things occur.  So come and join us as we be open to seeing how God is doing good among...

The more I dive into God's Word, the more it is reinforced that God has this constant, unrelenting love for us, but not just for us, everyone, even people whom He is in conflict with.   And this week we explore how God's focus of always loving....affects us as His disciples in all situations, including when dealing with conflict.  Come join us in person and online as we dive into Romans...

You can spend a life time trying to discover what is the meaning of life, and many people keep trying to discover it.   In our reading this week from 1 John 5, the answer to the true meaning of life is revealled, it is Jesus.    And this week dive deeper into discovering how when we see Jesus as the true meaning of life, our daily lives are affected.       Support the show

How do we know what is from God and what is not?   This is a question that many people ask.   In our focus this week from 1 John 4, we explore what it means from distinguishing between Godly lights and other lights....and the answer of course is Jesus.  So this week we will explore what it means to live in a world, distinguishing between the lights with a focus on Jesus.     Support the show

Why do we do what we do?  This is a good question to reflect on.   It encourages us to explore what are the reasons for our actions, words and thoughts.  And in our focus this week from 1 John 3:11-24, living a life of true love....we explore where the love we have as Christians comes from and why do we love?     Support the show

Have you ever looked forward to something?   Has this changed the way you approached life?   This week in our worship series: Light living - we explore living who God calls us to be, as we explore 1 John 2:28-3:11     Support the show

Where are you gaining hope?   What is giving your life meaning?   This week we begin a new sermon series, Light Living, as we look more deeply into 1st letter of John.   Our focus this week is from 1 John 1:1-2:27, where we focus on what it means to reflect the Greatest Light of all.      Support the show

On my recent trip to explore the biblical sites in what is now Turkiye and Greece, water fountains were prominent at many entrances to cities, palaces and important buildings.   Why?   Because this was a sign that life was present and available here.   In this week's focus on 31 days of thanksgiving we look at being thankful for life...our current life and our life to come with Jesus.       ...

I have never met a person who doesn't have a passion, a gift or a talent.   And it is important to remember that all our good passions, gifts and talents are gifts from God.  This week we will explore what are good passions, gifts and talents and what it means to be thankful for them.   1 Peter 4:7-11 is our inspiration for this week's worship and message.  Support the show

Thanking someone can have a great impact on people and this week as part of our 31 days of thanksgiving we explore what it means to be thankful for the people in our lives .....inspired by Philippians 1:3-11, so join us for worship and discover how thanking people can make an impact on others and youreself.     Support the show

How are you going with being thankful?   This week in our worship series.....31 days of thankfulness....we look at what it means to be thankful for the stuff and things in our life.....inspired by James 1:17    Support the show

This week we begin a new worship series.....31 days of thankfulness....where we will explore not only the importance of being thankful, but also the source of our thankfulness and what we can be thankful for our lives....In week 1 we begin with 31 days of thankfulness begins and ends with God, inspired by Psalm 136.     Support the show

This week our focus is on the cost of being a follower of the One who truly gives life... based on Matthew 10:24-39    Support the show

This week our focus is on being God's workers of hope based on Romans 5:1-8   Support the show

This week our focus is on the power of fait h based on  Romans 4:13-25   Support the show

This week our focus is how listening and being shaped by God leads to a life of rejoicing, reconciliation and peaceful lives based on  2 Corinthians 13:11-14.  Support the show

This week our focus is 'Jesus Gives His Spirit' based on the Gospel reading of John 20:19-23.     This week our service at St Paul's will be led by Pastor Håvard Osland  from the Norweigan Lutheran Church Sydney.   Support the show

This week our focus is 'Jesus Ascends' based on the Gospel reading of Luke 24:44-53.   This week our service at St Paul's will be led by Rev. Dr. Mark Worthing . Support the show

This week our focus is 'Jesus Promises The Holy Spirit' based on the Gospel reading of John 14:15-21.   As Pastor Richard is on study and long service leave, this week our service at St Paul's will be led by Bishop Robert Bartholomaeus.   Support the show

This week our focus is 'Jesus Is The Way' based on the Gospel reading of John 14:1-14. As Pastor Richard is on study and long service leave, this week our service at St Paul's will be led by guest speaker Jonathan Krause from ALWS . You can view the slides on our Youtube channel at  https://youtube.com/live/V7ZtezXKXvo       starting at 35:30. Support the show

This week our focus is 'Jesus The Good Shepherd' based on the Gospel reading of John 10:1-10. The sermon was written and preseted by Håvard Osland  from the Sydney Norwegain Lutheran Church.   Support the show

This week our focus is 'Jesus On The Road To Emmaus' based on the Gospel reading of Luke 24:13–35. The sermon was prepared by Pastor Richard Schwedes and presented by Anthony Fawcett.     Support the show

This week our focus is 'Jesus Appears to His Disciples' based on the Gospel reading of John 20:19-31.   The sermon was presented by Pastor Lassi Pappinen  from the Finish Lutheran Church.     Support the show