http://www.stjohnsvancouver.org/online-sermons.php Sermons and Messages from St. John's (Shaughnessy) Anglican Church in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Sermons from Rev. David Short, Rev. Daniel Gifford, and special guests. en-us Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:41:47 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss St. John's Shaughnessy Media Manager john@crystalorigin.com http://www.stjohnsvancouver.org/audio/SE2009Jun28.mp3 Rev. Dr. Paul Barnett -- Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stjohnsvancouver.org/audio/SE2009Jun21.mp3 Canon David Short -- Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stjohnsvancouver.org/audio/SE2009Jun14.mp3 Canon David Short -- The resurrection is at the center of this passage and is mentioned half a dozen times. It's ironic to see the Sadducees arrogantly arguing the things of God with the Son of God Himself! One can be thoroughly right in resurrection theology but miss the point entirely. The point of the resurrection is that God has made Jesus LORD over everything. God gives Christ all the power. From the date of His resurrection, He rules the world, and God has been placing all His enemies under Jesus' feet. This passage gives us the world's approach to resurrection and Jesus' approach to resurrection. And we learn two concrete examples for our lives today... Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stjohnsvancouver.org/audio/SE2009Jun07.mp3 Canon David Short -- This is the story about us, the story of the world – the whole creation! God owns us and we are His tenants. But we have an irrational, inbuilt hostility towards the God who created us. There are three narratives in this passage that deal with ownership. We are strongly reminded in the middle story that God doesn't just say "over to us", He constantly sends reminders to us that we are tenants and He will come to collect some of the 'fruit' from us. In the third narrative, the word 'render' means give back (and not give). The fact that we bear the image of Jesus is proof that God owns us. And if we bear His image, we must give back "to God the things that are God's" – i.e. ourselves! Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stjohnsvancouver.org/audio/SE2009May31.mp3 Keith Ganzer -- This passage starts with an acted statement from Jesus Himself about His kingship, sandwiches the punishment that comes when Israel failed to pass on God's blessing to all the world, and ends with Jesus' symbolic restoration of the Gentile quarter of the temple back into a house of prayer. Jesus shows amazing compassion as He longs for the repentance of Israel and laments the catastrophic destruction of Jerusalem. As you read through next week's passage, you will see a repeat pattern of identity, judgement for unfaithful leaders, and stewardship. Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stjohnsvancouver.org/audio/SE2009May24.mp3 Rev. Steve James -- The parable of the ten minas is about faithful stewardship. God gave us gifts. When we use our gifts, we are to use them for His glory. He expects us to 'engage in business until He comes'. The text tells us that Jesus told this parable "because He was near to Jerusalem" (where Jesus will finish His work, and pass on His ministry to us). The story starts with the expectation that the nobleman will return, and finishes with a picture of his actual return. Verse 15 gives us a specific warning "When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business." Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stjohnsvancouver.org/audio/SE2009May17.mp3 Rev. Richard James -- This passage gives us three characteristics of a real Christian. Righteousness is a relationship word – we see what it means to be right in our relationship with God. If you do not follow Jesus, you will get what you deserve. None of us deserve heaven. And how is it that Jesus can make us righteous? Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stjohnsvancouver.org/audio/SE2009May10-2.mp3 Rev. Richard James -- In this passage, Luke presents three examples of what it takes to receive eternal life. The first step towards eternal life is to acknowledge our brokenness, our need to be saved. Secondly, Jesus tells us that we are to receive the kingdom of God just like an infant would, trusting in Jesus without questioning. Then, we must choose rightly on an on-going basis to follow Jesus. Just as Jesus gave us His life so that we may receive eternal life as a free gift, we too, must give Him our lives no matter what the cost. But if we do not follow Jesus, we will get what we deserve... Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stjohnsvancouver.org/audio/SE2009May03-2.mp3 Rev. Richard James -- Jesus tells His disciples about a moment in the day when He returns. We're told that it will be unexpected. Reflect on the gravity of that moment: those who are not reconciled with Jesus will be left behind, lost, without hope. This passage gives us five things to focus on... Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stjohnsvancouver.org/audio/SE2009Apr26-2.mp3 Rev. Richard James -- This passage follows Jesus teaching graphically about hell. The structure of the passage is (1) don't cause offense (2) don't take offense (3) that's impossible, give us faith (4) shocking truth. The words "to offend" means to cause to stumble, and Luke only uses this word three times. We are not to try to make Jesus gentle and pallatable, so that He's more popular. If we do that, we will stop people from following Jesus and cause them to stumble... Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT