2020 Services and Sermon Videos
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December 25 - Christmas Day
(Complete service - 42 minutes duration) Many people chase endlessly after some elusive state of 'happiness', but in so doing often miss the wondrous gift of Christ himself - who is the giver of true and lasting joy! As we celebrate the birth of Christ, may you receive true joy from God, knowing that your eternal life and salvation has been secured through what this baby in the manger has accomplished for us. Joy to the world, the Lord is come! |
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December 20 - Fourth Sunday of Advent
(Complete service - 41 minutes duration) If you have ever pondered what your dream house might look like, you are in good company with King David! After completing his own build, David starting thinking about another similar project - designing a permanent house for God. But God had other ideas which were far more permanent in nature than David could have ever comprehended. Through Christ, we are now recipients of an eternal dwelling place! |
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December 13 - Third Sunday of Advent
(Complete service - 36 minutes duration) You may have heard it said that if we “fail to plan, we plan to fail!” Yet despite our best laid plans, sometimes things don’t go as we had hoped, or worse, they don’t go at all. In our sermon today we hear about the carpenter, Joseph, and how he dealt with a complete disruption to his plans. Lord, help us to willingly submit to your plan for our life. |
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December 6 - Second Sunday of Advent
(Complete service - 40 minutes duration) There are lots or reasons to shout and cry out in our world today - shouts of despair, cries of anger and hopelessness. Yet, in the midst of this sin weary world, we have something wonderful to shout - the coming of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus, who brings forgiveness, comfort and true peace to the world. |
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November 29 - First Sunday of Advent
(Complete service - 36 minutes duration) Waiting may be hard – but if what we are waiting for is something completely wonderful, then it is definitely worth the wait! As we begin the season of Advent, we are called into a period of waiting on God. I pray that this Advent would be free of the annual busy-ness that happens at this time of year - so that you may prayerfully ponder the wonder of what God has in store for us through Jesus Christ. |
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November 22 - Last Sunday of Church Year - "Day of fulfilment"
(Complete service - 40 minutes duration) Many of us would have been taught in our younger years to say "thank you" to those who gave us something or helped us in some way. Likewise, saying 'thank you' to God is something that is only learned through years of repetition before it becomes 'natural' for us. May today's sermon be a reminder of God's grace and unfathomable patience with us, and help us to discover a multitude of reasons to give thanks to him each day! |
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November 15 - Twenty Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 40 minutes duration) "Use it or lose it!" You may have heard that phrase applied to a number of different life scenarios, and it seems to fit our sermon text today! As you contemplate what God has graciously given you, I pray that you would use it - for God's glory! I pray that his gifts to you would inspire you to serve others in his name |
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November 8 - Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 39 minutes duration) Do you ever grow tired and weary from all your work and commitments? Do you ever grow burdened just through living your life? Our Lord Jesus has something to say if you do. He gives us a wonderful invitation - to come to him and rest! Lord, grant us your rest and peace! |
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November 1 - All Saints Day
(Complete service - 49 minutes duration) As we celebrate All Saints Day, we give thanks to God for our loved ones who have died in the last 12 months, whom God has called to himself through faith in Christ. We also thank God for the faithful witness of those who have gone before us over the centuries and have pointed us to Jesus as the true hope and our loving Saviour. |
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October 25 - Reformation Sunday
(Complete service - 38 minutes duration) God is constantly working to re-form us in the image of Christ. This weekend we celebrate Reformation Sunday and praise God for those people who faithfully pointed the church back to God's word and its focus on Christ alone as our only Saviour, whose gift of grace is ours through faith alone! Soli Deo gloria! |
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October 18 - Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 27 minutes duration) Do you like getting new clothes? Some people love the shopping aspect while some despise it! Our sermon this week speaks about the one who freely and graciously covers us with 'robes of righteousness' - perfect, spotless new clothes! |
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October 11 - Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 40 minutes duration) Immediately after God miraculously rescued the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt, they began worshipping a statue of a calf made of gold. Instead of praising God for his saving mercy they worshipped an idol! We might think, ‘how dumb is that?’ And yet their idolatry is repeated by all of us at different points. Praise God for his forgiving mercy which frees us from slavery to our 'idols'! |
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September 20 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 39 minutes duration) Have you ever run away from God? Have you ever known what God wanted you to do, but you didn't want to do it? Well, that's exactly what Jonah did! However, when we look closely at his story, we discover the real reason for his resistance is quite startling and confronting. Our sermon explores Jonah's struggle and points us to the gracious mercy of God. |
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September 13 - Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 38 minutes duration) This final instalment of our sermon series on the Lord's Prayer invites us to praise God for all the wondrous things he has done for us! However, we need to be careful when we say 'Amen' to this prayer, because it has big implications for our lives! Our Father in heaven, hear our prayer and grant us your peace! |
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September 6 - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 42 minutes duration) There are many different kinds of evil in the world around us: random evil, intentional evil, catastrophic evil and everyday evil. In this weeks' petition of our Lord's Prayer sermon series, we ask God to "Deliver us from evil!" However, this request goes beyond asking God for protection from bad things happening to us, as it also includes the evil lurking within our own hearts! Praise God that he graciously does deliver us! |
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August 30 - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 41 minutes duration) We are surrounded by all sorts of temptations that entice us to take short cuts, cross boundaries, and ignore what is pleasing to God and healthy for community life with others. This week's sermon continues our series on the Lord's Prayer looking at the petition - "Lead us not into temptation". |
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August 23 - Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 43 minutes duration) The most challenging of all the petitions in the Lord's Prayer is this - "Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us". This week's sermon examines the implications and joys of this petition. Praise God for his empowering forgiveness of us! |
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August 16 - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 39 minutes duration) Worship service prepared for those unable to attend St Paul's services in person on August 16 and for residents of Zion Lutheran Home. The sermon continues the Lord's Prayer Series with this week's petition - "Give us this day our daily bread". |
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August 9 - Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 38 minutes duration) Worship service prepared for residents of Zion Lutheran Home and those unable to attend St Paul's services in person on August 9. The sermon continues the Lord's Prayer Series with this week's petition - "Your will be done". |
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August 2 - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 42 minutes duration) Worship service prepared for residents of Zion Lutheran Home and those unable to attend St Paul's services in person. This sermon is the same as preached at St Paul's Lutheran church on August 2 - continuing the Lord's Prayer Series with this week's petition - "Your kingdom come". |
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July 26 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 41 minutes duration) "Is nothing sacred anymore?" .... Our world has changed so rapidly in recent times, as every part of life has been scrutinised, torn apart and reshaped to suit ourselves. In the face of this, our sermon explores the second petition of the Lord's Prayer - "Hallowed be your name". |
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July 19 - Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 43 minutes duration) Our loving heavenly Father gives us the wonderful privilege of bringing all of our joys and sorrows, and our requests and praise to him in prayer. Today's sermon explores the first petition of the Lord's Prayer - "Our Father in heaven" and the communal implications of that. |
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July 12 - Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
(Complete service - 43 minutes duration) Prayer is one of God's wonderful gifts to us, yet it is often a mystery to many people or misunderstood. Maybe you have asked yourself questions such as, "Is there a right way to pray?", and, "Is every prayer answered?", or the perennial question, "why hasn't God answered me?". This week we are starting a sermon series on prayer, with a focus on the Lord's Prayer. I pray that you would grow in your prayer life and your trust in God's answers! |
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June 7 - Trinity Sunday
(Complete service - 36 minutes duration) The mystery of the Triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is beyond human comprehension. Yet our loving God desires that we would personally know his gracious mercy, his undaunted love for us and his life saving forgiveness offered through Jesus Christ. Let us praise, worship, proclaim and serve our amazing Lord! |
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May 31 - Pentecost Sunday
(Complete service - 45 minutes duration) Do you ever feel emotionally or spiritually dry? Is your life lacking in purpose and direction? On Pentecost Sunday we rejoice that God is able to breathe new life into situations that may seem dead to us. God continues to pour out his Holy Spirit so that we may be shaped, equipped and guided in our life with Christ. |
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May 24 - Seventh Sunday of Easter (Celebrating Ascension)
(Complete service - 40 minutes duration) The Ascension of Jesus Christ signifies both the wonderful conclusion of one phase of God's mission to the world and the beginning of another - one that involves us! This week's sermon explores this exciting, daunting and joyous challenge which gives great purpose to our lives. |
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May 17 - Sixth Sunday of Easter
(Complete service - 42 minutes duration) Our view of God can easily change throughout the course of our lives. Our childhood perceptions may be quite different to our faith reactions in moments of desperation or crisis. Yet despite our fickle human nature, God's Word never changes and his promises remain secure! This week's sermon asks the question "How big is your God?" Do we diminish and limit God or do we trust the wondrous, gracious promises he makes? |
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May 10 - Fifth Sunday of Easter
(Complete service - 45 minutes duration) Where do we look to determine our value and worth as human beings - especially as we go through change, or have our world turned upside down? God's view of us is so different to what the world around us may say. Hear more in this week's service and sermon. |
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May 3 - Fourth Sunday of Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday (Complete service - 39 minutes duration)
The fourth Sunday of Easter is traditionally known as Good Shepherd Sunday. This service focuses upon our loving and caring shepherd, Jesus Christ, who lays down his life for us. |
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April 26 - Third Sunday of Easter (Complete Service)
(45 minutes duration) As we continue to celebrate the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ (The Third Sunday of Easter), this service includes many ANZAC related themes and illustrations, pointing to Christ as the only one who can bring true and lasting peace. |
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April 19 - Second Sunday of Easter (Complete Service)
(38 minutes duration) Worship service for the second Sunday after Easter, focusing on the appearance of Jesus to his disciples in a locked room after his resurrection from the dead. |
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April 12 - Easter Sunday Service (Complete Service)
(38 minutes duration) The single most significant day in the history of the world is the day that Jesus rose from the dead! This Easter Sunday worship service celebrates this life changing event. |
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April 10 - Good Friday Service (Complete Service)
(43 minutes duration) Good Friday is the most solemn day of the Christian calendar, yet the most significant. This day remembers and celebrates the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ for the sins of the world. It leads us to the most life changing and joyous day of all when Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. |
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April 5 - Palm Sunday Service (Complete Service)
(37 minutes duration) Palm Sunday saw the people of Jerusalem welcome Jesus like a 'king', which in fact he is - the true king of the world! Yet just days later they turned on him and shouted "crucify him"! This Palm Sunday worship service begins Holy Week in which we walk with Jesus to the cross, the grave and to the empty tomb. |
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March 29 - Service of the Word (Complete Service)
(With Bible readings, confession, sermon, prayers, creed and hymns) - 38 minutes duration
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March 22 - Sermon Only (Audio and Power-point slides)
Ephesians 5:8-11 (Pastor Mark Nitschke)
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Audio only sermons (below)
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