Invitation to Adventure
GOSPEL READING: John 1:43-51 43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Philip,...
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Jan 96 min read
The Water of Life
GOSPEL READING: Mark 1:4-11 - NIV 4 And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the...
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joelpukallus
Jan 36 min read
Everyday Miracles
GOSPEL READING: Luke 2:22-40 - NIV 22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took...
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joelpukallus
Dec 19, 20235 min read
Singing the Story: O Come, all ye Faithful
Finally today we are looking at what actually appears to be a Christmas carol: O come, all ye Faithful. This is another carol that was...
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joelpukallus
Dec 12, 20235 min read
Singing the Story: Joy to the World
Psalm 98 - NIV 1 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvellous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation...
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joelpukallus
Dec 5, 20236 min read
Singing the Story
Advent 1 Dec 3 2023 The theme of our Advent meditations this year is “Singing the story”. Over the 4 weeks of advent we are going to take...
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joelpukallus
Nov 28, 20236 min read
Becoming Living Stones
The Sermon for Last Sunday, our 50th anniversary service of our church building, preached by Bishop Mark Vainikka. Text 1 Peter 2:4,5,9:...
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joelpukallus
Nov 14, 20236 min read
By This they will know...
Last week at our Parish Meeting in Chinchilla Pastor David Schmidt from the ministry and mission department shared with us something very...
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joelpukallus
Sep 5, 20236 min read
Getting what we deserve.
Matthew 16:21-28 - NIV 21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things...
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joelpukallus
Aug 29, 20236 min read
Upon This Rock
Matthew 16:13-20 Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,...
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joelpukallus
Aug 22, 20235 min read
Faith That Breaks Down Walls
Today we are looking at what appears to be a simple message about Jesus and a Canaanite woman, but it is also a passage that talks a...
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joelpukallus
Aug 8, 20236 min read
Hungering for the Right Food
Sermon Matthew 14:13-21 Jesus feeds the five thousand 13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary...
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joelpukallus
Aug 1, 20235 min read
What Can Separate Us?
Romans 8:35-39 NIV 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or...
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joelpukallus
Jul 25, 20237 min read
The Weeds Inside
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat 24 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be...
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joelpukallus
Jul 18, 20236 min read
No condemnation
Romans 8:1-11 New International Version - UK Life through the Spirit 8 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in...
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joelpukallus
Jul 10, 20238 min read
Battle-weary.
Romans 7:15-25a – NIV 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do...
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joelpukallus
Jul 4, 20237 min read
Sin, what is it good for?
Romans 6:12-23 - NIV 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer any part of...
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joelpukallus
Jun 20, 20234 min read
While we were still powerless.
The Service at St. Marks this last Sunday was our KidsZone (Sunday School) service. We also had a baptism. this short message draws...
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joelpukallus
Jun 13, 20237 min read
You WILL be Righteous!
Romans 4:13-25 13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but...
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joelpukallus
May 30, 20237 min read
Pentecost: The Spirit and Fire
FIRST READING: Acts 2:1-21 1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of...
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joelpukallus
May 23, 20236 min read
The Key to Understanding
Luke 24:44-53 44 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about...
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joelpukallus
May 2, 20236 min read
Jesus the gate
John 10:1-10 The good shepherd and his sheep 10 ‘Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate,...
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joelpukallus
Apr 26, 20237 min read
the Mystery Made Known
Luke 24:13-35 On the Road to Emmaus 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from...
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joelpukallus
Mar 28, 20238 min read
Raised to die?
GOSPEL READING: John 11:1-45 - NIV 1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2...
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joelpukallus
Mar 14, 20238 min read
Saved by Grace: Now What?
Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman 4 Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than...
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joelpukallus
Mar 7, 20237 min read
Born Again!
JN 3:1-17 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and...
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joelpukallus
Feb 28, 20236 min read
Being Like God.
Matt 4:1-11 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty...
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joelpukallus
Jan 31, 20236 min read
How is this a blessing?
The Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12 1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2...
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joelpukallus
Jan 24, 20236 min read
The Kingdom of New Beginnings
GOSPEL READING: Matthew 4:12-23 12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and made...
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joelpukallus
Jan 17, 20236 min read
Hanging out with God.
John 1:29-42 John testifies about Jesus 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes...
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joelpukallus
Dec 12, 20225 min read
The Emotions of Christmas: Joy
Joy seems to be a word that only Christians use. I really don’t come across it in too many other places than in Christian literature, or...
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joelpukallus
Dec 7, 20224 min read
The Emotions of Christmas: Peace
The Emotions of Christmas Hope | Peace | Love | Joy Let us start in prayer. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts...
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joelpukallus
Dec 1, 20225 min read
The Emotions of Christmas: Hope
Isaiah 9:6-7 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called...
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joelpukallus
Nov 22, 20225 min read
Christ over all
Colossians 1:11-20 The supremacy of Christ 'May you be strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have...
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joelpukallus
Nov 15, 20225 min read
The Anxiety of Interruption
Luke 21:5-19 5 Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to...
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joelpukallus
Nov 9, 20226 min read
Another Brick in the church
Luke 6:20-31 New International Version 20 Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of...
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joelpukallus
Oct 5, 20225 min read
Fitting In
2 Timothy 1:7-12 7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. 8 So do not be...
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joelpukallus
Sep 7, 20225 min read
Putting Jesus in a box
Luke 14:25-33 The cost of being a disciple 25 Large crowds were travelling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 ‘If anyone comes...
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joelpukallus
Aug 24, 20225 min read
From Little Things, Big Things Grow.
Today was the occasion of the baptism of Grace, the niece of our Youth Ministry Coordinator Aimee Johnson. Luke 13:10-17 10 On a Sabbath...
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joelpukallus
Aug 16, 20221 min read
Sermon for Sunday August 14th 2022
Due to the personal nature of the story that Pastor Joel told on Sunday as part of the sermon, and the fact that the sermon was not...
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joelpukallus
Aug 9, 20226 min read
What are we waiting for?
Luke 12:32-40 New International Version - UK 32 ‘Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the...
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joelpukallus
Aug 2, 20226 min read
Our Attitude toward wealth
Luke 12:13-21 The parable of the rich fool 13 Someone in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with...
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St Mark's Dalby
Jul 26, 20226 min read
Finding Wholeness and Shalom
Published by Aimee Johnson - Youth Co-Ordinator at St Mark's Lutheran Church, Dalby Let us pray, Let the words of my mouth and the...
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joelpukallus
Jul 19, 20225 min read
The Death of Religion?
Today's sermon is based on all three of the Lectionary readings for this Sunday. these can be found at: https://www.biblegateway.com/pass...
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joelpukallus
Jun 20, 20225 min read
Adventure or Die.
This is one of my favourite stories in the Old Testament, and I have preached on this before, and normally it is about not expecting to...
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joelpukallus
May 24, 20226 min read
the Water of Life
Rev 21:10,22-22:5 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming...
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joelpukallus
May 17, 20226 min read
God's Emerging Masterpiece
JOHN 13:31-35 When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God...
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joelpukallus
May 10, 20226 min read
From Fish to Sheep
John 10:22-30 22 Then came the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple area walking in Solomon’s...
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joelpukallus
May 3, 20228 min read
I'm Going Fishing!
John 21:1-19 New International Version Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish 21 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the...
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joelpukallus
Apr 16, 20225 min read
Good Friday Sermon April 15 2022
Practical Atheism? How will you be any different tomorrow than you were yesterday? How will today change you? How will this Good Friday...
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