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St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Sydney, Australia.A regular podcast from Pastor Richard Schwedes and guests at St Paul's Sydney Lutheran Church, Australia. www.sydney.lutheran.org.au
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In this week's Gospel reading Mark 10:17-31 Jesus' disciples recall how much they have left behind to follow Him. Jesus reassures them that no matter what they lose in this world, they will receive much more when they join Him in eternal life. We too might struggle in this world as we follow Jesus, who gave His life for ours to be saved. However we live with joy knowing that Jesus goes before us. As Paul writes in Philippians 3:8-10 the joy we have in knowing Jesus is greater than anything el...
Bishop Paul's Synod message reflects on Ephesians 2:8-10. These verses remind us that we are God's handiwork, created to do good things for Him. Imagine the things you make with your own hands- crafts, furniture, a beautiful meal or a garden bed. Think of the process and time taken to plan, gather materials, build and grow. Remember how much you loved and enjoyed the end result of your labours. We are God's handiwork- how much more must our God love and enjoy us! Our response to this goodness...
This week in our Gospel reading, Mark 9:38-50, Jesus tells us that everyone will be salted with fire. Salt water can cleanse a cut or a scrape, and salt in our tears can cleanse our inner wounds as we release our cries of repentance. Sanctification can be painful, like removing a foot, or a hand, or an eye, as even the deepest parts of ourselves are transformed from who we are today into who God is shaping us to be. Is there a time when the pain of your sin made you feel lik...
This week in our Gospel reading, Mark 9:30-37, we hear how Jesus asked His disciples what they were arguing about on the road, but they kept quiet because they had argued about who was the greatest. Jesus doesn't rebuke them for wanting to be great. Instead, He explains to them exactly what it means to be great - "Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all." The greatest doesn't just sit at the table with the high and mighty, though to truly be the ...
This week in our Gospel reading, Mark 8:27-38, we hear how St Peter was the first disciple to acknowledge that Jesus is the Messiah. But others around Jesus thought He was John the Baptist, or Elijah, or one of the prophets. Some people today might say that Jesus is a "good teacher," but not that He is the Messiah or the Son of the Living God. Who do you say that Jesus is?Written and presented by Rene' van den Tol Support the show
This week in our Gospel reading, Mark 7:24-37, we hear how a Gentile woman came to Jesus and asked Him to help her daughter, who was possessed by an impure spirit. Jesus told her to first let the children eat all they want, that it isn't right to give the children's bread to dogs, but she told Him that even the dogs eat the children's crumbs. And what are the "crumbs" of Jesus? What small part of the bread of life doesn't contain the fullness of life within it? Eve...
This week in our Gospel reading, John 1:1-14 , we hear how Jesus is the true light come into the world, who has given us the right to become children of God. As children of God, we are guided by our heavenly Father, and nurtured by Christ's church, so that we may reach the full height of our faith and be conformed to the image of the only begotten Son of God. Just as trees bear fruit with seed according to their kinds, the fruit of the Holy Spirit who conceived Jesus Christ can only bring f...
This week in our Gospel reading, John 6:56-69 we hear Jesus speaking with His disciples, knowing from the beginning who would believe and who would betray Him. St Peter, also known as Simon Peter, was the first disciple to acknowledge that Jesus was the Christ, the Messiah, and at this confession of faith, Jesus declared that Simon, son of Jonah, would be known from then on as Peter. But St Peter is also the man who Jesus knew would deny him three times before His crucifixion -- the discipl...
This week in our Gospel reading, John 6:51-58, we hear how whoever feeds on the flesh of Christ will live forever. When we come to Holy Communion, we are the Church, the Body of Christ, come to receive the Body and Blood of Christ. That which we receive nurtures who we are and who we are becoming, as we grow to be conformed to the image of the Son of God. How does knowing that you are a part of Christ's Body shape your perspective on receiving the sacrament of Holy Commu...
This week in our Gospel reading, John 6:35, 41-51 we hear how Jesus is the living bread that came down from heaven. The word 'eucharist' that we use for Holy Communion comes from a Greek word that means gratitude or thanksgiving. How do you express your gratitude to God in response to Him giving us the gift of His Body and Blood, so that we may have eternal life? Today's message was Prepared and presented by Rene van den TollSupport the show
This week in our Gospel reading, John 6:24-35 , we hear how Jesus is the true Bread of Life, come down from heaven. We're all familiar with bread, whether fresh baked or days old and turning hard, but that's the bread of earth, kneaded together by human hands and destined to perish and return to the dust. But Jesus, the true Bread of Life, sustains us both in this world and into our heavenly home, and in Him we have the food that endures to eternal life. The bread we eat on ...
This week in our Gospel reading Mark 6:30-34; 53-56, we hear how Jesus brought His disciples to a solitary place to rest. But when a crowd followed them there, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. How does the love of Jesus draw people to you? How do you find rest in Him when you need a quiet place, but the people around you are still in need of His love? Today's message was written and presented by Pastor Lassi Pappiner of ...
This week in our Gospel reading, Mark 6:14-29 we hear how King Herod originally protected John the Baptist even though his wife was angry that he called their marriage unlawful, because he believed him to be a righteous and holy man. But after making an oath to his wife's daughter, he had John executed to protect his own reputation in front of his dinner guests. Even today in our own lives, there are times when defending the righteous may make people dislike us.&nb...
How do you feel when expected to give generously? This week in our Gospel reading, Mark 5:21-43 a woman desperate to be healed reaches out to Jesus without asking first, and He blesses her with healing and peace. How do you react when someone is so in need of help that they might seem rude or demanding? Support the show
How do you react when storms come in your life? In today's Gospel reading, Mark 4:35-41, the disciples are in a situation where they face a storm, Jesus is with them, yet initially Jesus is asleep and then later when he acts the storm stops, and calmness occurs. This week we will explore what it means for us to have calmness amongst the storms. Support the show
In this week's Gospel reading from Mark 4:26-34 Jesus gives us some important images of how the Gospel grows in individuals and the community...we are called to sow the Gospel, but then allow God to grow the Gospel...it is God who will produce Gospel fruits in our lives and the lives of others...this week will explore what this looks like and why this understanding is important for us. Support the show
This week in conjunction with the launch of Lutheran Simultaneous Art Exhibition our focus is on the Tree of Life based on Revelation 22:1-5. The sermon was presented by Dr. Wendy Mayer.Support the show
In this week's reading from Mark 2:23-3:6 we see Jesus refocussing us on what is important about the Sabbath, moving the focus from the rules about the Sabbath to the blessings of the Sabbath. This week we explore what living the Sabbath means for us today, the blessing the Sabbath brings and why it is important to be blessed and not burdened by the Sabbath. Support the show
This week we celebrate Trinity Sunday with probably the most well known bible verse, John 3:16-17...For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Now the back story to this is a man came seeking clarity about God to Jesus, Jesus response was not to give him more rules, but to reveal the real focus and c...
This Sunday we get to celebrate a great celebration of the church, Pentecost Sunday. We celebrate the gift of God's Spirit for us, that helps us in our Christian journey of knowing Jesus and growing in relationship with Jesus. Not only that the Spirit unites people with differing view points, bakcgrounds and cultures together focussing them on God and his love. Support the show
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