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Jesus Christ: The Real Thing
11:00am, Sunday, March 23, 2014
by Andrew Brook
Passage: John 4:5-42
Duration: 23 mins 17 secs
The history of advertising shows it making some astonishing claims -- claims that are better suited to the Creator than to any product. And in today's story, which is the longest Biblical record of an individual encounter with Jesus, the Samaritan woman at the well discovers that Jesus is, indeed, the real thing. [ Organ/Choir - Lent 3 ]
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Doh Re Mi
9:00am, Sunday, March 16, 2014
by Aldi Elberts
Passage: John 3:3
Duration: 17 mins 51 secs
The letters D-R-M will help dig into the nature of being born again. Why do we need to be born again? Because, spiritually speaking we are Dead on arrival. How does this rebirth happen? Through Repentence, entering a relationship with God through the natural (water, Word and sacrament) and the supernatural (the Holy Spirit). Finally, what are the results for Me? We are made new; now we find a new way to do, to serve in the Kingdom. [ Organ/Choir - Lent 2 ]
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The Evil One
11:00am, Sunday, March 9, 2014
by Andrew Brook
Passage: Matthew 4:1-11
Series: Bach Cantatas
Duration: 19 mins 26 secs
(First of a series about those who had Encounters With Jesus.) There can be no doubt that evil stalks this world, intent on destroying God's good creation. After his baptism, Jesus found himself doing battle with this tempter, this slanderer, this adversary (the three names given in this account to Satan). Jesus resisted temptation, but his ministry is characterised by the constant presence of evil. Our baptism into Christ marks us as participants in the continuing skirmish, but we know who wins in the end. [ Organ - Lent 1 - Buxtehude Cantata BuxWV 60 Jesu, Meine Freude ]
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Bach BWV 39 & Buxtehude BuxWV 60
11:00am, Sunday, March 9, 2014
by Andrew Brook
Series: Bach Cantatas
[ Special - Cantatas from Feb 9 & Mar 9 2014 ]
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Abortion
6:00pm, Sunday, March 2, 2014
by Andrew Brook
Series: Thomas Place Big Questions
Duration: 23 mins 29 secs
Our Thomas Place services (first Sunday evening of the month) tackle big questions. This month's question is about abortion: is it always wrong? How should we respond? Senior Pastor Andrew Brook makes clear that Christians have not always responded well. It's time for a rethink. [ Thomas Place - Transfiguration ]
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Transformation
9:00am, Sunday, March 2, 2014
by Aldi Elberts
Passage: Matthew 17:2
Duration: 16 mins 52 secs
Transfiguration means a kind of transformation, and we could say that the whole Christian life is about transformation. How does this happen? First we must see Jesus, and recognise who he is and what he offers us. (What happened with the disciples on the mountain makes this cleear.) Second, we must hear Jesus, and third we must simply obey Jesus. In being transformed ourselves, we become a transforming influence on our world. [ Organ - Transfiguration of Our Lord ]
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Peacemakers and Persecuted
11:00am, Sunday, February 23, 2014
by Andrew Brook
Passage: Matthew 5:9-12
Duration: 17 mins 58 secs
Recent events in North Korea show that true peacemakers may rapidly become the persecuted. This is not peace in the sense of ending hostilities, separating the parties at the point of a gun. Biblical peacemaking starts not with the outside, but with the inside. And this can result in persecution to one degree or another. In many parts of the world, this persecution today is very real. How could Jesus then say that those persecuted are blessed? [ Organ/Choir - Epiphany 7 ]
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Merciful, and Pure in Heart
9:00am, Sunday, February 16, 2014
by Andrew Brook
Passage: Matthew 5:7-8
Duration: 18 mins 17 secs
Mercy gives undeserved forgivess, exactly as God offers us. Jesus showed mercy to those he healed; God offers mercy to all through the death and resurrection of his Son. So too, this is to be the orientation, the pattern, for all who follow Jesus: we are merciful to others. We are also to be pure in heart. In this context "heart" means the seat of all thinking and acting. These days we would say integirty, meaning both morally upright, and unified and consistent. To be people of integrity, we have help both from God, and from our community of believers. [ Organ/Choir - Epiphany 6 ]
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Teachable and Proactive
11:00am, Sunday, February 9, 2014
by Aldi Elberts
Passage: Matthew 5:5-6
Series: Bach Cantatas
Duration: 15 mins 13 secs
Dealing with the next two beatitudes: Blessed are the meek; and Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Meekness may include receiving assistance from others; staying accountable and receiving feedback. This can be both surprising and tough. Hungering and thirsting for righteousness means we want to be changed. We want to leave behind unhealthy behaviors, and seek God's healing. To God's offer, we need to choose our response. [ Organ/Choir - Epiphany 5 - Bach Cantata BWV 39 'Break Bread for the Hungry' ]
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Meditation on Mary
6:00pm, Sunday, February 2, 2014
by Thomas Pietsch
Series: Thomas Place Big Questions
[ Special - Epiphany 4 - Thomas Place ]
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