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Sermons are posted for the previous 3-4 months.
Due to Covid-19 our Worship Services are temporarily on hold since 22 March 2020.
Due to Covid-19 our Worship Services are temporarily on hold since 22 March 2020.
Sermon Title: God's crimson line through history
Date: 22 March 2020
Presenter: Mike Semmler
Text: 1 Samuel 16: 1-13 & John 9:1-41
Summary: In this sermon Pastor Mike shows us that when it comes to God, things are not always as expected. God often uses imperfect people to advance his plan through history for putting right the relationship between he and humans. This is illustrated in a powerful way in the account of how God had Samuel annoint David (an unlikely choice) as the future king of Israel and ultimately the link to Jesus. From this story there is much we can learn about how God may use us to further his influence on earth.
Date: 22 March 2020
Presenter: Mike Semmler
Text: 1 Samuel 16: 1-13 & John 9:1-41
Summary: In this sermon Pastor Mike shows us that when it comes to God, things are not always as expected. God often uses imperfect people to advance his plan through history for putting right the relationship between he and humans. This is illustrated in a powerful way in the account of how God had Samuel annoint David (an unlikely choice) as the future king of Israel and ultimately the link to Jesus. From this story there is much we can learn about how God may use us to further his influence on earth.
Sermon Title: Living water
Date: 15 March 2020
Presenter: Danny Perkins
Text: John 4:5-42
Summary: This sermon is based on an account of Jesus' encounter with someone who was in his time considered 'unacceptable' - a Samaritan woman, considered unclean and to be avoided and discriminated against by any respectable Jew. However he brought to her a message about living water that would transform her life. Who are the 'Samaritan women' in our lives and how can we share this same living water with them?
Date: 15 March 2020
Presenter: Danny Perkins
Text: John 4:5-42
Summary: This sermon is based on an account of Jesus' encounter with someone who was in his time considered 'unacceptable' - a Samaritan woman, considered unclean and to be avoided and discriminated against by any respectable Jew. However he brought to her a message about living water that would transform her life. Who are the 'Samaritan women' in our lives and how can we share this same living water with them?
Sermon Title: Faith and truth
Date: 8 March 2020
Presenter: Peter Kriewaldt
Text: Romans 4:1-5
Summary: In this sermon Pastor Peter talks about what constitutes truth for a Christian and also reminds us about the central importance of truth and faith with regard to our eternal future.
Date: 8 March 2020
Presenter: Peter Kriewaldt
Text: Romans 4:1-5
Summary: In this sermon Pastor Peter talks about what constitutes truth for a Christian and also reminds us about the central importance of truth and faith with regard to our eternal future.
Sermon Title: What is truth?
Date: 1 March 2020
Presenter: Merryn Ruwoldt
Chat Text: Matthew 4:1-11
Summary: This presentation took the form of an interactive chat with students from the St Paul Lutheran primary school at a service where children in the reception class were presented with their own Bibles, purchased by members of the St Paul church. The chat with the children focused on the Bible as the source of truth about God, how he loves us and what he has done for us, and how truth can be distorted to mean something quite different, as illustrated in the account of how Satan attempted to deceive Jesus and get him to follow him.
Date: 1 March 2020
Presenter: Merryn Ruwoldt
Chat Text: Matthew 4:1-11
Summary: This presentation took the form of an interactive chat with students from the St Paul Lutheran primary school at a service where children in the reception class were presented with their own Bibles, purchased by members of the St Paul church. The chat with the children focused on the Bible as the source of truth about God, how he loves us and what he has done for us, and how truth can be distorted to mean something quite different, as illustrated in the account of how Satan attempted to deceive Jesus and get him to follow him.
Sermon Title: Transformed
Date: 22 February 2020
Preacher: Peter Kriewaldt
Sermon Text: Matthew 17:1-9
Summary: This sermon is about an event in Jesus' ministry which showed his incredible glory, transforming his appearance in a way that his disciples would never forget. Known as the 'transfiguration' it has some important messages for us today in showing us how different we are to God and yet how, in his power he sent Jesus to bridge this gap and thereby to provide us with a future that will transform us forever.
Date: 22 February 2020
Preacher: Peter Kriewaldt
Sermon Text: Matthew 17:1-9
Summary: This sermon is about an event in Jesus' ministry which showed his incredible glory, transforming his appearance in a way that his disciples would never forget. Known as the 'transfiguration' it has some important messages for us today in showing us how different we are to God and yet how, in his power he sent Jesus to bridge this gap and thereby to provide us with a future that will transform us forever.
Sermon Title: You shall not kill!
Date: 16 February 2020
Preacher: Danny Perkins
Sermon Text: Matthew 5:21-22
Summary: Something that many of us lose sight of is the radical nature of Jesus' teachings. Today we would call him a 'disrupter'. When it came to an understanding of the 6th commandment - Thou shalt not kill, Jesus provided a radical and confronting and for most people a damning interpretation, an interpretation that would find all of us guilty. In doing so Jesus deals with the underlying motivation and sin that drives so much of our behaviour and for which we need the love and forgiveness that he offers.
Date: 16 February 2020
Preacher: Danny Perkins
Sermon Text: Matthew 5:21-22
Summary: Something that many of us lose sight of is the radical nature of Jesus' teachings. Today we would call him a 'disrupter'. When it came to an understanding of the 6th commandment - Thou shalt not kill, Jesus provided a radical and confronting and for most people a damning interpretation, an interpretation that would find all of us guilty. In doing so Jesus deals with the underlying motivation and sin that drives so much of our behaviour and for which we need the love and forgiveness that he offers.
Sermon Title: Life forever
Date: 9 February 2020
Preacher: Peter Kriewaldt
Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-21
Summary: One of the few things that you can count on in this life is that you will die. This sermon shows the certain hope that all Christians have that this is not the end, but just a punctuation point in eternity with God. What do you think?
Date: 9 February 2020
Preacher: Peter Kriewaldt
Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-21
Summary: One of the few things that you can count on in this life is that you will die. This sermon shows the certain hope that all Christians have that this is not the end, but just a punctuation point in eternity with God. What do you think?
Sermon Title: The getting of wisdom
Date: 2 February 2020
Preacher: Andrew Pfieffer
Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Summary: Today, just as in Jesus' day, there was much emphasis put on the spectacular (signs) and academic learning (conventionally thought of as wisdom) as being most important in life. In this sermon we hear that wisdom is certainly important, but that the knowledge of God is the beginning of that wisdom.
Date: 2 February 2020
Preacher: Andrew Pfieffer
Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Summary: Today, just as in Jesus' day, there was much emphasis put on the spectacular (signs) and academic learning (conventionally thought of as wisdom) as being most important in life. In this sermon we hear that wisdom is certainly important, but that the knowledge of God is the beginning of that wisdom.
Sermon Title: Christ is our Light
Date: 26 January 2020
Preacher: Neville Kriewaldt
Sermon Text: Isaiah 9:1-4
Summary: The prophet Isaiah had prophesied the Light would come to the Gentiles living in darkness. Jesus Christ fulfilled that prophesy and shines into the darkness of our hearts and minds.
Date: 26 January 2020
Preacher: Neville Kriewaldt
Sermon Text: Isaiah 9:1-4
Summary: The prophet Isaiah had prophesied the Light would come to the Gentiles living in darkness. Jesus Christ fulfilled that prophesy and shines into the darkness of our hearts and minds.
Sermon Title: What are you seeking?
Date: 19 January 2020
Preacher: Chris Johnson
Sermon Text: John 1:29-42
Summary: The question - "What are you seeking?", is one of those fundamental questions in life. In the context of this text in John it was asked by Jesus of 2 men who later were to become his disciples. For them and also for us the answer to that question is Jesus, who gives ultimate meaning to our lives.
Date: 19 January 2020
Preacher: Chris Johnson
Sermon Text: John 1:29-42
Summary: The question - "What are you seeking?", is one of those fundamental questions in life. In the context of this text in John it was asked by Jesus of 2 men who later were to become his disciples. For them and also for us the answer to that question is Jesus, who gives ultimate meaning to our lives.
Sermon Title: With us through baptism
Date: 12 January 2020
Preacher: Richard Fox
Sermon Text: Matthew 3:13-17
Summary: In this sermon, Richard addresses the difficult issue of how one can/should respond to the recent horrific and widespread bushfires that have occurred in south eastern Australia. In doing so he draws on the account in Matthew of Jesus' baptism to emphasise the fact that Jesus entered our world to experience and share the events that form part of our lives, both good and bad, and in doing so reassures us that he understands our pain and is with us no matter what happens.
The video clip and photos below are referred to in this sermon
Date: 12 January 2020
Preacher: Richard Fox
Sermon Text: Matthew 3:13-17
Summary: In this sermon, Richard addresses the difficult issue of how one can/should respond to the recent horrific and widespread bushfires that have occurred in south eastern Australia. In doing so he draws on the account in Matthew of Jesus' baptism to emphasise the fact that Jesus entered our world to experience and share the events that form part of our lives, both good and bad, and in doing so reassures us that he understands our pain and is with us no matter what happens.
The video clip and photos below are referred to in this sermon
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Sermon Title: The old and the new
Date: 29 December 2019
Preacher: Dean Zweck
Sermon Text: Matthew 2:13-23
Summary: This sermon, based on the account from Matthew regarding the dramatic flight to Egypt of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus draws on the many parallels of this story with events in the Old Testament to emphasise the fact that the coming of Jesus was part of a new covenant, or new beginning, between God and man. Fortunately we benefit directly from this - it has the power to transform our lives.
Date: 29 December 2019
Preacher: Dean Zweck
Sermon Text: Matthew 2:13-23
Summary: This sermon, based on the account from Matthew regarding the dramatic flight to Egypt of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus draws on the many parallels of this story with events in the Old Testament to emphasise the fact that the coming of Jesus was part of a new covenant, or new beginning, between God and man. Fortunately we benefit directly from this - it has the power to transform our lives.
Sermon Title: God's heart in us
Date: 25 December 2019 - Christmas Day
Preacher: David Altus
Sermon Text: Titus 2:11-14
Summary: Bishop Altus provides insight into the profound meaning and significance of the event of Jesus' birth at a personal level in our lives. So much food for thought. Listen to it!
Date: 25 December 2019 - Christmas Day
Preacher: David Altus
Sermon Text: Titus 2:11-14
Summary: Bishop Altus provides insight into the profound meaning and significance of the event of Jesus' birth at a personal level in our lives. So much food for thought. Listen to it!
Sermon Title: Experience the message of Christmas as never before
Date: 24 December 2019 - Christmas Eve
Preacher: Andrew Pfieffer
Sermon Text: Luke 2:1-20
Summary: This Christmas Eve sermon, based on the account of Jesus' birth, encourages us to consider 3 important aspects of the story: the location, the key players in the drama and the intended outcome. In combination, they reveal the incredible reality of Jesus coming into our world, as promised many centuries before, in an unexpected way to bring about the means for our release from sin, and peace in our lives now and into the future.
Date: 24 December 2019 - Christmas Eve
Preacher: Andrew Pfieffer
Sermon Text: Luke 2:1-20
Summary: This Christmas Eve sermon, based on the account of Jesus' birth, encourages us to consider 3 important aspects of the story: the location, the key players in the drama and the intended outcome. In combination, they reveal the incredible reality of Jesus coming into our world, as promised many centuries before, in an unexpected way to bring about the means for our release from sin, and peace in our lives now and into the future.
Sermon Title: The messiness of Christmas
Date: 22 December 2019
Preacher: Richard Fox
Sermon Text: Matthew 1:18-25
Summary: This sermon was part of the service where the young children acted out the traditional Christmas story. However Richard reminds us that the reality of the events around the birth of Christ were not neat and tidy and pleasant. There was a lot of messiness, practically, socially and politically. This underscores the most important message of Christmas, that God, through Jesus, entered our messy lives to experience that messiness with us and to ultimately give up everything for us - something that can sustain us through the darkest of times.
Date: 22 December 2019
Preacher: Richard Fox
Sermon Text: Matthew 1:18-25
Summary: This sermon was part of the service where the young children acted out the traditional Christmas story. However Richard reminds us that the reality of the events around the birth of Christ were not neat and tidy and pleasant. There was a lot of messiness, practically, socially and politically. This underscores the most important message of Christmas, that God, through Jesus, entered our messy lives to experience that messiness with us and to ultimately give up everything for us - something that can sustain us through the darkest of times.
Sermon Title: Waiting
Date: 15 December 2019
Preacher: Andrew Pfieffer
Sermon Text: James 5:7-10
Summary: We spend more time in our life than we want to having to wait for things, and most of us get frustrated and impatient. In this sermon we are reminded about a number of aspects of waiting that are relevant at this time in the church year: the waiting for the celebration of the birth of Christ, the waiting for the second coming of Christ and the endless patience of God with us when we react badly to the need to wait patiently. We are also reminded that there are some things for which we do not need to wait: God's grace and forgiveness, His love and the benefits that come to us in his Word and the sacrament of the Lord's supper.
Date: 15 December 2019
Preacher: Andrew Pfieffer
Sermon Text: James 5:7-10
Summary: We spend more time in our life than we want to having to wait for things, and most of us get frustrated and impatient. In this sermon we are reminded about a number of aspects of waiting that are relevant at this time in the church year: the waiting for the celebration of the birth of Christ, the waiting for the second coming of Christ and the endless patience of God with us when we react badly to the need to wait patiently. We are also reminded that there are some things for which we do not need to wait: God's grace and forgiveness, His love and the benefits that come to us in his Word and the sacrament of the Lord's supper.
Sermon Title: Hope
Date: 8 December 2019
Preacher: Peter Kreiwaldt
Sermon Text: Isaiah 11:1-10
Summary: Hopelessness is a feature of many people's lives today. In its most extreme form it leads many people, especially young people, to suicide. Many things that people put their faith in turn out to destroy hope because they are temporary and prone to failure. However we hear in this sermon about the hope that God provides that can survive all challenges and uncertainties.
Date: 8 December 2019
Preacher: Peter Kreiwaldt
Sermon Text: Isaiah 11:1-10
Summary: Hopelessness is a feature of many people's lives today. In its most extreme form it leads many people, especially young people, to suicide. Many things that people put their faith in turn out to destroy hope because they are temporary and prone to failure. However we hear in this sermon about the hope that God provides that can survive all challenges and uncertainties.
Sermon Title: Clothed in Christ
Date: 1 December 2019
Lay Reader: Tania Nelson
Sermon Text: Romans 13:11-14
Summary: In this sermon we are encouraged to cloth ourselves with the characteristics of Christ - Peace, Love, Joy and Hope. In doing so, we will show others Christ in us, helping to transform and influence both ours and their worlds.
Date: 1 December 2019
Lay Reader: Tania Nelson
Sermon Text: Romans 13:11-14
Summary: In this sermon we are encouraged to cloth ourselves with the characteristics of Christ - Peace, Love, Joy and Hope. In doing so, we will show others Christ in us, helping to transform and influence both ours and their worlds.
Sermon Title: Refuge
Date: 24 November 2019
Preacher: Richard Fox
Sermon Text: Psalm 46
Summary: There are times in our lives where it seems that we are confronted by or caught up in a battle. In these times we are encouraged to see God as our refuge and strength, rather than ourselves.
Date: 24 November 2019
Preacher: Richard Fox
Sermon Text: Psalm 46
Summary: There are times in our lives where it seems that we are confronted by or caught up in a battle. In these times we are encouraged to see God as our refuge and strength, rather than ourselves.
Sermon Title: Jesus - in the centre
Date: 17 November 2019
Leader: Meryn Ruwoldt
Summary: This address took the form of an interactive address to the students from the St Paul Lutheran school (as well as the adults in the church). It focussed on the common phenomenon of the 'Mexican wave' that takes place at sporting events, and highlighted the way that all of us have the potential to become united by focussing on Jesus who God brought into the centre of our world when he was born at Bethlehem.
Date: 17 November 2019
Leader: Meryn Ruwoldt
Summary: This address took the form of an interactive address to the students from the St Paul Lutheran school (as well as the adults in the church). It focussed on the common phenomenon of the 'Mexican wave' that takes place at sporting events, and highlighted the way that all of us have the potential to become united by focussing on Jesus who God brought into the centre of our world when he was born at Bethlehem.
Sermon Title: Stand firm
Date: 10 November 2019
Sermon Text: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Preacher: Danny Perkins
Summary: God uses unlikely people to do surprising things. We are urged to stand firm in our faith and be prepared to answer when seekers ask about our faith, and to support each other in our faith community, especially while we await a new pastor.
Date: 10 November 2019
Sermon Text: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Preacher: Danny Perkins
Summary: God uses unlikely people to do surprising things. We are urged to stand firm in our faith and be prepared to answer when seekers ask about our faith, and to support each other in our faith community, especially while we await a new pastor.
