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Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 12: Will there be faith?
Sermon Date: 19 August 2018
Sermon Text: Deuteronomy 6
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: In an increasingly secular world, it can be a real challenge to effectively pass on our faith to succeeding generations. Deuteronomy provides some instructions for the people of Israel that continue to have relevance for us today.
Sermon Date: 19 August 2018
Sermon Text: Deuteronomy 6
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: In an increasingly secular world, it can be a real challenge to effectively pass on our faith to succeeding generations. Deuteronomy provides some instructions for the people of Israel that continue to have relevance for us today.
Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 11: Faithless
Sermon Date: 12 August 2018
Sermon Text: Numbers 23:1-3; 24:1-23
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: Whenever we face challenges in our lives we have a choice. We can either focus on how big the problem seems to be or we can focus instead on how big God is, based not only on his Word and promises, but on our past experiences. This sermon demonstrates this in the account of the challenge confronting the children of Israel when they were about to enter Canaan.
Sermon Date: 12 August 2018
Sermon Text: Numbers 23:1-3; 24:1-23
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: Whenever we face challenges in our lives we have a choice. We can either focus on how big the problem seems to be or we can focus instead on how big God is, based not only on his Word and promises, but on our past experiences. This sermon demonstrates this in the account of the challenge confronting the children of Israel when they were about to enter Canaan.
Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 10: His Blood For Our Sins
Sermon Date: 5 August 2018
Sermon Text: Exodus 24
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: The death of Jesus - His offering of blood for our sake - means that we are no longer at a distance from God. He has opened the way for us to come to him as children of a loving father. In and through Christ we don't need to fear God in his holy and awesome "Otherness". We can come to god as sinner and be cleansed and forgiven.
Sermon Date: 5 August 2018
Sermon Text: Exodus 24
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: The death of Jesus - His offering of blood for our sake - means that we are no longer at a distance from God. He has opened the way for us to come to him as children of a loving father. In and through Christ we don't need to fear God in his holy and awesome "Otherness". We can come to god as sinner and be cleansed and forgiven.
Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 9: Exodus - The Next Step in our Journey
Sermon Date: 29 July 2018
Sermon Text: Exodus 19:1-8 & 20:1-17
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: After the Israelites journeyed to Mt Sinai, God called Moses to the top of the mountain to give him the 10 commandments. Why did He give them to us? Are they selection criteria? Pastor Greg explains that God gave them to his people because they were already chosen, as we are also His chosen people.
Sermon Date: 29 July 2018
Sermon Text: Exodus 19:1-8 & 20:1-17
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: After the Israelites journeyed to Mt Sinai, God called Moses to the top of the mountain to give him the 10 commandments. Why did He give them to us? Are they selection criteria? Pastor Greg explains that God gave them to his people because they were already chosen, as we are also His chosen people.
Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 8 - The Passover
Sermon Date: 22 July 2018
Sermon Text: Exodus 12
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: In today's Sermon, Pastor Greg shares the story of The Passover. He shares the story of one final plague and how the Israelites were spared because God had named them as his special people, and they followed his instructions for The Passover meal. He tells us to trust that God has a masterplan.
Sermon Date: 22 July 2018
Sermon Text: Exodus 12
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: In today's Sermon, Pastor Greg shares the story of The Passover. He shares the story of one final plague and how the Israelites were spared because God had named them as his special people, and they followed his instructions for The Passover meal. He tells us to trust that God has a masterplan.
Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 7: Rescued
Sermon Date: 15 July 2018
Sermon Text: Exodus2:1-10
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: This account of the birth and early upbringing of Moses is a wonderful story of rescue in the face of impossible odds. God came through in the situation in an amazing way, preserving his promise to Abram that he would, through him and his decedents, create a great nation. We are sometimes confronted with situations from which there appears to be no escape. Listen to the messages that can be derived from the story of Moses.
Sermon Date: 15 July 2018
Sermon Text: Exodus2:1-10
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: This account of the birth and early upbringing of Moses is a wonderful story of rescue in the face of impossible odds. God came through in the situation in an amazing way, preserving his promise to Abram that he would, through him and his decedents, create a great nation. We are sometimes confronted with situations from which there appears to be no escape. Listen to the messages that can be derived from the story of Moses.
Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 6: Waiting for God
Sermon Date: 8 July 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 41:1-57
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: There are times in our lives when we want things but don't get them. We feel disappointment and sometimes disillusionment with God. The continuing story of Joseph illustrates that while we are waiting for God to give us what we want, often God is busy working on us in a variety of ways that will ultimately be for our good.
Sermon Date: 8 July 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 41:1-57
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: There are times in our lives when we want things but don't get them. We feel disappointment and sometimes disillusionment with God. The continuing story of Joseph illustrates that while we are waiting for God to give us what we want, often God is busy working on us in a variety of ways that will ultimately be for our good.
Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 5: Never abandoned
Sermon Date: 1 July 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 39:1-23
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow (Read by Dennis Clark)
Sermon Summary: There are times in our lives when things seem to turn from bad to worse. No better example of this is found in the account of Joseph and his misfortune of being sold by his brothers, ending up as a slave of Pharaoh in Egypt and then being thrown into prison after being unjustly accused of sexual abuse of Pharaoh's wife. However even throughout his darkest moments things were actually good for Joseph. Doesn't make sense? Listen to find out how.
Sermon Date: 1 July 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 39:1-23
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow (Read by Dennis Clark)
Sermon Summary: There are times in our lives when things seem to turn from bad to worse. No better example of this is found in the account of Joseph and his misfortune of being sold by his brothers, ending up as a slave of Pharaoh in Egypt and then being thrown into prison after being unjustly accused of sexual abuse of Pharaoh's wife. However even throughout his darkest moments things were actually good for Joseph. Doesn't make sense? Listen to find out how.
Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 4: Wrestling with God
Sermon Date: 24 June 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 12:1-5, 15:1-18
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow (Read by Dennis Clark)
Sermon Summary: What is your relationship like with God? Do you sometimes feel frustrated, argumentative and angry with God? This sermon is based on the story of Jacob and a pivotal point in his relationship with God. A number of valuable insights are provided that help us to better understand and to value our relationship with God.
Sermon Date: 24 June 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 12:1-5, 15:1-18
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow (Read by Dennis Clark)
Sermon Summary: What is your relationship like with God? Do you sometimes feel frustrated, argumentative and angry with God? This sermon is based on the story of Jacob and a pivotal point in his relationship with God. A number of valuable insights are provided that help us to better understand and to value our relationship with God.
Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 3: God's special relationship with Abram
Sermon Date: 17 June 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 12:1-5
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow (Read by Dennis Clark)
Sermon Summary: This sermon, based on 'The Story' version of the Bible tells the story of God's relationship with Abram and outlines Abram's key role in God's long term plan for his people. Three 'upper story' truths are embedded in this account: God chooses us in grace; God's ways are not our ways and God is in control in ways that we cannot always reason, see and understand.
Sermon Date: 17 June 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 12:1-5
Sermon written by: Greg Priebbenow (Read by Dennis Clark)
Sermon Summary: This sermon, based on 'The Story' version of the Bible tells the story of God's relationship with Abram and outlines Abram's key role in God's long term plan for his people. Three 'upper story' truths are embedded in this account: God chooses us in grace; God's ways are not our ways and God is in control in ways that we cannot always reason, see and understand.
Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 2: Adam, Eve and that fateful bite of the apple
Sermon Date: 10 June 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 3
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: Next in the series of sermons based on 'The Story' version of the Bible is the account of Adam and Eve and how they used the freedom of choice provided by God when he created them to choose sin rather than God's way. The consequences were dramatic, everlasting and each of us still experiences them today. However the good news is that God, through Jesus, has repaired the fracture in our relationship with Him so that although we continue to have sin in our lives, it no longer rules over us.
Sermon Date: 10 June 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 3
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: Next in the series of sermons based on 'The Story' version of the Bible is the account of Adam and Eve and how they used the freedom of choice provided by God when he created them to choose sin rather than God's way. The consequences were dramatic, everlasting and each of us still experiences them today. However the good news is that God, through Jesus, has repaired the fracture in our relationship with Him so that although we continue to have sin in our lives, it no longer rules over us.
Sermon Title: The Story Series - Week 1: Creation
Sermon Date: 3 June 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 2:1-25
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: This is the first of a series of sermons based on the special version of the Bible that outlines the story of God's interaction with man in chronological order. In today's sermon Pastor Greg outlines 4 truths that are embedded in the account of the creation of the world by God - truths that can sustain us in our everyday life.
Sermon Date: 3 June 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 2:1-25
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: This is the first of a series of sermons based on the special version of the Bible that outlines the story of God's interaction with man in chronological order. In today's sermon Pastor Greg outlines 4 truths that are embedded in the account of the creation of the world by God - truths that can sustain us in our everyday life.
Sermon Title: Water
Sermon Date: 27 May 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 1:1-2, 6-10; Genesis 7: 1,4,11,19,24; 8:1,13-14; Mark 1: 9-11; Romans 6: 2-5
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: There are many themes that thread their way through the Bible - sin, grace, redemption, etc. Another important one is 'water'. Today's address to the children of St Paul church and school took the form of an interactive chat with the children and was a part of the service where the children also enacted the role of water in the sermon texts above.
Sermon Date: 27 May 2018
Sermon Text: Genesis 1:1-2, 6-10; Genesis 7: 1,4,11,19,24; 8:1,13-14; Mark 1: 9-11; Romans 6: 2-5
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: There are many themes that thread their way through the Bible - sin, grace, redemption, etc. Another important one is 'water'. Today's address to the children of St Paul church and school took the form of an interactive chat with the children and was a part of the service where the children also enacted the role of water in the sermon texts above.
Sermon Title: The work of the Spirit
Sermon Date: 20 May 2018 (Pentecost Sunday)
Sermon Text: Acts 2:2-21
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: There are some who believe that the main evidence of the Holy Spirit is seen when we are spiritually and emotionally 'zapped'. While such experiences have their place, the core work of the Spirit is much more. Pastor Greg outlines three important functions that constitute the work of the Spirit in our lives.
Sermon Date: 20 May 2018 (Pentecost Sunday)
Sermon Text: Acts 2:2-21
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: There are some who believe that the main evidence of the Holy Spirit is seen when we are spiritually and emotionally 'zapped'. While such experiences have their place, the core work of the Spirit is much more. Pastor Greg outlines three important functions that constitute the work of the Spirit in our lives.
Sermon Title: Gifted to Give - Part 3
Sermon Date: 13 May 2018
Sermon Text: Ephesians 5:15-20
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: In the final sermon in this series Pastor Greg outlines 5 ways that giving helps us to grow in a variety of ways.
Sermon Date: 13 May 2018
Sermon Text: Ephesians 5:15-20
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: In the final sermon in this series Pastor Greg outlines 5 ways that giving helps us to grow in a variety of ways.
Sermon Title: Gifted to Give - Part 2
Sermon Date: 6 May 2018
Sermon Text: Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: In this sermon Pastor Greg outlines 5 ways that giving paradoxically enriches us and those around us.
Sermon Date: 6 May 2018
Sermon Text: Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: In this sermon Pastor Greg outlines 5 ways that giving paradoxically enriches us and those around us.
Sermon Title: Gifted to Give - Part 1
Sermon Date: 29 April 2018
Sermon Text: John 6:24-35
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: In a society that has grown more competitive, where financial debt is high and immediate gratification is often sought, Pastor Greg challenges us to consider that there is satisfaction to be gained in life not through getting, but by giving.
Sermon Date: 29 April 2018
Sermon Text: John 6:24-35
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: In a society that has grown more competitive, where financial debt is high and immediate gratification is often sought, Pastor Greg challenges us to consider that there is satisfaction to be gained in life not through getting, but by giving.
Sermon Title: The good shepherd
Sermon Date: 22 March 2018
Sermon Text: John 10:11-18
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: The job of shepherding is not so prominent today as it was in Jesus' time, but there is still a strong message for us in this metaphor that Jesus uses to convey the amazing love that he has for us. Pastor Greg offers a number of ways that we can ensure that we stay safe as the much loved sheep in Jesus flock.
Sermon Date: 22 March 2018
Sermon Text: John 10:11-18
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: The job of shepherding is not so prominent today as it was in Jesus' time, but there is still a strong message for us in this metaphor that Jesus uses to convey the amazing love that he has for us. Pastor Greg offers a number of ways that we can ensure that we stay safe as the much loved sheep in Jesus flock.
Sermon Title: What great love from god that we have!
Sermon Date: 15 March 2018
Sermon Text: 1 John 3 : 1-7
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: How great is gods love for us that he makes us his children and gives us freedom in his love. Our inheritance as gods children is to grow up to be like Christ.
Sermon Date: 15 March 2018
Sermon Text: 1 John 3 : 1-7
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: How great is gods love for us that he makes us his children and gives us freedom in his love. Our inheritance as gods children is to grow up to be like Christ.
Sermon Title: What difference does Easter make?
Sermon Date: 8 March 2018
Sermon Text: Acts 4: 33-35
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: Do you feel any different the week after Easter than the week before? Our initial response to this question may be "No". However at a deeper level, Easter makes all the difference. Hear about 3 specific differences that Easter can make in your life.
Sermon Date: 8 March 2018
Sermon Text: Acts 4: 33-35
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: Do you feel any different the week after Easter than the week before? Our initial response to this question may be "No". However at a deeper level, Easter makes all the difference. Hear about 3 specific differences that Easter can make in your life.
Sermon Title: Stones rolled away
Sermon Date: 1 March 2018 - Easter Sunday
Sermon Text: Mark 16:1-8
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: When women visited the tomb where Jesus had been laid to rest after his crucifixion they found that the large stone used to close the tomb had been rolled away and subsequently, they found that miraculously, Jesus was alive again! In this sermon we hear how the rolled away stone can be viewed symbolically as the troubles, anxieties and difficulties of our lives and how these too, have been rolled away by Jesus' death for us on the cross.
Sermon Date: 1 March 2018 - Easter Sunday
Sermon Text: Mark 16:1-8
Preacher: Greg Priebbenow
Sermon Summary: When women visited the tomb where Jesus had been laid to rest after his crucifixion they found that the large stone used to close the tomb had been rolled away and subsequently, they found that miraculously, Jesus was alive again! In this sermon we hear how the rolled away stone can be viewed symbolically as the troubles, anxieties and difficulties of our lives and how these too, have been rolled away by Jesus' death for us on the cross.