St Matts Anglican Church Sermons

20251026 6PMp DT God’s Mercy toward his people Bible Reading: Romans 11:1-36 God is gracious to his people, firstly the Gentiles, but also to the Jews who believe. God has not rejected his own people. Paul, himself, is a Jew who has received the Grace of God by faith in Jesus. Those Gentiles who are saved through faith in Jesus ought not to be proud, but to realise that, like an olive tree, branch...

20251019 6PMp JB God’s Plan for his people. Bible Reading: Romans chapter 9v30 to ch10v21. What and Who can we trust?  When doing a “Bungee Jump” we would need to trust in the Bungee cord and the people who test them.  When considering our whole life, where do we place our trust? Paul explained that the Jewish people had placed their trust in the Law and their keeping of the Law which they were un...

20251012 930AMp DT Who are God’s people? Reading: Romans 9: 1-29. The early church was a community of many different people and backgrounds, Jews and Gentiles who were brought together through their belief and faith in God and in Jesus who was crucified on the cross, died and rose again.  Paul explains how God has been gathering his people, from the time of Abraham, Moses and Jesus. His people God...

20250921 6PMp RI Know that Yahweh Breathes New Life Reading: Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the Lord has brought Ezekiel to a valley of dry bones, and led back and forth among them.  He is told to prophesy about the bones and he does and the bones come together, with flesh and with breath, as a great army. These bones are the people of Israel! They are dead bones. The Lord declares what he will do wi...

20250914 6PMp GH Know that Yahweh gives a new heart. Reading: Ezekiel 36:22-38 We begin with the story of a boy who realised he was treating God badly, and found that a verse in Ezekiel 36 applied directly to him. He found, over time his heart was changed and his life was changed in his attitude to God. In Ezekiel, God explains that he will give his people a new heart.  Why does Yahweh do that?  I...

20250907 6PMp JB Know that Yahweh is your Shepherd Reading:  Ezekiel 34:1-31 The circumstance: Jerusalem and the Temple had fallen and been destroyed. The people had been sent into exile and scattered. The problem: The shepherds, the leaders, had failed to look after his people.  And the people had gone wrong also.  The Sovereign Lord speaks out against the shepherds of Israel and declares that he...

20250831 6PMp RI God wants you to turn Reading: Ezekiel 33:1-22 Ezekiel is released from his inability to speak, the night before he meets a man who has escaped to tell him that Jerusalem has fallen.  Ezekiel is the watchman, and the watchman must speak and the people must listen and heed the warning, Yahweh wants all to turn to him.  Presuming on righteousness is dangerous.  On The Cross, he reac...

20250824 7AMp CD The Name of Yahweh is Holy Reading: Ezekiel 20:30-42.  Why does God do what he does?  Through Ezekiel, God makes himself known to the elders.  He will purge Israel of their idols and then they will know he is God.   What motivates God to do what he does? It’s His Glory! Israel got it wrong, because they went to idols as well, until the idols changed them. The problem of idolatry h...

20250810 6PMp CD Vision in the Temple Readings: Ezekiel 8:1-18.  Ezekiel 10:18-22. Ezekiel, intended to be a priest, but instead, in exile in Babylon.  At a meeting in his house, in a vision, he is transported back to see what is happening in the temple, in Jerusalem.  He is taken to see detestable things that are being done in the temple.  He then sees the glory of the Lord leave the temple. He i...

20250803 6PMp JT Ezekiel Acts out to model God’s Judgment.  Reading: Ezekiel ch4:1 to ch 5:8 Speaker: Jason Todd. Ezekiel is given clear instructions how to model and act out God’s Judgment on Israel and on Judah. His instructions  are to carry out specific actions over a period of many days to illustrate the sinfulness of Israel and Judah, and also to point to the punishment to be inflicted in th...

20250727 6PMp RI Listening to God; Ezekiel's commission Reading: Ezekiel ch2:1 – ch3:15 When Yahweh speaks, Listen! His Word is not negotiable;  rebellion is not an excuse;  obedience is not optional. Ezekiel finds that when Yahweh speaks, there is no negotiation. Ezekiel has been commissioned as God’s prophet.  He has been given a message to take to the exiles. Ezekiel is told that they will not...

20250720 6PMp CD A Vision of God Reading Ezekiel 1:1-28 In Exile, away from the Promised Land and from the Temple, Ezekiel, from a priestly family, has a vision of Yahweh.  God Most High appears to him.  God comes to him! And he is in awe. And he fell facedown. God also comes to us! Let us bow before him in awe and wonder, and worship Him. Speaker: Chris Donald.

20250713 6PMp DT The gifts of Serving and ministering Statistics indicate that Volunteering in Australia has been declining since 2009. In the church, God has given various “gifts” to different people to serve one another. A reason why we should serve others is because of what God did for us in sending Jesus who died for us.  Paul urges us not to be conformed to the world, but to be transformed, t...

20250706 6PMp JB Value in Memorising Scripture Reading Psalm 119: 9-16 One of the ways that God imparts His Grace and blessing to us is His Word, through Scripture. There is value in memorising Scripture. When being tested in the wilderness, Jesus used scripture to answer Satan. We are encouraged to memorise scripture and bring it to mind in various situations. Abby and Dave also tell how memorisi...

20250629 6PMp GT Wisdom and Foolishness 1 Corinthians 1:26 – 2:5 Although the Gospel seems to be “Foolishness” to some who consider themselves “wise”, nevertheless it is “the Power of God for salvation” to those who are being saved.  Though many may reject the gospel, some who hear and believe, will find salvation.  However, there are still many who have not heard, and are yet to be told the Good...

20250608 6PMp JB On the road The Kingdom of God is Like… Luke 13:18-20. Jesus gives two illustrations to say what the Kingdom of God is like. fs The Mustard seed. From the tiniest seed a great tree grows, and the birds perched in the branches! The Leaven (Yeast). A little yeast spreads through a large amount of flour until it all the dough rises. “From little things great things grow”! The Kingdom...

20250601 6PM MS On the Road with Jesus on the Sabbath Luke 13:10-17 The people don’t get it, because they are blind … blind to what Jesus came to do … blind to the spiritual realm. Jesus came to release us from the evil powers of the spiritual realm. Jesus heals a woman who has for 18 years been oppressed by Satan with this bent over condition. Jesus brings out the reason for the Sabbath.  It’s a...

20250525 6PMp GH On the Road with Jesus -Repent or Perish Have you seen cases of poor behaviour followed by matching outcomes? Is it Karma? Is it fatalism? Jesus talks about 2 examples of bad things that happened and raises the issue of whether or not it was deserved? Examples in Old Testament of continual breaking of relationship as an illustration of our broken relationship with God. Jesus tells...

20250518 6PM CD  On the Road with Jesus: in an uncertain future Speaker: Chris Donald How shall we live in an uncertain future? When the future is an uncertain:  1. Practice dependence and … pray, pray, pray! When the future is an uncertain:  2. Practice obedience Focus on things you know how to do. Obey Jesus  step by step When the future is an uncertain:  3. Practice Remembrance   Remember,  Jes...

20250427 6PMp RI Fear God but do not be afraid Luke 12:1-12 On the Road with King Jesus.  On the road to Jerusalem Jesus has told to his disciples things in private, which will eventually be made widely known.  He calls his disciples his friends, and tells them to fear God, yet not be afraid. Fear God means a proper respect for God, that keeps us from sinning. Yet we ought not be afraid because Go...

20250420 6PMp RI Don’t search for what you already have.  Matthew 28:1-7 Romans 6:8-11 Sometimes we search for what we already have.  We search for: Connection;  Comfort;  Cause. What are you looking for, and where and when will you find it? We may think we have what we are looking for, only to find that sin comes in and stops us finding what we are really looking for.     Jesus conquered death an...