Claim OwnershipSt Paul's Box Hill Podcast
Subscribed: 0Played: 162
Subscribe
© (2022) All rights reserved.
Description
Sermons recorded during Sunday worship services at St Paul's Lutheran Church, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia.
147 Episodes
Reverse
Is Gods grace and love and life for all people? Or is it just for a few very select people? Today we hear of a woman in need who looks to Jesus for grace and life. But she doesnt have the right upbringing, so does she belong? The disciples of Jesus dont think so. They put up barriers and ask Jesus to send her away, but because of her persistence in faith, Jesus commends her for her faith and shares his amazing grace. We too are like this woman. In faith we look to Jesus, but are we also like the disciples who put up barriers to others? [Pentecost 16]
How do you deal with anger, yours and others'? How does God call us to deal with anger? Today we explore what God says in Ephesians 4 about this, and how God has given us his Son, Jesus Christ, to deal with anger in a healthy and God pleasing way. [Pentecost 12]
The Mizo people of the Indian state of Mizoram are not wealthy people by some standards. However, they have a most spiritually rich story of Gods blessing in their lives and their Christian Church by their giving in response to Gods amazing generosity for them. All families give a handful of rice each meal for the work of the gospel. Today we hear the rich blessings of their story and ask, How much can we give as God has first given us? [Pentecost 11]
Because of sin in our lives, we and all people face a sentence of death from God. But God loves all people so much that he gave his Son Jesus, who though truly God, took our sin onto himself to pay the price and redeem us from Gods punishment. Christ became a poor slave so that we might become rich with Gods grace. How will we respond with our wealth? [Pentecost 10]
Christ has set us free by giving himself for us on the cross as a sacrificial gift. We too can serve others freely with the same mind as Christ. Today we explore how we can serve in our church, in our family and close relationships, and in our society and world. How can we serve and give as Christ has first given himself for us? [Pentecost 9]
God is generous in gifting us with his good gifts. How faithful are we as his managers of his gifts of grace and the specific spiritual gifts he gives us? Today we explore this, and begin to learn what our spiritual gifts are. [Pentecost 8]
Today we explore growing up with Jesus in his hometown. Familiarity led some to box Jesus in with their expectations, hindering their ability to see him for who he truly was. Yet, despite rejection, Jesuss healing power revealed Gods limitless grace, challenging us to break free from the confines we impose on our faith.[Pentecost 7]
Today we hear of twoencounters that reveal Jesus' power over death, offering hope beyond human limitations. Jairus, a synagogue elder, seeks Jesus' help for his dying daughter. Despite societal expectations, he risks all. Meanwhile, a woman, shunned for her illness, finds healing through touching Jesus' cloak. [Pentecost 6]
The Bible tells us that Gods Sprit is the breath of life bringing people to faith in Jesus. Todays gospel reading, though, tells of disciples in a boat with Jesus facing a terrible storm of wind and waves. Where is Jesus when you need him? Is he absent? Does he care? Sometimes we wonder these things when the storms of life hit us. Jesus has authority over the storms and the things which cause us fear. The Spirit is our advocate who breathes on us Gods life and calls us to Jesus, who calms the storms and brings us safely to shore. [Pentecost 5]
Christians can and do face spiritual attack from Satan. But there is no need for us to panic. We know that because of Jesus and his sacrifice and resurrection, Satan is already defeated. And God by the gift of the Holy Spirit, equips us with his sure defences against spiritual attack. Today we focus especially on the gift of prayer as defence for us and others. [Spiritual Warfare 3] [Pentecost 4]
Revelation 12 details the vision of John on the Lords day in worship. He sees a cosmic battle between God and Satan. Satan is defeated and thrown down from heaven to the earth where, in his death throes, he still tries to attack Christians by taking them away from their faith and trust in the Triune God. We can face spiritual attack, but God assures us and defends us by the means of grace in our worship, and in worship equips us to witness to the victory of Christ over sin, death, and the devil. [Spiritual Warfare 2] [Pentecost 3]
This is week one of a three-part sermon series on spiritual warfare. Today we hear that we are victors of the battle because Christ has won the victory over the powers of sin, death and the devil for us. Yet we can still face spiritual attack, and we are called to grow in our faith in Christ and his promises to bring us through the dark places to the light of his life for us. [Spiritual Warfare 1] [Pentecost 2]
In baptism God gives us his name and calls us by name. We are rescued from the darkness of death and given the light of eternal life. God calls and equips us to radiate this light by the way we live. Today, as we enter into National Reconciliation Week, we also explore what it means to live as Christ lights in our broken world. [Trinity Sunday]
In the original Pentecost, people from many lands and languages all told the gospel story of Jesus Christ crucified and then risen from the dead. Today we hear of a modern-day city called Pematangsiantar in Indonesia. This is where 13 people from St Pauls experienced the gift of the Holy Spirit among people of another land and language, and how we received the gospel in words and actions. Led by Pastor Neville, the team members take turns to tell their stories. [Pentecost]
When Jesus returned to the Father in heaven he promised his disciples the gift of the Holy Spirit. He promised that the disciples would receive power from God to be his witnesses in the world. Today we explore what power we as Christians have as the empowered people of God. [Ascension Day]
People have different ideas on what power is and what it is to make it in life. John tells us something surprising in 1 John 5 today. He says that our faith, our confession of faith that Jesus is the Son of God who died and rose for us and for all people, is Gods power in us. Christians who receive the gifts of God on the cross and through the resurrection live the victory of God and his power by loving as God has first loved us. [Easter 6]
We all feel fear sometimes; but we also know Gods promise that his perfect love dispels fear, and perhaps you have experienced this. In his first epistle, John outlines three tests of faith: the moral, social, and doctrinal tests. As Gods people, we can have bold faith even in the most uncertain times. [Easter 5]
When we spend time being with impressive people, it changes us. Acts 4 highlights the transformative power of 'being with' Jesus. Peter and John, who were not well educated in their society, displayed extraordinary courage, knowledge and faith because they had been with Jesus. Being with Jesus fills believers with the Holy Spirit, gives them courage to speak His name boldly, and compels them to share their experiences. 'Being with Jesus' is fundamental to discipleship, emphasising relationship over ritual. [Easter 4]
On this Easter day, we will begin our worship in the darkness. The coming dawn will overcome the darkness, and remind us of the very first Easter morning when the darkness gave way to the light, and death was overcome by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus. Gods gift for us is the same gift of life which overcomes death. [Easter Day]
Today is Palm Sunday. Its the day the crowd welcomes Jesus to Jerusalem. They welcome him with shouts of Hosanna! and they bless him. However, in a few short days the voices of the crowd will dramatically change to shouts of Crucify him! What do our lives, our voices, our actions and attitudes say? Because of our sin, Jesus goes willingly to the cross to save us. We are called to lift our voices to share the news of Jesus and his sacrificial death for all people. [Palm Sunday]
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States