St Andrews Church Geraldine‘s Podcast

In this message on Luke 5:12–16, we see Jesus meet a man with leprosy who was not only physically diseased but also socially excluded, ritually unclean, and burdened with shame. The message explores the compassion and power of Christ, who is willing not only to heal but to make clean, restoring the outcast to community and fellowship. Drawing on the wider biblical theme of the great exchange, it shows how Jesus begins to take the p...

(We take a break from the Gospel of Luke this week!)

The gospel of Matthew concludes with a final character revealing all the characters at the resurrection of Jesus Christ: there are the two women coming to mourn but leave rejoicing; There's the angel in all magnificence  sitting on the stone that he has rolled away; there are the guards who witness it all but are prepared to let money and deceit rule their lives; the priests and ...

This passage is considered one of the most sacred of passages because Jesus had to have shared it himself to his disciples as there were no other observers.  In this passage we see how the Son of God, fully divine, also being fully human faces the battle of temptation.  The temptations are not of the sort that only relate to Jesus, for at the heart of all three recorded temptations is the attempt to disrupt the beautiful relationsh...

The Baptism That Reveals God (Luke 3:21–22) — When Jesus steps into the Jordan “with the crowds,” heaven opens, the Spirit descends like a dove, and the Father’s voice declares, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.” In this moment we see the Triune God at work and the gospel beginning in public: (1) Jesus joins us in our mess (Identification)—the sinless Son stands in the sinners’ line and begins the path that ...

In this message from Luke 2:41–52, we explore the often-overlooked “hidden years” of Jesus’ life. Apart from his birth and one childhood scene in the Temple, nearly thirty years of the Son of God’s life are summed up in a single verse: “Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favour with God and all the people.” Why does Scripture give so little detail about most of his life? Because the silence itself speaks. Before miracles, b...

God has broken the silence of the past 400 years and made his plans known to Zechariah and Elizabeth.  In doing so he has removed the shame that society had placed on them for having no children.  Now at the birth of John the Baptist, society still tries to pressure them to do what society expects of them rather than what God has told them.  Society and the fears, pressures and worries within this world can make us mute to what God...

Psalm 90 reminds us that while our days are short, God is eternal. In this New Year message, we are invited to start with God rather than the calendar, to face the reality of time honestly, and to learn what true wisdom looks like when our lives are placed back into God’s hands. Moses’ prayer teaches us that numbering our days is not about fear or productivity, but about living with humility, dependence, and hope. Seen through the ...