https://sermons.logos.com/profile/11997889https://files.logoscdn.com/v1/files/90105131/assets/17867921/content.png?download=true&signature=ktI4Oqyyx7Cj8rrzr3NqgBgoOao&e=.pnghttps://sermons.logos.com/profile/11997889RSS for NodeWed, 06 May 2026 14:50:51 GMT60St Michael and All AngelsSermon recordings from St Michael and All Angels Newlands, Wellington, New ZealandSt Michael and All Angelsvicar@newlandsanglican.org.nznohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1762550https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1762550Sat, 02 May 2026 21:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1387nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1757204https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1757204Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:35:21 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsI don’t know about you, but I don’t particularly appreciate being called a sheep. There’s a raft of unflattering metaphors around sheep – as clueless and dim; or that phrase ‘sheeple’ – people who mindlessly conform or follow the whims of whatever is supposedly on trend. My parents built our childhood…670nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1742874https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1742874Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:40:44 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsHis spirit and his life he breathes in all Now on this cross his body breathes no more Here at the centre everything is still Spent, and emptied, opened to the core. A quiet taking down, a prising loose A cross-beam lowered like a weighing scale Unmaking of each thing that had its use A long withdrawing…665nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1733268https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1733268Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:16:29 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsIn our Lent groups this week we’ve been talking about pain and suffering, so it feels like a bit of a gift (but maybe not that unsurprising, given it’s Lent) to have the story of Lazarus as our reading today. When we’re in a place of pain and suffering ourselves - whether it’s something in our own lives,…725nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1728448https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1728448Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:28:39 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsApologies if I’ve used this story before - there comes a point where you can’t remember what you’ve shared and where - but when I was in Year 13 - 7th Form in old money - part of the English curriculum for the year was to do a 3-minute ish speech on a topic of your choice in front of the class. Now I…813nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1713998https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1713998Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:16:28 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsWhat great readings for us as we start our journey through Lent! Every year we start with a gospel reading about Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness - the only thing which changes is which gospel we’re hearing it from. We might run the risk of getting tired of it (and what the preacher has had to say…846nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1709209https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1709209Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:13:04 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsToday we reach the final week in our Kairos series in which we’ve been exploring what God might be saying to us in some of the practical ways we live our lives, and what invitations there might be from God to grow in faith. We’ve thought about our spiritual practices, our time, and our money, and now…1069nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1704784https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1704784Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1110nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1700463https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1700463Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsLast week Richard introduced our Kairos series and we began with a bit of a spiritual ‘health check’ to start helping us sense any invitations from God for particular areas of change and growth in our lives. If you’ve done your homework already, or looked ahead, you’ll see that this week we are keeping…928nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1696490https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1696490Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsMy first sermon of the year, so I’m going to start it in my favourite way… with a pop quiz! Our gospel reading started by telling us that Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit, returned to Galilee, and that a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. It’s a pretty familiar text - but…533nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1640494https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1640494Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:01:21 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsMerry Christmas! The day has finally come! For weeks now we’ve been surrounded by Christmas lights and music. And it never stops fascinating me that in a society that is increasingly hesitant to speak explicitly about faith, these lights still appear every year. And so do the carols. Words that name…788nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1634637https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1634637Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:17:09 GMTSt Michael and All Angels890nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1630141https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1630141Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:34:08 GMTSt Michael and All Angels807nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1625986https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1625986Sat, 29 Nov 2025 22:19:54 GMTSt Michael and All Angels819nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1621661https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1621661Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:11:41 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsRichard talked last week about the comfort and challenge of the letters of Revelation for the churches its writer John knew and cared for; with that central vision that blew John’s mind of Jesus as the sacrificed lamb who has conquered all death; and about what patient endurance looked like for those…1062nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1616829https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1616829Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:11:53 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsThere’s something about moments of pressure that makes us ask bigger questions. When the world feels unstable - wars unfolding, nations divided, the future uncertain - we begin to wonder what’s really going on behind the scenes. That’s exactly where the book of Revelation begins. John, one of Jesus’…809nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1603497https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1603497Sat, 25 Oct 2025 22:08:10 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsWell, it’s been too long for my liking since I last sprung a pop quiz on you, so I’m going to start with one today! How did our gospel reading just now start? I’ll give you the first few words - can you fill in the blanks? Early on the first day of the week, _____ __ ___ _____ ____ (while it was still…964nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1598868https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1598868Sat, 18 Oct 2025 22:40:25 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsIf you knew this coming week would be your last, who would you want to spend it with? What would you want people to see in you? What would you want them to remember? For Jesus, that final week isn’t about escape. It’s the moment He shows us who God really is. He enters Jerusalem on a donkey — the long-promised…830nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1599125https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1599125Sat, 11 Oct 2025 20:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels466nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1580916https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1580916Sat, 20 Sep 2025 23:13:47 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsThe King I heard an amazing story this week from a Christian friend who [is an ardent pacifist] was involved in the protest outside Nicola Willis’ office, calling for our government to implement sanctions against Israel in protest for their ongoing obliteration of Palestine? His grandmother, he said,…678nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1576356https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1576356Sat, 13 Sep 2025 23:09:31 GMTSt Michael and All Angels915nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566856https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566856Sat, 30 Aug 2025 23:21:47 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsIn our story today we meet three young Hebrew men. They are part of the contingent of God’s people who have been captured and taken into exile in Babylon. These young men, along with their mate Daniel, have excelled themselves in the court of the Babylonian rulers. They are given new Babylonian names:…832nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1562319https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1562319Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:12:30 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsLast week Diana helped us see what it means to live in God’s splash zone. To stand so close to him that his presence, his blessing, his love splashes onto us - and then overflows to those around us. That’s how Israel was meant to live. Chosen by God to be a kingdom of priests, to draw the nations into…1011nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1558469https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1558469Sat, 16 Aug 2025 22:54:52 GMTSt Michael and All Angels638nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1550134https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1550134Sat, 02 Aug 2025 21:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels932nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1545955https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1545955Sat, 26 Jul 2025 23:19:11 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1430nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1541474https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1541474Sat, 19 Jul 2025 23:11:16 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsLast week we looked a little bit at Abraham and Sarah - exploring the promise God made to Abraham that “I will bless you… and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” ( Genesis 12:2–3 ) One of the challenges of trying to preach through the entire arc of scripture in 24 weeks is the sheer enormity…1056nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1533237https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1533237Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:02:39 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsLast week Hera explored the start of what we call the fall narrative - the way humanity stepped away from God’s good design and chose to have the capability to determine good and evil on our own terms, rather than God’s. A few things to remember from this story before we journey any further forward:…1004nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1517068https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1517068Sat, 07 Jun 2025 23:31:08 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsI’m a worrier. I always have been. My internal world is a constant monologue of “have I got it right?” “are those I love happy?” “what if x or y or z happens?” It’s sometimes an exhausting place to be. One of these worries that comes up every now and again definitely centres around the presence of the…957nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1512825https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1512825Sat, 31 May 2025 23:37:37 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsWell I’ll be honest with you - the reading from Acts we had before is such a tempting prospect for a preacher! But I’m going to resist temptation, because I’ve been feeling the spirit nudging me towards the Gospel reading. Now, I love John’s gospel, but he’s got a habit of using three sentences when…1149nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1508670https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1508670Sat, 24 May 2025 23:18:29 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsAlright, before we dive into today’s message, I’ve got something a bit different for you. We’re going to do a little experiment. Don’t worry — no one’s coming up the front, no one’s getting interviewed, and you won’t need to pray out loud. You're all safe. All you have to do is watch this video. It’s…1113nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1504628https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1504628Sat, 17 May 2025 23:45:10 GMTSt Michael and All Angels944nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1500339https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1500339Sat, 10 May 2025 23:16:16 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsIt’s been a while since I’ve sprung a pop quiz on you. So here we go! How many disciples of Jesus that we read about in Scripture can you name? (Celebrate or point out naming the women) THE BIG TWELVE Simon Peter (also called Peter) James (son of Zebedee) John (brother of James, also son of Zebedee)…999nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1496172https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1496172Sat, 03 May 2025 23:32:10 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1126nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1487624https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1487624Sat, 19 Apr 2025 23:20:50 GMTSt Michael and All Angels901nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1482913https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1482913Sat, 12 Apr 2025 23:31:51 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsA week or so ago we had an interesting conversation in one of the Lent groups about whether Jesus could have “set up” many of the events recorded in the gospels to allow him to claim he was the Son of God. It’s an interesting thing to reflect on as we think about some of the difficulties non-Christians…1080nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1474279https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1474279Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:36:10 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsAs soon as the vicar's voice booms, "It’s time to share the peace," the congregation springs into action like a well-oiled machine, except with more confusion and fewer instructions. I quickly scan the room, calculating the size of the congregation with a furrowed brow, my mind racing through the complex…1141nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1465589https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1465589Sat, 15 Mar 2025 22:43:40 GMTSt Michael and All Angels974nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1456544https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1456544Sat, 01 Mar 2025 22:21:08 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsWe’ve been going through the various meals Jesus shared in the gospel of Luke. Last week Richard talked about Jesus’ instruction to remember him every time we gather to eat and drink, and what the link is between the Eucharist and hospitality: how when we gather around Jesus’ table we are reminded that…1041nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1452242https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1452242Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:20:34 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsBack in 2018 I was sitting in Ratana surrounded by clergy from across the Diocese, and I was feeling pretty grumpy. I was at the Diocesan Leaders Family Camp, and I was feeling unsettled because I was in the middle of my ‘disestablish the church’ phase - I was working at the Cathedral, and was deeply…1189nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1448212https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1448212Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:13:03 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsAn Unknown God1427nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1443808https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1443808Sat, 08 Feb 2025 22:24:31 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsWelcome to the second week of our series on hospitality, where we take a look at one of the meals that Jesus shared and think about what they might mean for us as we learn to live and love like Jesus. Eating is a key part of the practice of following Jesus. Last week Richard mentioned again how almost…1098nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1439477https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1439477Sat, 01 Feb 2025 22:38:55 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsFood has a remarkable way of transporting you in time, and reminding you of the people you were with when you first had that food. For me drinking instant coffee out of a plastic cup takes me straight back to camping at Kaitoke with the kids (before I became a coffee snob!) - or a bowl of strawberries…1030nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1415934https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1415934Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:13:47 GMTSt Michael and All Angels969nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1416147https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1416147Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels370nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1411850https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1411850Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:39:41 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsWhen I was asked about a month ago to preach during Advent, focusing on Joy in the third week of the season, I was excited. After all, who doesn’t love a good Advent message about joy? I was ready to dive into the season with a warm, feel-good message about the happiness we find in Jesus. But then I…847nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1405764https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1405764Sat, 07 Dec 2024 22:16:47 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsWhen I was a kid there was a stretch on the road heading south from Hawkes Bay that I always used to look forward to - just before you reached Norsewood there was an amazing hill that came out of nowhere - and my brother and I used to beg dad to drive as fast as he could over it - it was one of those…1052nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1403844https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1403844Sat, 30 Nov 2024 22:19:14 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsHappy Church New Year everyone! What a beautiful grim Advent reading to get us going. I can’t believe I preached on the first half of this passage in Mark’s version two weeks ago and then Richard gets to preach on something else and then I get the second half again, this time in Luke! I can’t remember…983nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1399895https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1399895Sat, 23 Nov 2024 22:07:51 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsOur Gospel reading stops at a convenient, yet slightly strange place in the lectionary. Jesus has just told Pilate John 18:37 (NRSV) “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” But…835nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1395850https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1395850Sat, 16 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsRebecca shares about how we should keep the main thing the main thing - avoid distractions!966nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1391176https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1391176Sat, 09 Nov 2024 22:17:58 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsI don’t think there’s anything that rattles me more than realising I don’t have enough to get me through what’s looming in front of me - whether it’s time, money, resources, or energy. That moment before pay day, or when you’re exhausted, or stretched too thin and feeling like there’s nothing left to…651nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1380353https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1380353Sun, 27 Oct 2024 02:16:43 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsKia manakohia ngā kupu a tōku māngai; me ngā whakaaro o tōku ngākau i tōu aroaro, e Ihowā, e tōku kāmaka, e tōku kaihoko. Amine. Months ago, when we were first planning this service, I looked at the lectionary readings and thought “wow, what a gift!” - particularly the Jeremiah reading that speaks so…682nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1362727https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1362727Sat, 21 Sep 2024 23:18:07 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsSo, who is wise and understanding among you? That’s rhetorical question, of course, but’s a tough one. Let’s clear it up a bit - how would you define what wisdom is? The dictionary definition in Mirriam-Webster reads: 1 a ability to discern inner qualities and relationship (insight) b good sense (judgement)…1175nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1357106https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1357106Sat, 14 Sep 2024 21:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsJesus travels as far north as possible and still be in the “Holy” Land of Israel. The area of Caesarea-Philippi, about 40Km north of Lake Galilee. It is far away from the temple and the priests and Pharisees in Jerusalem. It is outside Herod Aggripa’s Tetrarchy of Galilee, is however in his half brother…1563nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1347617https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1347617Sat, 24 Aug 2024 23:10:15 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsToday we’re bringing to a close on our series looking at different spiritual rules or practices to draw us closer to Jesus. We’ve covered three so far - the practice of slowing down, or ruthlessly eliminating hurry, finding prayer rhythms that help us to glow in the dark, and last week looked at radical…1204nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1344379https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1344379Sat, 17 Aug 2024 23:31:18 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsToday we’re continuing our sermon series looking at different spiritual disciplines or practices that help to draw us closer to King Jesus in a world that can so easily draw us further away from him. Last week was all about prayer and finding practices to bring Jesus to the forefront of our minds - so…1242nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1340831https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1340831Sat, 10 Aug 2024 23:34:55 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsI made a rookie mistake this week. At my small group on Monday night I made the bold assertion that I would be preaching on prayer and proclamation as a spiritual discipline - praying, and sharing the good news. And at that point it was true - months ago when Rebecca and I planned this teaching series…1119nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1337629https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1337629Sat, 03 Aug 2024 23:19:42 GMTSt Michael and All Angels731nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1334245https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1334245Sat, 27 Jul 2024 21:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsLast week Richard got us thinking about what being a disciple of Jesus looked like for those first disciples, and what that might mean for us now. The phrase ‘may we be covered with the dust of our teacher / rabbi Jesus’ has stuck with me all week. We need to be people who live so closely with Jesus…1609nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1330537https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1330537Sat, 20 Jul 2024 23:16:36 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsRead practicing the way pages 2-3 We’re so familiar with this reading that it’s easy to miss just how strange it is. What would make Simon step away from his life - his work, his family, his friends, and follow Jesus into unknown territory just like that? Let’s go back a couple of steps. Jesus was a…1081nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1329223https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1329223Sat, 13 Jul 2024 21:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1496nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1323936https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1323936Sat, 06 Jul 2024 23:09:42 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsWe’ve had such a lot of fun over the last four weeks digging deep into the story of Jonah. I ’ve learnt so much – thanks Richard – and have loved all the word play and hyperlinks as we see the story of the Bible all connecting together in one small book. This week we take a huge step back – and we’re…1119nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1320319https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1320319Sat, 29 Jun 2024 23:20:14 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsWe’re in for a wild ride today! Have you been enjoying all of the little hyperlinks we’ve been finding over the way so far? I have! Today is going to be an absolute cacophony of hyperlinks, as just about the entire Hebrew bible explodes all over these 11 verses. But there are going to be lots of little…1557nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1317075https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1317075Sat, 22 Jun 2024 23:26:36 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsJonah is reborn! He’s experienced a miracle firsthand! He’s been baptised! He’s a new man! Or is he? How will he respond to this new revelation from God? Let’s get cracking! I’ll need your help for this one - can you all read the words in bold? Seems appropriate that we share the words of the Lord together…1694nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1312508https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1312508Sat, 15 Jun 2024 23:17:39 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsNow the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. And he said: “I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, And He answered me. “Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,…1183nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1309338https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1309338Sat, 08 Jun 2024 21:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1433nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1307724https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1307724Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:31:57 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1369nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1304375https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1304375Sat, 25 May 2024 23:00:55 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1263nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1300310https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1300310Wed, 15 May 2024 21:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1074nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1293820https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1293820Sat, 04 May 2024 23:25:44 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsMany of you will have hit our gospel passage recently as part of our Lent Studies. You should have a copy of the text in front of you. Here we have Jesus sharing his last great teaching with his disciples. They’re words that are so familiar for those of us who have been around the Bible or Church for…1160nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1290350https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1290350Sat, 27 Apr 2024 23:14:53 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsI thought about taking the easier route this morning and digging in to the Gospel reading for my sermon today, but the story of the Ethiophian eunuch is just too tempting to pass up - and suspect you’ve heard more sermons on abiding in the vine than you have about the Ethiopian eunuch! I’ve got a terrible…943nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1283288https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1283288Sat, 13 Apr 2024 23:09:08 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsKia ora e te whanau I bring you a combo job of Co-Criest in Charge report and chance to look forward, as well as taking a peek at the gospel reading. And this gospel reading is such an encouragement for where we are as a parish at the moment: Jesus appears to his friends, he proves he really is alive.…1040nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1271626https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1271626Sat, 23 Mar 2024 22:13:43 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsI’m not normally one to read poetry. But, I was flicking through a magazine the other day (not woman’s weekly - another illustrious magazine called ‘Journal for Preachers’, and the opening sentence of the first article declared that “Preachers should read more poems and fewer commentaries. A great poem…583nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1261287https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1261287Sat, 02 Mar 2024 22:27:41 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsClose your eyes. Mine are closed too. Who here, if they’re honest, carries some level of hang-up around sharing who Jesus is to them? Keep your eyes closed and put your hand up if that’s you. Put your hands down, and open your eyes. I can imagine the scene in this moment from today’s story. Jesus is…1198nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1250137https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1250137Sat, 10 Feb 2024 22:41:31 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsWell, this seems like a pretty straightforward, out of the ordinary, gospel passage. A leper comes to Jesus, asks for healing, Jesus does it. A nice moral story. Jesus cares for the outcast, so should we. Ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom. Trouble is, once you start looking at it a bit more deeply it raises all…1418nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1246827https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1246827Sat, 03 Feb 2024 22:16:23 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsGod’s got my attention in two ways this week. One way has to do with power; and the other with what it means to take hands, to be in relationship with one another. First up, power. I have this thing that I’ve noticed which I think might be one of the way God gets my attention. I’ll often have songs in…988nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1223511https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1223511Sat, 16 Dec 2023 22:21:55 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsChad Bird, in the foreword to a Lutheran devotional I love - the Sinner / Saint Devotional: Advent and Christmas, sums up my own feelings about Advent beautifully: “Advent is, in my opinion, the most wonderful time of the year. A month pregnant with hope. A month that whispers, amidst the guffaws and…879nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1220532https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1220532Sat, 09 Dec 2023 22:10:11 GMTSt Michael and All Angels854nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1216980https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1216980Sat, 02 Dec 2023 20:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels856nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1213545https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1213545Sat, 25 Nov 2023 22:16:06 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsAt the risk of starting this with a whinge, today I feel like I’ve drawn the short straw. I quite like most of Jesus’ parables but this is not a favourite. I don’t find it easy to understand and I don’t love thinking about Jesus as judge. I thought long and hard about finding another reading for this…937nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1210476https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1210476Sat, 18 Nov 2023 22:22:17 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1135nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1199766https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1199766Sat, 28 Oct 2023 22:13:31 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsWell, I’ve got another passage that preachers LOVE to get. So many different strands to go down, but as I was preparing this sermon I had to keep reminding myself of the challenge God laid down to me last week - “don’t overcomplicate my promises with your ‘educated’ mind. But this week, you’ll be delighted…703nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1196757https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1196757Sat, 21 Oct 2023 22:23:05 GMTSt Michael and All Angels649nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1182572https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1182572Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:37:25 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsThis week we come to the end of our three part exploration of Matthew 18 , looking at how we live together as a community of faith. In the first week I talked about how God views the way we treat each other, and the importance of dealing with our own sins and character flaws not just for our own sake,…1356nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1175359https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1175359Sat, 09 Sep 2023 23:10:28 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsHaving spent time digging in to the Old Testament and looking at the lives of Jacob, Esau, Joseph and baby Moses, we’re now moving in to exploring the Gospel of Matthew. We’re going to start right at the beginning of chapter 18, which for some reason is not included in the lectionary readings. It’s most…1140nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1169315https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1169315Sat, 26 Aug 2023 23:09:33 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsRead Exodus 1:8-2.10 We finish up our Joseph story today and move on in a sneak peak into the book of Exodus. I had a lot to say about Joseph and the end of Exodus and I’d done so much reading around it but somehow as I was writing my talk I just felt I wanted to share from the heart, so this is my offering…883nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1165974https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1165974Sat, 19 Aug 2023 23:19:58 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsOur old housemate Grahame taught us a really fun game. It’s called Wikipedia Race. Each of us have a device, and all start with one completely random page, like Chinese Bao Buns. We each have to race each other, only using the links provided from the starting page, to a final page, such as basketballer…1577nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1162760https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1162760Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:43:37 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsThis is a spin-off movie – where the main character, Jacob, is lying low. Joseph’s not one of the ‘founding fathers’ of Israel. Continuation from Jacob story – the narrative of the people of Israel. An explanation of why the Israelites ended up in Egypt. Three weeks to divide up the story. Many of us…1365nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1159616https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1159616Sat, 05 Aug 2023 21:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1149nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1156458https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1156458Sat, 29 Jul 2023 21:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1070nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1153348https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1153348Sat, 22 Jul 2023 21:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1108nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1150381https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1150381Sat, 15 Jul 2023 21:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1281nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1109569https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1109569Sat, 22 Apr 2023 23:11:53 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsLooking back and grounding in scripture When we had our AGM last year Rebecca and I were fresh into things and didn’t have a lot to report. It feels like we’ve been really active as a parish since then, punching well above our weight. But before we pat ourselves on the back, let’s draw back to scripture.…945nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1102420https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1102420Sun, 09 Apr 2023 01:39:34 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsI’m going to start today with a question, not to answer out loud, but just to ponder internally: are you hungry? Not physically hungry I’m sure – you’re probably stuffed full of chocolate egg like me. But are you hungry for more of Jesus? On some level each of us are here, continue to be here in this…572nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1077014https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1077014Sat, 18 Feb 2023 22:08:07 GMTSt Michael and All Angels“So why did Jesus have to die ? Couldn’t God and Jesus just have a nice meal together and call it even? Dr Jessica Hendy, University of York. Over the last three weeks we’ve been exploring just who this Jesus guy is anyway. Last week we had fun with Richard exploring where we find Jesus. We’ve also explored…803nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1029136https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1029136Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:23:08 GMTSt Michael and All AngelsStories and metaphors about shepherds crop up all the way through the Bible - and in the Jeremiah reading we’ve just heard we’ve got quite a few references. So… when you think of shepherds what comes to mind? (OPEN QUESTION) In Israel’s traditions ‘the shepherd’ was a metaphor for a King (which is quite…822nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1014038https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1014038Sat, 22 Oct 2022 20:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels858nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1009093https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1009093Sat, 15 Oct 2022 20:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels850nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1006138https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1006138Sat, 08 Oct 2022 20:00:00 GMTSt Michael and All Angels1004no