Episodes
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Hunger and thirst for righteousness: Pastor Peter Steicke
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Jesus says, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied." The word 'fill' or 'satisfy' is the same one used after the feeding of the 5,000. There, they all ate, they all were filled, and there were 12 baskets left over.
When Jesus gives, he does so abundantly, leaving you completely sated. Not just a little bit of righteousness, or half an in-filling, or a snippet of acceptance. Rather, a completely ridiculous, overwhelmingly abundant display of acceptance, deposit of righteousness, and endowment of favour.
God is satisfied with you!
Matthew 5:6, Psalm 63
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Blessed are those who Mourn: Pastor Rolly Stahl
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
I was in my mid-20’s, doing vicarage at Mt Barker. After attending three funerals of people I’d known, and reflecting on times shared with them, it suddenly dawned on me: “One day it will be my body in that box at the front – and then where will I be? And how can I be sure?”
With this sudden awareness, I threw every objection I could muster at the resurrection of Jesus. In the end, I was convinced by the cumulative evidence of the New Testament that Jesus is risen, and my hope in him well placed.
Jesus says: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4
What can we do to comfort those who mourn?
As followers of Jesus, we do well to take a leaf out of Jesus’ book, responding to people in grief with compassion, empathy, and tenderness.
Matthew 5:4, Ruth 1:1-22
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Blessed are the poor in spirit: Pastor Reid Mattias
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs
We continue the series of radical, cultural transformation using the Beatitudes (blessings) as a template, we encounter a shift in thinking. From one who was considered unclean and shunned, to one who was blessed with saving faith, peace, healing and an inheritance.
Matthew 5:1-3, Mark 5:24b-34
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Transformed Culture and Matthew's Account of Jesus: Pastor Rolly Stahl
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
In Jesus’ first sermon - The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) - he starts with a series of one-liners that tip the world’s values upside down – and reveal the things that matter to God and his kingdom. In the weeks ahead at Good Shepherd, we’ll be looking closely into Matthew’s account of Jesus – and what it means to do life together with Jesus in such a way that it permeates everything we do… until it’s part of our culture. This Sunday we lay the foundation by looking at some of the cultural background and main themes of Matthew’s account of Jesus.
Matthew 9:9-13 (See also Matthew 8:5-13, 15:21-28)
Please look up this YouTube video to help with the audio in the Podcast
https://bibleproject.com/videos/matthew-1-13/
Monday Feb 03, 2020
We more than Me: Pastor Reid Matthias
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
As we ponder our own reading and understanding of the scriptures, let’s pause as we carefully peruse Jesus’ words to all centuries which have a niggling sense of dis-ease. As we hear Jesus speak to the expert in the law, let we who hear the resounding voice of the gospel get stuck on the Healer’s words: “Do this and you will live.”
Luke 10:25-37
Monday Jan 27, 2020
God's Light in a Dark World: Pastor Reid Matthias
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Using Isaiah’s words, we take a look at where God was calling the people of Israel about to be sent into exile, and where he sends the people of the contemporary Church to be the reflection of light as God brings about his culture change.
Isaiah 49:1-13
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
The Baptism of Jesus: Pastor Rolly Stahl
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
“What does your baptism mean to you?” How would you answer someone who asked you this question and was genuinely interested in your reply?
Isaiah 42:1-7. Matthew 3:13-17. (See also Psalm 2, Isaiah 11:1-3)
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Active Grace: Raoul Tuul
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Guest preacher speaking on the power of "Active Grace"
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Joy in tough times: Pastor Stephen Abraham
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
In the book of Philippians, this word, ‘joy,’ is used sixteen times. How did Paul make it through with his joy intact? How do we experience joy while living in difficulties of our own?
Philippians 1:12-26
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
What is Given...: Pastor Reid Matthias
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
I want you to know about the gift that keeps on giving. It’s grace, isn’t it? Certainly, when we think about gifts, we think about money, time, objects given to people we know and love, but true grace is an unmerited gift or sacrifice to people we may not know (or may not even like). The people in Asia Minor had experienced this unmerited favour of God and were brought to their knees begging to be part of the grace-ful opportunities that marked life in the body of Christ.
So was the church in Corinth.
2 Corinthians 9:6-15