St Michael's sermons

Texts: Acts 4.32-35; 1 John 1.1-2.2; John 20.19-31 The Rev Dr Tim McKenzie explores faith, doubt and the resurrection (with a special appearance by Tim Overton) Please forgive the mediocre audio quality in this episode!

Genesis 41:41–49; 1 Corinthians 7:17–24; Luke 19:1–10.  What does 'vocation' mean for Christians? Is it about landing your dream job? Or becoming a priest? The second in a series on faith & work.

Texts: Psalm 46, Romans 8.26-40 & Mark 1.35-39 Mel spoke on the four S's of contemplative prayer — silence, solitude, stillness and surrender.

Texts: 2 Samuel 7:18–29, Ephesians 5:18–21; Luke 11:8–13 Richard begins our series on prayer.

The texts for the day were Ezekiel 34.11-16, 20-24; Ephesians 1.15-23 and Matthew 25.31-46 Dr Ben Thirkell-White, until recently Associate Professor of International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, now at the Reserve Bank, reflects on Christ the King Sunday and its political message for today. Christ the King is a recent feast — instituted by Pope Pius XI in the troubled period between the world wars. Ben draws comparisons with our contemporary situation, looking at the perhaps clashing models of kingship we find in the Bible.

The texts for the day were Revelation 7.9-17; 1 John 3.1-3;  Matthew 5.1-13

The texts for the day were Psalm 69; Isaiah 24:4–13; John 3:1–17

Psalm 13; Lamentations 3; Matthew 4:1–11 Tim introduces the Biblical genre of lament as one pattern for our conversations with God. 

Tim the vicar preached from Isaiah 58:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; Matthew 5:13-20

Rev. Dr. Deborah Wilson, chaplain at Queen Margaret College, introduces St Matthew's depiction of Jesus as teacher — a new Moses who would in his own self fulfil the law. Texts: Isaiah 9:1–4, 1 Corinthians 1:10–18, Matthew 4:12–23

Māmari refers to Léon Cogniet's (1794–1880) painting 'Le Massacre des Innocents':

For the fourth Sunday in Advent, Tim preaches from 2 Peter 3 and Matthew 1.18-25

The Rev Jenny Dawkins, from All Saints Peckham, South London, visits and preaches for the first Sunday in Advent.  The texts were Isaiah 2:1–5, 2 Peter 1:1-11, 19–21 and Matthew 24:36–44.

A sermon preached at St Michael's Anglican Church, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand, 24 November 2019.