Para Vista Lutheran Church

Love Comes to Life Where You Are (Audio)

I was at a youth camp recently and the young people were talking about wanting to do something for God – to live out their faith in a truly meaningful way. They talked about various missions they would like to go on. They were inspiring in the vision they had for how they could serve God.

However, as the discussion continued, I began to feel a bit sad, because I realised they were undervaluing what they were already doing. As I looked around at these young people I knew, I had always really valued the way they witnessed to God in their everyday lives. Particularly that they lived out their faith in a way that was real and authentic. But they couldn’t see that. They were looking to serve God in meaningful ways but did not realise that in their day to day lives they were living out God’s love to people around them in marvellously meaningful ways. I wanted to shout out to them “YOU ALREADY ARE!”  But I’m not they would have heard me.

What about you? If I said that to you, would you hear me?

You see God’s love comes to life as we simply live out our faith in, dare I say it, our ordinary lives.

Love comes to life in our relationships, in our vocation, in our family and social life.

Love comes to life where we are.

Love comes to life as we simply use the gifts that God has given us, for others.

1 Peter 2: 4-10

Pr. Paul Fielke

Love Comes to Life Where You Are (Video)

I was at a youth camp recently and the young people were talking about wanting to do something for God – to live out their faith in a truly meaningful way. They talked about various missions they would like to go on. They were inspiring in the vision they had for how they could serve God.

However, as the discussion continued, I began to feel a bit sad, because I realised they were undervaluing what they were already doing. As I looked around at these young people I knew, I had always really valued the way they witnessed to God in their everyday lives. Particularly that they lived out their faith in a way that was real and authentic. But they couldn’t see that. They were looking to serve God in meaningful ways but did not realise that in their day to day lives they were living out God’s love to people around them in marvellously meaningful ways. I wanted to shout out to them “YOU ALREADY ARE!”  But I’m not they would have heard me.

What about you? If I said that to you, would you hear me?

You see God’s love comes to life as we simply live out our faith in, dare I say it, our ordinary lives.

Love comes to life in our relationships, in our vocation, in our family and social life.

Love comes to life where we are.

Love comes to life as we simply use the gifts that God has given us, for others.

1 Peter 2: 4-10

Pr. Paul Fielke

Celebrating The Reign of God in 2023 (Audio)

Jesus was the Messiah, the promised Saviour, who ushered in the Kingdom of God (the reign of God).  The Scriptures tell us that the Kingdom of God exists, wherever Jesus reigns as King.

In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches us to pray, “Your Kingdom come.” That is, “Lord, bring in your Kingdom.” God’s Kingdom comes to us when we acknowledge Jesus as our King and trust in his help and salvation.  Let that be your prayer throughout 2023, that Jesus would reign as King over your heart and life and that he would help you to trust in his forgiving, saving, healing, and renewing love – as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, including yours and mine.

Celebrating The Reign of God in 2023 (Video)

Jesus was the Messiah, the promised Saviour, who ushered in the Kingdom of God (the reign of God).  The Scriptures tell us that the Kingdom of God exists, wherever Jesus reigns as King.

In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches us to pray, “Your Kingdom come.” That is, “Lord, bring in your Kingdom.” God’s Kingdom comes to us when we acknowledge Jesus as our King and trust in his help and salvation.  Let that be your prayer throughout 2023, that Jesus would reign as King over your heart and life and that he would help you to trust in his forgiving, saving, healing, and renewing love – as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, including yours and mine.

Safe Zone or Faith Zone? (Audio)

This Sunday we look at Moses who was possibly the greatest person in the Old Testament. Moses led the people of Israel out slavery from Egypt to the promised land. It was an incredible fete. Moses spoke directly with God. God gave us the 10 commandments through Moses. Yet none of us would have known Moses if he hadn’t taken an enormous risk and stepped out of his safe zone and into faith zone when he responded to God’s call at the burning bush.

As we look at Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush, we see that it was not easy for Moses to step out of his safe zone into God’s faith zone. In fact, he put up quite an argument against it. Yet in the end he went and was used by God to do amazing things.

The same is true for you and me. Our natural tendency is to play it safe. God may never call us to lead a nation out of slavery, but as people of faith we are called to live by faith every day. To live by faith is to step out of our safe zones into God’s faith zone. Join us this Sunday as we learn from Moses how to can live in the faith zone.

Pr. Noel Kluge

Safe Zone or Faith Zone? (Video)

This Sunday we look at Moses who was possibly the greatest person in the Old Testament. Moses led the people of Israel out slavery from Egypt to the promised land. It was an incredible fete. Moses spoke directly with God. God gave us the 10 commandments through Moses. Yet none of us would have known Moses if he hadn’t taken an enormous risk and stepped out of his safe zone and into faith zone when he responded to God’s call at the burning bush.

As we look at Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush, we see that it was not easy for Moses to step out of his safe zone into God’s faith zone. In fact, he put up quite an argument against it. Yet in the end he went and was used by God to do amazing things.

The same is true for you and me. Our natural tendency is to play it safe. God may never call us to lead a nation out of slavery, but as people of faith we are called to live by faith every day. To live by faith is to step out of our safe zones into God’s faith zone. Join us this Sunday as we learn from Moses how to can live in the faith zone.

Pr. Noel Kluge

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?