Lutheran - St. Paul's Sydney Podcast
286 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 19 hours ago -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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25 September 2022 - 16th. Sunday after Pentecost - Jonah Chapter 2 - How to pray when life's a mess
September 25, 2022 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBEver found yourself in a mess? This week in our worship series we explore chapter 2, how to pray when we find ourselves in a mess, learning from Jonah who finds himself in the belly of the fish, praying to God. Support the Show.
18 September 2022 - 15th. Sunday after Pentecost - Jonah Chapter 1 - When escaping looks appealing
September 18, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBOver the next 5 weeks we will be diving deep into the book of Jonah. This week we explore Chapter 1, Jonah's calling and Him escaping from God's calling. Support the Show.
11 September 2022 - 14th. Sunday after Pentecost - To Belong - We'd be lost without God
September 11, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBThis week in our worship series - To Belong we explore how God is essential for us so we can belong to God and belong to each other. Sermon based on Luke 15:1-10. Support the Show.
4 September 2022 - 13th. Sunday after Pentecost - To Belong - Leads to Growing
September 04, 2022 03:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBThis week we continue on our worship series, To belong, with a focus on how belonging helps us grow as Christians in this world, with a focus on God's mission. Sermon is based on John 15:1-8. Support the Show.
28 August 2022 - 12th. Sunday after Pentecost - To Belong - All are valuable
August 28, 2022 03:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBThis week we are exploring how everyone is valuable in God's scheme of life. Now for many this is easy to say, organisations, including churches often promote themselves as everyone is welcome, but then they act and say things which suggest we don't really want everyone to be welcome, or at best they are welcome or be valuable provided you become like us or you do what doesn't inconvenience us. The sermon is based on John 10:11-18 Support the Show.
21 August 2022 - 11th. Sunday after Pentecost - To Belong God is Essential
August 21, 2022 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBEveryone needs to feel they belong, somewhere. And this Sunday we begin our new worship series TO BELONG, where we will explore what it means to belong to the church, God's family. Our focus this week is that To belong....God is essential based on John 15:1-17 Support the Show.
14 August 2022 - 10th. Sunday after Pentecost - Free indeed
August 14, 2022 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBThis Sunday our focus is Christian freedom, exploring what does freedom mean for us as Christians based on Matthew 25:31-46 Support the Show.
7 August 2022 - 9th. Sunday after Pentecost - Caring because God cares
August 07, 2022 03:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBThis Sunday is Christian Care Sunday, where we will be exploring how God's care for us, influences how we care for others based on Matthew 25:31-46 Support the Show.
31 July 2022 - 8th. Sunday after Pentecost - Empowered by a Godly focus
July 31, 2022 03:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBThis Sunday our focus is Empowered by a Godly focus based on Luke 12:13-21. Support the Show.
24 July 2022 - 7th. Sunday after Pentecost - Empowered by Prayer
July 24, 2022 03:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBThis Sunday our focus is Empowered by Prayer based on Luke 11:1–13 Support the Show.
17 July 2022 - 6th. Sunday after Pentecost - Empowered by listening
July 17, 2022 03:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBThis Sunday our focus is Empowered by listening based on Luke 10:38–42. The sermon was prepared by Pastor Richard Schwedes and read by Virginia Milla. Support the Show.
Sermon: 10 July 2022 - 5th. Sunday after Pentecost - Empowered to treat everyone as a neighbour
July 10, 2022 03:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBThis Sunday our focus is Empowered to be neighbours to everyone, with our guest preacher Bishop Rob Bartholomaeus based on Luke 10:25–37 Support the Show.
Sermon: 3 July 2022 - 4th. Sunday after Pentecost - Empowered to be God's missionaries
July 03, 2022 02:00 - 13 minutes - 9.28 MBThis Sunday our focus is Freed to be God's Missionaries based on Luke 10:1-20. Prepared by Pastor Richard Schwedes and read by Anthony Fawcett. Support the Show.
Sermon: 26 June 2022 - 3rd. Sunday after Pentecost - Freed To Live Under Christ Jesus
June 26, 2022 02:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBThis Sunday our focus is Freed to live under Christ Jesus and we welcome Pastor Tim Zanker as our guest pastor and preacher Support the Show.
Sermon: 19 June 2022 - Presentation of Augsburg Confession - Empowered by focussing on Jesus
June 19, 2022 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBThis Sunday we celebrate the presentation of the Augsburg Confession. This is an important statement of faith for Protestant Christians as it reveals more clearly where we are on the same page as the Catholic Church of the 1500s and where we have major differences and concerns. Behind this document was that those who were leading the Protestant Reformation had the minds, hearts and eyes on Jesus, which is the theme for this week's worship. Support the Show.
Sermon: 19 June 2022 - Trinity Sunday - Presentation of Augsburg Confession - Empowered by focussing on Jesus
June 19, 2022 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBThis Sunday we celebrate the presentation of the Augsburg Confession. This is an important statement of faith for Protestant Christians as it reveals more clearly where we are on the same page as the Catholic Church of the 1500s and where we have major differences and concerns. Behind this document was that those who were leading the Protestant Reformation had the minds, hearts and eyes on Jesus, which is the theme for this week's worship. Support the show
Sermon: 12 June 2022 - Trinity Sunday - Empowered by God for all occasions
June 12, 2022 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBThis Sunday we celebrate Trinity Sunday - with a focus on the fact that God is interested and involved in every situation we face. Support the Show.
Sermon: 5 June 2022 - Pentecost Sunday - A life giving guide
June 05, 2022 03:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBThis Sunday we celebrate Pentecost Sunday - focussing on the gift of God's Spirit for us based on Acts 2:1-21 Support the Show.
Sermon: 29 May 2022 - Assension Sunday - Easter Living is Witnessing
May 29, 2022 03:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBThis Sunday we continue living in the Easter season, with a focus on witnessing, based on Acts 1:1-11 and Luke 24:44-53 Support the show
Sermon: 29 May 2022 - Ascension Sunday - Easter Living is Witnessing
May 29, 2022 03:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBThis Sunday we continue living in the Easter season, with a focus on witnessing, based on Acts 1:1-11 and Luke 24:44-53 Support the Show.
Sermon: 22 May 2022 - 5th. Sunday after Easter - Easter Living is Healing
May 22, 2022 03:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBThis Sunday we continue living in the Easter season, with a focus on healing....based on John 5:1-9 Support the Show.
Sermon: 15 May 2022 - 4th. Sunday after Easter - Easter Living is Loving
May 15, 2022 03:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBThis Sunday we continue living in the Easter season, with a focus on loving....loving as Jesus loves us based on John 13:31-35 Support the Show.
Sermon: 8 May 2022 - 3rd. Sunday after Easter - Easter Living is Listening
May 08, 2022 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBThis Sunday we continue living in the Easter season, with a focus on listening....Do you find it easy to listen? Some research suggests that the busier you are or the more convinced you are right...the more intentional you need to be in listening. And this week we are reminded of the blessings in listening to Jesus, our Good Shepherd. Also this week in our worship we will be celebrating Mother's Day, praying for all mothers, thanking God for them and asking God to continue blessing the...
Sermon: 1 May 2022 - 2nd. Sunday after Easter - Easter Living is Transforming
May 01, 2022 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBThis Sunday we continue living in the Easter season, with a focus on transformation Acts 9:1-20 and John 21:1-19. Richard Fox from Lutheran Media will also be presenting at both St Pauls and Redeemer to share how Lutheran Media is helping people to connect people in the wider community to the transformation message of Jesus. Support the Show.
Sermon: 24 April 2022 - 1st. Sunday after Easter - Easter Living is Believing
April 24, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBLast Sunday we stepped into the Easter Season remembering and celebrating what Jesus has made possible for us, through His death and resurrection....and over the next 6 weeks we unpack what it means to be living as Easter people, living because of Jesus' resurrection. This week we look how living as Easter people we live with a belief in Jesus and all His actions....based on John 20:19–31 Support the Show.
Sermon: 17 April 2022 - Easter Sunday - Jesus = Life
April 17, 2022 03:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBOur worship services this Easter Weekend cover different and important aspects of Jesus and the Christian life...Maundy Thursday JESUS=SERVICE, Good Friday JESUS=SACRIFICE, and Easter Sunday JESUS=LIFE. I look forward to worshipping with you in person and online. Support the Show.
Sermon: 15 April 2022 - Good Friday - Jesus = Sacrifice
April 15, 2022 03:00 - 4 minutes - 3.34 MBOur worship services this Easter Weekend cover different and important aspects of Jesus and the Christian life...Maundy Thursday JESUS=SERVICE, Good Friday JESUS=SACRIFICE, and Easter Sunday JESUS=LIFE. Support the Show.
Sermon: 14 April 2022 - Maundy Thursday - Jesus = Service
April 15, 2022 03:00 - 13 minutes - 9.64 MBOur worship services this Easter Weekend cover different and important aspects of Jesus and the Christian life...Maundy Thursday JESUS=SERVICE, Good Friday JESUS=SACRIFICE, and Easter Sunday JESUS=LIFE. Support the Show.
Sermon: 10 April 2022 - Palm Sunday - Jesus = Peace
April 10, 2022 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBThis week we begin Holy Week, with the celebration of Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. And the way Jesus enters is significant, on a donkey, it is a sign of peace....this week based on Ephesians 2:14-18 we explore how Jesus truly brings us peace. Support the Show.
Sermon: 3 April 2022 - 5th Sunday in Lent - God’s cleaning hearts for humility
April 03, 2022 03:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBAs we continue our Lent focus on God's cleaning hearts, we explore this week that as God cleans our hearts, he is leading us to humility. Some people struggle with being humble, however Pastor Rick Warren, encourages us to see humility as not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less. We will explore humility through the eyes of St Paul drawing upon Philippians 2:5-11. Support the Show.
Sermon: 27 March 2022 - 4th Sunday in Lent - God’s cleaning hearts for reconciliation
March 27, 2022 03:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBThis week I was again reminded on at least 3 occasions of why it is important to understand that our focus for living is about building and nurturing relationships....and this week's readings reminds us that this is God's focus.....in 2 Corinthians 5:16–21 we see that God takes the initiative in reconciling himself to us and invites us to continue this ministry of helping others discover His focus of reconciliation. So this week in worship we explore how God is cleaning our hearts for rec...
Sermon: 20 March 2022 - 3rd Sunday in Lent - God’s cleaning hearts from idolatry
March 20, 2022 02:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBAs we continue our Lenten journey, this week we explore how God is cleaning our hearts from idols. Now the challenge for us in life is that it is not the terrible or bitter looking things that become idols in our lives often, it is the good looking, beautiful tasting and feel good things that often become idols in our lives. They become idols when we allow them to replace God in our lives. This week we will explore how God cleanses our hearts from idols. Support the Show.
Sermon: 13 March 2022 - God’s cleaning hearts through His community
March 13, 2022 02:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBAs we continue on our focus in Lent this week we explore how God is cleaning hearts with and through His community, the church, based on Philippians 3.17-4.1. Support the Show.
Sermon: 6 March 2022 - God’s cleaning hearts through His word
March 06, 2022 02:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBThe season of Lent has begun, with our focus being God is cleansing our hearts, influenced by Psalm 51. This week we explore how God is cleansing our hearts through His word, as we explore more deeply Romans 10:8-13. Support the Show.
Sermon: 27 February 2022 - Jesus : Revealing the glory of God
February 27, 2022 03:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBSome years ago a friend of mine asked my to reflect on how has my life changed because of Jesus? This was a challenging and deep thought provoking question, and the answers led me to appreciate the importance of Jesus for my life. This week is Transfiguration Sunday where we hear stories of how the glory of God affect people, and now because of Jesus this glory is truly revealed to all who listening and taking notice of Jesus. Support the Show.
Sermon: 20 February 2022 - Your invitation to a life of grace - Jesus
February 20, 2022 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBThis week we continue Jesus' orientation program where He reveals to us His way of life, and in Luke 6:27-38 he invites us to a life of grace. We explore how this life involves both receiving and sharing grace. Support the Show.
Sermon: 13 February 2022 - Jesus : Is He really open to a life with everyone?
February 13, 2022 02:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBThroughout history and even in our lives today there seems to be some people who think they are better than or more important than others, and others who feel they are not good enough. In our Gospel reading this week from Luke 6:17-26 Jesus challenges us to see life differently and to see that all not one group of people are open to being part of His kingdom. Support the Show.
Sermon: 6 February 2022 - Jesus : What can He do for you?
February 07, 2022 01:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBHave you ever picked up something and thought, what can I do with that or this? Perhaps you have looked at someone and thought what on earth can anyone do with them...in this week's worship we look at Jesus and what He can do with you and me, as we explore Luke's perspective of Jesus calling His first disciples. Support the Show.
Sermon: 30 January 2022 - Jesus changes our worldview for good
January 30, 2022 02:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBThis week we continue discovering more about Jesus and His ministry, where He introduces us to a different worldview of living for others, encouraging us to adopt His world view and let go of the world views that we may pick up from other sources, which encourages us to focus on ourselves. This is one of the main reasons that regular worship and bible study is important as through these activities Jesus keeps shaping us with His worldview. Support the Show.
Sermon: 23 January 2022 - When God speaks
January 23, 2022 02:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBWhat do you think God is saying to you? Is it rules and that you are not good enough? or Have you also heard God say more....that He loves you and because of Jesus you have a future? This week we will explore why it is important to keep listening to God, because His story and message for us, ultimately will bring us joy and great news. Support the Show.
Sermon: 16 January 2022 - Jesus turning water into wine
January 16, 2022 02:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThis week we look at one Jesus first and most well known miracles, turning water into wine. With Pastor Richard on holidays, our sermon this week will be read by Marianne Hammerton. Support the Show.
Sermon: 9 January 2022 - Baptism of Jesus
January 09, 2022 02:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBThis week we look at the Baptism of Jesus. With Pastor Richard on holidays, our worship this week will be led by Pastor Tim Zanker and Jerome Mafuru at St Paul's and Rene van den Tol at Redeemer. Thank you for their service and care. Also thank you to everyone who is assisting with worship on Sunday Support the Show.
Sermon: 2 January 2022 - Christmas continues - Living in the Light
January 02, 2022 02:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBThis week we begin a new year, with the encouragement that God's light has come and is present in the world we live. As part of our service we will consider what does it mean for us to go forward into 2022 with God. Support the Show.
Sermon: 26 December 2021 - St. Stephens Day - Christmas as God’s Family - Growing
December 26, 2021 02:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBThis week we embrace the Christmas celebration over 3 days: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St Stephens/Boxing Day. I pray you the message of Jesus coming to your life saturates your Christmas celebrations. Support the Show.
Sermon: 25 December 2021 - Christmas Day - Christmas as God’s Family with God
December 25, 2021 03:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBThis week we embrace the Christmas celebration over 3 days: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St Stephens/Boxing Day. I pray you the message of Jesus coming to your life saturates your Christmas celebrations. Support the Show.
Sermon: 19 December 2021 - Adventing as God's family - With First Communion
December 19, 2021 03:00 - 13 minutes - 9.17 MBThis week our focus turns to the Christmas story. At St Paul's the children tell us the story of Jesus' birth and the blessing this gives us, whilst at Redeemer we hear the story of Christmas and sing the songs of Christmas. Support the Show.
Sermon: 12 December 2021 - Adventing as God's family - With good wisdom
December 12, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBThis week in our Advent Devotion series we continue the focus on Adventing as God's family with God's good wisdom. We will explore how God's wisdom differs from worldly wisdom and what it means for us to be shaped by God's wisdom. Support the Show.
Sermon: 5 December 2021 - Adventing as God's family - With a good name
December 05, 2021 02:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBAs we continue heading towards Christmas, as Christians we have a great resource to help us not only through this busy time of the year, but to also give us meaning about what Christmas is truly about....that resource of course is Jesus. And this week in our worship we focus on how the name of Jesus not only saves us, but also gives us a good name. Support the Show.
Sermon: 28 November 2021 - Adventing as God's family - Being
November 28, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBAdvent begins this week as we focus not only preparing for Christmas but also looking forward to the life God is preparing for us. This year we will explore advent through the lens of God's family - with our theme Adventing as God's family. We will also explore some of the stories behind 4 well known Christmas Carols as we light the Advent Candle. Support the Show.
Sermon: 28 November 2021 - Adventing as God's family - Being
November 28, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBAdvent begins this week as we focus not only preparing for Christmas but also looking forward to the life God is preparing for us. This year we will explore advent through the lens of God's family - with our theme Adventing as God's family. We will also explore some of the stories behind 4 well known Christmas Carols as we light the Advent Candle. Support the show