Spirited Word
By God's Word proclaimed, the Holy Spirit works faith in God's grace in Jesus, when and where he pleases. Sermons by Pastor Adrian Kitson, Lutheran Church of Australia.
St Petri Lutheran Church, Nuriootpa, Barossa Valley, South Australia.
www.stpetri.org.au
Episodes
174 episodes
God Is In The Manger
How do we cope with waiting? This week we hear that there is great value in our waiting. It is in waiting that we hear the invitation to let this Jesus in the manger into our lives. Will we let him into our various questions and troubles and ne...
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23:28
The End: What Do We Do?
We come to the Last Sunday of the church year before we switch to that season of waiting and watching for the celebration of the coming of the Saviour.We hear one of those parables Jesus tells to address a particular issue. In this case,...
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25:32
The End: Wasting Time Until The End?
As the year’s end comes up you might find yourself beginning to think over your year. How has the year gone? How did I do when it comes to our plans, retirement, goals we set, things we did and if we are doing paid work - how is my work going?<...
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28:07
Powering Your Life
It is strange how the people around Jesus who seemed to have the most trouble receiving his authority over their life were the people who were very religious.We hear from the Sadducees, who were a group of experts in theology, driven by ...
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27:18
All Saints Day - Marked With A Seal
It is All Saints Day. This is the day to remember and give thanks for who we have lost. It is also a day to remember and give thanks for whose we are and who we are – saints.Hard to believe that we are saints. Often, we hear that word ‘s...
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19:25
Reformation Day
“The just shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:17)Bishop Paul says: Martin Luther’s great reformation discovery was “the big arrow down” of God acting gracious “down” to us. Not humankind climbing a ladder of good works up to God.
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19:48
New Name
There is a lot in a name and no matter what name calling you might hear from others or even what name you may give yourself, God has a name for you. He gives us all names - his names: names like he gave Jacob - true, affirming, future-filled, h...
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27:59
Can You See?
We come across a familiar account of a 1 in 10 chance today. Ten very unwell and isolated people receive way more than they bargained for from Jesus but only one of them really ‘sees’ Jesus and responds wholeheartedly. It is the story of the 10...
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21:05
Fan Into Flame The Gift Of God
We often take love, kindness, and relationships for granted, letting them lose their joy and passion. The same can happen in our Christian life when faith becomes routine. True growth means striving to be more like Jesus through love, care, and...
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26:02
The Treasure Hunt We’re All On
Every human heart is on a treasure hunt. Some chase wealth, others chase security, others chase recognition or comfort. Paul, in this closing chapter of 1 Timothy, draws our eyes away from false treasures to the true riches found only in Christ...
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18:12
Sowing and Reaping Freely
After several short stints which have seen us journey through the Letter to the Galatians over twelve Sundays, we complete the journey today.We hear Paul signing off to the people he loves and wants the best. He has tried to convince...
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29:10
Fruit Of The Spirit
How do we cope with that struggle within? Our earthly longings and desires and the internal desire of the Holy Spirit within us to bring the glory, beauty and love of Jesus to our hearts day by day. This tussle with human wayward attitude...
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30:36
Confidence In Freedom
Who are the people of God's promise? What is the gift of "living in freedom" and how do we keep being "free"? Pastor Adrian shares some insights as to how we can stand in that freedom for all that we are facing.Pastor Adrian
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25:47
Family Is Important
Family is important. I think we all know this and spend a lot of time supporting our family in a lot of different ways. This is good. God has put us in families for our wellbeing and for the good of the world.Paul takes up his strong enc...
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27:12
Complaining vs Gratitude
We work hard to achieve and to be very good and strive to perform well and live life under our own steam, maybe trying to earn blessing and hope and identity in our lives. Whilst this can be good, we can also become slaves to this. ...
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25:51
The Baton Change
Did you know that together we're part of a story? It's a baton-race that is being written right now.And now we are running a leg of that faith relay right here in Nuriootpa. We're here with a purpose. Backed by a great cloud of Christian...
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31:01
Free To Encourage One Another
Millions, maybe billions, have died for the cause of “freedom”. Every year, we remember those who fought and died for the civil freedom we have today. And rightly so. There are examples of non-Christians making great sac...
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25:47
Undeserved Goodness
Possessions in themselves are not a problem. Problems come through our attitude and relationship to our possessions. God knows we need many things to get through life. He is our dear Father, and he graciously provides our needs and gifts us wit...
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18:46
Set Free To Live Free
I need reminders every day that I am saved by grace through faith in Jesus alone, and that I also exist by grace to live by faith in Christ alone. The Holy Spirit, our Helper and Encourager, has gifted us to live for Jesus, and grows within us ...
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24:02
One Thing Is Needful
We are in familiar territory this morning – in the home of Jesus’ close friends, Mary and Martha. We hear of their different ways of serving their Lord, and we get the sense that Martha struggles with that invisible line we all have close to us...
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21:28
Children Of God
I wonder how you think you ensure your life is blessed and goes well? It is very common for people to believe that it is all about doing the right thing, knowing the right things and avoiding the bad things. If you do all that, then...
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22:42
The Law and the Gospel
I wonder how you think you ensure your life is blessed and goes well? It is very common for people to believe that it is all about doing the right thing, knowing the right things and avoiding the bad things. If you do all that then ...
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31:11
Never Left Behind
A lot of people know that faith in the grace of God in Jesus is the crucial thing for living this life with sure hope and a bright future even beyond suffering and death. But it is very easy to leave this life-giving thing on the sh...
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25:41
