Sermon Podcasts at St Thomas' Moonee Ponds
Gospel reading and sermon from St Thomas' Moonee Ponds each week.
Episodes
72 episodes
Sowing gospel seeds in the diverse world of our kids - Part 1
Is modern life hardening the soil of our hearts before the Word even has a chance to land?In this first installment of our special intergenerational series, we begin unpacking Jesus' Parable of the Sower—not as ancient farmland wi...
The Rest that Comes from Stopping the Reputation War | Matthew 11:15-30
Are you exhausted? Not just from your schedule, but from the constant, draining effort of managing what everyone thinks of you?In this episode, we dive into Matthew 11:15-30 and uncover the real root of our soul-tiredness. It turns out t...
From Wages to Welcome: What Are We Really Receiving?
Is your hospitality just good manners—or do you reframe it as a divine encounter?We all understand wages: you work, you get paid. You sin, you face consequences. Romans 6:23 lays it out bluntly: "The wages of sin is death."<...
One Day One Song One God
What if picking up a microphone on World Music Day wasn't just about performance—but about allegiance?In this episode, we dive headfirst into one of Jesus' most unsettling and electrifying sermons: Matthew 10:24–39. If the Head ...
Courage of the displaced and the witness
What does courage really look like?We often imagine heroic one‑time acts. But for refugees, courage is quieter – and harder. It’s leaving everything behind. Learning a new language while grieving a lost home. Standing before officials wh...
Mercy for the bleeding Earth.
What does the healing of a bleeding woman and a dead girl have to do with caring for our planet? More than you might think.In this episode, we dive into Matthew 9:9–13 and 9:18–26 – a passage where Jesus declares, “I desire mercy, no...
All In - Trinity Sunday and Reconciliation Week.
What does it mean to go “All In” – with God, and with the First Peoples of this land?This Trinity Sunday, we sit at a holy intersection. The church celebrates the God who is community – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – and Reconciliation W...
Reading from Acts 2:1-21 in languages as well as English.
Today's reading was done in a number of languages including English,Croatian, Bazaar, Spanish, Cantonese, Italian and Mandarin.Listen in to hear the reading in the languages of the world.
From Natural Capacity to Supernatural Testimony – Pentecost + Volunteer Sunday
What if the Holy Spirit isn’t primarily interested in making you a better volunteer? What if the real Pentecost moment is when your natural ability gets overtaken by supernatural testimony?This week on the podcast, we explore a powerful ...
Sent into hard places service like Jesus.
You don’t need a pulpit to release the kingdom – just a kettle, a kind ear, and a willingness to go to the hard places. We unpack two powerful scriptures from our lectionary today:John 17 – Jesus prays for you before...
We are people longing to be with God.
Bishop Alison spoke at out 10am service today about our desire and longing to be with God. She spoke about being in a culture that offers us a lot of stimulation, yet fails to satisfactorily fulfil the deeper desire for meaning. Jesus off...
God is in us as we are in God.
What does it really mean that God lives in you? And how do you actually stay there? In John 14:15–21, Jesus makes a staggering promise: the Holy Spirit will not just be with you—He will be in you. The Father ...
When your home might not be a safe space.
What happens when the Vicar has lived the text before he ever preached it?Today we looked at Domestic Violence and looked to raise awareness about this in our community.Karen, our parishioner and boardmember of GenWest, sha...
Archbishop Ric at St Thomas 5pm Service 26042026
Archbishop Ric at St Thomas' 5pm service 26th April 2026
When you’re walking away from the hard thing—including the church itself.
We all know what it’s like to walk away. From a grief too heavy to carry. From a prayer that went unanswered. From a hope that shattered.But many of us are also walking away from church—quietly, painfully, and for real reasons. Hy...
Jesus Opens the Locked Door – Parenting Through Fear with Resurrection Peace
Are your children carrying fears you can’t see? Are you, as a parent, feeling locked in by anxiety, pressure, or uncertainty about the future?In this episode, we open up the familiar story of the disciples hiding behind locked doors afte...
Jesus walked the path alone so we would not have to
He walked alone so you would never be alone. On Good Friday, Jesus bore the curse God swore to carry in Genesis 15. On Easter Sunday, He steps out of the tomb as the first fruit—the guarantee that the whole harvest is coming. Discover why the e...
The lonely way of the first fruit.
In Genesis 15:4-16, God alone passed between the pieces, taking the curse upon Himself. In Matthew’s passion, Jesus walked the same solitary road—bearing our sin, crying forsaken, and rising as the first fruit of a new creation. Listen...
Healed people helping people - Partnership in the grace of God.
What do a woman freed from seven demons, the wife of a high-ranking government official, and a group of everyday women have in common? They bankrolled the ministry of Jesus.In this episode, we dive into Luke 8:1–3 and uncover a powerful,...
New Season, New Sight: A Journey Through John 9
What happens when everything you thought you knew is turned upside down?A man born blind. A miracle made of mud and spit. A confrontation with religious power. And a healing that nobody asked for—but everyone needed.This is the st...
Time and Presence - Lessons from the well
We are busier than ever, but are we truly present? In a world addicted to distraction, the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well offers a radical alternative.In this episode, we explore John 4:5-42 and discover that our God ...
We cannot share what we don't have.
What if we want to help people have a spiritual breaktrhough, but haven't had one ourselves?That was Nicodemus. Teacher of Israel. Expert in Scripture. Respected leader. And completely clueless about the one thing that mattered most....