St Michael's Kelburn

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Homilies, public lectures and other provocations delivered at St Michael’s engaging with matters of faith. Find out more at our website: https://stmichaels.org.nz/

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Christ the King: Dr Ben Thirkell-White 22.11.2020 27:16

The texts for the day were Ezekiel 34.11-16, 20-24; Ephesians 1.15-23 and Matthew 25.31-46 Dr Ben Thirkell-White, until recently Associate Professor of International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, now at the Reserve Bank, reflects on Christ the King Sunday and its political message for today. Christ the King is a recent feast — instituted by Pope Pius XI in the troubled period betwe...

All Saints: Rev Dr Tim McKenzie – Saints, All! 02.11.2020 26:29

The texts for the day were Revelation 7.9-17; 1 John 3.1-3;  Matthew 5.1-13

Lent 2: Matthew Bartlett on Climate Change: Lament, Repentance, Renewal, Action 09.03.2020 22:54

The texts for the day were Psalm 69; Isaiah 24:4–13; John 3:1–17

Lent 1: Rev Dr Tim McKenzie on 'lament' in the Bible & in us 01.03.2020 21:28

Psalm 13; Lamentations 3; Matthew 4:1–11 Tim introduces the Biblical genre of lament as one pattern for our conversations with God. 

Rev Dr Tim McKenzie on Salt, Light & the NZ housing crisis 20.02.2020 21:40

Tim the vicar preached from Isaiah 58:1-9 ; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 ; Matthew 5:13-20

Rev Dr Deborah Wilson on Jesus the Teacher 28.01.2020 29:07

Rev. Dr. Deborah Wilson, chaplain at Queen Margaret College, introduces St Matthew's depiction of Jesus as teacher — a new Moses who would in his own self fulfil the law. Texts: Isaiah 9:1–4 , 1 Corinthians 1:10–18 , Matthew 4:12–23

Rev Māmari Stephens on whakawhanaungatanga and the Massacre of the Innocents 29.12.2019 20:18

Māmari refers to Léon Cogniet's (1794–1880) painting 'Le Massacre des Innocents':

Rev Dr Tim McKenzie on God's judgment & Terry Malick's The Tree of Life 22.12.2019 21:46

For the fourth Sunday in Advent, Tim preaches from 2 Peter 3 and Matthew 1.18-25

Waiting for the Dawn: Rev Jenny Dawkins on acts of imagination and faith 01.12.2019 28:51

The Rev Jenny Dawkins, from All Saints Peckham, South London , visits and preaches for the first Sunday in Advent.  The texts were Isaiah 2:1–5 , 2 Peter 1:1-11, 19–21 and Matthew 24:36–44 .

Emily Hockly on abortion & the church 24.11.2019 15:27

A sermon preached at St Michael's Anglican Church, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand, 24 November 2019.