Sermons
The enduring church of Jesus
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- Written by Pastor Mathew Ker
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost – Mark 13:1-8
Grace, peace and mercy to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
A new movie is due to hit the movie screens in the coming weeks and it is called, “2012.” This movie once more picks up the topic of the ‘end of the world’. Whilst we might be able to dismiss it as a piece of entertainment, light on reality but heavy with spectacular special effects, it worth considering what lies behind such popularity in such a topic.
Humanity is always looking forward, trying to understand or gain a glimpse into the future. We imagine things will always stay the same, or we are quick to second guess what any particular outcome might be. When the disciples spent time in the temple in Jerusalem, they marvelled at the splendour, the size and the majesty of such a building. Surely if ever there was a building that would endure forever it would be God’s holy house here on earth. Jesus provides a sobering reality check to both his disciples and to us today, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” (Mark 13:2)
Heavenly Father, sanctify us in the truth, your Word is truth. Amen.
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The cost of sin
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Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost – Hebrews 9:24-28
Grace, peace and mercy to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
There is always a cost in life. Sometimes the cost is small or almost inconsequential, so small in fact that we almost ignore it. Sometimes the cost is so large, we can’t ignore and so we are forced to deal with the reality of the cost.
Dealing with sin means a heavy price must be paid. In a culture in which sin in minimalised, in which we are told more and more, “it doesn’t really matter,” we can forget that sin costs us our relationship with God. Sooner or later, whether we like it or not, every person needs to deal with the reality of sin in their life and consider what the cost is to them personally. They must ask themselves, “What is the cost of sin?”
Heavenly Father, sanctify us in the truth, your Word is truth. Amen.
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The greatest commandment and the great promise
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Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost – Mark 12:28-34
Grace, peace and mercy to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
To so many who stand outside the Christian Church, and I might add, a good many who are inside the church, the Christian Faith is all about the rules. If you do what God wants, if you obey the Ten Commandments, you’ll get into heaven. Jesus will fix a good place for you. Well God knows and the Bible tells us that no matter how hard we try to keep God’s commands, we make mistakes, we let God down.
So to make up for our shortcomings, our failures, God sent his Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus came to remind us of God’s expectations of us, but also to fulfil these expectations perfectly. Jesus both tells us God’s greatest commandment and he brings us his great promise.
Heavenly Father, sanctify us in the truth, your Word is truth. Amen.
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The poor little rich church
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Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Guest speaker Trevor Ruthenberg, recently appointed to the new LCA role of Executive Officer of the Church (EOC), addressed our Trinity congregation at both 8 am and 10 am services with the message he'll be presenting at our national Synod in Melbourne next week.
Our congregation is one congregation in excess of over 500 congregations that make up the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA). The LCA meets as a Synod nationally (with every congregation represented) once every three years, and as a district Synod (e.g. Queensland) once every year.
Trevor's message reflected on his new role as EOC, why our church needs an EOC, what we as part of the LCA do well, and where he sees the future direction of our church.
- Listen to the presentation mp3 recorded at our Trinity 10 am service here