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| A Silent Night? |  | 26-Dec-10 | Matthew 2: 13-23 | Life after Christmas - incarnation in a dangerous world. (Ven Jan Clark) | 10:35/
1.81 MB |
| Significance | | 24-Dec-10
11:30 p.m. | John 1: 1-14 | The gift of Christmas - why we are important, even in an unimaginably large universe. (Alan Firth) | 13:04/
2.24 MB |
| Signs of Hope | | 5-Dec-10 | Isaiah 11: 1-10; Romans 15: 4-13; Matthew 3: 1-12 | The call to come home; hope and renewal for the community of God. (Ven Jan Clark) | 13:53/
2.38 MB |
| Unpredictable Certainty |
| 28-Nov-10 | Isaiah 2: 1-5; Romans 13: 11-14; Matthew 24: 36-44 | "It will happen" - Advent, advertising and the return of Christ. (Revd Roger Barker) | 16:12/
2.78 MB |
| What Sort of King is This? |
| 21-Nov-10
7:00 p.m. | 1 Samuel 8: 4-20; John 18: 33-38 | Good and bad kings - Saul and Pilate and Jesus. (Jo Fielding) | 18:40/
3.20 MB |
| Light in Dark Places |
| 14-Nov-10 | Malachi 4: 1-2a; 2 Thessalonians 3: 6-13; Luke 21: 5-19 | Doom, gloom and hope - Harry Potter and the destruction of Jerusalem. (Alan Firth) | 12:46/
2.19 MB |
| Hoping for the Best |
| 7-Nov-10 | Job 19: 23-27a; 2 Thessalonians 2: 1-5, 13-17; Luke 20: 27-40 | Life after death - what we believe and what we actually know. (Revd Roger Barker) | 16:14/
2.78 MB |
| A New Saint is Born Again |
| 31-Oct-10 | Acts 2: 29-39; Romans 6: 1-8; Mark 1: 9-20 | The community of saints, and the meaning and purpose of baptism. (Revd Roger Barker) | 15:35/
2.67 MB |
| Know Thyself |
| 24-Oct-10 | Luke 18: 9-14 | The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. (Revd Roger Barker) | 14:41/
2.52 MB |
| Joy and Thanksgiving |
| 17-Oct-10
7:00 p.m. | Nehemiah 8: 9-18; John 16: 1-11 | The Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, seen in a Christian context. (Revd Roger Barker) | 11:05/
1.90 MB |
| Giving Thanks |
| 10-Oct-10 | 2 Kings 5: 1-3, 7-15c; Luke 17: 11-19 | The one who came back - the strange details of an outwardly-simple story. (Revd Roger Barker) | 16:59/
2.91 MB |
| The Tapestry of Creation |
| 3-Oct-10 | Deuteronomy 8: 6-10; Romans 8: 18-25; Mark 4: 26-32 | Rare beetles and the purpose of the universe: secular and Christian motives for the Care of Creation. (Alan Firth) | 15:06/
2.59 MB |
| Doors and Gates |
| 26-Sep-10 | Amos 6: 1a, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6: 6-19; Luke 16: 19-31 | Reliance on God or on riches - the parable of the closed gate. (Revd Roger Barker) | 14:48/
2.54 MB |
| Building Temples |
| 19-Sep-10
7:00 p.m. | Ezra 1: 1-11; John 7: 14-36 | From dream to nightmare; the restoration of the temple, and what came afterwards. (Jo Fielding) | 18:21/
3.15 MB |
| Lost and Found |
| 12-Sep-10 | Exodus 32: 7-14; 1 Timothy 1: 12-17; Luke 15: 1-10 | The joy of finding something that was lost - some illustrations of God's character. (Revd Roger Barker) | 21:49/
3.74 MB |
| The Cost of Discipleship |
| 5-Sep-10 | Deuteronomy 30: 15-20; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14: 25-33 | Costly grace: Jesus' uncompromising but essential message about putting God first. (Revd Chris Holmes) | 21:08/
3.62 MB |
| One Thing or the Other |
| 22-Aug-10 | Isaiah 58: 9b-14; Hebrews 12: 18-29; Luke 13: 10-17 | Two very different pictures of the nature of God, and their implications. (Revd Roger Barker) | 18:40/
3.20 MB |
| The Assumption |
| 15-Aug-10
7:00 p.m. | Acts 1: 6-14 | Connecting earth and heaven - the Assumption, the Ascension and the liberation of Le Quesnoy. (Barbara Dineen) | 16:19/
2.80 MB |
| No Worries, Mate! |
| 8-Aug-10 | Genesis 15: 1-6; Hebrews 11: 1-3, 8-16; Luke 12: 32-40 | "Even though he did not know where he was going" - examples of faith in action. (Revd Roger Barker) | 18:51/
3.23 MB |
| Pharaoh's Dream |
| 18-Jul-10
7:00 p.m. | Genesis 41: 1-16, 25-37 | Significant dreams, and how to deal with them. (Revd Roger Barker) | 11:05/
1.90 MB |
| Doing Likewise |
| 11-Jul-10 | Luke 10: 25-37 | The nutty Samaritan - how a popular parable is about much more than being nice to strangers. (Revd Roger Barker) | 16:53/
2.89 MB |
| A Blueprint for a Church |
| 4-Jul-10 | Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 | A system for ministry which Jesus organised, and how it compares with the Christian Church. (Alan Firth) | 12:36/
2.16 MB |
| Facing Opposition |
| 27-Jun-10 | 1 Kings 19: 15-16, 19-21; Galatians 5: 1, 13-25; Luke 9: 51-62 | Competing interests: Jesus' reaction to rejection and to incomplete commitment. (Revd Roger Barker) | 16:39/
2.85 MB |
| The Scapegoat |
| 20-Jun-10 | Luke 8: 26-39 | How one healing affected the rest of the community, and created a new ministry. (Bishop Kelvin Wright) | 11:14/
1.92 MB |
| Receiving Ministry |
| 13-Jun-10 | Luke 7: 36 - 8: 3 | Some people who ministered to Jesus, and how self-sufficiency can get in the way of love. (Revd Roger Barker) | 16:33/
2.84 MB |
| Te Pouhere Sunday |
| 6-Jun-10 | Deuteronomy 6: 1-9; 2 Corinthians 5: 14-19; Luke 6: 46-49 | Cultural or theological? Reasons for the three-stranded structure of our church. (Revd Roger Barker) | 12:11/
2.09 MB |
| One True God |
| 30-May-10 | John 16: 12-15 | The paradox of the Trinity in a religion which firmly proclaims a single God. (Revd John Sherlock) | 15:46/
2.70 MB |
| Prayer and Preparation |
| 16-May-10
7:00 p.m. | Isaiah 44: 1-8; Ephesians 4: 7-16 | Preparing for the important, neglected feast of Pentecost. (Revd Roger Barker) | 11:26/
1.96 MB |
| The Third Age |
| 16-May-10
8:00 a.m. | Acts 16: 16-34; Revelation 22: 12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17: 20-26 | The world after Ascension and Pentecost - how the Holy Spirit can work through anyone. (Alan Firth) | 9:07/
1.56 MB |
| Do You Want To Be Healed? |
| 9-May-10 | John 5: 1-9 | Stories of healing in the Gospels, and how healing and absolution are not entirely distinct ministries. (Revd Roger Barker) | 16:10/
2.77 MB |
| Awash in Grace |
| 2-May-10 | Acts 11: 1-18; John 13: 31-35 | Baptism and service - water as a channel for love and grace. (Revd Shirley Brunton) | 7:22/
1.26 MB |
| All Good Things . . . |
| 25-Apr-10 | Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8; Revelation 21: 1-4; Mark 15: 33-37, 16: 1-2, 5-7 | Christianity and war: reconciling Anzac Day with the season of Easter. (Alan Firth) | 10:47/
1.85 MB |
| Finding the Tipping Point |
| 18-Apr-10
7:00 p.m. | Isaiah 38: 9-20; John 11: 17-44 | Hezekiah, Lazarus, Jesus and ourselves - four stories of life renewed. (Jo Fielding) | 28:37/
4.91 MB |
| Even Those Who Pierced Him |
| 11-Apr-10 | Acts 5: 27-32; Revelation 1: 4-8; John 20: 19-29 | Looking back to the beginning of the Church after the Resurrection, in a moment of love and forgiveness. (Revd Roger Barker) | 15:38/
2.68 MB |
| The Mood of Easter |
| 4-Apr-10 | Isaiah 65: 17-25; 1 Corinthians 15: 19-26; Luke 24: 1-12 | A reminder of joy - why Easter isn't an intellectual exercise. (Revd Roger Barker) | 14:27/
2.48 MB |
| One of Us |
| 21-Mar-10
7:00 p.m. | 2 Chronicles 35: 1-6, 10-16; Luke 22: 1-13 | Ordinary evil: Judas Iscariot and his betrayal of Jesus. (Revd Roger Barker) | 11:37/
1.99 MB |
| Words of Warning |
| 7-Mar-10 | Isaiah 55: 1-9; 1 Corinthians 10: 1-13; Luke 13: 1-9 | The difference between prohibitions and warnings, and how we so often ignore the latter. (Revd Roger Barker) | 15:59/
2.74 MB |
| Promise and Call |
| 28-Feb-10 | Genesis 15: 1-12, 17-18; Luke 9: 28-36 | A vision for the future - Abram, the Transfiguration and Bishop Kelvin's ordination. (Revd Shirley Brunton) | 11:32/
1.98 MB |
| Talking About Sin |
| 21-Feb-10
7:00 p.m. | Jonah 3: 1-10; Luke 18: 9-14 | "What do I need a Saviour for?" - pride, humility, and our society's last taboo subject. (Revd Roger Barker) | 15:12/
2.61 MB |
| Farewell |
| 14-Feb-10 | Jeremiah 17: 5-10; 1 Corinthians 15: 12-20; Luke 6: 17-26 | An old story and a new beginning - Kelvin Wright's last Sunday sermon as Vicar of St John's Roslyn. | 17:17/
2.96 MB |
| I and Thou |
| 7-Feb-10 | Isaiah 6: 1-8; 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11; Luke 5: 1-11 | Relationships with objects and with people, and encounters with God. | 15:40/
2.69 MB |
| The Wages of Sin |
| 31-Jan-10 | Luke 2: 22-40 | Good and evil and stupidity: the real reason for avoiding sin. | 14:54/
2.55 MB |
| Freedom and Fear |
| 24-Jan-10 | Luke 4: 14-21 | An unexpected omission of vengeance - God's absolute love, and human reaction to it. | 14:55/
2.56 MB |
| The Wedding at Cana |
| 17-Jan-10 | Isaiah 62: 1-5; 1 Corinthians 12: 1-11; John 2: 1-11 | The best wine last - how Jesus' first miracle sets the pattern for our relationships with each other and with God. | 15:16/
2.62 MB |
| Perfection | | 10-Jan-10 | Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22 | Why the pursuit of perfection isn't the way to God. | 9:50/
1.68 MB |
| Seeing and Doing | | 3-Jan-10 | Matthew 2: 1-12 | Different sorts of knowledge, and the three components of wisdom. | 13:07/
2.25 MB |
