Para Vista Lutheran Church

Our Heaven Father Delights in Jesus - And in You (Audio)

Pastor Wayne Kerber's message on how our Heavenly Father not only delights in His Son, our Lord Jesus but also delights in us as his pre-loved children.

Matthew 3: 13 - 17.

Our Heaven Father Delights in Jesus - And in You (Video)

Pastor Wayne Kerber's message on how our Heavenly Father not only delights in His Son, our Lord Jesus but also delights in us as his pre-loved children.

Matthew 3: 13 - 17.

New Year! A better kind of new? (Video)

Bible reading: Revelation 21:1-6

 

Our guest today is Pastor Matt Thiele.  Matt grew up at Para Vista and is now Pastor at St Luke's Lutheran Church Nambour in
Queensland.  The message is New Year! A better kind of new?

New Year! A better kind of new? (Video)

Bible reading: Revelation 21:1-6

 

Our guest today is Pastor Matt Thiele.  Matt grew up at Para Vista and is now Pastor at St Luke's Lutheran Church Nambour in
Queensland.  The message is New Year! A better kind of new?

Immanuel - The Power & Possibilities of Presence (Audio)

The alarm blared at 5 am. It was a cold, foggy autumn morning. I wasn’t overseas on a ministry trip heading out early, there were no appointments in my diary, and I only planned to start writing at 8.30. Why the early start?

There was no hesitation, however. I leapt out of bed, dressed appropriately, switched on my headlamp, and went to meet the four other morning joggers waiting at the local pub.

Halfway home, I huffed to the guy running next to me, “I wouldn’t have done this if it wasn’t for you lot. Not only did your presence motivate me, but you also made it enjoyable.”

“Same,” he gasped.

That’s the power of presence.

“Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.” (Matthew 1:23)

Christmas is about the power and possibilities of presence.

Presence changes everything. In Jesus, God is with you, despite the worst of you, outside of your circumstances, and regardless of what others think of you. You have his very presence living within you through the Holy Spirit.

You now begin to see yourself as incredibly loved, one in whom the Father delights. Even when you feel abandoned, you can declare out loud that you are chosen and loved.

This is the message of Christmas. Jesus enters this world and your world. He dies in your place and is raised to life to be present with you always.

How different would life be if you knew that you were never alone, that your problems don’t cut you off from God but instead move his heart toward you? That’s the power and possibility of presence. It releases you to think in a new way—about God as your Father, about yourself, and about others.

Pr. Peter Steicke

Immanuel - The Power & Possibilities of Presence (Video)

The alarm blared at 5 am. It was a cold, foggy autumn morning. I wasn’t overseas on a ministry trip heading out early, there were no appointments in my diary, and I only planned to start writing at 8.30. Why the early start?

There was no hesitation, however. I leapt out of bed, dressed appropriately, switched on my headlamp, and went to meet the four other morning joggers waiting at the local pub.

Halfway home, I huffed to the guy running next to me, “I wouldn’t have done this if it wasn’t for you lot. Not only did your presence motivate me, but you also made it enjoyable.”

“Same,” he gasped.

That’s the power of presence.

“Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.” (Matthew 1:23)

Christmas is about the power and possibilities of presence.

Presence changes everything. In Jesus, God is with you, despite the worst of you, outside of your circumstances, and regardless of what others think of you. You have his very presence living within you through the Holy Spirit.

You now begin to see yourself as incredibly loved, one in whom the Father delights. Even when you feel abandoned, you can declare out loud that you are chosen and loved.

This is the message of Christmas. Jesus enters this world and your world. He dies in your place and is raised to life to be present with you always.

How different would life be if you knew that you were never alone, that your problems don’t cut you off from God but instead move his heart toward you? That’s the power and possibility of presence. It releases you to think in a new way—about God as your Father, about yourself, and about others.

Pr. Peter Steicke

Dealing With Doubt (Audio)

A message from Pastor Steen Olsen.

All Christians experience doubts at times.  John the Baptist shows us what to do when the devil whispers such thoughts into our ears.  He points us  to Jesus.

Dealing With Doubt (Video)

A video message from Pastor Steen Olsen.

All Christians experience doubts at times.  John the Baptist shows us what to do when the devil whispers such thoughts into our ears.  He points us  to Jesus.

The Repentance of God (part 3) - From Law to Love (Audio)

An audio recording of Pastor Albert Gast's message on 4 Dec 2022. This is part three of the three part series "The Repentance of God".

How many Lutherans does it take to change a light bulb?  Does this riddle apply to you?  So, here’s the Good News – it’s not about you.  It’s about God, and it’s about how change and transformation were part of his story long before it was part of ours.  From Guilt to Grace – From Law to Love – From Lost to Life – The Repentance of God.

(Please note that a video of this message is not available due to circumstances beyond our control)

The Repentance of God (part 2) - From Lost to Life (Audio)

An audio recording of Pastor Albert Gast's message on 27 Nov 2022. This is part two of the three part series "The Repentance of God".

How many Lutherans does it take to change a light bulb?  Does this riddle apply to you?  So, here’s the Good News – it’s not about you.  It’s about God, and it’s about how change and transformation were part of his story long before it was part of ours.  From Guilt to Grace – From Law to Love – From Lost to Life – The Repentance of God.

(Please note that a video of this message is not available due to circumstances beyond our control)