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17th. Sunday after Pentecost - Who do you say I am?
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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 …
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16th. Sunday after Pentecost - Does God ever change his mind?
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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 w…
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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 …
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14th. Sunday after Pentecost - Jesus the Bread of LIfe
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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, w…
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13th. Sunday after Pentecost - A wise and joyful Life
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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 …
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12th Sunday after Pentecost - The Bread of Life that gives us Eternal Life
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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 hav…
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11th Sunday after Pentecost - The Bread that gives us Life
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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…
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9th Sunday after Pentecost - Healing Jesus
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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 pe…
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8th Sunday after Pentecost - Faith over Comfort
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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 …
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6th Sunday after Pentecost - Giving Generously out of Love
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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…
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5th Sunday after Pentecost - Calmness when it's stormy?
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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. Sup…
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4th Sunday after Pentecost - Sowing and Growing the Gospel
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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 t…
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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 showBy Pastor Richard Schwedes
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2nd Sunday after Pentecost - Jesus - Life Giver - Real Sabbath Liver
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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 th…
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Trinity Sunday - Triune God - God's focus is LOVE
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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…
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Pentecost Sunday - Listening to the Spirit
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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 …
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Ascension Sunday - When Jesus disappears or does He?
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Have you ever felt Jesus has disappeared? Perhaps you are going through a difficult patch and nothing is working out. Perhaps you have a feeling of unsettledness. This week we are celebrating Ascension Day on Sunday (it actually took place on Thursday), in Germany the day is called Himmelfahrt (meaning goes to heaven), the day when Jesus left this …
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6th. Sunday of Easter - Easter Living - Bearing God's fruit of love
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Some years ago in discussion with a nonChristian friend, they asked the question.....What is the central meaning of Christianity? At the time I hadn't give a lot of thought to it, because I had grown up in the church, but since then I have been asked this question or questions along the same line, and my response is that it is all about God's love,…
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5th. Sunday of Easter - Easter Living - Relying on Jesus for a fruitful life
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What are you connected to? What are you listening to and taking notice of for life? In our Gospel reading for this week from John 15, Jesus encourages us to be connected to Him and allow Him to be affecting us so we can the Godly fruit of love. This week are exploring how Jesus helps us to be fruitful. Support the show…
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4th. Sunday of Easter - Easter Living - Jesus our Good Shepherd
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This week is Good Shepherd Sunday, and in our reading from John 10, Jesus shares with us what it means for Him to be our Good Shepherd. The message was prepared and presented by Anthony Fawcett. Support the showBy Pastor Richard Schwedes
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3rd. Sunday of Easter - Easter Living - Jesus is present
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In our Gospel reading this week from Luke 24:36-48, Jesus comes unexpectedly amongst His disciples, and helps them understand what the scriptures are on about....forgiveness and that they will be witness of this forgiveness from God....this week will explore the significance of Jesus' presence in our lives and what it means for us to be witness of …
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2nd. Sunday of Easter - Easter Living - Peace, Doubts and Belief
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Easter Sunday changes everything.....the resurrection of Jesus gives us a life where peace and belief can exist beyond amongst the troubles and difficulties of life...because we have a life to look forward to....and this then changes how we live today. Our focus this week comes from the Gospel of John 20:19-31 Support the show…
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Easter Sunday - Easter - a life giving life
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Palm Sunday - A Journey of True Love - PRAISING saving humility
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Our journey of true love (our Lenten theme), continues with this week, Palm Sunday, as we focus on Praise, Praising God for not only what He has done, but also what He is doing and will do! Support the showBy Pastor Richard Schwedes
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5th. Sunday in Lent - A Journey of True Love - A Life of SERVING
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Our journey of true love (our Lenten theme), continues with this week with an emphasis a life of serving, focussing on the service of Jesus and how this then affects us. Support the show
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4th. Sunday in Lent - A Journey of True Love - It's all about Jesus
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Our journey of true love (our Lenten theme), continues with this week with an emphasis of it's all about Jesus, our District's theme for this synodical term. Support the showBy Pastor Richard Schwedes
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3rd. Sunday in Lent - A Journey of True Love - Being Cleansed
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Our journey of true love (our Lenten theme), continues with this week we are focusing on being cleansed by Jesus, based on John 2:13-22. Support the showBy Pastor Richard Schwedes
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2nd. Sunday of Lent - A Journey of True Love - Discovering Commitment
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As we continue on our journey of true love (our Lenten theme), we move from discovering the blessings of repentance to discovering commitment, based on Mark 8:31-38. And this week we seek how the commitment that Jesus has for God's mission of saving the world, impacts our lives in at least two ways. If you haven't picked the 2024 Lenten Devotion...…
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1st. Sunday of Lent - A Journey of True Love - Discovering the blessings of repentance....
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This week we began the season of Lent, our journey to Easter with Jesus and each other. Our focus is On a Journey of true love, and this week as part of that journey we discover the blessings of repentance, based on our Gospel reading from Mark 1:14-15. Support the showBy Pastor Richard Schwedes
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Our Bishop Rev Rob Bartholomaeus presented the message for our Churches of Sydney Ash Wednesday service based on Isaiah 58:1-12. Support the showBy Pastor Richard Schwedes
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Transfiguration Sunday - Seeing God differently
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Have you ever changed the way you look at someone or something because of an event or interaction with someone? Well this week is Transfiguration Sunday, we see that the disciples understanding of God begins to change as a result of seeing only Jesus, and seeing him in a different way. We are exploring how God helps us see him differently when we f…
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5th. Sunday after Epiphany - Thankfulness is always possible !!!
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This week we focus on being thankful in all circumstances, based on the reading from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. We are exploring how thankfulness is important in having a healthy earthly and spiritual life. Support the showBy Pastor Richard Schwedes
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4th. Sunday after Epiphany - Jesus - loving authority
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Mention the word authority to people, and you get different reactions. Some like to be clear of who has authority, others associate it with power (and some even the misuse of power) and most of the responses people have to the word authority is are rules and law. However this week's focus from Mark 1:21-28 highlights that the authority Jesus has is…
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3rd. Sunday after Epiphany - Changing what fuels your life.
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From time to time God has an impact us that alters how they see God and how we relate to others. This week we see one of those impacts as we look at the Conversion of Paul, previous known as Saul, and how God's interaction with him moved him from focussing on God's law as the most important thing to focussing on God grace for all people as what is …
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2nd. Sunday after Epiphany - Following Christ
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Throughout the New Testament, Jesus calls people to follow Him, and this week we explore one of these calling stories, based on John 1:43-51. Today's sermon was written and presented by Anthony Fawcett. Support the showBy Pastor Richard Schwedes
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1st. Sunday after Epiphany - Discovering King Jesus
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The Christmas story continues as we celebrate Epiphany. This is significant as God makes it clear that he came not just for one select group of people, but for all people. And this week we focus on discovering King Jesus, based on Matthew 2:1-12. Today's message was prepared by Pastor Richard Schwedes and presented by Neil Modra. Support the show…
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1st. Sunday after Christmas - God is Here......Giving us contentment.
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Content makes the poor rich; discontent makes rich poor, is a famous quote that rings true in many situations...people who are content enjoy life, see the blessings and not only have joy for themself, but also share it with others/ This week in our service we will explore what it means to be content with God and all that He has given us, based on G…
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Christmas Day - God is here with us......Now
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Gifts are an important aspect of Christmas. And it is important for us to remember that Jesus is the most important (and most expensive) gift of Christmas. As our readings remind us this Christmas, God becomes human to be with us and to do whatever it takes for us to be able to grab hold of His love. (see John 1:1-14) And what is great about Jesus …
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Christmas Eve - God is Here......Surprising us
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3rd. Sunday in Advent - GOD is here with us......giving us joy
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This week we explore what it means to have joy from God, even when life is difficult, based on Isaiah 61:1-9. Support the showBy Pastor Richard Schwedes
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2nd. Sunday in Advent - GOD is here with us......calling us back
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Our focus is God is here calling us back...just like in life we need to be redirected back on the right path, God has placed in our lives people like John the Baptist who calls us back to Him and his way of life. And as part of the service this week we will explore how much we benefit from responding to God's call to be back with Him and His way of…
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1st. Sunday in Advent - GOD is here with us giving us HOPE
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Have you ever hoped for something? Maybe you have hoped that life will get better? Often today when people talk about hope, they sometimes have great wishes but are not overly confident that it will eventuate. As we begin the season leading up to Christmas, Advent, we are reminded that we are called to be hopeful people. People who not just have ho…
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25th. Sunday after Pentecost - Last Sunday of the church year - Living with King Jesus
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Imagine if Jesus physically moved in with you. How would life change? Whenever I have lived with someone, I have got to know them better, and discovered more about them, and they have discovered more about me. This week as we come to the end of the church year we are exploring what means to be living with King Jesus, and how this affects our lives,…
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24th. Sunday after Pentecost - Life shaped by faith not fear
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What motivates you to do something or not do something? Is it fear of punishment or fear of missing out on a reward? This week we explore how God gives us a different approach to life....an approach not based on whether we fear missing out on a reward or fear on being punished...but an approach based on faith in God and His love that He gives us, a…
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23rd. Sunday after Pentecost - Seeing God's love grow
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This Sunday at St Pauls we explore seeing God's love grow and how the Old and New Testament encourages to help and love others and hearing stories from Australian Lutheran World Service and their gifts of grace. Support the showBy Pastor Richard Schwedes
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22nd. Sunday after Pentecost - All Saints Sunday - Remembering and Thanking God for all the Saints in our Lives
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This Sunday we celebrate All Saints Day. All Saints is about giving thanks for and remembering those people who have shared the life giving and loving message of Jesus to us...our focus will be inspired by Revelation 7:9-17. During our worship services you have the opportunity to light a candle for anyone who has been a saint for you, as a sign tha…
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21st. Sunday after Pentecost - Reformation Sunday - How you are good enough
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his Sunday we celebrate the reformation, remembering that the true focus of Christianity is what God does for us, and How God makes us acceptable. So this week inspired by Romans 3:19-28, we will explore How we are good enough. Good enough for God and good enough for life now and eternally. Support the show…
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20th. Sunday after Pentecost - Celebrating God's blessing of many cultures
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This Sunday we celebrate God's blessing of many cultures coming together as His family, with our worship inspired by Colossians 3:1-14. Our service will include songs, readings and prayers in English, Indonesian, Chinese, Pidgin, Finnish, German, Norwegian and Tamil. Following the service will be gathering for a multicultural dinner. Support the sh…
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