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December 13th 2020 – ‘For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified’ (1 Corinthians 2:2).

By Pastor Matt Bishop | Dec 12, 2020 | Comments Off on December 13th 2020 – ‘For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified’ (1 Corinthians 2:2).

When I was around 12 or 13 years old my Papa, Rev C A Zweck OBE, gave me a bundle of his old sermons.  The sermon atop was his last sermon at the second parish he served (33 years there at Zion Glynde SA). Thanks to him it seems I too have the perfect text…

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December 6th 2020 – Comfort…

By Pastor Matt Bishop | Dec 4, 2020 | Comments Off on December 6th 2020 – Comfort…

The sermon text for 6 December will be based on the OT lesson for the day Isaiah 40:1-11. It promised the original hearer, the Judeans exiled in Babylon, relief from the punishment for their disbelief and idolatry. Ultimately it has been fulfilled in Christ. So today we’ll focus on the wilderness, highway, valley’s, mountains and…

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November 22nd 2020 – Serving Christ as we serve each other…

By Pastor Matt Bishop | Nov 20, 2020 | Comments Off on November 22nd 2020 – Serving Christ as we serve each other…

The so-called parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25:31-46) is set down for the last Sunday of the church year, 22 November 2020. This Sunday is known as ‘Christ the King Sunday’ in which we keep in view Christ’s reign over all, and his return and last judgement. Frank Senn, an American…

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November 8th 2020 – No shock for the wise…

By Pastor Matt Bishop | Nov 6, 2020 | Comments Off on November 8th 2020 – No shock for the wise…

For the first week of this two week bulletin the sermon text is based on ‘The parable of the Ten Bridesmaids’ from Matthew 25:1-13. All ten bridesmaids are waiting to honour the bridegroom when he comes to the wedding. The problem is that he is a long time in coming, which means special preparations were…

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November 1st 2020 – Two big days in one Sunday morning

By Pastor Matt Bishop | Oct 29, 2020 | Comments Off on November 1st 2020 – Two big days in one Sunday morning

Martin Luther posted his 95 thesis on the All Hallows Eve 31 October 1517. It’s thought his timing was deliberate on the eve of All Saints Day. Luther’s theses concerned the afterlife in large part (repentance, indulgences, ‘purgatory’, God’s grace). On All Saints day we remember those who have gone to the Lord in the…

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25th October 2020 – The greatest commandment.

By Pastor Matt Bishop | Oct 22, 2020 | Comments Off on 25th October 2020 – The greatest commandment.

God-willing Pastor Peter Hage from St John’s Perth is our guest preacher and will also help with the baptism that will be held today. Pastor Hage advises he will preach on the Greatest Commandment – see Matt 22:34-46. There is connection with our text of a fortnight ago (by the time we get to the…

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18th October 2020 – What’s motivating Thessalonica?

By Pastor Matt Bishop | Oct 16, 2020 | Comments Off on 18th October 2020 – What’s motivating Thessalonica?

Today’s sermon text is based on 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10. This is the beginning of St Paul’s letterboxing to what was the very young church at Thessalonica. It’s also likes his earliest serving letter. I will focus especially in verse 2-3, which from the New International Version reads ‘We always thank God for all of you…

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11th October 2020 – “We always ought to do our best for Jesus…”

By Pastor Matt Bishop | Oct 8, 2020 | Comments Off on 11th October 2020 – “We always ought to do our best for Jesus…”

Today we continue with the teaching of Jesus from the last week of his life. It’s serious stuff. We have come to the parable of the wedding banquet (Matthew 22:1-14). We’ll go through that. Yet I will especially spend a little bit of time on it’s ending. There we have the strange story of the…

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4th October 2020 – Built with the very best…

By Pastor Matt Bishop | Oct 2, 2020 | Comments Off on 4th October 2020 – Built with the very best…

The Old Testament lesson (Isaiah 5:1-7) and Gospel (Matthew 21:33-46) for today work in parallel. They both tell the story of God giving a vineyard every chance of succeeding. All the right equipment and infrastructure. The best vines. In other words, ‘built with the very best’. Yet one yields only bad fruit – literally ‘stinkies’…

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6th September 2020 – Temptation and evil… Matthew 6:13

By Pastor Matt Bishop | Sep 4, 2020 | Comments Off on 6th September 2020 – Temptation and evil… Matthew 6:13

The pastors of the LCA WA District are each contributing a video sermon on a petition of the Lord’s Prayer to a ‘sermon pool’ that can be drawn upon where that is needed and desirable.  ‘Think’ our district’s congregations without pastors, but also those with pastors who will be elsewhere from time to time, or…

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