St Augustine's Mentone: Recent Episodes
Sermons from St Augustine's Anglican Church, Mentone
St Augustine's Anglican Church is a bible believing community that seeks to share the joy and glory of Jesus Christ. We pray that the bible teaching in these podcasts will help you to know God and nourish your soul.
In our final sermon on the bible's great love poem; the Song of Songs, we see how God understands that love and pain are often intertwined this side of heaven.
Is sex the ultimate way to love? The Song of Songs, a poem all about physical desire, answers this question in a surprising way.
What does God really think about sex? The beautiful love poem of Song of Songs lets us know.
Our final Philemon sermon looks at the story through the lens of Paul, and considers how Christ's love refreshes our leadership and use of authority.
Part 2 of our series looks at the letter from the perspective of Philemon, and shows how Philemon's relationship with his run-away slave Onesimus is refreshed and reconciled by the love of Christ.
The little book of Philemon tells the amazing story of three very different men whose relationships are transformed when one of them becomes a Christian. This first sermon looks at Onesimus, a runaway slave whose identity is refreshed by the love of Christ.
In our final sermon from First Samuel, we look at the tragic end to the rivalry between Saul and David, brought about by a sobering fact - that in God's Kingdom, God will use those who are faithful and righteous, but remove those who are not.
In a tempting moment during David's wilderness years, we see that listening to God's wisdom will restrain foolishness and brings blessing.
Is it always best to trust God, or sometimes do you need to take matters into your own hand? The story of David's wilderness years shows that we can trust God to receive everything we need.
The wilderness years of David's story remind us that God upholds the heart of his people, so that like David, we too can sing even when suffering.
In our sixth sermon from the book of First Samuel, we see how God was with David during his trials, and are reminded that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
In what may be the most famous story in the Bible, we see how we are called to glorify God by simply standing behind his chosen champion.
What does God require of his people and their leaders? Above all else, God wants us to love him with all our hearts.
What would happen if God's people rejected God? We find out in First Samuel, and see that once again that God's reaction is full of grace.
Who will God call to lead his people? Somebody who will listen to him faithfully and will do what is in his heart and mind.
We begin our journey though the book of Frist Samuel by looking at the tragic story of Eli the Priest.
The final sermon in our part 3 series on the Genesis creation story looks at the tragic fall of humanity... and God's gracious response.
In our second sermon on the creation story from the book of Genesis, we consider God's generosity in giving humanity the wonderful earth he has created.
The first sermon in our Rise and Fall of Humanity series looks at God's good creation of the heavens and earth.
God's love for those who turn back to him is so lavish it is "prodigal", is what Jesus tells us in one of his most famous stories.
In the final sermon of our 'Summit of the Gospel' Series we consider our destiny in Jesus; the hope of a future glory where there is no condemnation for sin and nothing can separate us from the love of God.
Sermon 7 in our 'Summit of the Gospel' Series looking at chapters 1 to 8 of the Book of Romans.
In Sermon 6 on the Book of Romans we consider what it means to be united with Christ, and the implication that we are now dead to sin so must struggle against unrighteousness.
Sermon 5 in our 'The Summit of the Gospel' Series on the Book of Romans. What is one of the greatest implications of the gospel? Jesus has won us peace with God and thus turned us from enemies into friends.
Sermon 4 in our 'The Summit of the Gospel' Series on the Book of Romans. Is faith in Jesus the only way up to the summit of the gospel where there is no condemnation and no separation from God?
Sermon 3 in our 'The Summit of the Gospel' Series on the Book of Romans. In the second half of chapter 3, Paul shares the heart of God's rescue plan for his people, we are gifted righteousness from God by trusting in Jesus.
Sermon 2 in our 'The Summit of the Gospel' Series on the Book of Romans. In the early chapters of Romans, Paul outlines the great spiritual cancer that is slowly destroying humanity, our unrighteousness.
Sermon 1 in our 'The Summit of the Gospel' Series on the Book of Romans. If the New Testament is like the Himalayas, then Romans Chapter 8 is Mount Everest. Over 8 weeks we will ascend Romans chapters 1 through 8, stating with Paul's statement of the Gospel and it call to us to belong, be loved and be made into saints.