https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews en-nz Podomatic RSS Generator Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:29:56 +0000 sermon, ,progressive, ,theology, ,church, ,anglican, ,auckland, Copyright 2025 Clay Nelson a heart for the city and an eye to the world episodic false no https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/0a/3c/f0/rgd2naigodstmatthews/1400x1400_358258.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews Clay Nelson https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-07-21T20_55_55-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2014-07-21T20_55_55-07_00 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 03:55:55 +0000 2022-04-19 2014-07-22 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2014-07-21T20_55_55-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,jacobi,parable,wheat,tares,judgement 781 false Helen's examination of the Parable of the Tares finds reasons to not judge others too quickly. Helen's examination of the Parable of the Tares finds reasons to not judge others too quickly. https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-07-21T20_49_12-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2014-07-21T20_49_12-07_00 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 03:49:12 +0000 2022-04-19 2014-07-22 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2014-07-21T20_49_12-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,jacobi,parable,sower 706 false Helen looks at the Parable of the Sower and the unlikely places seeds might sprout. Helen looks at the Parable of the Sower and the unlikely places seeds might sprout. https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-04-27T03_01_11-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2014-04-27T03_01_11-07_00 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:01:11 +0000 2022-04-19 2014-04-27 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2014-04-27T03_01_11-07_00 Clay Nelson 880 false The sermon calls us to reflect on our spiritual journey and are our present pursuits leading us to a connection with Christ. If not, we may find we live in darkness. But there is the hope of returning. When hope is restored we are called to share our journey with others that they may find hope. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=593&id=1415 The sermon calls us to reflect on our spiritual journey and are our present pursuits leading us t... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-12-22T20_37_34-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-12-22T20_37_34-08_00 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:37:34 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-23 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-12-22T20_37_34-08_00 Clay Nelson 941 false Joseph throws his usual caution to the wind and goes from rule keeper to rule breaker. He gets the message that love is not the servant of the Law. Do we? Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=585&id=1402 Joseph throws his usual caution to the wind and goes from rule keeper to rule breaker. He gets t... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-12-22T20_29_30-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-12-22T20_29_30-08_00 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:29:30 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-23 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-12-22T20_29_30-08_00 Clay Nelson 752 false In my days of social activism - in the 1980's - the cry was 'don't tell me show me'; 'walk the talk'. Today, as in Jesus day, the expectation is that we act out the life-giving good news; that we act to transform child poverty, unjust wages, housing vulnerability for the elderly, for example. What we expect our communities and our world to be, as a reflection of life-giving love and compassion, will shape how we put the good-news into action. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1401 In my days of social activism - in the 1980's - the cry was 'don't tell me show me'; 'walk the t... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-12-22T19_50_26-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-12-22T19_50_26-08_00 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 03:50:26 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-23 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-12-22T19_50_26-08_00 Clay Nelson 1029 false John the Baptist is a classic angry outsider set to turn us round and inside out. Quite why we need him on the eve of Christmas is a good question, but he might be able to help us see the stars in the sky more clearly. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=591&id=1400 John the Baptist is a classic angry outsider set to turn us round and inside out. Quite why we ne... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-12-22T19_45_59-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-12-22T19_45_59-08_00 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 03:45:59 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-23 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-12-22T19_45_59-08_00 Clay Nelson 1006 false The Advent season readings are a call to live fully in the present, doing what we can to make the best of it, but always with the expectation that the future will be beyond anything we can imagine or desire. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=591&id=1399 The Advent season readings are a call to live fully in the present, doing what we can to make the... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-11-23T15_46_10-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-11-23T15_46_10-08_00 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:46:10 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-12 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-11-23T15_46_10-08_00 Clay Nelson 1032 false The gospel reading from Mark talks of the new order of justice God intends, slowly, mysteriously emerging in our midst. In Aotearoa New Zealand that new order is about being bicultural, living in a covenant of trust between Maori and Pakeha. A covenant framed by the missionaries, enshrined in a treaty, translated into an Anglican constitution that we're only beginning to take seriously. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=591&id=1398 The gospel reading from Mark talks of the new order of justice God intends, slowly, mysteriously ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-11-16T21_18_37-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-11-16T21_18_37-08_00 Sun, 17 Nov 2013 05:18:37 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-12 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-11-16T21_18_37-08_00 Clay Nelson 980 false Apocalyptic thinking is still quite popular among some, think about our fascination with Zombie Apocalypse movies and the popularity of the Left Behind series of books, but did Jesus have an Apocalyptic mind set, or just his followers? Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=585&id=1397 Apocalyptic thinking is still quite popular among some, think about our fascination with Zombie A... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-11-12T00_09_39-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-11-12T00_09_39-08_00 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:09:39 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-12 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-11-12T00_09_39-08_00 Clay Nelson 709 false How do we remember, 99 years on? On the eve of the centenary of the First World War, how do we remember something so long ago that still shapes our identity as New Zealanders? It's very ordinary things, the debris of that nightmare time, that can still connect, like electric wires. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=591&id=1396 How do we remember, 99 years on? On the eve of the centenary of the First World War, how do we r... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-11-02T23_56_25-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-11-02T23_56_25-07_00 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 06:56:25 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-12 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-11-02T23_56_25-07_00 Clay Nelson 886 false Is sainthood all that it's cracked up to be? Even though it is to Christianity what cowboy heroes are to western movies, it's not something that most of us aren't inclined to hurry into. It makes demands much tougher than living simply and giving away our wealth, according to the famous but much misheard Sermon on the Mount we read on All Saints Day. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=591&id=1395 Is sainthood all that it's cracked up to be? Even though it is to Christianity what cowboy heroes... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-11-02T23_43_39-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-11-02T23_43_39-07_00 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 06:43:39 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-12 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-11-02T23_43_39-07_00 Clay Nelson 635 false How can we avoid the temptation to identify ourselves with the righteous characters in Jesus' parables? Can we be redeemed from the human tendency to see ourselves as morally superior to others? Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1394 How can we avoid the temptation to identify ourselves with the righteous characters in Jesus' par... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-10-20T00_33_04-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-10-20T00_33_04-07_00 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 07:33:04 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-10-20T00_33_04-07_00 Clay Nelson 931 false If you had to buy a used car from the judge or the widow in this story from Luke's gospel, Chapter 8: 1-8, who would you choose? Who does God count on to bring about justice and shalom, even in the the middle of the biggest moral messes and is there any point in praying when there seems to be now answers coming back? Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=591&id=1393 If you had to buy a used car from the judge or the widow in this story from Luke's gospel, Chapte... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-10-13T02_01_10-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-10-13T02_01_10-07_00 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 09:01:10 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-10-13T02_01_10-07_00 Clay Nelson 605 false Our gospel story is also set in uneasy territory, with Jesus on this way to Jerusalem and the betrayal and rejection he would experience there, walking along the border between Samaria and Galilee. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1392 Our gospel story is also set in uneasy territory, with Jesus on this way to Jerusalem and the bet... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-10-13T01_46_17-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-10-13T01_46_17-07_00 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 08:46:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-10-13T01_46_17-07_00 Clay Nelson 893 false The Gospel story is daring us to trust that who we are, and where we are, and what we have is not only OK and more than enough to be going with. It’s actually enough to move mountains and mulberry trees, even if it doesn’t win yacht races. That’s true of us, it’s also true of this community called St Matthews. Between us, we have the resources to do what we need to do through this transition time in the life of this church. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=591&id=1391 The Gospel story is daring us to trust that who we are, and where we are, and what we have is not... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-09-28T20_38_03-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-09-28T20_38_03-07_00 Sun, 29 Sep 2013 03:38:03 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-09-28T20_38_03-07_00 Clay Nelson anglican,auckland,glynn,matthewinthecity,progressive 828 false In Glynn's last sermon at St Matthew's he talks about the provocative hospitality that is at the heart of the biblical story of Matthew, and is at the heart of this church. To censor that hospitality is to censor the in-breaking divine grace. Glynn also tells a story about what happens when an obstructive person confronts us, demanding that we fit into his worldview. Responding with both grace and discernment is essential. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1390 In Glynn's last sermon at St Matthew's he talks about the provocative hospitality that is at the ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-09-22T00_18_22-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-09-22T00_18_22-07_00 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 07:18:22 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-09-22T00_18_22-07_00 Clay Nelson matthewinthecity,auckland,anglican,progressive 614 false Rev. Drew Tweedy as an ex Banker himself is allowed to remind us that the definition of a Banker is somebody who will happily lend you an umbrella, but will demand it back when it starts raining! Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1389 Rev. Drew Tweedy as an ex Banker himself is allowed to remind us that the definition of a Banker ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-09-15T01_00_40-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-09-15T01_00_40-07_00 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 08:00:40 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-09-15T01_00_40-07_00 Clay Nelson 763 false Last Sunday Glynn spoke about prayer being a way of living a vision of God, and how in living that vision we will conflict with the false god made in the image of power. In this sermon he talks about being sustained and aided by children, animals, beauty, and laughter. He concludes: "To pray is to make room, to enlarge our hearts, to be enlarged by children, animals, beauty, and laughter to be enlarged by the heart of God, so that all the little, least, and the powerless can come on in." Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1388 Last Sunday Glynn spoke about prayer being a way of living a vision of God, and how in living tha... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-08-31T17_54_20-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-08-31T17_54_20-07_00 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:54:20 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-08-31T17_54_20-07_00 Clay Nelson matthewinthecity,christian,progressive,sermon,gospel,auckland 720 false Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1386 Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1386 https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-08-24T20_14_05-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-08-24T20_14_05-07_00 Sun, 25 Aug 2013 03:14:05 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-08-24T20_14_05-07_00 Clay Nelson matthewinthecity,glynn,anglican,auckland,progressive,sermon 813 false Baptism is not a membership ritual making one special but a declaration of God's love that says everyone is special. Jesus deliberately violated the rules of the Sabbath in order to proclaim a new vision of love trumping every religious rule and human-made boundary. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1385 Baptism is not a membership ritual making one special but a declaration of God's love that says e... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-08-18T00_58_31-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-08-18T00_58_31-07_00 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 07:58:31 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-08-18T00_58_31-07_00 Clay Nelson progressive,sermon,matthewinthecity,holycommunion 664 false Holy Communion is about recognizing who we all are - somebodies not nobodies. Communion is the challenge and encouragement to live out Jesus' vision of mutuality, equality and love. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1384 Holy Communion is about recognizing who we all are - somebodies not nobodies. Communion is the ch... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-08-10T22_26_25-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-08-10T22_26_25-07_00 Sun, 11 Aug 2013 05:26:25 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-08-10T22_26_25-07_00 Clay Nelson faith,hebrews,abraham,bungyjump,bold,active,trust,relationship,matthewinthecity 613 false What is faith and how should it be expressed? How good are we at translating the faith in our heads and hearts into action? Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1383 What is faith and how should it be expressed? How good are we at translating the faith in our hea... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-08-03T18_53_54-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-08-03T18_53_54-07_00 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 01:53:54 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-08-03T18_53_54-07_00 Clay Nelson god,child,love,male 749 false God is unknown and unknowable. How then can we speak about God, and what is God? Glynn, in the first of six final sermons at St Matthew's explores these questions and his understanding of God as a way of love. Text available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1382 God is unknown and unknowable. How then can we speak about God, and what is God? Glynn, in the ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-07-27T23_41_04-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-07-27T23_41_04-07_00 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 06:41:04 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-07-27T23_41_04-07_00 Clay Nelson church,christian,matthewinthecity,anglican,sermon,lord's,prayer 624 false Why do we pray? How do we pray? How do we understand God? Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1381 Why do we pray? How do we pray? How do we understand God? Text available at http://www.stmatth... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-07-25T09_01_41-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-07-25T09_01_41-07_00 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:01:41 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-07-25T09_01_41-07_00 Clay Nelson church,christian,matthewinthecity,sermon,progressive 772 false If we look as honestly as we can at how we are and what we are actually doing as feeling, hurting, hoping, loving individuals, then I believe we can create and identify the agenda we have as individuals for our journey here. This too is full of unease and difficult, contradictory truths. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1380 If we look as honestly as we can at how we are and what we are actually doing as feeling, hurting... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-07-24T23_55_46-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-07-24T23_55_46-07_00 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 06:55:46 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-07-24T23_55_46-07_00 Clay Nelson church,christian,matthewinthecity,progressive 903 false My sisters and brothers in Christ does this not mean that we actually can no longer delay – does this not mean that the time is now for us to begin conversing about just how it is that we will begin to live more fully, more sincerely, more faithfully into that new found Gospel of and for the common good? Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1379 My sisters and brothers in Christ does this not mean that we actually can no longer delay – does... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-07-24T11_21_49-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-07-24T11_21_49-07_00 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:21:49 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-07-24T11_21_49-07_00 Clay Nelson church,christian,matthewinthecity,sermon,hospitality,friendship 772 false Last week’s sermon stressed the theme of hospitality (Genesis18: 1-10a, Luke 10: 38-42). The words “guest”, “host” and “hospitality” share a common root. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1378 Last week’s sermon stressed the theme of hospitality (Genesis18: 1-10a, Luke 10: 38-42). The word... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-23T14_10_10-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T14_10_10-07_00 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 21:10:10 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T14_10_10-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy,holiness,code,compassion 766 false Glynn referred to this sermon as "Jesus 101," but it is an excellent explanation of the politics of compassion was so superbe at executing. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1369 Glynn referred to this sermon as "Jesus 101," but it is an excellent explanation of the politics ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-23T14_05_14-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T14_05_14-07_00 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 21:05:14 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T14_05_14-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy lloyd,geering,god,evolution 760 false Have we evolved beyond our need of God? Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1368 Have we evolved beyond our need of God? Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-23T14_00_03-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T14_00_03-07_00 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 21:00:03 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T14_00_03-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,clay,nelson,centurion,armour,inner,child,divine 665 false Being vulnerable is key to dancing with the divine child within. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=585&id=1367 Being vulnerable is key to dancing with the divine child within. Text available at http://www.... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-23T13_54_54-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T13_54_54-07_00 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:54:54 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T13_54_54-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy,trinity 759 false A progressive understanding of the Trinity. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1366 A progressive understanding of the Trinity. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-23T13_48_50-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T13_48_50-07_00 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:48:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T13_48_50-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy,fire,pentecost,spirituality 684 false The art of making fire without priests or religion. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1365 The art of making fire without priests or religion. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.or... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-23T13_42_25-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T13_42_25-07_00 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:42:25 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T13_42_25-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,linda,murphy,conformity,unity,lgbt,geno,sisneros 664 false If unity is so important why do we keep justifying separating ourselves? Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1363 If unity is so important why do we keep justifying separating ourselves? Text available at htt... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-23T13_21_58-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T13_21_58-07_00 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:21:58 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T13_21_58-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,clay,nelson,holy,spirit,transformation 658 false As we anticipate the Holy Spirit, what exactly are we waiting for? Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=585&id=1361 As we anticipate the Holy Spirit, what exactly are we waiting for? Text available at http://ww... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-23T12_51_28-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T12_51_28-07_00 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 19:51:28 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T12_51_28-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy,love,forgiveness,compassion 772 false When is discrimination more important than Love? Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1360 When is discrimination more important than Love? Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.n... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-23T12_43_39-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T12_43_39-07_00 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 19:43:39 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T12_43_39-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,jeremy,younger marriage,equality transformation resurrection 779 false Resurrection is not about happy endings. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1359 Resurrection is not about happy endings. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.ph... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-23T12_30_23-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T12_30_23-07_00 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 19:30:23 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-06-23T12_30_23-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy,resurrection,peter,paul,forgiveness 735 false If Peter and Paul can make mistakes and be forgiven perhaps so can the rest of us. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1356. If Peter and Paul can make mistakes and be forgiven perhaps so can the rest of us. Text availa... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-08T20_02_08-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T20_02_08-07_00 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:02:08 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T20_02_08-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,clay,nelson,doubt,faith,tillich,thomas 762 false No doubts? No faith worth a damn. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=585&id=1354 No doubts? No faith worth a damn. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=5... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-08T19_56_38-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T19_56_38-07_00 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:56:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T19_56_38-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,clay,nelson,easter,living,wage,child,poverty,resurrection 14 false Is everything all right? Really all right this Easter? Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?... Is everything all right? Really all right this Easter? Text available at http://www.stmatthews... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-08T19_51_48-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T19_51_48-07_00 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:51:48 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T19_51_48-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy,judas,good,friday,blame,forgiveness,anit-semetic 773 false Want to relieve suffering? Stop blaming Judas. Good Friday text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php? Want to relieve suffering? Stop blaming Judas. Good Friday text at http://www.stmatthews.org.... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-08T19_47_05-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T19_47_05-07_00 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:47:05 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T19_47_05-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,progressive,palm,sunday,messiah,joy,cowley 341 false Looking for the Messiah? Maybe you are looking in all the wrong places? Text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1346 Looking for the Messiah? Maybe you are looking in all the wrong places? Text at http://www.stm... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-08T19_42_32-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T19_42_32-07_00 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:42:32 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T19_42_32-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,clay,nelson,poor,poverty,mary,bethany,judas 753 false Clay wonders why the champion of the poor would be okay with Mary's bizarre extravagance. What don't we understand about Jesus? What do we need to understand? Why does it matter? Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=585&id=1343 Clay wonders why the champion of the poor would be okay with Mary's bizarre extravagance. What do... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-08T19_34_39-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T19_34_39-07_00 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:34:39 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-04-08T19_34_39-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,progressive,shame,forgiveness,prodigal 142 false Glynn's looks at the shameful aspects of the Prodigal Son, his father and brother. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1342 Glynn's looks at the shameful aspects of the Prodigal Son, his father and brother. Text availa... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-03-04T16_07_30-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-03-04T16_07_30-08_00 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:07:30 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-03-04T16_07_30-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,clay,nelson,evil,jung,shadow 739 false Progressives prefer not to discuss evil and sin but this week's Gospel doesn't let Clay off the hook. Text and video links available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=585&id=1339 Progressives prefer not to discuss evil and sin but this week's Gospel doesn't let Clay off the h... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-03-04T16_00_20-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-03-04T16_00_20-08_00 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:20 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-03-04T16_00_20-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy,prayer 771 false Glynn looks at what is prayer? How is it done? What does it accomplish? Video and text links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=584&id=1338 Glynn looks at what is prayer? How is it done? What does it accomplish? Video and text links a... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-02-20T10_26_02-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-02-20T10_26_02-08_00 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:26:02 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-02-20T10_26_02-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,linda,murphy,living,wage,bread,wilderness,lent,st,matthewinthecity 678 false Linda Murphy suggests that Lent is an opportunity to redirect our lives allowing us to be more centred. The Living Wage Campaign in NZ is an opportunity to redirect our approach to the working poor for the benefit of us all. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1336 Linda Murphy suggests that Lent is an opportunity to redirect our lives allowing us to be more ce... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-02-11T22_52_42-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-02-11T22_52_42-08_00 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 06:52:42 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-02-11T22_52_42-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,clay,nelson,evangelism,evangelical,st,matthewinthecity 911 false Nervously, Clay decides it is time to come out to the congregation... Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=585&id=1334 Nervously, Clay decides it is time to come out to the congregation... Text available at http:/... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-02-04T11_20_54-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-02-04T11_20_54-08_00 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:20:54 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-02-04T11_20_54-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,stephen,donald,gay,homosexuality,church,marriage,ordination,mission,st,matthew-in-the-city 1000 false Stephen Donald, Chaplain to Eastlands in the Diocese of Waiapu, shared his experience as an out ordained gay person who the church has spent an inordinate amount of time and resources trying to fix. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1332 Stephen Donald, Chaplain to Eastlands in the Diocese of Waiapu, shared his experience as an out o... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-01-27T19_09_25-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-01-27T19_09_25-08_00 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:09:25 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-01-27T19_09_25-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,fundamentalism,paul,body,christ,unity,belief 780 false Geno Sisneros explores the appropriateness of Paul's metaphor of the Body of Christ for the church. Paul sees unity, defined as common agreement, as essential. But since the much smaller church in his day could not find that, is it surprising that a much larger church can't now? Perhaps unity can be found elsewhere. Text and video available http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1330. Geno Sisneros explores the appropriateness of Paul's metaphor of the Body of Christ for the churc... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-01-20T15_23_17-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-01-20T15_23_17-08_00 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:23:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-01-20T15_23_17-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,alison,morgan,cana,connection,spirituality,st,matthewinthecity 565 false Alison Morgan, member of the congregation, reflects on her journey to connect with the divine within, between and beyond her. Like Jesus at the wedding at Cana, when do we know it is hour? What are we called to do? Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=586&id=1328 Alison Morgan, member of the congregation, reflects on her journey to connect with the divine wit... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2013-01-20T15_13_06-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-01-20T15_13_06-08_00 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:13:06 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2013-01-20T15_13_06-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,progressive,baptism,jesus,epiphany,st,matthewinthecity 723 false The problem with epiphanies is they are often subtle and easy to ignore especially if they are going to change your life. What kind of epiphany did Jesus have on the banks of the Jordan and why does it matter? Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=585&id=1326 The problem with epiphanies is they are often subtle and easy to ignore especially if they are go... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-12-27T10_56_58-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-12-27T10_56_58-08_00 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:56:58 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-12-27T10_56_58-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,progressive,subversive,christmas,constantine,buechner,jesus,st,matthewinthecity 649 false In his Christmas Day sermon Clay points out that the Emperor Constantine set the date for Christmas as part of his plan to sanitise Jesus' subversive message during his ministry. Constantine wanted to use Christianity to unify his empire not to undermine it. If we are not transformed by Christmas, he succeeded. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1321 In his Christmas Day sermon Clay points out that the Emperor Constantine set the date for Christm... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-12-27T10_48_37-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-12-27T10_48_37-08_00 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:48:37 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-12-27T10_48_37-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,jim,christmas,presents,presence,incarnation,progressive,"bishop,white",kindness,"st,matthew-in-the-city" 901 false In a Christmas Eve sermon at St Matthew's Bishop Jim White reflected on the difference between Christmas presents and Christmas presence. Both are gifts but only one is incarnational. Video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=517&id=1322 In a Christmas Eve sermon at St Matthew's Bishop Jim White reflected on the difference between Ch... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-12-23T09_37_46-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-12-23T09_37_46-08_00 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 17:37:46 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-12-23T09_37_46-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,christianity,glynn,cardy,advent,christmas,billboard,st,matthew-in-the-city 758 false In his Advent 4 sermon Glynn looks at the three ways to look at Christmas: the popular, the biblical and the theological and the challenges of putting up a billboard about the first two. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1319 In his Advent 4 sermon Glynn looks at the three ways to look at Christmas: the popular, the bibli... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-12-09T00_51_08-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-12-09T00_51_08-08_00 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:51:08 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-12-09T00_51_08-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy,advent,hope,gaza,unemployment,line,mall,st,matthew-in-the-city 813 false Glynn looks at the fragility of hope and how Advent waiting is different at the mall or Gaza or at the employment office. Fragile like a baby born in stable. Text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1316 Glynn looks at the fragility of hope and how Advent waiting is different at the mall or Gaza or a... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-12-03T02_53_08-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-12-03T02_53_08-08_00 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:53:08 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-12-03T02_53_08-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive rosemary,neave,faith,advent,thomas,merton,st,matthew-in-the-city. 752 false On the first Sunday of Advent, guest preacher, Rosemary Neave shares her journey of faith from her early days of certainty about God as a Sydney Anglican Evangelical to her more mystical understanding of faith as "not knowing." Full text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=574&id=1314 On the first Sunday of Advent, guest preacher, Rosemary Neave shares her journey of faith from he... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-25T13_51_42-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_51_42-08_00 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:51:42 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_51_42-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,clay,nelson,mustard,seed,aotearoa,new,zealand,sheep,he,tangata,,st,matthew-in-the-city. 679 false On this Sunday when St Matthew's celebrates the spirituality of Aotearoa (New Zealand), there is a most unlikely preacher. Clay, as an American, does his best to capture the Spirit of Aotearoa. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1312 On this Sunday when St Matthew's celebrates the spirituality of Aotearoa (New Zealand), there is ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-25T13_45_53-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_45_53-08_00 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:45:53 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_45_53-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,clay,nelson,hannah,patriarchy,gender-imbalance,little,apocalypse,st,matthew-in-the-city. 838 false Clay decides not to dwell on Mark's "Little Apocalypse" that has never happened. Instead he looks at what a catastrophe for all of us, but especially women, patriarchy is. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1309 Clay decides not to dwell on Mark's "Little Apocalypse" that has never happened. Instead he look... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-25T13_39_50-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_39_50-08_00 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:39:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_39_50-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy,courage,faith,beatitudes,remembrance,day,st,matthew-in-the-city 475 false On Remembrance Day Glynn speaks of courage and faith and creates some new Beatitudes. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1306 On Remembrance Day Glynn speaks of courage and faith and creates some new Beatitudes. Text ava... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-25T13_26_51-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_26_51-08_00 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:26:51 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_26_51-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,bishop,ian,douglas,connecticut,anglican,consultative,council,relationships,ruth,st,matthew-in-the-city 1014 false Ian Douglas, Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut, and a representative of the Episcopal Church on the Anglican Consultative Council that was meeting in New Zealand was the guest speaker spoke to what is at the heart of our faith. Video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=517&id=1308 Ian Douglas, Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut, and a representative of the Episcopal Church o... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-25T13_14_06-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_14_06-08_00 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:14:06 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_14_06-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,colin,gibson,music,hymns,transformation,st,matthew-in-the-city 992 false Guest preacher, Colin Gibson, noted New Zealand hymn composer, speaks to music's capacity to transform us, making it one of God's particularly amazing gifts. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=574&id=1311 Guest preacher, Colin Gibson, noted New Zealand hymn composer, speaks to music's capacity to tran... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-25T13_05_04-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_05_04-08_00 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:05:04 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T13_05_04-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,bishop,john,osmers,africa,apartheid,st,matthew-in-the-city 1294 false An incredibly moving look at Africa by Bishop John Osmers who has spent 47 years ministering in Africa often at great personal sacrifice. Video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=517&id=1305 An incredibly moving look at Africa by Bishop John Osmers who has spent 47 years ministering in A... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-25T12_57_43-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T12_57_43-08_00 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:57:43 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T12_57_43-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy,original,sin,matthew,fox,redemption,st,matthew-in-the-city 723 false Glynn takes on Original Sin and the church's obsession with it. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1298 Glynn takes on Original Sin and the church's obsession with it. Text and video available at ht... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-25T12_50_17-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T12_50_17-08_00 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:50:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T12_50_17-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,glynn,cardy,scripture,divorce,marriage,hardness,of,heart,st,matthew-in-the-city 682 false In this time when the definition of marriage is once again being reexamined, Glynn looks at how Jesus took scripture and expanded on it. In doing so he honoured and challenged it. Making the point that if Scripture reinforces our hardness of heart we've got it wrong. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1296 In this time when the definition of marriage is once again being reexamined, Glynn looks at how J... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-25T12_43_21-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T12_43_21-08_00 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:43:21 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T12_43_21-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,dr,br,bruce-paul,matthew,justice,oppression,inclusion,st,matthew-in-the-city 887 false Dr Br Bruce-Paul SSF was the guest speaker at the celebration of St Matthew's Feast Day. While now serving in Australia he once served at St Matthew's. He addressed the tax table, a table of oppression, that Matthew left to follow Jesus to eat his table of justice and inclusion. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=574&id=1295 Dr Br Bruce-Paul SSF was the guest speaker at the celebration of St Matthew's Feast Day. While ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-25T12_35_01-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T12_35_01-08_00 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:35:01 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-11-25T12_35_01-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,servant,leadership,jesus,fundamentalism,violence,poverty,privilege 772 false Glynn looks at the church's treatment of Jesus' call that those who want to be first must be last and slave of all and wonders if "servant leadership" is an oxymoron. Text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1294 Glynn looks at the church's treatment of Jesus' call that those who want to be first must be last... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-09-15T20_12_35-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-09-15T20_12_35-07_00 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 03:12:35 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-09-15T20_12_35-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,"clay,nelson","dominic,crossan",parable,cross,jesus,elijah,"john,the,baptist","st,matthew-in-the-city" 1162 false Clay makes the case that Jesus is not Elijah, John the Baptist or the Messiah, but a "Challenging Parable" calling us to be the same. Text and video links available http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1292 Clay makes the case that Jesus is not Elijah, John the Baptist or the Messiah, but a "Challenging... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-09-02T01_25_33-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-09-02T01_25_33-07_00 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:25:33 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-09-02T01_25_33-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,"clay,nelson",billboard,"marriage,equality,act",offense,"st,matthew-in-the-city" 671 false Clay has a bit of a rant about those who are offended by the latest billboard and points out that Jesus proclaimed his gospel by being offensive. Full text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1287. Clay has a bit of a rant about those who are offended by the latest billboard and points out that... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-08-26T22_06_41-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-08-26T22_06_41-07_00 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:06:41 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-08-26T22_06_41-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,"clay,nelson",joshua,"salvation,history",choosing,"st,matthew-in-the-city" 716 false Salvation history is too often damnation history for many. Can we be saved from our salvation history? Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1284 Salvation history is too often damnation history for many. Can we be saved from our salvation hi... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-08-26T21_54_23-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-08-26T21_54_23-07_00 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:54:23 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-08-26T21_54_23-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,"glynn,cardy","pussy,riot",putin,russia,orthodox,prayer,kirill,st,matthew-in-the-city 939 false "When Christian leaders start to equate what they find offensive with what God finds offensive, when Christian leaders start to believe criticism of them is criticism of the Church, and when Christian leaders openly seek more power in the running of the State we are far removed from the humble carpenter's son who sought to be true to a egalitarian vision of justice." ~Glynn Cardy Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1283 "When Christian leaders start to equate what they find offensive with what God finds offensive, w... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-08-12T19_32_28-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-08-12T19_32_28-07_00 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:32:28 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-08-12T19_32_28-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,"clay,nelson","john,6","bread,of,life","bible,in,schools","louisa,wall",sikh,"st,matthew-in-the-city" 634 false Clay looks at why everyone doesn't see the world like he does. What's wrong with them anyway? Text and video available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1281 Clay looks at why everyone doesn't see the world like he does. What's wrong with them anyway? ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-08-05T15_07_10-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-08-05T15_07_10-07_00 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:07:10 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-08-05T15_07_10-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,"linda,murphy",homeless,shelter,"bread,of,life",community,"st,matthew-in-the-city" 640 false Linda Murphy shares the plight of the rough sleeper in Auckland now that the only emergency night shelter has closed due to lack of funding. What does that say about us? How do we respond? Text and video available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=574&id=1279. Linda Murphy shares the plight of the rough sleeper in Auckland now that the only emergency night... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-07-22T17_48_19-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-07-22T17_48_19-07_00 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:48:19 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-07-22T17_48_19-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,"glynn,cardy","helen,kelly",unions,"living,wage","st,matthew-in-the-city" 544 false Glynn has a conversation with Helen Kelly, President of NZ's Council of Trade Unions about the union movement and Living Wage Campaign. Video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=517&id=1276. Glynn has a conversation with Helen Kelly, President of NZ's Council of Trade Unions about the un... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-07-15T02_15_54-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-07-15T02_15_54-07_00 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:15:54 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-07-15T02_15_54-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,geno,sisneros,ezekiel,prophets,justice,st,matthew-in-the-city 1023 false Geno asks what is a real prophet? Did they really exist? Do they exist now? Video links and text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=574&id=1272. Geno asks what is a real prophet? Did they really exist? Do they exist now? Video links and ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-07-14T22_32_05-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-07-14T22_32_05-07_00 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 05:32:05 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-07-14T22_32_05-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,herod,amos,"plumb,line",lgbt,poverty,fear,st,matthew-in-the-city 2002 false Glynn shares what he learned about Herod's court at the General Synod--a dangerous place if you want to keep your head from being a side course at the banquet. Text and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1273 Glynn shares what he learned about Herod's court at the General Synod--a dangerous place if you w... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-07-01T20_32_19-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-07-01T20_32_19-07_00 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 03:32:19 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-07-01T20_32_19-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,blayney,colmore,haemorrhaging,woman,relational,power,unclean,illness,st,matthew-in-the-city 871 false Clay marvels at how those with lives that seem irreparable find healing and wholeness. http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=517&id=1270 Clay marvels at how those with lives that seem irreparable find healing and wholeness. http://... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-06-23T15_38_33-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-23T15_38_33-07_00 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 22:38:33 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-23T15_38_33-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,revelation,lamb,berrigans,romero,bonhoeffer,st,matthew-in-the-city 793 false Glynn ponders what he would die for. Text and video links available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1268 Glynn ponders what he would die for. Text and video links available at http://www.stmatthews.o... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-06-17T17_34_34-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-17T17_34_34-07_00 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:34:34 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-17T17_34_34-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,mustard,seed,kingdom,of,heaven,reign,god,weed,garden,church,hospitality,boundaries,st,matthew-in-the-city 583 false Glynn Cardy wonders if the reign of God is like a mustard seed weed planted in the garden, can the church, any church, be equated with it? Text and video links available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1266. Glynn Cardy wonders if the reign of God is like a mustard seed weed planted in the garden, can th... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-06-11T13_53_46-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-11T13_53_46-07_00 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:53:46 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-11T13_53_46-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,brian,tamaki,authority,pilgrim,nomad,diana,butler,bass,progressive,st,matthew-in-the-city 867 false Clay looks at where authority comes from and how do we know when it is of God. Text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1260 Clay looks at where authority comes from and how do we know when it is of God. Text and video ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-06-10T23_46_30-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-10T23_46_30-07_00 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:46:30 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-10T23_46_30-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,trinity,godspell,community,family,relationship,progressive,st,matthew-in-the-city 609 false On Trinity Sunday Glynn Cardy sought to breathe new life into the doctrine by pointing out that it was born out of Jesus' earliest followers' experience of being in community. For them, God was relational. God was multiple. God was ineffable - not bounded by any form, metaphor, or speech. God was a way for them to be in community. Text and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1259 On Trinity Sunday Glynn Cardy sought to breathe new life into the doctrine by pointing out that i... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-06-10T23_39_05-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-10T23_39_05-07_00 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:39:05 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-10T23_39_05-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,pentecost,communication,glossalalia,john,bluck,st,matthew,in,the,city 1176 false Bishop John Bluck explores a deeper meaning to Pentecost than speaking in tongues. It is not a festival celebrating incoherence but intelligible communication. "Our essential reason for being human is to be in communion with each other and thereby with God. Even before we are called to be good or useful or holy we are called to be communicators." Text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=574&id=1256 Bishop John Bluck explores a deeper meaning to Pentecost than speaking in tongues. It is not a fe... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-06-10T15_05_02-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-10T15_05_02-07_00 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:05:02 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-06-10T15_05_02-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clare,barrie,ascension,mystical,political,st,matthew-in-the-city 899 false On Ascension Sunday, Clare Barrie offered reasons to take the story seriously, as difficult as that might be. While it has gone from one of the important feasts in the church year to just a bump in the road between Easter and Pentecost, she makes a case for why it is both the most political and mystical of feasts. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=574&id=1255 On Ascension Sunday, Clare Barrie offered reasons to take the story seriously, as difficult as th... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-09T13_19_13-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-04-09T13_19_13-07_00 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:19:13 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-10 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-04-09T13_19_13-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,"easter,(holiday,period)",jesus,anarchy,mustard,seed,weeds,freedom,fear,control,church,progressive,christianity,st,matthew-in-the-city 659 false The Jesus the Church proclaims is not the borderless, rule-breaking, anarchy-spreading Jesus of the Gospels. Glynn argues, "He wanted to break the control system. He hoped that breaking would catch on. He hoped that what horrified the thought police would spread. He hoped that like wild windblown mustard spiritual anarchy would grow, bloom, and seed like a weed in every and any place, beyond the power of the elites." Text and Video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1245 The Jesus the Church proclaims is not the borderless, rule-breaking, anarchy-spreading Jesus of t... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-09T13_13_51-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-04-09T13_13_51-07_00 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:13:51 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-10 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-04-09T13_13_51-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,diana,butler,bass,christianity,good,friday,spirituality,faith,progressive,st,matthew-in-the-city 927 false In his Good Friday reflection Clay asserts that Christianity began at the moment of Jesus death. Christians then spent the next two millennia trying to understand what that meant. But in the meantime lost sight of Jesus. The result is a church that is dying. But does the death of the church mean Jesus dies again? Text and Video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1243 In his Good Friday reflection Clay asserts that Christianity began at the moment of Jesus death. ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-09T12_59_34-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-04-09T12_59_34-07_00 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:59:34 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-10 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-04-09T12_59_34-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,holy,week,stories,palm,sunday,passion,mark,st,matthew-in-the-city,progressive,christianity,"palm,(event)","holy,(holiday,period)" 595 false In his Palm Sunday sermon Clay lifts up the power of stories even if they aren't "true." The power of the stories of Holy Weed is not in their historicity but in their capacity to transform us. Text and Video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1241 In his Palm Sunday sermon Clay lifts up the power of stories even if they aren't "true." The pow... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-09T12_52_16-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-04-09T12_52_16-07_00 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:52:16 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-10 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-04-09T12_52_16-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,richard,bonifant,lent,atonement,covenant,st,matthew-in-the-city,progressive,christianity 858 false Guest preacher, Richard Bonifant, challenges the dominant narrative of Lent and encourages St Matthew's to continue swimming upstream. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=574&id=1240 Guest preacher, Richard Bonifant, challenges the dominant narrative of Lent and encourages St Mat... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-12T22_55_12-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-03-12T22_55_12-07_00 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:55:12 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-10 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-03-12T22_55_12-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,jesus,moneychangers,temple,purity,laws,challenge,authority,st,matthew-in-the-city 749 false Clay looks at the way things are and asks really? In looking at "Jesus the troublemaker" at the Temple we gain insights to the spiritual importance of challenging authority. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1234. Clay looks at the way things are and asks really? In looking at "Jesus the troublemaker" at the T... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-04T15_24_38-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-03-04T15_24_38-08_00 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:24:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-09 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-03-04T15_24_38-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,cross,paradox,spirituality,enlightenment,mystic,jesus,st,matthew-in-the-city 744 false Clay tries to understand something that thought itself can't think: the paradox of Jesus asking us to pick up our cross. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1232. Clay tries to understand something that thought itself can't think: the paradox of Jesus asking u... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-24T13_08_24-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-02-24T13_08_24-08_00 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:08:24 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-09 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-02-24T13_08_24-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,traditional,marriage,glbt,heterosexual,church,sacrament,1662,prayerbook,st,matthew-in-the-city 771 false Glynn makes a case for why the church should perform same-sex marriages by looking at how "traditional" marriage has changed through history. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1228. Glynn makes a case for why the church should perform same-sex marriages by looking at how "tradit... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-24T12_57_53-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-02-24T12_57_53-08_00 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:57:53 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-09 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-02-24T12_57_53-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,namaam,elisha,captive,girl,leprosy,poverty,systemic,disease,st,matthew-in-the-city 970 false Clay looks to at the story of Namaam from the perspective of the captive girl and sees the similarities between poverty and leprosy. They are both more than skin deep. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1226 Clay looks to at the story of Namaam from the perspective of the captive girl and sees the simila... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-25T13_56_50-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-01-25T13_56_50-08_00 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:56:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-01-25T13_56_50-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,billboard,euthanasia,intolerance,vandalism,jonah,timidity,narrowness,st,matthew-in-the-city 701 false After the vandalization of our Christmas billboard and our rainbow billboard welcoming the GLBT community and other acts of violence and vandalism in NZ Glynn looks at the Book of Jonah as an antidote to the church's timidity in the face of intolerance. Unfortunately the first 10 seconds of sermon were not recorded. The missing portion began: "On January 2nd our Rainbow billboard, celebrating the variety of relationships in our world – including same-sex couples, was defaced by a scripture-quoting critic who believes that voicing our opinion, on our billboard, on our church land, can’t be tolerated." Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=572&id=1221. After the vandalization of our Christmas billboard and our rainbow billboard welcoming the GLBT c... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-23T11_20_40-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-01-23T11_20_40-08_00 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:20:40 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-01-23T11_20_40-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,epiphany,samuel,philip,nathaniel,call,calling,st,matthew-in-the-city 678 false Clay adds another call story to that of Samuel's and Philip and Nathaniel's. One he knows is true, because he was there. How do we know what are calling is? How do we know it is true? Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1219. Clay adds another call story to that of Samuel's and Philip and Nathaniel's. One he knows is tru... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-01T16_10_03-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-01-01T16_10_03-08_00 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:10:03 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2012-01-01T16_10_03-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,christmas,anna,simeon,garrison,keillor,the,blizzard,purpose,new,year's,st,matthew-in-the-city 700 false On New Year's Day Clay isn't up to being erudite but shares a story that brings home Simeon and Anna's message that human history is not a meaningless swirl. Our stories are working themselves out; they have a purpose. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=573&id=1216. On New Year's Day Clay isn't up to being erudite but shares a story that brings home Simeon and A... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-30T13_29_44-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-12-30T13_29_44-08_00 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:29:44 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-12-30T13_29_44-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,christmas,mary,bilboard,occupy,wall,street,st,matthew-in-the-city 631 false n his Christmas sermon Clay answers billboard critics with a look at the relationship between Mary, Joseph and Gabriel and an invitation to occupy our billboard. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=560&id=1210. n his Christmas sermon Clay answers billboard critics with a look at the relationship between Mar... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-30T13_16_18-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-12-30T13_16_18-08_00 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:16:18 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-12-30T13_16_18-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,john,bluck,christmas,mystery,wonder,mary,beatles,let,it,be,st,matthew-in-the-city 1047 false John Bluck, retired bishop of Waiapu, in his Advent 4 sermon seeks to discover "the beyond us world of mystery and wonder, beauty and transcendence that can inspire and transform us and lift us out of ourselves for a while." John Bluck, retired bishop of Waiapu, in his Advent 4 sermon seeks to discover "the beyond us wor... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-30T12_33_32-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-12-30T12_33_32-08_00 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:33:32 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-12-30T12_33_32-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,christmas,solstice,santa,clause,pageant,biblical,st,matthew-in-the-city 721 false On Advent 3 Glynn explored the four traditions of Christmas: pagan, secular, Christian, and biblical. He argues all have their place. None are to be discarded for all strengthen the human spirit and give us chance to make the world a better place. Text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=562&id=1205. On Advent 3 Glynn explored the four traditions of Christmas: pagan, secular, Christian, and bibli... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-30T12_26_45-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-12-30T12_26_45-08_00 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:26:45 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-12-30T12_26_45-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,advent,michael,god,is,the,good,we,do,st,matthew-in-the-city 799 false On Advent 2 Clay looks again at Michael Benedict's "God is the Good we Do" and what exactly we have to do to bring God into being here and now and everywhere. Text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=560&id=1203. On Advent 2 Clay looks again at Michael Benedict's "God is the Good we Do" and what exactly we ha... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-14T20_28_46-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-12-14T20_28_46-08_00 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:28:46 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-12-14T20_28_46-08_00 Clay Nelson 56 https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-30T13_20_57-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-11-30T13_20_57-08_00 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:20:57 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-11-30T13_20_57-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,advent,hope,dangerous,occupy,wall,street,theopraxy,st,matthew-in-the-city 861 false Clay tackles Advent even though he'd rather be at the beach or going to see the Santa parade. He does so because he lives and works in the parallel universe we call the church and in spite of Advent being dangerous whether you hope for a better world or resist it. Full text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=560&id=1201. Clay tackles Advent even though he'd rather be at the beach or going to see the Santa parade. He ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-30T13_12_57-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-11-30T13_12_57-08_00 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:12:57 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-11-30T13_12_57-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,geno,sisneros,ufo,christianity,ufology,st,matthew-in-the-city 850 false Beginning with his own UFO experience, Geno Sisneros looks at the similarities between Ufology and Christianity, beginning with both look to the sky for answers. Full text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=561&id=1200. Beginning with his own UFO experience, Geno Sisneros looks at the similarities between Ufology an... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-06T17_47_09-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-11-06T17_47_09-08_00 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:09 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-11-06T17_47_09-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,rhinoceros,eccentricities,open,table,communion,st,matthew-in-the-city 444 false Glynn Cardy looks at vicar who makes rhinoceroses and a God who makes us. God seems to be as eccentric as we are. Full text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=562&id=1197. Glynn Cardy looks at vicar who makes rhinoceroses and a God who makes us. God seems to be as ecce... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-01T10_56_10-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-11-01T10_56_10-07_00 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:56:10 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-11-01T10_56_10-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,#occupy,wall,street,didache,sharing,giles,fraser,st,paul's,cathedral,matthew-in-the-city 901 false Glynn Cardy makes the case that sharing is at the core of Christianity. He suggests that the #Occupy Wall Street movement is calling for us to do something at the heart of our faith. Using what is happening at St Paul's Cathedral, London, as a case study he wonders what we might do at St Matthew's in a similar situation. Full text and video available at: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=562&id=1194 Glynn Cardy makes the case that sharing is at the core of Christianity. He suggests that the #Oc... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-10-23T15_12_49-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-10-23T15_12_49-07_00 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:12:49 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-10-23T15_12_49-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,st,matthew's,moses,love,god,neighbour,promised,land,occupy,wall,street,tombs,martin,luther,king,serbia 830 false In a look at what keeps us from the Promised Land Clay Nelson examines our culture of violence and our complicity in it. He suggests that in this chapter of our common life #Occupy Wall Street might have something to say to us. Full text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=560&id=1192 In a look at what keeps us from the Promised Land Clay Nelson examines our culture of violence an... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-10-20T12_35_40-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-10-20T12_35_40-07_00 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:35:40 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-10-20T12_35_40-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,st,matthew's,milton,friedman,chicago,school,economic,capitalism,naomi,klein,help,wedding,banquet,parabl 848 false Dan Carter's groin injury is important to NZ rugby fans during the Rugby World Cup but don't forget there is an election coming up. It is important because the Kingdom of Heaven is at stake. Clay Nelson examines the theology and consequences of unfettered capitalism and asks us to compare that to the Kingdom of Heaven. Link to full text and video: http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=560&id=1189. Dan Carter's groin injury is important to NZ rugby fans during the Rugby World Cup but don't forg... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-10-07T21_24_54-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-10-07T21_24_54-07_00 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:24:54 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-10-07T21_24_54-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,st,matthew's,commandments,ethics,progressive 776 false Is God a dumb landlord? Are the Ten Commandments redundant? Questions addressed by Glynn Cardy in sermon on what a progressive Christian ethic might look like. Full text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=562&id=1184 Is God a dumb landlord? Are the Ten Commandments redundant? Questions addressed by Glynn Cardy ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-30T13_11_39-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-30T13_11_39-07_00 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:11:39 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-30T13_11_39-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,st,matthew's,feast,organ,chapel,kitchen,music,history,hospitality,"organ,(music)","pipe,organ" 654 false On the day St Matthew-in-the-City celebrated its patronal feast by dedicating a new organ, a new chapel a new kitchen and a new Mass by Michael Bell, Glynn Cardy looked at what makes St Matthew's like her namesake. Full text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=562&id=1182. On the day St Matthew-in-the-City celebrated its patronal feast by dedicating a new organ, a new ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-20T17_51_15-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-20T17_51_15-07_00 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:51:15 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-20T17_51_15-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,elaine,wainwright,asylum-seekers,syro-phoenecian,refugees,mercy,compassion,marginalized 878 false Professor Elaine Wainwright is struck by the disciples' call to send the woman away. The woman is the Syro-Phoenecian woman beseeching Jesus to help her sick daughter. She is all women on the margins of society. She is everyone we don't want to see. Everyone we don't want in our neat little worlds. She demands our mercy and compassion and we are transformed. Full text and Video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=561&id=1167 Professor Elaine Wainwright is struck by the disciples' call to send the woman away. The woman i... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-19T19_48_16-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-19T19_48_16-07_00 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:48:16 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-19T19_48_16-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,geno,sisneros,generosity,greed,satire,poverty,oprah 1049 false In this satirical sermon Geno Sisneros takes on greed, poverty, the Gospel of prosperity and our consumer society as he argues the Parable of the Vineyard laborers is a social critique and not about the joy of being generous, first or last. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=561&id=1179. In this satirical sermon Geno Sisneros takes on greed, poverty, the Gospel of prosperity and our ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-11T19_58_43-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-11T19_58_43-07_00 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:58:43 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-11T19_58_43-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,moses,bulrushes,sargon,women,courage,faith,murder,plagues,tribal 736 false In a story about a baby in the bulrushes Glynn Cardy suggests the question isn't do you believe it happened, but do you believe in a god who sends plagues, kills babies, opens seas of reeds, or drowns armies. Full text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=562&id=1173. In a story about a baby in the bulrushes Glynn Cardy suggests the question isn't do you believe i... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-11T13_17_54-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-11T13_17_54-07_00 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:17:54 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-11T13_17_54-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,9-11,torture,parable,riddle,power,reconciliation,justice,jesus 868 false The parable of the dishonest steward suggests a god who tortures or does it? Glynn Cardy looks at the parable as a riddle in light of 9-11. Full text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=562&id=1176. The parable of the dishonest steward suggests a god who tortures or does it? Glynn Cardy looks at... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-09T19_23_34-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-09T19_23_34-07_00 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:23:34 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-09T19_23_34-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,john,salmon,power,control,hierarchies,lgbt,bishops,discrimination,justice,jesus 828 false John Salmon, retired President of the Methodist Church in NZ, makes the case that our images of God and power are what undergird injustice in the church and society and rob us of the life Jesus offers us. His challenge: "Our task as the community of Jesus' followers is to challenge hierarchies of control, and to speak and act in ways that lead out of oppression into full life. That's the truth." Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=561&id=1166. John Salmon, retired President of the Methodist Church in NZ, makes the case that our images of G... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-08T03_19_03-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-08T03_19_03-07_00 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:19:03 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-09-08T03_19_03-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,lgbt,synod,discrimination,peace,justice,conflict,jesus,adiaphora 815 false In a sermon noting that conflict in the church is an ancient tradition Clay Nelson examines the importance of creative conflict to gaining peace and justice. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=560&id=1168. In a sermon noting that conflict in the church is an ancient tradition Clay Nelson examines the i... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-10T06_40_25-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-07-10T06_40_25-07_00 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:40:25 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-07-10T06_40_25-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,human,sexuality,song,of,songs,ordination,nz,fidelity,mutuality,homosexuality,gay,non-gay 799 false Clay Nelson after 30 years in ministry finally gets to preach on sex. Looking at human sexuality through the lens of the Song of Songs suggests the church is concerned about the wrong things that might be happening between the sheets. Full text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=560&id=1163 Clay Nelson after 30 years in ministry finally gets to preach on sex. Looking at human sexuality... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-03T03_43_18-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-07-03T03_43_18-07_00 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:43:18 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-07-03T03_43_18-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,parable,sower,church,courage,discipleship,assumption false Glynn Cardy looks at the kind of ground the seeds from Mark's parable of the sower fall upon. He reaches some surprising conclusions about who the "good" ground are. It is a lesson in not assuming or presuming. Full text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=562&id=1161 Glynn Cardy looks at the kind of ground the seeds from Mark's parable of the sower fall upon. He... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-26T03_53_48-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-06-26T03_53_48-07_00 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:53:48 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-06-26T03_53_48-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,trinity,god,purple,isaac,gay,whitehead 762 false It is the Sunday after Trinity Sunday when the church tells us how to picture God. Clay Nelson suggests this is a Sunday when we can explore our own picture of g-o-d. We are given many pictures of God by the church and scripture but it is important for us to find and embody our own vision of g-o-d. It might even be the colour purple. It is our vision of God that might transform the church. Full text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=560&id=1159 It is the Sunday after Trinity Sunday when the church tells us how to picture God. Clay Nelson su... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-19T01_15_03-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-06-19T01_15_03-07_00 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:15:03 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-06-19T01_15_03-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,sande,ramage,trinity,three,creativity,church,art,music,patterns,change 911 false In her Trinity Sunday sermon Sande Ramage "surprisingly" uses the mysterious number three and how often it crops up in religions and mathematics to look at patterns, expectations, and change. She explores a trinity of music, science and story to point out that we exist within a legalistic church structure addicted to familiar patterns of belief and behaviour. Jesus, she suggests, lived in a not dissimilar world. It was how he he disturbed the expected pattern to disturb us with truth. Full text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=561&id=1157 In her Trinity Sunday sermon Sande Ramage "surprisingly" uses the mysterious number three and how... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-12T01_40_09-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-06-12T01_40_09-07_00 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:40:09 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-06-12T01_40_09-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,gay,lesbian,ordination,scripture,ethics,justice,human,rights 633 false In the fourth sermon focusing on the discrimination against gays and lesbians in committed relationship being considered for ordination in the Anglican Church in New Zealand, Glynn Cardy looks at what scripture might say about the subject. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=562&id=1155 In the fourth sermon focusing on the discrimination against gays and lesbians in committed relati... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-06T02_05_34-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-06-06T02_05_34-07_00 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:05:34 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-06-06T02_05_34-07_00 Clay Nelson god,clay,nelson,easter,tomb,meaning,progressive,christian,empty,tolerance,violence 649 false Another of our backlogged sermons. This one is Clay Nelson's Easter Day sermon giving thanks the tomb was empty but sorry the church keeps trying to fill it up with a more convenient god. Lins to to text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=560&id=1139 Another of our backlogged sermons. This one is Clay Nelson's Easter Day sermon giving thanks the ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-05T13_17_08-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-06-05T13_17_08-07_00 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:17:08 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-06-05T13_17_08-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,jeremy,younger,gay,lesbian,ordination,anglican,bishops,ascension,jesus 1063 false As a follow up to Clay Nelson's and Geno Sisneros' previous sermons, Jeremy Younger, a priest who is gay and in a committed relationship, took on a passionless church putting gays and straights in boxes and playing on fear rather than finding divinity in all humanity. Text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=561&id=1152 Sign the petition at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=563 As a follow up to Clay Nelson's and Geno Sisneros' previous sermons, Jeremy Younger, a priest who... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-29T00_27_28-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-05-29T00_27_28-07_00 Sun, 29 May 2011 07:27:28 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-05-29T00_27_28-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,geno,sisneros,gay,lesbian,bisexual,transgender,lbtg,ordination,anglican,empire,exclusion,bishops 819 false As chance would have it, Geno Sisneros was scheduled to preach after last week's sermon by Clay Nelson discussing Geno's decision to withdraw from the ordination process after waiting five years to be included. Geno examines the problem with achieving unity. It is the the oppressive tool of empires. It unifies by excluding. Full text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=561&id=1150 As chance would have it, Geno Sisneros was scheduled to preach after last week's sermon by Clay N... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-27T11_58_49-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-05-27T11_58_49-07_00 Fri, 27 May 2011 18:58:49 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-05-27T11_58_49-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,resurrection,thomas,doubt 680 false Easter 2 (Low Sunday) May 1, 2011 In his Easter 2 sermon Clay Nelson offers up a different resurrection story and a Thomas who doesn't doubt it. Complete text and video at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=560&id=1141. Easter 2 (Low Sunday) May 1, 2011 In his Easter 2 sermon Clay Nelson offers up a different re... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-25T17_52_55-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-05-25T17_52_55-07_00 Thu, 26 May 2011 00:52:55 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-05-25T17_52_55-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,antisemitism,matthewinthecity,glynn,cardy,forgiveness,judas 820 false In his Easter 4 sermon on Jesus is the gate Glynn Cardy looks at the root of antisemitism and the need for forgiveness. Text and video available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=562&id=1144 In his Easter 4 sermon on Jesus is the gate Glynn Cardy looks at the root of antisemitism and the... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-22T16_45_50-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-05-22T16_45_50-07_00 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:45:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2011-05-22T16_45_50-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st,matthewinthecity,clay,nelson,gay,lesbian,glbt,uganda,hypocrisy,commonwealth,anglican,communion 1360 false We are sorry at St Matthew's for having been offline for awhile. We will be posting new sermons promptly and posting older ones as we can. This podcast is a sermon by Clay Nelson given on Easter 5. It looks at the hypocrisy of the NZ church that can be outraged by heinous laws against the GLBT community in other parts of the world while still discriminating against them here. We are sorry at St Matthew's for having been offline for awhile. We will be posting new sermons ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-09-16T19_19_16-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T19_19_16-07_00 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:19:16 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T19_19_16-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,clay_nelson,ipad,apple,rich_fool,purpose,meaning,progressive,theology 718 false Clay confesses to his Apple addiction to explain why he couldn't resist getting an iPad even though he had to preach against storing up treasures on earth. Text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=534&id=1093 Clay confesses to his Apple addiction to explain why he couldn't resist getting an iPad even thou... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-09-16T18_38_36-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T18_38_36-07_00 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:38:36 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T18_38_36-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,clay_nelson,lost,found,lost_coin,lost_sheep,prodigal_son,progressive,theology 877 false Clay in trying to rediscover the surprise element in Jesus' parable of the Lost Coin listens to the woman who lost and found it. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=534&id=1101 Clay in trying to rediscover the surprise element in Jesus' parable of the Lost Coin listens to t... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-09-16T18_31_32-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T18_31_32-07_00 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:31:32 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T18_31_32-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,ann_mellor,discipleship,spirituality 751 false Ann Mellor reflects on hows and whys of discipleship and what is gained in the process. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1100 Ann Mellor reflects on hows and whys of discipleship and what is gained in the process. Text ava... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-09-16T18_07_23-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T18_07_23-07_00 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:07:23 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T18_07_23-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,geno_sisneros,hospitality,miss_spidey,progressive,theology 643 false Geno Sisneros begins by pointing out that Jesus is the worst dinner guest ever and ends by offering tips for a successful tea party from a spider. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1099 Geno Sisneros begins by pointing out that Jesus is the worst dinner guest ever and ends by offeri... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-09-16T18_01_38-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T18_01_38-07_00 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:01:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T18_01_38-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,carolyn_telford,forgiveness,prayer 662 false Carolin Telford reflects on how her students looks at forgiveness and wonders if there is still a place for confession and absolution? Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1098 Carolin Telford reflects on how her students looks at forgiveness and wonders if there is still a... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-09-16T17_39_03-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T17_39_03-07_00 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:39:03 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-09-16T17_39_03-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,ross_bay,hope,transformation,dualism,progressive,theology 978 false The new bishop of Auckland, the Rt Rev Ross Bay, made his first visit to St Matthew's in his new capacity. His sermon focused on Christian hope for transformation. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1095 The new bishop of Auckland, the Rt Rev Ross Bay, made his first visit to St Matthew's in his new ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-07-15T13_32_53-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-07-15T13_32_53-07_00 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:32:53 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-07-15T13_32_53-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,clay_nelson,good_samaritan,earthquake,homosexuality,women_bishops,progressive 1050 false Clay explores the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan and suggests that like a powerful earthquake it changed the landscape of holiness. Before the parable it was acceptable to limit the love of God. Afterward... not so much. "Last weekend Lynette and I were in Murchison for a grandchild’s birthday. It is little more than a crossroads between mountains half-way between Nelson and Greymouth. Prior to the party we went for a drive to enjoy the magnificent surrounding scenery. We came to a lookout over the Maruia Falls. Being ten metres high they make a pretty big splash, but once having lived near Niagara Falls I wasn’t overly impressed. Returning to town we still had time to kill so we visited Murchison’s Historical Museum. There I learned that on June 16, 1929 the falls did not exist. After the 7.8 earthquake the following day there were falls on the Maruia River. Now I was impressed. That is truly a seismic change." Text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=534&id=1087. Clay explores the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan and suggests that like a powerful eart... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-07-15T12_57_24-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-07-15T12_57_24-07_00 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:57:24 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-07-15T12_57_24-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,john_bluck,jack_reacher,discipleship,risky,love,confidence,progressive 912 false John Bluck, teacher, author and retired Bishop of Waiapu, who has a long-time relationship with St Matthew's, was a guest preacher. He compares the similarities between Lee Childs'hero, Jack Reacher, and the 70 disciples. "What makes Jack extraordinary and an all time great fictional hero is not just his laconic speech ( he’s never been guilty of anything longer than a seven word sentence), or his lethal elbow jab ( eat your heart out Bruce Lee), but his steadfast refusal to carry any luggage. Nothing. A credit card, a fold up toothbrush but no wallet, no change of clothes, no home address, no IRS number. Nothing. Jack is utterly unencumbered, available where he’s needed, free to move on where he’s not welcome. Jack Reacher is a great mystery, but he’s not as great a mystery as today’s gospel reading. The 70 disciples that Jesus sends out ahead of him can’t do kung fu, and they certainly didn’t serve time in the military, but they do travel light like Jack, and they don’t look back, like Jack, and they are confident about themselves and their mission, like Jack, only a hundred fold more so. But there’s a big difference. Unlike Jack, the confidence of the 70 disciples doesn’t rest in their own skill and strength ( which probably was in short supply). We’re not told who the 70 are or where Jesus dug them up locally, but if his earlier efforts to recruit a team are anything to go buy, Jesus wasn’t very fussy. A random collection of fishermen and tax collectors." Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1089. John Bluck, teacher, author and retired Bishop of Waiapu, who has a long-time relationship with S... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-07-05T20_37_13-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-07-05T20_37_13-07_00 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:37:13 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-07-05T20_37_13-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,clay_nelson,hermeneutics,hui,homosexuality,elijah,mantle,sacred,progressive 776 false Clay discusses latest effort to keep the Anglican Communion together at the cost of justice. Elijah's handing off of his mantle to Elisha gives us some guidance on what to cling to and what to let go of. "In the case of this Hui the intent is to discuss what Scripture has to say about human sexuality. In particular we will be looking at the few instances of where Scripture is purported to have something to say about homosexuality. I don’t think the hope is that the diverse elements in the church will find agreement in what they mean to us today. That is probably impossible. Only slightly more possible is that mutual respect might be the fruit of these meetings. My personal hope is that it might be the first step in dismantling the sacred." Text and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=534&id=1085 Clay discusses latest effort to keep the Anglican Communion together at the cost of justice. ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-22T20_11_19-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-06-22T20_11_19-07_00 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:11:19 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-06-22T20_11_19-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,clay_nelson,pharisee,anglican_communion,confession,absolution,love,forgiveness,progressive 755 false An encounter with an American Marine on R & R gives Clay new insight into the story of Simon the Pharisee and the Woman of Ill-repute. "Simon and the woman are usually discussed as two separate entities—one righteous; one unacceptable. Simon holds himself to a higher standard than the rest of society. There are rules to be followed. He is proud of his righteous relationship with God. He knows he is not a bad person. He keeps himself pure and undefiled, as the biblical code requires. The woman, on the other hand, is overwhelmed by her failings. She is painfully aware of how others view her and how she views herself. But as my conversation with the marine progressed I began to wonder if the story is really about two separate people." Text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=534&id=1082. An encounter with an American Marine on R & R gives Clay new insight into the story of Simon the ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-17T17_21_36-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-06-17T17_21_36-07_00 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:21:36 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-06-17T17_21_36-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,ann_mellor,miracles,theology,spirituality,progressive 631 false New Priest Assistant at St Matthew's Ann Mellor confesses her belief in miracles, not just miracle face creams and cleaning products. "I believe in miracles. There I have said it. It’s not easy to say because we are used to ‘dumbing down’ our spirituality. We are afraid that we might overdo it. We risk being misunderstood or labeled or being in danger of taking our concept of miracles to extremes. The word miracle has become mundane as we are bombarded by the daily barrage of miracle face creams (I buy them!), and miracle cleaning liquids…worldly miracles that hold no surprise or doubt in our mind as to their efficacy. Or we think of the miracles of biblical proportions we find that if taken literally, they are well beyond our reach. No…I am talking about miracles from God, now in the present, working in our lives." Full text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1080 New Priest Assistant at St Matthew's Ann Mellor confesses her belief in miracles, not just miracl... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-07T13_13_28-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-06-07T13_13_28-07_00 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:13:28 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-06-07T13_13_28-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,clay_nelson,trinity,nicene_creed,church,progressive,theology 657 false It is Trinity Sunday, a feast devoted to a 4th century doctrine as to the nature of God. Clay Nelson wonders if the Nicene Creed that has put God into a box is killing the church? "I am more than just stirring the pot today. I do strongly believe that the Nicene Creed--the formula the Church requires us to believe about God--has become an instrument of death for the church. I will outline some reasons in a moment. But first, that is not to say that Christianity is not trinitarian in its structure. In fact, I agree with Dominic Crossan who argues that not only is Christianity trinitarian, all religions are trinitarian." Text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=534&id=1077 It is Trinity Sunday, a feast devoted to a 4th century doctrine as to the nature of God. Clay Nel... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-05T22_55_54-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-06-05T22_55_54-07_00 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 05:55:54 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-06-05T22_55_54-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,carolin_telford,pentecost,church,progressive,spirituality,theology 618 false In her Pentecost Sunday sermon Carolin Telford shares what her church in England learned about being Church when it burned to the ground one Pentecost Sunday. Text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1075 In her Pentecost Sunday sermon Carolin Telford shares what her church in England learned about be... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-05T22_50_30-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-06-05T22_50_30-07_00 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 05:50:30 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-06-05T22_50_30-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,paul_oestreicher,peace,progressive,spirituality,theology 1290 false In his sermon following his keynote addresses on peace the day before at St Matthew-in-the-City, Canon Paul Oestreicher, who has devoted his life to peace and reconciliation, spoke on how love disturbs the peace. Video link at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=517&id=1076. In his sermon following his keynote addresses on peace the day before at St Matthew-in-the-City, ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-05-02T23_09_55-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-05-02T23_09_55-07_00 Mon, 03 May 2010 06:09:55 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-05-02T23_09_55-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,geno_sisneros,progressive,theology,evolution,physics,mystic,spirituality,pentecostal 731 false Geno Sisneros a staff member at St Matthew's and a student at Auckland University School of Theology explores the disturbing angst he has experienced as his beliefs shifted from those of his upbringing as a Pentecostal to being a card-carrying Progressive Christian. "I am reminded today of Jesus’ words in Matthew’s Gospel, “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.”[ii] In the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas, Jesus adds this disclaimer, he says, "Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed […]”[iii] And disturbed I was. I begin to strip away the layers of literalism that formed my understanding of the Jesus message." Text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1063. Geno Sisneros a staff member at St Matthew's and a student at Auckland University School of Theol... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-04-26T22_52_07-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-26T22_52_07-07_00 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:52:07 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-26T22_52_07-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,clay_nelson,anzac,gallipoli,dr_seuss,remembering,progressive,chistmas,theology 903 false On ANZAC Day Clay Nelson reflects on how traditional Christianity keeps us in Dr Seuss' "The Waiting Place" when it comes to peace. "Today is a day the peoples of Australia and New Zealand spend a lot of time remembering. We remember and seek understanding of the tragic death of so many of our young men on the shores of Gallipoli 95 years ago. For both countries it was a coming of age moment that continues to shape us in the present day. We sent the better part of a generation to war with great fanfare and expectation, but when more than a third did not return buried on foreign soil and many more returned emotionally and physically wounded something fundamental changed in our national psyche. It left us in The Waiting Place. We became a country waiting for peace." Full text and vidio link at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=534&id=1060. On ANZAC Day Clay Nelson reflects on how traditional Christianity keeps us in Dr Seuss' "The Wait... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-04-25T16_47_27-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-25T16_47_27-07_00 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:47:27 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-25T16_47_27-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,john_salmon,st_matthew-in-the-city,easter,resurrection,progressive,theology 996 false In his Easter 3 sermon, the Revd Dr John Salmon, candidly explained why as a Progressive Christian he has problems coming to church on Christmas and Easter. It is all about how we remember. "The Easter season – these weeks between Easter and Pentecost – traditionally focuses on unpacking the Easter stories, as foundations for Christian faith. But that’s really hard for someone like me… I’ve never been able to swallow either the “dead man walking” version of Easter Day, or the “he died for my sins” understanding of Good Friday. And the post-resurrection “appearances” we heard about this morning provoke all kinds of arguments in my mind… So I ask, how can we be ‘church’ for people with a view like mine?" Text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1058. In his Easter 3 sermon, the Revd Dr John Salmon, candidly explained why as a Progressive Christia... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-04-21T14_43_04-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-21T14_43_04-07_00 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:43:04 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-21T14_43_04-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,sande_ramage,st_matthew-in-the-city,easter,peace,white_poppies,progressive,theology 791 false In her Easter 1 sermon Sande Ramage, former military chaplain and presently chaplain at Iona College, questions the church's participation in the myth of redemptive violence celebrated on such occasions as Anzac Day. "ANZAC commemorations draw heavily on the value of redemptive violence by honouring the role of the soldier, sketched out as a saviour figure sacrificed in battle so that we can live in peace and freedom. Across time this mythology has been used to soothe the internal human terror of being overwhelmed by forces we cannot control and ultimately our fear of death. If we think beyond this imagery we know that ANZAC Day only remembers part of the story. A more complete memory includes the women raped in military campaigns, children bombed, conscientious objectors tortured and imprisoned, families torn apart, cultures, animals and environments destroyed and political deals done in the name of greed." Full text and video link available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1057. In her Easter 1 sermon Sande Ramage, former military chaplain and presently chaplain at Iona Coll... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-04-21T14_05_39-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-21T14_05_39-07_00 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:05:39 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-21T14_05_39-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,st_matthew-in-the-city,easter,resurrection,progressive,theology 745 false On Easter Day Clay Nelson suggested resurrection is about the here and now and not the hereafter. "While I know we are here to celebrate resurrection, there is a problem we tend to gloss over. We don’t want to hear that experiencing resurrection has a prerequisite: new life requires death. Death is something we would prefer to deny or put off. "Intellectually, even those of us who are not the sharpest tool in the box know that to live is to die. Nothing lives forever. No matter how often we visit the gym; no matter how many of life’s pleasures we forego to advance our longevity, few of us will receive the Queen’s congratulatory letter upon our hundredth birthday. If we were swans infamous for their belligerence we might live to 102. If we were happy as a clam we might make it to 405 like one found off the coast of Iceland. If we were content living an isolated existence, barely growing in order to just survive in exceedingly harsh conditions, we might live as long as a Bristlecone pine. The oldest found was 4900 years old. Of course we could opt for suspended animation. There is a bacterium that was in stasis in sea salt that was 250 million years old before being revived. But few of us are willing to wait so long to get a life. Eventually, if we are alive, we will die." Full text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=534&id=1053. On Easter Day Clay Nelson suggested resurrection is about the here and now and not the hereafter.... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-04-21T13_55_52-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-21T13_55_52-07_00 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:55:52 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-21T13_55_52-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,clay,nelson,good_friday,peace,cross,st_matthew-in-the-city,progressive,theology 1031 false On Good Friday Clay invited those present to reflect on the differences between Pilate's desire to keep the peace and Jesus' desire to disturb the peace. This reflection was a cooperative effort between Glynn and Clay. "Jesus was killed for disturbing the peace. This is somewhat ironic when his followers would later call him ‘The Prince of Peace’. Peace is one of those words like love, hope or truth that can be interpreted very differently depending on where you are standing." Text and video links available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=533&id=1050. On Good Friday Clay invited those present to reflect on the differences between Pilate's desire t... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-04-21T13_33_31-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-21T13_33_31-07_00 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:33:31 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-04-21T13_33_31-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthewinthecity,glynn,cardy,maundy,thursday,footwashing,communion,progressive,theology 333 false On the night the church remembers Jesus' last meal with his disciples and his example of servanthood Glynn reflected on how inclusive the table was for Jesus as reflected in the four key actions associated with communion: Took, Blessed, Broke and Gave. "One of the distinguishing practices of the Jesus movement was that no matter whom you were – a woman, a taxcollector, a Pharisee, or a child – you sat and ate at the same table with everyone else. There was no barrier to those who were considered impure, inferior and unworthy. This egalitarian, inclusive behaviour spoke louder than any pronouncements of belief. The table was for all." The homily is given by Clay Nelson due to Glynn becoming ill. Full text at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=533&id=1049 On the night the church remembers Jesus' last meal with his disciples and his example of servanth... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-03-29T19_45_11-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-03-29T19_45_11-07_00 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:45:11 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-03-29T19_45_11-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthewinthecity,glynn_cardy,palm_sunday,progressive,spirituality 750 false Glynn points out that  there are two walks one can take during Holy Week.  "Holy Week is on the one hand a quasi-reenactment of the events that alleged happened around the time of Jesus’ death in Palestine, 33 CE. Christians for centuries have used this time to reflect on the meaning of his life, death, and resurrection and whether there are cosmic theological implications. Was this the unique, once-for-all-time, for-every-culture salvation event?     On the other hand, there is also a long history of Christians using the events of Holy Week as a time to allegorically reflect on their own lives and their community’s. It is in this vein that I speak this morning." Text and video links available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=533&id=1045.     Glynn points out that  there are two walks one can take during Holy Week.  "Holy Week... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-03-24T20_04_34-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-03-24T20_04_34-07_00 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:04:34 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-03-24T20_04_34-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,stmatthewinthecity,clay_nelson,progressive,theology,spirituality,empathy 1008 false At the heart of Jesus' way is empathy. Clay explores what it is by looking at what it is not. "Today’s Gospel on the face of it is troubling. While at a “Back from the Dead” party for her brother Lazarus Mary anoints Jesus’ feet with a very expensive perfume and her tears. Judas expresses what everyone is thinking: her act is inappropriately extravagant. It would be like taking Mother Theresa an $800 bottle of wine. Then we are caught off-guard by the seeming callousness of Jesus’ response, “You will have the poor with you always, but not me.”    While I can appreciate John’s literary genius of using this story to foreshadow Jesus’ washing of his disciples feet and Mary Magdalene’s failed attempt to anoint his body after his death, over the years I have struggled to make sense of how someone who identified with the marginalised could sound so indifferent to their needs." Text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=534&id=1042. At the heart of Jesus' way is empathy. Clay explores what it is by looking at what it is not. "... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-03-24T16_00_27-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-03-24T16_00_27-07_00 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:00:27 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-03-24T16_00_27-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthewinthecity,glynn,cardy,spirituality,progressive,theology 750 false Six shameful acts in the Parable of the Prodigal Son reveal that God is Love's Fool, Glynn suggests respectfully... "The Prodigal Son is, when understood, an insightful parable about the nature of the Christian and Jewish God, whom I respectfully call ‘Love’s Fool’.   It is the quality and actions of costly love, portrayed by the father character in the parable, which informs us about the nature of Jesus’ God. God is not an old man with two sons. God is the love that the fictitious old man exhibits. It is a love that can withstand insult and humiliation. It is a love that includes offenders. It is a love deemed foolish. It is a love that values the relationships between people above society’s and religion’s conventions." Text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=533&id=1039 Six shameful acts in the Parable of the Prodigal Son reveal that God is Love's Fool, Glynn sugg... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-03-09T14_10_17-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-03-09T14_10_17-08_00 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:10:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-03-09T14_10_17-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,spirituality,progressive,theology,elaine_wainwright,st_matthew-in-the-city,lent,water 717 false Elaine Wainwright of the School of Theology at Auckland University, looks at Lent through a new lens, the lens of our contemporary ecological imperative as a human community which must be in right relationship with all participants in the Earth community. "Everyone who thirsts, come, come to the water…. This is one of those many phrases of the poet that we call Second Isaiah that reverberates in our spirits. But in today’s reading from this poet and prophet there is not just this one imperative—come— but the reading is, we might say, riddled with imperatives, with exhortations coming from our God: come to the water, come buy wine and milk, listen carefully to me, incline your ear, come to me, listen, see, seek me, forsake evil ways, return….return: turn your life around. And while the gospel is not filled with imperatives as is the reading from the prophet, it reiterates the phrase unless you repent, unless you repent. Return….repent. There is a call to change, to change one’s mind or way of thinking, to change one’s heart, to change or to turn around one’s life—a most appropriate invitation to us at Week Three, almost midway along our Lenten journey. We are invited to pause on this Sabbath day to reflect whether or perhaps how we have turned our life around or how we might do so into the second half of our Lenten journey." Complete text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1034. Elaine Wainwright of the School of Theology at Auckland University, looks at Lent through a new ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-03-01T15_18_32-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-03-01T15_18_32-08_00 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:18:32 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-03-01T15_18_32-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,st_matthewinthecity,abraham,failure,patriarchy,lent,theology 913 false Glynn, with the example of Abraham's dismal record as a patriarch as an example, proposes that being faithful isn't about always getting it right. "What I like about the Abraham saga is that the authors do not shy away from revealing not only their hero’s faith but also his failures.  Abraham, in abdicating his patriarchal power to Sarah, in listening to his God instead of his heart, in doing what was expedient rather than what was right, grievously wronged his first born son Ishmael and seeded an enmity between the ancestors of Ishmael and Isaac that continues today. Abraham screwed up. He failed as a family man. He failed as a patriarch. He didn’t question the motives of the God he was listening to. His faith froze and he became a servant of circumstance." View text and video link at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=533&id=1032. Glynn, with the example of Abraham's dismal record as a patriarch as an example, proposes that b... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-02-21T22_55_32-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-02-21T22_55_32-08_00 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:55:32 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-02-21T22_55_32-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,st,matthewinthecity,clay_nelson,lent,wilderness,temptation,devil,t,spirituality,theology 983 false Clay has reached the point that Lent has lost its luster and suggest that for Lent we give up Lent or least what it has become. It isn’t that the wilderness and temptation aren’t rich themes to explore but in their frequent reoccurrence within a given year and annually, saying something that hasn’t been said countless times before is nearly impossible. The temptation is to just get the sermon done. Say the predictable things the church has always said about how being miserable, sinful beings we need to be purified. We do it by paying the price for our fallen state with fasting and confession. The implied message being: Easter won’t be any fun unless we suffer first. Sure the congregation will tune out as soon as they realize they have heard this sermon before, but I will have done my priestly duty and extolled the importance of Lent to being good Christians.   I’m sorry I just can’t do it any more. Lent has lost its luster. I only need to point to an interview of Vice President Biden on Ash Wednesday this week. The interviewer, who later confessed to being Catholic, asked if the black smudge on his forehead was a bruise. Text and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz. Clay has reached the point that Lent has lost its luster and suggest that for Lent we give up Le... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-02-14T18_09_38-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-02-14T18_09_38-08_00 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:09:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-02-14T18_09_38-08_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,st,matthewinthecity,igod,progressive,spirituality 843 false Glynn looks at what a progressive means when he says our vocation as Christians is to pray. "I was asked in an interview last week what was the job of a priest. I gave a two-word answer: “To pray”. However it is not only the job of a priest, it is the vocation of anyone who calls her or himself Christian. To pray is not primarily a bow-the-head, bend-the-knee, direct-requests-to-the-heavens exercise, but an opening of one’s heart and mind to the music of divinity within, around, and beyond us." Text and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz. Glynn looks at what a progressive means when he says our vocation as Christians is to pray. "I ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-02-12T20_47_15-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-02-12T20_47_15-08_00 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:47:15 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-02-12T20_47_15-08_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,st,matthewinthecity,baptism,church,progressive,theology 922 false Glynn gives an explanation of baptism from the view point of Progressive Christianity. It is our response to God's love, not a means to obtain it. "In broad terms there are two understandings of Church, ‘gathered’ and ‘comprehensive’, which are at odds with each other. The former sees Church as those who attend, are on the parish roll, and who participate. Like a club you know who is a part of it and who is not. The latter understanding sees Church as those attendees and non-attendees who try, even occasionally, to live the way of love, justice and compassion known in Jesus. I don’t think you have to be clairvoyant to know which understanding of church I have." Full text and video links at www.stmatthew.org.nz. Glynn gives an explanation of baptism from the view point of Progressive Christianity. It is ou... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-02-01T15_39_54-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-02-01T15_39_54-08_00 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:39:54 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-02-01T15_39_54-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,theology,epiphany_4,clay_nelson,mimetic_theory,girard,violence,peace,st_matthew-in-the-city 859 false As Glynn preached on this lesson last week noting that the church should stop making unity its goal and unify around social justice, Clay gives it a second look. He notes that the church is already united in "Original Sin." Our propensity to do violence and making it sacred is why the church and society reject the Gospel. "As those of you who were here or have watched or read the sermon online will remember, Glynn asked how important is unity? His position was “not so much” if Jesus’ sermon to his hometown is any indication. Jesus could have played to the crowd’s delight that a local boy was making the rest of the region sit up and take notice. Instead he preached a sermon that transformed the congregation from a cheering crowd into a lynch mob ready to throw him off one of the cliffs that overlook Nazareth. Glynn argued that Jesus’ message is that unity is only possible as an outcome for a community that seeks social justice for those on the margins. He chastised especially the church for making unity a goal that trumps justice for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender community. I couldn’t agree more and I would co-sign those sentiments. But I would also argue that the church does not need to seek unity we are already united--by original sin.   Some of you may be wondering if you heard me right. We don’t dangle people over hell’s fire as sinful beings at St Matthew’s and we certainly don’t look at babies as contaminated because they were created by S-E-X. But, yes, you heard me right." Full text and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz. As Glynn preached on this lesson last week noting that the church should stop making unity its g... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-01-24T17_07_22-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-01-24T17_07_22-08_00 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:07:22 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-01-24T17_07_22-08_00 Clay Nelson cclayton1,glynn_cardy,epiphany_3,unity,social_justice,spring_bok_tour,maori,land,rights,progressive_christianity,st_matthew-in-the-city,igod 890 false In his reflection on the home town crowd's reaction to Jesus' sermon in Nazareth, Glynn Cardy challenges the church's notion that unity is a goal. Instead he argues it is an outcome of standing up for the marginalised. To get there we must sometimes be off-side with the majority. "If Jesus had a PR advisor he could have done the whole preaching in the Nazareth Synagogue thing very differently. He could have begun by saying that God loved everyone - ‘you, me, them’ - and God had chosen people for various tasks. If it had been written by then [which of course it wasn’t] he could have used that Pauline body metaphor of us all belonging to each other. He could have helped them to see that he was their expression, their ambassador of God’s love to others. He could have worked them round so that they could have all affirmed each other and had a nice hug at the end.   Instead he got them offside. Like prophets of the past he wasn’t much of a crowd pleaser. He failed diplomacy school." Text and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz In his reflection on the home town crowd's reaction to Jesus' sermon in Nazareth, Glynn Cardy ch... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-01-18T20_33_48-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-01-18T20_33_48-08_00 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:33:48 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-01-18T20_33_48-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,spirituality,theology,haiti,clay_nelson,cana,wine,transformation,epiphany 773 false Clay tells two storises about the Wedding of Cana in his search for abundant life.  One is historically true, one never happened. "As a result we don’t have to get tangled up in questions about whether or not Jesus could turn water into wine. It never happened before or since, so it didn’t happen this time either. We don’t even have to worry about where Cana is. On my two trips to Israel I have been shown three places the tour guides swore were Cana. Since it is a mythical place it can be anywhere we want it to be. It can be anywhere transformation occurs. But don’t be distressed. The meaning of the story doesn’t depend on it having happened. It is a signpost saying Jesus was a radical change agent. It does not say following Jesus will mean we will have a cellar full of fine wine." Text and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz. Clay tells two storises about the Wedding of Cana in his search for abundant life.  One is h... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-01-10T21_04_44-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-01-10T21_04_44-08_00 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:04:44 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-01-10T21_04_44-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,clay_nelson,epiphany,baptism,mysticiism,christopher_moore,progressive,theology 857 false On the Feast of our Lord's Baptism Clay Nelson looks at the 30 year gap in Jesus' life prior to the mystical experience he had during his baptism.  Are such experiences only available to the Son of God and mentally unwell or are they available to us all? "In truth we have nothing reliable about Jesus before his baptism, which seems perfectly normal to me. No one had any reason to think, “This kid is going to change the world, I better take notes.” Even his baptism was before he had made his mark, but all four gospels speak of it, even though their accounts differ. So even that first portrait has multiple exposures making it more than a little out of focus. However, what they all agree on is that Jesus had a uniquely intimate relationship with God. God was the central reality of his life, not because he believed in God, but because he had experienced the reality of God." Text and video available at www.stmatthews.org.nz. On the Feast of our Lord's Baptism Clay Nelson looks at the 30 year gap in Jesus' life prior to t... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2010-01-03T17_16_57-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-01-03T17_16_57-08_00 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:16:57 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2010-01-03T17_16_57-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay_nelson,christmas_2,grace,johns_prologue,st_matthew-in-the-city,progressive,theology 725 false For his Christmas 2 sermon Clay Nelson revels in the mystical language of John's version of Christmas but struggles to wrap his mind around grace and its implications. "With John we are given, in beautiful language, a concept to play with. It is a radical concept. It is the radical notion that the divine was made flesh in the person of Jesus. While Christianity has traditionally seemed to imply this was only true in Jesus, an alternative understanding is that Jesus revealed all of humanity to be the flesh of the divine. How does a painter paint that unless it is a portrait of six billion people?" Full text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz. For his Christmas 2 sermon Clay Nelson revels in the mystical language of John's version of Chris... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-12-30T19_48_42-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-12-30T19_48_42-08_00 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:48:42 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-12-30T19_48_42-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay_nelson,st_matthew-in-the-city,progressive,theology,unintended,consequences,holy_family 509 false In his Christmas 1 sermon Clay Nelson reflects on the unintended consequences of putting up a controversial billboard and how he can relate to those who are chastised for not being where they are "supposed" to be. "It is the unintended consequences that have got me pondering in my heart, in particular the level of offense taken around the world. Some online polls suggest that we have offended half the planet give or take a few percentage points. While initially email tended to be overwhelmingly positive, as the story got legs we heard from more and more of the offended. So let me say clearly, offense was not our intent. However, I’m not sure that was the intent of those who commented on the website, emailed, wrote, faxed, texted and called to express their outrage. Many went beyond being offensive to abusive and threatening. This must be the “two wrongs make a right” school of Christianity as opposed to the “turn the other cheek” school I attended." Full text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz.   In his Christmas 1 sermon Clay Nelson reflects on the unintended consequences of putting up a con... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-12-30T19_31_38-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-12-30T19_31_38-08_00 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:31:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-12-30T19_31_38-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,clay_nelson,christmas,billboard,laughter,virgin,mirth,progressive,theology 558 false In his Christmas Day sermon Clay Nelson confronts head on the elephant in the pew--St Matthew's Christmas billboard juxtaposing it with Santa being arrested in England. "The advertising team I work with is both gob smacked and over the moon about the worldwide reaction.  They are an international company and no one on the team has ever experienced this kind of reaction. To some degree we are all a little bit mystified by it. It was just a billboard after all. The total time it was up after being vandalized and stolen twice was less than twelve hours, but the image will live on in cyberspace forever as well as in our imaginations." Full text and video available at www.stmatthews.org.nz. In his Christmas Day sermon Clay Nelson confronts head on the elephant in the pew--St Matthew's C... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-12-30T19_01_40-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-12-30T19_01_40-08_00 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:01:40 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-12-30T19_01_40-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay_nelson,glynn_cardy,st_matthew-in-the-city,billboard,christmas,progressive,theology 871 false Advent 4 got bumped by a billboard.  Yes, it was controversial, but it was still just a billboard.  Yet it went "viral" on the internet.  This sermon begins with Clay Nelson sharing what it is like to be in the centre of media-driven frenzy and the sermon moves to reflections by Clay and Glynn Cardy on what the last week has been like.  If you go to the website page you can watch video as well as hear the congregation's reactions to the week's events:  www.stmatthews.org.nz. Advent 4 got bumped by a billboard.  Yes, it was controversial, but it was still just a bill... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-12-15T10_14_19-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-12-15T10_14_19-08_00 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:14:19 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-12-15T10_14_19-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn_cardy,christmas,billboard,mary,joseph,progressive,theology,st_matthew-in-the-city 471 false On Advent 3 Glynn Cardy looks at three Christmas billboards and the theologies they represent.  He of course favours the one outside St Matthew's: "The Christmas billboard outside St Matthew-in-the-City lampoons literalism and invites people to think again about what a miracle is. Is the miracle a male God sending forth his divine sperm, or is the miracle that God is and always has been among the poor? The billboard has a sombre Joseph and a consoling Mary, with the caption “Poor Joseph. God is a hard act to follow.”  Full text and video available at www.stmatthews.org.nz.   On Advent 3 Glynn Cardy looks at three Christmas billboards and the theologies they represent.&nb... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-12-07T19_08_56-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-12-07T19_08_56-08_00 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:08:56 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-12-07T19_08_56-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay_nelson,st_matthew-in-the-city,progressive,theology,preparation,wilderness,liminal,advent_2 786 false On Advent 2 Clay Nelson looks at the difficulties in being prepared in the world we live in and why even God goes bush. In the bush we enter a liminal place where transformation is the key to preparation. "On my Facebook page is a video that asks “Did you know that the top ten in-demand jobs for 2010 did not even exist in 2004?  We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist using technologies that haven’t been invented in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet. The amount of technical information is doubling every two years.  For students starting a four-year technical degree this means half of what they learn in the first year of study will be outdated by their third year of study.” "In such a world what does it mean to prepare for anything? How can you prepare when the week’s newspapers you put out for recycling contains more information than a person living in the 18th century would come across in their entire lifetime?" Full text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz On Advent 2 Clay Nelson looks at the difficulties in being prepared in the world we live in and w... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-11-25T11_18_14-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-11-25T11_18_14-08_00 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:18:14 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-11-25T11_18_14-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,david_v_williams,aotearoa_sunday,maori,hone,harawira,st_matthew-in-the-city,progressive,spirituality 1371 false In David V. William’s sermon for Aotearoa day, he reflected on the names of our controversial MP for Te Tai Tokerau: Hone, a favourite New Testament Christian name [John]; Pani, an Old Testament name, one of King David's warrior heroes [Bani] - those OT warriors were rather admired by many Maori; Tamati Waka Nene [Thomas Walker Nene] - Nene was a Ngapuhi chief at the time of the Treaty, he was baptised by the Wesleyans at Pakaenae in 1839 and named after Thomas Walker, a CMS lay patron; and Harawira is a name taken taken by many Maori to honour Octavius Hadfield, CMS missionary to the Kapiti Coast and later Bishop of Wellington and Primate. So Hone Pani Tamati Waka Nene Harawira is (in English) John Bani Thomas Walker Nene Hadfield. His point is that Maori know a lot about and have embraced a great deal of our Christian heritage, and that most Pakeha remain rather ignorant about most matters Maori, including Maori names! His hope for Aotearoa Sunday is that more Pakeha will engage with and embrace aspects of the indigenous culture of this land in a spirit of generosity and inclusiveness that reciprocates the historic and contemporary generosity and inclusiveness of Maori. David V. Williams is a law professor, priest, expert on the Treaty of Waitangi and treaty settlement issues, as well as a Rhodes Scholar. Video available at www.stmatthews.org.nz In David V. William’s sermon for Aotearoa day, he reflected on the names of our controversi... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-11-15T18_47_49-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-11-15T18_47_49-08_00 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:47:49 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-11-15T18_47_49-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn_cardy,temple,berlin_wall,palestine,freedom,st_matthew-in-the-city,progressive,theology 781 false In his Pentecost 24 sermon Glynn Cardy looks at how we seem to wall in God like our special pet.  He suggests that they don't work.  God is about freedom."Walls surrounded the Temple that Jesus knew, the 2nd Temple in Jerusalem. Inside were an Outer Courtyard, then more walls and an Inner Courtyard. Within that was the Holy Place, and within that – separated by a thick curtain – was the Holy of Holies. This was where God was said to dwell. There were lots of walls protecting God. There were lots of priests and guards protecting the walls. And there were lots of rules and regulations protecting the priests and guards. God was safe and secure. “Do you see these great buildings?” said Jesus. “Not one stone will be left here upon another, all will be thrown down.” "Jesus, like other reform-oriented Jews, was critical of the Temple. The Temple was the dominant symbol of ecclesiastical power and authority. This was where the pious and their pet God ruled. This was where the chosen, those who had wealth and influence, could appease and please God. The Temple symbolized spiritual stability and protection. It was indeed an imposing and beautiful structure.  "Yet for Jesus it symbolized the imprisonment of God and the spiritual impoverishment of the common people." Full text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz. In his Pentecost 24 sermon Glynn Cardy looks at how we seem to wall in God like our special pet.&... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-11-09T15_14_30-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-11-09T15_14_30-08_00 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:14:30 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-11-09T15_14_30-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,kevin_clements,centre_for_peace_&_violence,studies,peace,war,justice,remembrance_day 966 false On Remembrance Day at St Matthew's, Professor Kevin P. Clements, Director of the NZ Centre for Peace and Violence Studies at the University of Otago, spoke eloquently and movingly of the challenges of war and peace drawing richly from the letters of family members written from the front lines. Full text and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz. On Remembrance Day at St Matthew's, Professor Kevin P. Clements, Director of the NZ Centre for Pe... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-11-09T14_55_38-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-11-09T14_55_38-08_00 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:55:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-11-09T14_55_38-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,john_bluck,progressive,theology,spirituality 753 false In his Pentecost 23 sermon John Bluck, retired bishop of Waiapu, looks at the images presented by NZ public figures and wonders if they are credible.  While seeking to be believable are they credible.  Who does God listen to? "It was a rough couple of weeks for Bill English. He’d just explained his way out of the living expending, family entrusting tangle when a row breaks out over a not very plain tv promo for a programme called Plain English. "But things are looking up for Bill, unlike Rodney Hyde who usually dances his way lightly through the media wonderland. But he’s been stumbling about in a controversy over his partner’s travel costs and his throwaway lines about the prime minister. He won’t be winning any bonus points this month for nimble footwork. "Nor will Bishop and now becoming King Brian Tamaki with his claims to divinely bestowed royalty in the Old Testament model of David and oaths of allegiance from followers in the model of the Mafia. "But Graham Henry will do better because all he has to do to silence the carping from the twilight world of radio talk back is to win a game. And the All Blacks have awon two in a row. Winning is believing. "It’s hard to become a public figure and be heard in this country. And its even harder to stay credible and believable." Full text and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz. In his Pentecost 23 sermon John Bluck, retired bishop of Waiapu, looks at the images presented by... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-11-09T14_25_23-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-11-09T14_25_23-08_00 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:25:23 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-11-09T14_25_23-08_00 Clay Nelson glynn_cardy,igod,progressive,theology,nelson_mandela,all_saints,st_matthew-n-the-city 681 false We apologise in advance that the sound quality of this podcast is not up to our usual standards, but we hope you will still enjoy Glynn Cardy's look at a modern saint on All Saints' Day.  91 years old, Nelson Mandela remains and icon of forgiveness and reconciliation. "Most of the traditional saints, when viewed with historical-critical tools, are less than inspiring. By modern standards many would need the support of the mental health services. Unconstrained by religious convention however we can think about ‘saints’ more broadly as those who encourage and inspire us in our faith.    "Personally I find it hard to go past Nelson Mandela. He is a modern exemplar of perseverance, courage, humility, and reconciliation. He’s also someone who would be appalled by the honorific of ‘saint’ being attached to his name. He has never walked the path of self-glorification that Brian Tamaki, and others before him, thinks is the route to spiritual wisdom." Full text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz. We apologise in advance that the sound quality of this podcast is not up to our usual standards, ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-10-25T19_28_29-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-25T19_28_29-07_00 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:28:29 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-25T19_28_29-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay_nelson,st_matthew-in-the-city,progressive,theology,wisdom,sermon,pentecost_21,bartimaeus,blindness,vision,divine,love 757 false Clay Nelson enjoys the humour of Mark's story of Bartimaeus who may be blind but has vision while looking at how our beliefs determine what reality we see and our experience of life. Unintentionally he explores more Wisdom for Dummies. "What I do know is that after reading Bourgeault’s The Wisdom Jesus, I feel like the two young fish who while swimming along happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way. He nods at them and asks, "Morning, boys, how's the water?" The two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, "What the hell is water?"[i] Jesus, the wisdom teacher has brought me up short. By asking about the water, he changed my beliefs. I no longer believe I am the absolute centre of the universe as we were all hardwired at birth to think. I now believe Jesus’ intent was to wise us up; not to become our personal saviour. He wanted to challenge our assumptions about reality. He wanted to raise our consciousness to a level where we see the falseness of “otherness.” The idea that life is all about us versus everything else. He wanted us to discover that we are part of a greater whole: one with each other and our environment, and all is divine love." Full text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=503&id=976. Clay Nelson enjoys the humour of Mark's story of Bartimaeus who may be blind but has vision while... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-10-18T17_08_17-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T17_08_17-07_00 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:08:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T17_08_17-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn_cardy,st_matthew-in-the-city,progressive,spirituality,theology,aisling_symes,prayer,luke,healing 690 false On Pentecost 20, St Matthew's celebrated the Feast of St Luke the Physician. Glynn Cardy looks at a tragic death this week of a young girl, Aisling Sumes, and explores the healing nature of relationship and community. It's not prayer itself to a rescuing God that saves us--the child died in spite of the prayer, it is the community's compassion and reaching out that makes all the difference. "Well as neo-atheists like Dawkins and Hitchens would point out that God didn’t save the day. Aisling wasn’t miraculously found alive and well. Sure, maybe the outcome was better than the torture scenario or the never-finding-out scenario, but it still wasn’t what was being prayed for. God didn’t intervene and rescue her. Were the prayers therefore pointless? I would empathetically say ‘No!" Full text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=974 On Pentecost 20, St Matthew's celebrated the Feast of St Luke the Physician. Glynn Cardy looks a... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-10-18T16_59_25-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T16_59_25-07_00 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:59:25 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T16_59_25-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn_cardy,eternal_life,rich_young_man,progressive,theology,spirituality,st_matthew-in-the-city 668 false In his return to the pulpit after his sabbatical, Glynn Cardy imagines the conversation between the rich young man seeking the answer to inheriting eternal life and a Kiwi Jesus. “My advice mate, and its tough, is that if you’re a serious seeker ditch the gold, glamour, and glory. They are just gonna weigh you down.” Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=973. In his return to the pulpit after his sabbatical, Glynn Cardy imagines the conversation between t... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-10-18T16_50_52-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T16_50_52-07_00 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:50:52 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T16_50_52-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,denise_kelsall,spca,st_matthew-in-the-city,pets,animals,relationship,bonding 693 false Denise Kelsall speaks to the bonds of affection between animals and animals and humans. She shares the fate of Jack who has featured in past services. A moving homily punctuated by an Amen Corner of canines in the congregation. Denise Kelsall speaks to the bonds of affection between animals and animals and humans. She shar... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-10-18T16_45_31-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T16_45_31-07_00 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:45:31 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T16_45_31-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,theology,spirituality,justice,suffering,job,st_matthew-in-the-city,denise_kelsall 602 false In her Pentecost 18 sermon Denise Kelsall explores the whys and wherefores of suffering and injustice. "The ancients believed in a God who smote their enemies and rescued them from their oppressors, a God who rewarded the good and punished the bad. The book of Proverbs is full of maxims about how to live and not to live so that we reap the rewards of a good life. Our reading from the book of Job today debunks the myth that we get what we deserve." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=500&id=972 In her Pentecost 18 sermon Denise Kelsall explores the whys and wherefores of suffering and injus... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-10-18T16_37_27-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T16_37_27-07_00 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:37:27 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T16_37_27-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,spirituality,paul_reeves,matthew,st_matthew-in-the-city,vice,virtue 632 false On St Matthew's Day Sir Paul Reeves, former archbishop and Governor General of New Zealand, reflected on the similarities of both Matthew, the disciple and parish of St Matthew-in-the-City. Both are slightly less than respectable and inherently impetuous. That is why as bishop of the diocese he considered St Matthew's a haven. No text is available of this sermon. On St Matthew's Day Sir Paul Reeves, former archbishop and Governor General of New Zealand, refle... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-10-18T16_24_12-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T16_24_12-07_00 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:24:12 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-10-18T16_24_12-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,denise_kelsall,st_matthew-in-the-city,progressive,theology,spirituality,peace,justice 513 false In her Pentecost 16 sermon Denise Kelsall kicked off the World March for Peace and Nonviolence that would begin in Auckland with a service at St Matthew's. In her Pentecost 16 sermon Denise Kelsall kicked off the World March for Peace and Nonviolence th... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-09-18T08_16_20-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-09-18T08_16_20-07_00 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:16:20 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-09-18T08_16_20-07_00 Clay Nelson clay,nelson,st,matthewinthecity,igod,progressive,theology,wisdom,obama,peter,messiah 865 false In reflecting on Jesus' questioning of the disciples, Clay Nelson sees a wisdom teacher calling us to know ourselves.  The irony is that the Way to doing this involves denying ourselves."It is to this level of consciousness that Jesus hopes to bring his disciples when he asks his question within a question. While preachers for millennia have praised Peter for his answer, “You are the Messiah,” as if he finally got it, I think Jesus groaned, “Is that so?” That they still didn’t get it is why I suspect Jesus told his disciples to keep it a secret." Full text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz. In reflecting on Jesus' questioning of the disciples, Clay Nelson sees a wisdom teacher calling u... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-09-07T11_56_42-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-09-07T11_56_42-07_00 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:56:42 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-09-07T11_56_42-07_00 Clay Nelson sermon,igod,justice,progressive,theology,syro-phoen 689 false Bev Moana Hall-Smith identifies with the Syro-Phoenician woman who is marginalized but is unintimidated.  She gets in Jesus personal space and gets her daughter healed and fundamentally changes Jesus mission. "She has no name; she is neither wife of a man nor mother of a son. She has a daughter with an unspeakable disease. She is Greek–racially and linguistically inferior and despised by Jews. The woman is described as Syro-Phoenicianand Woman. Two words that tell us she is marginalized, she is an outsider; she does not belong"  Full text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz Bev Moana Hall-Smith identifies with the Syro-Phoenician woman who is marginalized but is unintim... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-08-30T22_27_55-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-08-30T22_27_55-07_00 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:27:55 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-08-30T22_27_55-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay_nelson,st_matthew-in-the-city,progressive,theology,wisdom,sermon,pentecost_13 908 false How does eating with dirty hands raise our consciousness; give us wisdom? Clay Nelson continues his exploration of the Wisdom Jesus even though he isn't sure he will ever get fully get it. He just hope to get enough in the Holy Now or as Jesus might call it, the Kingdom of Heaven. "I seriously doubt I will ever fully grasp that concept. I’m running double time to keep up with Jesus the wisdom teacher and I’m still being left in the dust. But I’m in good company. With the possible exceptions of Mary Magdalene and Thomas, the disciples didn’t fully get him either and neither did Paul or the writers of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John or the early church fathers and so neither did the western church that shaped me. However, I get enough of it to know I hear today’s Gospel with new ears. My problem is that I was happy enough with how the old ones heard it." Full text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=503&id=964 How does eating with dirty hands raise our consciousness; give us wisdom? Clay Nelson continues ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-08-25T22_15_59-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-08-25T22_15_59-07_00 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:15:59 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-08-25T22_15_59-07_00 Clay Nelson sermon,denise_kelsall,st_matthew-in-the-city,progressive,theology,igod 660 false In her Pentecost 12 sermon imagines what an alien might think of what is going on at St Matthew's. "There are these earthlings sitting in rows paying attention to some other earthlings up in front of them, and they are looking down at funny little bits of white stuff in their hands with black marks on it. They make noises together – sometimes the noise changes when that earthling who sits at a special box runs his fingers over the box and a different noise comes out. They stand up and then they sit down together. And so on." Full text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=500&id=963. In her Pentecost 12 sermon imagines what an alien might think of what is going on at St Matthew's... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-08-17T13_22_58-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-08-17T13_22_58-07_00 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:22:58 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-08-17T13_22_58-07_00 Clay Nelson clay_nelson,sermon,pentecost_11,igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,wisdom,solomon,consciousness,cynthia_bourgeault,progressive,christianity 897 false Clay Nelson wonders in his Pentecost 11 sermon if Solomon embodies wisdom, then what the hell is wisdom anyway?  His question takes him to an unexpected answer. "When I read the story of Solomon’s rise to power and his prayer for wisdom I roll my eyes. How can a man who allowed his mother to manipulate him into killing off his half-brother, his father’s priests and advisors to solidify his power be considered wise? It is baffling that this same person who after praying for wisdom would drain his kingdom’s resources and oppress his people to build a Temple even God did not want. That this despotic ruler is promoted as the embodiment of wisdom, makes me wonder what the hell wisdom is anyway and how do we know our prayer for it is answered?" Full text and video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=503&id=961 Clay Nelson wonders in his Pentecost 11 sermon if Solomon embodies wisdom, then what the hell is ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-08-11T13_07_40-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-08-11T13_07_40-07_00 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:07:40 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-08-11T13_07_40-07_00 Clay Nelson mary_caygill,st_matthew-in-the-city,igod,sermon,progressive,theology 1140 false The Revd Dr Mary Caygill, lecturer of Practical Theology at Auckland University, was the guest preacher at St Matthew's.  In her sermon she looks at grace and disgrace: "My firm conviction is that we can only speak meaningfully of God if God emerges from within the experiences of humans and their way of life with others and the world." Full text with video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=501&id=959. The Revd Dr Mary Caygill, lecturer of Practical Theology at Auckland University, was the guest pr... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-08-02T14_26_36-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-08-02T14_26_36-07_00 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:26:36 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-08-02T14_26_36-07_00 Clay Nelson clay_nelson,sermon,pentecost_9,igod,st_matthew-in-the-city,truth,power,nathan,david,progressive,christianity 2904 false In his Pentecost 9 sermon Clay Nelson examines the difficulties in speaking truth to power.  How do we determine truth?  To whom do we speak it? "It is a phrase that resonates for us.  It rings of courage and righteousness with more than a hint of danger.  I think it is why the politically satirical Daily Show with Jon Stewart who does this nightly, is a global phenomenon.  Few of us would be displeased to have it said of us at our funeral… “She or he spoke truth to power.”  Yes, that sounds like high praise..."  Full text with video links at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=503&id=953. In his Pentecost 9 sermon Clay Nelson examines the difficulties in speaking truth to power. ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-28T20_00_02-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-28T20_00_02-07_00 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:00:02 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-28T20_00_02-07_00 Clay Nelson denise,kelsall,pentecost-8,igod,st-matthew-in-the-city,power,david,bathsheba,progressive,theology 689 false In her Pentecost 8 sermon Denise Kelsall examines different kinds of power. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=517&id=951. In her Pentecost 8 sermon Denise Kelsall examines different kinds of power. Full text at http://... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-21T14_53_31-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-21T14_53_31-07_00 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:53:31 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-21T14_53_31-07_00 Clay Nelson st-matthew-in-the-city,igod,john,salmon,bible,sunday,belief,faith,progressive,theology 933 false The Revd Dr John Salmon, past President of the Methodist Church in New Zealand, was the guest preacher and celebrant at St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland on Bible Sunday, 19 July 2009. In his sermon he noted that after the 4th century being being a Christian was determined by right belief in church doctrine. Before that Christianity was not about religion but spirituality. Being faithful was about trusting, questioning and right action (being ethical and just). Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=501&id=950. It can be viewed at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=517&id=949. The Revd Dr John Salmon, past President of the Methodist Church in New Zealand, was the guest pre... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-15T21_48_43-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T21_48_43-07_00 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:48:43 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T21_48_43-07_00 Clay Nelson clay,nelson,st,matthewinthecity,igod,progressive,theology,david,salome,dance 744 false With David dancing before the ark and Salome dancing to get ahead, Clay Nelson explores in his Pentecost 6 sermon why dance and if we do are we dancing to Gospel music? "Whomever said church is boring has never attended on this particular Sunday. There is nothing boring about a whirling dervish David, dancing nearly nude before the Ark, making his wife mad as a meat axe. Nor is there anything boring about the gruesome details surrounding salacious Salome’s suggestive pole-dance for her daddy, Uncle Herod, to get her ahead. This stuff makes reality TV look tame. My problem is coming up with a sermon title worthy of such stories. Israel’s Got Talent has possibilities, or perhaps Dancing Queen… and King." Continue reading at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=503&id=948. With David dancing before the ark and Salome dancing to get ahead, Clay Nelson explores in his Pe... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-15T21_20_41-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T21_20_41-07_00 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:20:41 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T21_20_41-07_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,igod,progressive,theology,new,zealand,smacking,referendum 756 false As New Zealand prepares to vote in referendum on whether or not it is acceptable to smack children, Glynn Cardy takes a stand that the church has too long with held. Just as the church once justified beating upppity slaves and wives it has used "spare the rod, spoil the child" to justify violence against children. It is time to change the culture. "Throughout history it has been considered self-evident that all people were not created equal. Only men, particularly those of wealth and high-class, were considered fully human. Women, slaves, servants, and children weren’t. Being less than fully human they belonged to a man. They also needed to be corrected and disciplined by that man or his surrogates. Physically punishing and beating children, women, and servants has been normative for centuries." Read the full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=940. As New Zealand prepares to vote in referendum on whether or not it is acceptable to smack childre... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-15T21_11_45-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T21_11_45-07_00 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:11:45 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T21_11_45-07_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,igod,cornelius,slaves,women,gays,children,progressive,theology 734 false As the guest preacher at St Peter's Takapuna on their patronal feast, Glynn looks at the story of Cornelius and the debate in the early between the followers of James and the followers of Paul being mediated by Peter. He leads us to look at who the church has locked out in the past and who is knocking at the door now. "The keys to the kingdom, allegedly given by Jesus to Peter, I think are the courage and tenacity to unlock the past and open it to the future. It is as simple and as difficult as that." Continue reading at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=941. As the guest preacher at St Peter's Takapuna on their patronal feast, Glynn looks at the story of... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-15T21_05_17-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T21_05_17-07_00 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:05:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T21_05_17-07_00 Clay Nelson denise,kelsall,pentecost,4,farrah,fawcett,michael,jackson,thomas,berry,arne,naess 665 false In her Pentecost 4 sermon Denise Kelsall reflects on some of the mighty who have fallen, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and eco-theologians Arne Naess and Thomas Berry. In her Pentecost 4 sermon Denise Kelsall reflects on some of the mighty who have fallen, Farrah F... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-15T20_52_30-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T20_52_30-07_00 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:52:30 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T20_52_30-07_00 Clay Nelson confirmation,john,paterson,acc,anglican,consultative,council,igod,st,matthewinthecity 1079 false In his final visit as Bishop of Auckland to St Matthew's, John Paterson reflected on experience of seven years at the helm of the Anglican Consultative Council. He could relate to the disciples in a boat on a stormy sea of Galilee as the issue of ordaining a gay bishop toss and turned the Anglcan Communion. More on Bishop Paterson's extraordinary journey in ministry can be found here in the announcement of his immanent retirement http://www.anglicantaonga.org.nz/Features/Barefoot. In his final visit as Bishop of Auckland to St Matthew's, John Paterson reflected on experience o... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-15T20_34_53-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T20_34_53-07_00 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:34:53 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T20_34_53-07_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,josef,haydn,mass,st,matthewinthecity,igod,progressive,theology 478 false On Pent 2 St Matthew's celebrated the 200th anniversry of Haydn's death using his mass in e-flat major liturgically performed by Musica Sacra and the St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra. In his sermon Glynn Cardy described the composer whose wonderful spirituality was aligned with God. On Pent 2 St Matthew's celebrated the 200th anniversry of Haydn's death using his mass in e-flat ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-15T20_23_08-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T20_23_08-07_00 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:23:08 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-07-15T20_23_08-07_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,trinity,harry,potter,st,matthewinthecity,progressive,igod,theology 714 false In his Trinity Sunday sermon Glynn Cardy compares the Trinity to Fluffy the three-headed dog in Harry Potter in an attempt to bring the God-head down to earth. "In J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Harry and his friends face the imposing obstacle of a large aggressive dog called Fluffy who has three heads and is pacified by music. In popular Christian culture God is similarly portrayed as a three-headed deity called Trinity. Each head, or face, of the Trinity has its own peculiarities. The First Persona [1] of the Trinity is traditionally called ‘God the Father’. It is the unbegotten source and creator of all, as well as the abba to whom Jesus prayed. The problem with this First Persona is that as scientific knowledge has grown its head has shrunk. We now know that a creator did not make human beings as a potter makes a pot, or put stars in the sky like a parent hangs mobiles from a child’s ceiling. Life took billions of years and billions of mistakes to evolve. The evolutionary force is neither kind nor cruel, it is indifferent. The craftsmanship of a consistent loving creator is not obvious or verifiable." Continue reading at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=936. In his Trinity Sunday sermon Glynn Cardy compares the Trinity to Fluffy the three-headed dog in H... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-06-27T13_03_38-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-06-27T13_03_38-07_00 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:03:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-06-27T13_03_38-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,sermon,clay,nelson,birthday,eden,gobekli,tepe,gay,theology,igod,progressive 919 false In his Pentecost Sunday, after noting that he and the church are sharing the same birthday this year, reflects not on where his life has been and is going, but where the church has been and is going. He suggests that we might learn something from Gobekli Tepe, a Temple built in Eden by our stone age cousins. "We have the fortune or misfortune, depending on your perspective, of living in a time of major transition on many fronts. This is especially true for the church. It is hard to say how it will play out. Perhaps our great, great-grandchildren will have a clue. But being clueless, does not give me the excuse to give my shoulders a “she’ll be right” shrug. I do believe the decisions we make today can have a profound and permanent effect on human life. The church exists to worship. What we worship, and how and who we do it with, matters. It is a matter of transformation, individually and communally. But the question is will it be a transformation that gives us abundant life or death." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=503&id=937. In his Pentecost Sunday, after noting that he and the church are sharing the same birthday this y... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-06-27T12_40_53-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-06-27T12_40_53-07_00 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:40:53 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-06-27T12_40_53-07_00 Clay Nelson ascension,glynn,cardy,sermon,st,matthew-in-the-city,igod,progressive,theology,spirituality 745 false In his Ascension Sunday sermon, Glynn Cardy begins by challenging the notion that the Ascension was a historical event. The challenge is not what happened but what it meant. He examines what is at the heart of the Jesus experience. "I think the notion of a God up top grew out of our human longing to be rescued. There are many people who have felt like they are drowning in pain, misery, and depression. They have cried out for help. The life support of family, friends, and caring agencies haven’t always met their needs. They don’t feel they have the resources within themselves. They pray for a heavenly God, especially a friendly-looking Jesus-God, to come and save them. I understand that prayer. I empathize with those who pray it. I just don’t think it’s an accurate depiction of the God known in Jesus. That God, to continue the metaphor, was in the troubled waters with those drowning rather than plucking them out. That God did not and does not defy the laws of gravity but rather encourages people to swim and help those who can’t." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=938 In his Ascension Sunday sermon, Glynn Cardy begins by challenging the notion that the Ascension w... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-06-27T12_15_49-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-06-27T12_15_49-07_00 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:15:49 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-06-27T12_15_49-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,5,gardening,pruning,vine,economy,meltdown,igod,justice,progressive,theology 588 false St Matthew's Verger and candidate for the diaconate, Linda Murphy, focused her Easter 5 sermon on necessary pruning of the vine and the current economic meltdown. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=501&id=939 St Matthew's Verger and candidate for the diaconate, Linda Murphy, focused her Easter 5 sermon on... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-05-17T20_11_46-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-05-17T20_11_46-07_00 Mon, 18 May 2009 03:11:46 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-05-17T20_11_46-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,6,richard,holloway,good,samaritan,igod,justice,progressive,theology,st,matthewinthecity 1476 false Bishop Richard Holloway--author, broadcaster, and former Archbishop of Scotland--gave a sermon on Easter 6 that gave a whole new twist to the parable of the Good Samaritan. The Priest and the Levite were not hypocrites. They were faithfully following their religious code. It was religion that failed. Bishop Richard Holloway--author, broadcaster, and former Archbishop of Scotland--gave a sermon on... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-05-03T03_42_33-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-05-03T03_42_33-07_00 Sun, 03 May 2009 10:42:33 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-05-03T03_42_33-07_00 Clay Nelson easte,4,glyy,cardy,igod,peace,war,gallipoli,progressive,theology,spirituality 944 false In his Easter 4 sermon Glynn Cardy challenges the notion that to "lay down ones life for your friends" justifies the fultity and stupidity of war. Glynn uses Gallipoli as the kick-off of a theological "rant" saying any justification of war is in opposition to Jesus' message. "Last year I visited Gallipoli. Like many New Zealanders our family has its names on the white monuments that adorn the hilltops. We heard how the dead lay piled in No Man’s Land - 10,000 dead - an incomprehensible number. Imagine the flies... and the disease... and the despair. One white tombstone said, “For God, King, and Country”. The Turk tour guide, a knowledgeable revisionist, added, “For nothing.” Nearly 500,000 young men died on those ridges, gullies, beaches, or in the hospitals beyond." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=935. In his Easter 4 sermon Glynn Cardy challenges the notion that to "lay down ones life for your fri... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-05-03T03_20_38-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-05-03T03_20_38-07_00 Sun, 03 May 2009 10:20:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-05-03T03_20_38-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,3,geno,sisneros,homosexuality,gay,church,igod,progressive,theology,spirituality 677 false In his Easter 3 sermon Geno Sisneros reflects on his experience growing up gay in a church that distorts the Gospel condemning his sexuality. " As a child I used to lie awake at night sometimes till all hours of the morning with anxiety of the prospect of burning in hell. I struggled to reconcile the images of Jesus that hung on the walls of our Sunday school room with the Jesus who would send people to eternal torment. I tried to imagine what might be different about this Jesus’ appearance and his demeanour on the day of judgement. Would he look as gentle and meek and kind while doling out righteous punishment?" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=501&id=934. In his Easter 3 sermon Geno Sisneros reflects on his experience growing up gay in a church that d... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-05-03T03_13_14-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-05-03T03_13_14-07_00 Sun, 03 May 2009 10:13:14 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-05-03T03_13_14-07_00 Clay Nelson low,sunday,denise,kelsall,sermon,igod,resurrection,story,quasimodo,st,matthew-in-the-city 575 false In her Low Sunday sermon Denise Kelsall reflects on the Easter experience then and now. "Today is also called Quasimodo Sunday. This comes from the first two words of ancient antiphons or sung responses of the eucharist celebrated this Sunday that speaks to those newly baptised at Easter - it goes: Quasi modo, geniti infantes, rationabile - which translates “as newborn babes, alleluia.” And yes, this is the origin of the name of the hunchback, Quasimodo, in Victor Hugo's famous novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Quasimodo was a foundling who was discovered at the door of Notre Dame cathedral on Low Sunday and so was named after this day." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=500&id=933 In her Low Sunday sermon Denise Kelsall reflects on the Easter experience then and now. "Today... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-04-14T13_17_20-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-04-14T13_17_20-07_00 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:17:20 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-04-14T13_17_20-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,resurrection,paul,oestreicher,igod,st,matthewinthecity,progressive,theology,spirituality 1701 false In his Easter sermon, Canon Paul Oestreicher, retired Director of the Centre for International Reconciliation at Coventry Cathedral;founding Chair of Amnesty International; Vice President, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament; Quaker Chaplain to the University of Sussex and a lifetime worker for peace and social justice, preached about a resurrection that while a mystery is not about triumphalism or power or the majority. It is like a New World supermarket. In his Easter sermon, Canon Paul Oestreicher, retired Director of the Centre for International Re... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-04-14T10_41_11-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-04-14T10_41_11-07_00 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:41:11 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-04-14T10_41_11-07_00 Clay Nelson good,friday,sermon,igod,paul,oestreicher,cross,coventry,nazi,palentine,israel 1906 false On Good Friday Canon Paul Oestreicher of Coventry Cathedral, a tireless worker for peace and reconciliation, reflected pwerfully on the different crosses that have influenced him or been meaningful in his journey. On Good Friday Canon Paul Oestreicher of Coventry Cathedral, a tireless worker for peace and reco... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-04-14T10_34_38-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-04-14T10_34_38-07_00 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:34:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-04-14T10_34_38-07_00 Clay Nelson sermon,glynn,cardy,igod,lent,5,progressive,theology,freedom,st,matthewinthecity 889 false In Lent 5 sermon Glynn Cardy looks at the theme of freedom that runs through the scriptures but which has been routinely suppressed by the church and those in power. Jesus the free man is just to dangerous. "For most of history human freedom has been regarded in the Christian world as dangerous, an open door to civil unrest, rebellion, and social chaos. It was firmly believed that people were not meant to be free. Rather they were created to be subject to authority – subject to God the Supreme Ruler in the heavens, subject to the King who ruled under God on earth, and subject to the position in life that this God had allotted to them. People were not even meant to be free to have their own thoughts, let alone express them. They were instead expected to think the thoughts prescribed by God through the Bible, and interpreted by God’s ecclesiastical ‘servants’." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=931. In Lent 5 sermon Glynn Cardy looks at the theme of freedom that runs through the scriptures but w... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-03-26T15_50_54-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-26T15_50_54-07_00 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:50:54 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-26T15_50_54-07_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,sermon,igod,theology,progressive,st,matthewinthecity 671 false In his Lent 4 sermon Glynn Cardy snakes his way theologically through the image of lifting up serpents in the readings from Numbers and John. "Snakes, particularly for those of us unfamiliar with them, epitomize fear. Whether you enjoy their beauty and movement, or like many ancient cultures see in the snake a symbol of regeneration, there is also the knowledge that a snake is dangerous and potentially deadly. To be bitten by a snake is to experience pain and maybe death. The question then arises about why one of the early Christian writers was likening the crucifixion of Jesus to the raising of a serpent on a pole. Was the author of the Fourth Gospel saying that Jesus’ death was like a snake? And if so how?" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=930. In his Lent 4 sermon Glynn Cardy snakes his way theologically through the image of lifting up ser... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-03-20T12_23_35-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-20T12_23_35-07_00 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:23:35 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-20T12_23_35-07_00 Clay Nelson cynthia,bourgeault,christian,meditation,spirituality,igod,progressive,theology,st,matthewinthecity 4625 false This is an edited version of Cynthia Bourgeault's talk at St Matthew-in-the-City on March 19th. Cynthia is an Episcopal priest and contemplative who has written numerous books about, given talks on and led retreats doing Christian meditation. This was her first stop on her first visit to New Zealand. This is an edited version of Cynthia Bourgeault's talk at St Matthew-in-the-City on March 19th. ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-03-18T16_41_28-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-18T16_41_28-07_00 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:41:28 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-18T16_41_28-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,denise,kelsall,sermon,lent,3,progressive,theology,stmatthewinthecity 625 false In her Lent 3 sermon Denise Kelsall channels her inner Jesus when confronting the money-changers. She expresses her anger at the greed that has destroyed the world economy, but discovers that being angry alone is not the answer. "I like this Jesus because he is so very human - unlike the holy man of wisdom, the messiah, the saviour, the prophet, the healer, the son of God, this is a Jesus that everyone can identify with and admire. Haven’t we all secretly wanted to overturn the tables or rage against injustice and yet mostly we just slink away fuming inside. Perhaps we write a letter or complain bitterly to friends or just take a deep breath and think ‘it’s not worth it’ and get on with life, unlike the courageous and physical fulminating of Jesus." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=500&id=929. In her Lent 3 sermon Denise Kelsall channels her inner Jesus when confronting the money-changers.... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-03-09T12_26_16-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-09T12_26_16-07_00 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:26:16 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-09T12_26_16-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,progressive,sermon,theology,spirituality,st,matthewinthecity,crises,chicken,little,bear,hunt 705 false In his Lent 2 sermon Clay Nelson focuses on the "Sky is falling!" crises of the moment, putting them in perspective of such crises in the past, noting that some improve us and some don't. He suggests going on a bear hunt as a means of positive crisis management. "So how do we manage these crises in our lives? I would suggest that we go on a bear hunt. I grant you that we have no bears in New Zealand, but it is not a problem. It is a children’s activity of which there are many variations. It is an echo game." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=503&id=928. In his Lent 2 sermon Clay Nelson focuses on the "Sky is falling!" crises of the moment, putting t... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-03-09T11_52_36-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-09T11_52_36-07_00 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:52:36 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-09T11_52_36-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,glynn,cardy,sermon,progressive,theology,lent,1,temptations,superman,frodo,baggins 768 false In his Lent 1 sermon exploring the temptations of Jesus, Glynn Cardy compares two competing views of the power of Jesus. One is the Clark Kent/Superman model and the other is the Hobbit, Frodo Baggins. "Every culture has what anthropologists call a mythic structure. These are the collection of socially powerful traditional stories that shape a culture’s assumptions and expectations. In the New Testament there are two underlying myths used to interpret Jesus, one dominant and one less so. The dominant myth is the ‘outside redeemer’. In this myth the hero comes from the outside, performs a saving function, and then returns to the outside. The movement is from and to an alien space. In the 4th Gospel this myth has Jesus coming down from heaven, redeeming the world, and returning to heaven. In Star Trek it has the U.S.S. Enterprise entering a planetary system, sharing the supposed benefits of their superior knowledge and technology, and returning once again to outer space. In both cases the movement is from outer to inner to outer." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=925. In his Lent 1 sermon exploring the temptations of Jesus, Glynn Cardy compares two competing views... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-03-09T00_42_28-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-09T00_42_28-07_00 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:42:28 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-09T00_42_28-07_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,7,glynn,cardy,spirituality,igod,feminine,images,theology,progressive 891 false In his Epiphany 7 sermon Glynn Cardy notices that the story of the Transfiguration is all about blokes. "It’s the obvious things we overlook. Go figure. It’s all about blokes. In particular it elevates to an inner elite three blokes: Peter, James, and John [the latter two being the sons of Zebedee]. But if one carefully reads the New Testament there are a number whom it could be claimed belonged to an inner elite: Mary Magdalene, Mary Jesus’ mother, Andrew, Mary and Martha of Bethany, the Beloved Disciple, James Jesus’ brother… Dom Crossan, the well-known New Testament scholar, posits that the multiple appearance accounts after Jesus’ death reflect the struggle in the early church about who were the rightful leaders of the new movement." The full text of this excellent sermon is at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=919. In his Epiphany 7 sermon Glynn Cardy notices that the story of the Transfiguration is all about b... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-03-09T00_36_06-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-09T00_36_06-07_00 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:36:06 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-03-09T00_36_06-07_00 Clay Nelson sermon,epiphany,denise,kelsall,igod,st,matthew-in-the-city,control,power,vulnerability 655 false In her Epiphany 6 sermon Denise Kelsall looks at the problems of control versus vulnerability. "Control becomes a notion – a notion that is real, yet is also so very open and vulnerable to being utterly shattered. Nothing it seems is absolute, nothing is complete, nothing stays the same, nothing is reliable except unreliability maybe." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=500&id=917. In her Epiphany 6 sermon Denise Kelsall looks at the problems of control versus vulnerability. ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-02-08T16_32_02-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-02-08T16_32_02-08_00 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:32:02 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-02-08T16_32_02-08_00 Clay Nelson clay,nelson,st,matthewinthecity,igod,justice,progressive,healing,exorcism,waitangi,maori,bigotry 711 false In his Epiphany 5 sermon Clay Nelson, inspired by a recent interaction with a bigot, reflects on the importance of symbolic action in confronting dysfunctional society. ""Last week and this week Mark’s Gospel tells the story of Jesus’ public inauguration of his ministry. It is full of symbolic action to set the tone of his future work, much like Obama’s signing an executive order to close Guantanamo and giving his first interview as President to Arabic TV were clear signs that the Bush years are over. Jesus is announcing it is new day in Palestine by his exorcism in the synagogue last week and his healing of Peter’s mother-in-law this week. The old corrupt order will no longer go unchallenged. Hope is now in the air. The rules are changing." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=503&id=916. In his Epiphany 5 sermon Clay Nelson, inspired by a recent interaction with a bigot, reflects on ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-02-01T01_49_52-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-02-01T01_49_52-08_00 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:49:52 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-02-01T01_49_52-08_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,4,glynn,cardy,sermon,progressive,schizophrenia,possession,dispossessed 603 false In his Epiphany 4 sermon Glynn Cardy shares his encounter with Michael the Archangel last Sunday before the service to examine the grace those who are possessed and dispossessed offer the rest of us. "Violence and brokenness surround St Matthew’s. The dealers and the dealt to, rough sleepers and rough livers, the whacked and the whackos, the pissed and those who piss on the Church… They speak a truth that is difficult to hear. It’s a simple truth though: our beautiful, blessed and lovely society doesn’t work for the un-beautiful, un-blessed, and unloved. It is hard, cold, and lonely on the outside." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=915. In his Epiphany 4 sermon Glynn Cardy shares his encounter with Michael the Archangel last Sunday ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-02-01T01_23_18-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-02-01T01_23_18-08_00 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:23:18 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-02-01T01_23_18-08_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,igod,sermon,progressive,theology,soul,love,conversion,jonah 629 false In his Epiphany 3 sermon Glynn Cardy looks at conversion of heart and head. It seems to have something to do with love. It all has to do with discovering your soul, essential to changing the world. "To be inspired by a great teacher, a Jesus, Ghandi, Obama..., to drop the ‘nets’ of our daily concerns in order to follow, to adopt the teachers vision and preach it, is not enough. It is a good start but it’s not enough because someone else is telling us what to do, what to dream, what to believe, and who we are." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=498&id=913. In his Epiphany 3 sermon Glynn Cardy looks at conversion of heart and head. It seems to have som... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-01-26T11_08_36-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-01-26T11_08_36-08_00 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:08:36 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-01-26T11_08_36-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,denise,kelsall,sermon,stmatthewinthecity,justice,gaza,fig,tree 621 false In her Epiphany 2 sermon Denise Kelsall uses a fig tree against the side of the head of Israel and her US ally to condemn their disproportionate actions in Gaza. "Gaza is a concentration camp and that this is a shoa, the holocaust promised by Israel’s Deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilnai just last year. And the world sits by seemingly impotent and strangely muted against this ongoing tyranny, this horror, this immeasurable butchery, this – to use a Jewish word, this pogrom." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=500&id=914. In her Epiphany 2 sermon Denise Kelsall uses a fig tree against the side of the head of Israel an... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-01-11T18_08_17-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-01-11T18_08_17-08_00 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:08:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-01-11T18_08_17-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,progressive,theology,big,bang,creation 731 false Being a little thick Clay Nelson has trouble identifying with the kind of God portrayed in the Genesis creation story or the creation-like story of Jesus' baptism, so turns to another source for creation to sort it out. "The god in these two stories is not one you will hear much about at St Matthew’s. This is an external, objective, supernatural deity. This is a personal god that walks with us and talks to us in the cool of the evening. This god is not attached to creation but beyond it and yet able to intervene within it. This is an unknowable god beyond our reach but who still reaches down from heaven to bless or curse us at will. This god is the divine parent able to see all and know all about us and is intent on rescuing us from ourselves." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=503&id=912 Being a little thick Clay Nelson has trouble identifying with the kind of God portrayed in the Ge... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2009-01-04T18_54_56-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-01-04T18_54_56-08_00 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:54:56 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2009-01-04T18_54_56-08_00 Clay Nelson igod,clay,nelson,matthews,spirituality,theology,christmas,slaughter,innocence,progressive,dinosaurs 741 false What do dinosaurs have to do with the Slaughter of the Innocents? Clay Nelson finds dinosaurs change our whole understanding in his Christmas 2 sermon. "But as more and more fossils were discovered in more and older geological strata it became clear that there had been many, many extinctions of countless species. With this knowledge the prevailing view of divine providence had to evolve. A mere 150 years later we read the story of Herod’s slaughter of the innocents and the holy family’s flight to Egypt with a whole new perspective than all those who read it prior to the discovery of dinosaurs." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=503&id=910. What do dinosaurs have to do with the Slaughter of the Innocents? Clay Nelson finds dinosaurs ch... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-29T00_25_18-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-12-29T00_25_18-08_00 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:25:18 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-12-29T00_25_18-08_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,st,matthews,christmas,magi,star,herod,wise,igod,xmas,1 529 false What made the three kings the wise men? This question under girds Glynn Cardy's first Sunday of Christmas sermon. "The exotic entrance of the mysterious Magi adds colour and class to the manger scene. Our imaginations are fired. We love to conceive the wise ones, adorned in sparkly splendour, riding the hills on humps, then alighting to offer their obscure gifts to the wee babe. Have you ever wondered why they were called “wise”? You don’t hear, for example, about the wise shepherds, or wise angels, or the wise Mary or Joseph? Why are the Magi considered to have a monopoly on wise?" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=909. What made the three kings the wise men? This question under girds Glynn Cardy's first Sunday of ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-29T00_18_49-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-12-29T00_18_49-08_00 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:18:49 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-12-29T00_18_49-08_00 Clay Nelson clay,nelson,st,matthews,igod,christmas,santa,spirituality,xmas,day 850 false With wishes for a Merry Christmas Clay Nelson acknowledged that he was a pacifist in the Christmas wars. In a sermon where he questioned whether or not Jesus would think he was the reason for the season, he explored the history of Christmas as a history of class conflict. "There are plenty of preachers, however, who do take up the standard. You will know them by their insistence that Jesus is the reason for the season while chastising those in their congregations who come only once a year to hear about him. They will rant about consumerism and the commercialisation of Christmas, as if boosting the economy wasn’t the modern reason for the season. They even go so far as “dissing” Santa. These soldiers for Christ view the culture as a threat to the true spirit of Christmas. But I do wonder if the true spirit of Christmas really requires bashing others for not celebrating it the way we do?" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=907. With wishes for a Merry Christmas Clay Nelson acknowledged that he was a pacifist in the Christma... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-28T09_58_48-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-12-28T09_58_48-08_00 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:58:48 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-12-28T09_58_48-08_00 Clay Nelson paul,reeves,commongood,spirituality,st,thomas,auckland,igod,justice 767 false On the Advent 4, St Matthew-in-the-City, celebrated St Thomas' Day in honour of a former Anglo-Catholic parish in the Freeman's Bay neighbourhood of Auckland. Our guest preacher was Sir Paul Reeves, former Governor-General on New Zealand and Archbishop of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=454&id=906. On the Advent 4, St Matthew-in-the-City, celebrated St Thomas' Day in honour of a former Anglo-Ca... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-14T13_37_20-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-12-14T13_37_20-08_00 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:37:20 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-12-14T13_37_20-08_00 Clay Nelson clay,nelson,igod,advent,3,sermon,progressive,theology,spirituality 781 false The Third Sunday of Advent brings us joyfully closer to Christmas by turning our self-understanding upside-down. Clay Nelson challenges us to acknowledge and live out our calling. "Listening to the Baptiser and Isaiah, I feel a little like Alice falling through the rabbit-hole into Wonderland. She was convinced that she had fallen right through the earth and was destined to come out where people would be upside down. The world is definitely upside down when God is no longer only beyond us, but discovered within and between us. The world is definitely upside down when the world’s rejects are found not to be the cursed of God but the ones through whom God shows us new possibilities for abundant life. The impossible is now not only possible but plausible." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=900 The Third Sunday of Advent brings us joyfully closer to Christmas by turning our self-understandi... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-11T19_54_31-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-12-11T19_54_31-08_00 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:54:31 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-12-11T19_54_31-08_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,advent,igod,matthews,progressive,theology,spirituality 684 false In his Advent 2 sermon Glynn Cardy compares and contrasts John the Baptist's vision as a first century revolutionary fomenting rebellion versus Jesus' view that God's domain was here, Romans or no Romans. "John the Baptist believed that an avenging warrior messiah would come from the clouds with blade and fire to smite the Romans and establish the kingdom of God. Jesus didn’t share that belief. He didn’t believe in swords and fire and descending saviours. Rather he believed God’s domain was among us already, if only we had eyes to see. In the first century after Jesus’ death however the Church rekindled the message of John the Baptist and developed an end-time theology whereby Jesus would ‘come again’, descending in glory and power to rule the world." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=899 In his Advent 2 sermon Glynn Cardy compares and contrasts John the Baptist's vision as a first ce... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-11-25T12_50_58-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-11-25T12_50_58-08_00 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:50:58 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-11-25T12_50_58-08_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,matthewinthecity,progressive,igod,king,theology,spirituality 799 false In this outstanding sermon Glynn Cardy examines how proclaiming Jesus as king is not only wrong but how power has co-opted his good news that would transform this world. "If there is one thing that every scholar agrees on about Jesus it is this: he was no king, had no pretensions to kingship, and would have been absolutely dumbfounded and dismayed by the Church’s regal elevation of him in the centuries after his death. ‘Christ the King’ is stirring stuff in Handel’s Alleluia Chorus, but it hardly fits with the gospel picture of Jesus the man who wouldn’t be king. Instead of singing “King of Kings, Lord of Lords”, it would be much more accurate to sing ‘Rebel of rebels, misfit of misfits’." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=898. In this outstanding sermon Glynn Cardy examines how proclaiming Jesus as king is not only wrong b... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-11-09T19_22_04-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-11-09T19_22_04-08_00 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:22:04 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-11-09T19_22_04-08_00 Clay Nelson clay,nelson,igod,progressive,theology,sermon,parable,anglican,obama,pent,26 523 false On the Sunday following the week the world changed with the election of Barack Obama, Clay Nelson wonders what might the relevancy of Matthew's parable of the Ten Virgins be? He suspects if Jesus had the chance to edit Matthew's Gospel he would probably toss it and write another that matched his vision and not Matthew's. "However, as happy as I am, I wish I wasn’t the preacher this morning because I’ve drawn another of Matthew’s (quote) parables (unquote) to preach on. With the world a very different place than it was last week, it is a little difficult to get excited about ten virgins worrying about a first century energy crisis while waiting for the same bridegroom. In such times, how irrelevant can the Gospel be? When was the last time anyone here lit an oil lamp? For that matter when was the last time you went to a wedding that had even one virgin? Frankly, it sounds a little like the beginning of a bad joke: 'Ten virgins walk into a bar…'" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=888. On the Sunday following the week the world changed with the election of Barack Obama, Clay Nelson... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-11-09T19_08_52-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-11-09T19_08_52-08_00 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:08:52 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-11-09T19_08_52-08_00 Clay Nelson denise,kelsall,igod,stmatthewinthecity,sermon,spirituality,beatitudes,theology 588 false In her All Saints' sermon Denise Kelsall proposes that the beatitudes are about the attitude adjustment required by all saints. "A long time ago I cut a pithy saying out of a newspaper. I can’t recall the exact words but the central message was that we are shaped by our attitudes. It said that we are 90% attitude and 10% talent and that people who succeed in life have an abundance of the right attitude. Talent, beauty, strength, brilliance – all take a back seat to attitude in the way our lives develop." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=453&id=889. In her All Saints' sermon Denise Kelsall proposes that the beatitudes are about the attitude adju... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-10-27T11_36_11-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-10-27T11_36_11-07_00 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:36:11 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-10-27T11_36_11-07_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,igod,progressive,spirituality,theology,heaven,angels 663 false Glynn's Pentecost 24 sermon explores the metaphor of heaven as the companion piece to his recent sermon "Hell No." "Artists over the centuries have had a grand time with heaven. Usually there are lots of white fluffy clouds, cherubic figurines in Greco-Roman garb, and a male God, aged and chubby, lounging about. As a 14 year old once remarked: 'Who’d want to live there!!?'" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=886. Glynn's Pentecost 24 sermon explores the metaphor of heaven as the companion piece to his recent ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-10-20T18_04_31-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-10-20T18_04_31-07_00 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:04:31 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-10-20T18_04_31-07_00 Clay Nelson igod,justice,progressive,spirituality 1158 false Guest preacher, Barry Gosper, a member of St Matthew's and a former Salvation Army officer reflects on his journey into progressive Christianity in light of Jesus message to his synagogue, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=454&id=885. Guest preacher, Barry Gosper, a member of St Matthew's and a former Salvation Army officer reflec... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-10-12T21_36_58-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-10-12T21_36_58-07_00 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:36:58 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-10-12T21_36_58-07_00 Clay Nelson clay,nelson,sermon,igod,parable,allegory,judgment,grace 877 false Clay Nelson in his Pentecost 22 sermon is grumpy and cranky, just like McCain, about the church's dependence on Matthew's "parable" of the wedding banquet. He has never heard a good sermon on it and doubts this will turn the tide. "n the US many restaurants have a sign on the front door: “No shirt, no shoes, no service.” Matthew’s parable posts a similar sign on the pearly gates: “No shirt, no shoes, no salvation.” It certainly doesn’t sound heavenly to me. This parable an example of all that is wrong with religion. Because I can’t remember ever hearing a good sermon on it I went online to see if I had just been unlucky. After reading half a dozen more, I had to stop. I was having trouble controlling my gag-reflex. I wish I could assure you that this sermon will turn the tide, but I fear as I grow older I’m becoming more like McCain—grumpier and crankier about the institution I’ve devoted my life too. I see in this parable the seeds of my church’s demise." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=884. Clay Nelson in his Pentecost 22 sermon is grumpy and cranky, just like McCain, about the church's... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-10-12T21_16_53-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-10-12T21_16_53-07_00 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:16:53 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-10-12T21_16_53-07_00 Clay Nelson denise,kelsall,forgiveness,igod,commandments 620 false Denise Kelsall in her Pentecost 21 sermon looks at the challenges of dating as a single priest. "On a personal level and as a single woman some rather hilarious experiences have happened to me since becoming a Priest. There I am looking sharp at a party and this guy and I get chatting and we laugh over common points of interest and everything is hunky-dory. Then I casually mention I am a priest and – all of a sudden he starts talking about moral issues and gets all righteous about things……….amazing! But I also realize that his perspective on Christianity is the old-school control/fear/judgement/hell stuff that our more fundamentalist brethren tend to promote. So instead of yawning next time I am going to give him or her a blast." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=453&id=883. Denise Kelsall in her Pentecost 21 sermon looks at the challenges of dating as a single priest. ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-10-12T21_06_12-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-10-12T21_06_12-07_00 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:06:12 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-10-12T21_06_12-07_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,justice,liberal,hell,carrell,igod,sermon,theology,spirituality 737 false Glynn Cardy takes on hell in this sermon. He argues that it is a theological idea that is the anti-Gospel. "Then there are some theological ideas and doctrines that over time prove to be plainly silly. They are examples of ancient ‘common sense’ or metaphors wrapped in God language that now in hindsight and with greater scientific knowledge make no sense. And then there are some theological ideas and doctrines that are just plainly dangerous. Like asbestos they need to carefully extricated from all teaching and preaching and destroyed. Tolerance is not an option. Hell is one such doctrine." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=880. Glynn Cardy takes on hell in this sermon. He argues that it is a theological idea that is the an... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-09-24T19_26_24-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-24T19_26_24-07_00 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:26:24 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-24T19_26_24-07_00 Clay Nelson glynn,cardy,blowflies,sin,igod,progressive,theology,christian,auckland 683 false In his sermon for the patronal feast of St Matthew's Glynn Cardy brushes away the blow flies to take a look the church. "Like blowflies to a carcass of raw meat, religion always attracts an unsavoury element. Ideologues, legalists, and the narrow-minded swarm in turning ancient sayings, customs, and understandings into ecclesial laws and moral dictates, submerging the spiritual beneath their own needs to control and be controlled. Reformers like Jesus spend a lot of their time trying to swat them away. It is amazing that the carcass of religion survives and can be taken, cleaned, prepared, cooked, and served to feed the spiritual desires and hopes of normal people." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=879. In his sermon for the patronal feast of St Matthew's Glynn Cardy brushes away the blow flies to t... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-09-24T19_14_56-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-24T19_14_56-07_00 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:14:56 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-24T19_14_56-07_00 Clay Nelson denise,kelsall,forgiveness,igod 707 false In her Pentecost 18 sermon Denise Kelsall reflects on our journey through life and need for self-reflection. "We grow up and life bites and kisses, satisfies and infuriates, challenges and stabs, and along the way we find out a bit about ourselves. Quite a lot if it is our intention to live what is called the “examined life.” We learn that not everybody is like us and that they can do mean and horrible things that hurt us, make us cry and we never want to see them again, and maybe we dream that something really awful will happen to them. Then they’ll be sorry! Good job – they had it coming we might think secretly." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=453&id=878. In her Pentecost 18 sermon Denise Kelsall reflects on our journey through life and need for self-... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-09-24T19_06_04-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-24T19_06_04-07_00 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:06:04 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-24T19_06_04-07_00 Clay Nelson clay,nelson,sermon,pentecost,17,conflict,resolution,hypocrite,matthew,18:15-20 707 false In his Pentecost 17 sermon Clay Nelson explores Matthew's conflict resolution techniques for the church. "Scholars make a compelling case that Jesus never intended to create the church. Apparently they don’t think he was that stupid to ask for that much trouble. But just two weeks ago we heard the opposite. Matthew’s gospel tells us Jesus made Peter the cornerstone on which he would build his church. While Jesus would roll his eyes at this self-serving claim, the assertion did succeed in giving Matthew’s gospel prominence over the others in the church’s eyes. That’s why it comes first in the New Testament. This week we hear why Jesus would’ve scorned the idea of having a church. Apparently it is already in conflict. We know this because Matthew already has Jesus teaching the church conflict resolution techniques. The irony is not lost on us. An institution founded on a gospel of peace and love is rift with disagreement right from the start." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=872 In his Pentecost 17 sermon Clay Nelson explores Matthew's conflict resolution techniques for the ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-09-01T19_29_04-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-01T19_29_04-07_00 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:29:04 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-01T19_29_04-07_00 Clay Nelson yahweh,burning,bush,being,becoming,denise,kelsall,st,matthew-in-the-city 593 false In her Pentecost 16 sermon Denise Kelsall focuses on the Moses' encounter with the burning bush and reflects on how we are we always being called into becoming by the source of our being. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=453&id=868. In her Pentecost 16 sermon Denise Kelsall focuses on the Moses' encounter with the burning bush a... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-09-01T19_13_35-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-01T19_13_35-07_00 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:13:35 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-01T19_13_35-07_00 Clay Nelson peter,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city 732 false In this sermon tries to take Peter back from the church and let us see a man of faith we can identify with. "St Peter of course was a fisherman. And I, as you would expect, bring to his stories both my respect and my reservations. I respect his endurance, his skill, his passion, and the patience of his family and friends. My reservation is that passion, talents, and the presumptions that often accompany them can lead to much good but also can harm. They can lead to an inflated self-importance and the pushing of others into obscurity. This was Peter’s shadow side, to use that Jungian phrase, and a side that the New Testament was not shy in revealing." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=869. In this sermon tries to take Peter back from the church and let us see a man of faith we can iden... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-09-01T18_56_47-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-01T18_56_47-07_00 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:56:47 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-01T18_56_47-07_00 Clay Nelson liturgy,aotearoa,glynn,cardy,st_matthew-in-the-city 702 false St Matthew's continues its efforts at liturgical renewal with the introduction on this Sunday of it Aotearoa Liturgy. In his sermon Glynn Cardy focuses on the theology that undergirds it. Full text of the sermon and liturgy is available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=870. St Matthew's continues its efforts at liturgical renewal with the introduction on this Sunday of ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-09-01T18_31_06-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-01T18_31_06-07_00 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:31:06 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-09-01T18_31_06-07_00 Clay Nelson lazarus,gene,robinson,luke,16:19-31,lambeth,glynn,cardy 686 false In his Pentecost 13 sermon, Glynn Cardy reflects on the recently concluded Lambeth Conference that valued unity over the Gospel. He finds a similarity between Lazarus in the parable of the Rich Man and Bishop Gene Robinson: " Outside the gates of Lambeth sat one uninvited bishop, Gene Robinson. His election was, unlike the election of English bishops, the popular choice of the parishioners and clergy of his diocese. Unlike English bishops his election was also confirmed by his Province’s General Assembly, the majority of who were democratically elected. His crime though in the eyes of Rowan Williams was that he dared not only to publicly declare his sexual orientation but also his commitment to his same-gender partner, Mark. His diocese and General Assembly knew this. He is an honest man who is paying a big price for honesty. He was shut out of Lambeth, out of the collegiality, out of the indaba huddles, and out of the rich banquet of interchange and fellowship. In the Bible there is a story of a poor man, Lazarus, sitting, excluded, at a rich man’s gate. Bishop Robinson was the Lazarus of Lambeth." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=867 In his Pentecost 13 sermon, Glynn Cardy reflects on the recently concluded Lambeth Conference tha... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-07-21T01_26_14-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-07-21T01_26_14-07_00 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:26:14 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-07-21T01_26_14-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,10,sermon,glynn,cardy,bible,rules,spiritual,st,matthew-in-the-city 639 false In his Pentecost 10 sermon Glynn Cardy focuses on how we read the Bible. Is it a rule book or a collection of spiritual stories that serve as a heart guide? One way can blind us, the other can lead us to abundant life. "Spiritual stories, like those contained in the Bible, are not of course written by God. They are written by pilgrims like us. Some stories endure through generations, and time and again valuably point to the presence of God. These stories come to be collectively labelled as ‘inspired’. Sometimes whole collections of stories, like the Bible, are so labelled. Yet we need to be careful about how we use the word ‘inspired’. What might be inspirational for one person might be destructive for another. Even collective wisdom can in another time and culture be collective nonsense. Worse it can become a tool for fear, and fear’s child: oppression. There is no guarantee that so-called wise words will last the test of time." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=865 In his Pentecost 10 sermon Glynn Cardy focuses on how we read the Bible. Is it a rule book or a ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-07-14T13_30_22-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-07-14T13_30_22-07_00 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:30:22 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-07-14T13_30_22-07_00 Clay Nelson 13:1-23,9,ears,hearing,linda,listening,matthew,matthew-in-the-city,murphy,pentecost,st 595 false Pentecost 9 featured guest preacher, Linda Murphy, who works as the Verger at St Matthew's and is in her first year of preparation for the permanent diaconate. Her inaugual sermon focuses on both the challenges and necessity of active listening to following a Christ-like path. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=454&id=864 Pentecost 9 featured guest preacher, Linda Murphy, who works as the Verger at St Matthew's and is... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-07-09T01_15_09-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-07-09T01_15_09-07_00 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:15:09 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-07-09T01_15_09-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,8,glynn,cardy,spirituality,karl,rahner,mysticism,matthew,11:16-30,st,matthew-in-the-city 675 In his Pentecost 8 sermon Glynn Cardy wanders the world in search of paths to spirituality. "I like to think of spirituality as footpaths through the forest. There are a variety of footpaths one can take on the search for meaning. Some paths end in disaster. Some are unsafe. Some have unhealthy consequences. Others offer a range of beauty, adventure, and satisfaction. Not everyone has to walk the same footpath. Nor is the end point the same for all." He looks at four of the paths. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=863. In his Pentecost 8 sermon Glynn Cardy wanders the world in search of paths to spirituality. ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-06-28T19_49_06-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-28T19_49_06-07_00 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:49:06 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-28T19_49_06-07_00 Clay Nelson 10:37-42,7,christian,clay,hospitality,matthew,matthew-in-the-city,nelson,pentecost,st 674 In his Pentecost 7 sermon, Clay Nelson shares a blog that states that Glynn Cardy and he are not Christians. He goes on to look at what defines a Christian. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=855. In his Pentecost 7 sermon, Clay Nelson shares a blog that states that Glynn Cardy and he are not ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-06-25T16_48_15-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-25T16_48_15-07_00 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:48:15 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-25T16_48_15-07_00 Clay Nelson genesis,21:8-12,sermon,denise,kelsall,ishmael,israel,palestine,blair,barenboim,st,matthew-in-the-city 722 In her Pentecost 6 sermon Denise Kelsall uses the story of Ishmael to explore conflict as exemplified by the seemingly hopeless Israeli-Palestinian impasse. In the face of tragedy she offers a couple of heartening examples for hope. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=453&id=852. In her Pentecost 6 sermon Denise Kelsall uses the story of Ishmael to explore conflict as exempli... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-06-19T21_59_57-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-19T21_59_57-07_00 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:59:57 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-19T21_59_57-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,5,clay,nelson,matthew,9:35-10:23,glbt,anawim,st,matthew-in-the-city 905 In his Pentecost 5 sermon examines why Jesus sent the disciples only to the lost sheep of Israel. He points out they were the Anawim, the powerlesss, dispossessed and impoverished, trapped in their circumstances by Roman oppression and the enforcers of purity in their faith. The are also God's remnant. Today, in the church, it is the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community who number amongst the Anawim. Clay looks at our mission to them. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=851 In his Pentecost 5 sermon examines why Jesus sent the disciples only to the lost sheep of Israel.... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-06-19T21_52_12-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-19T21_52_12-07_00 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:52:12 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-19T21_52_12-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,4,elie,wiesel,glynn,cardy,holocaust,st,matthew-in-the-city 679 In his Pentecost 4 sermon, Glynn takes a close look at the absence of God in our lives. Yes those times exist. "The word ‘God’ is a way to construct meaning. Some would say we create God in order to have meaning. God becomes a piece of slate onto which we write our assumptions and understandings of life and the world. As the slate metaphor implies this is a fixed, static, compliant God – one who is assumed to be understanding and predictable. But then something happens. Maybe we move, or maybe God does. Or, as is often the case, trauma comes smashing into our lives extinguishing the light. The slate shatters… maybe replaced by cloud or fire or a wrestling of the soul... but not by anything we’ve known previously as God. With the shattering of the slate that God is gone." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=850 In his Pentecost 4 sermon, Glynn takes a close look at the absence of God in our lives. Yes thos... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-06-19T19_14_52-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-19T19_14_52-07_00 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:14:52 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-19T19_14_52-07_00 Clay Nelson confirmation,john,paterson,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city 931 On June 1, the Rt Revd John Paterson visited St Matthew's for confirmation. In this podcast the confirmands, Caitlin Gunasekara, Reece Davis, Patricia Gosper and Barry Gosper share why they are seeking to be confirmed and Bishop John and Glynn remember their confirmations. On June 1, the Rt Revd John Paterson visited St Matthew's for confirmation. In this podcast the ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-06-19T18_49_17-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-19T18_49_17-07_00 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:49:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-06-19T18_49_17-07_00 Clay Nelson isaiah,49:1-16,matthew,6:24-34,denise,kelsall,worry,dred,scott,globalisation,st,matthew-in-the-city 624 In her Pentecost 2 sermon Denise Kelsall takes on globalisation, greed and injustice and offers some anti-dotes to worry and anxiety. In her Pentecost 2 sermon Denise Kelsall takes on globalisation, greed and injustice and offers s... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-05-23T18_24_07-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-05-23T18_24_07-07_00 Sat, 24 May 2008 01:24:07 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-05-23T18_24_07-07_00 Clay Nelson cardy,glynn,humility,iconoclasm,mamre,matthew-in-the-city,oaks,of,sermon,st,sunday,trinity 656 In his Trinity Sunday challenges both ancient and modern understandings of the Trinity which he begins by suggesting that "in any literal sense depicting God as a trinity is nonsense." His primary concern is that any attempt to put God in a trinitarian box is like putting God into cement filled gumboots. We need a more fluid understanding of God that moves like a dance challenging our faith. Read full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=840 In his Trinity Sunday challenges both ancient and modern understandings of the Trinity which he b... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-05-12T00_31_50-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-05-12T00_31_50-07_00 Mon, 12 May 2008 07:31:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-05-12T00_31_50-07_00 Clay Nelson 2:1-21,acts,anonymous,buddhism,christian,clay,confucianism,diversity,ethnocentrism,hinduism,islam,matthew-in-the-city,monotheism,nelson,pentecost,pluralism,sermon,shintoism,st,sunday,taoism,universalism 920 false The progressive movement would like to rebrand Pentecost Sunday as Pluralism Sunday. While a worthy goal, the church will never participate. If it is going to happen it is up to us. "Luke’s story is just as unseemly. His is a story of chaos and disorder. God is running amok. Boundaries are crossed. Taboos are broken. The young’s visions and their elders’ dreams are being voiced in confrontational language to the established order. The old order is slipping through the fingers of power faster the harder they cling to it. The unpredictable new is in the ascendancy." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=838. The progressive movement would like to rebrand Pentecost Sunday as Pluralism Sunday. While a wor... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-05-11T23_06_05-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-05-11T23_06_05-07_00 Mon, 12 May 2008 06:06:05 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-05-11T23_06_05-07_00 Clay Nelson 4:12-14;,5:6-11,ascension,berrigan,cardy,catonsville,daniel,glynn,liturgy,matthew-in-the-city,murnane,peter,philip,ploughshares,protest,sermon,st,sunday,waihopai 647 false In support of an act of civil disobedience by ANZAC Ploughshares protesting New Zealand's support of the US War on Terror and the war in Iraq by puncturing a balloon covering intelligence-gathering equipment at Waihopai in the South Island, Glynn speaks to the importance of Christians walking their faith. "Ploughshares differ from other types of protest in that they are liturgies, intentionally sacramental. A sacrament is a ‘window into God’. It is an action that helps us see into the nature and meaning of the Divine. The pouring of blood [sometimes the protesters own blood], the hammering of weapons of war into implements of peace, the use of sickles… all these are symbolic theatrical acts that point to a God who loves all, who desires peace, and who is prepared to confront the powers that be to achieve it. The God of this liturgy is not a couch potato but an activist intent on change." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=835. In support of an act of civil disobedience by ANZAC Ploughshares protesting New Zealand's support... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-04-21T00_09_42-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-04-21T00_09_42-07_00 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:09:42 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-04-21T00_09_42-07_00 Clay Nelson 38:1-27,cardy,church,easter,er,genesis,glynn,institutional,judah,matthew-in-the-city,onan,patriarchy,power,prostitute,sermon,shelah,st,tamar,trickster 621 false Does God break the rules? Glynn Cardy in his look at Tamar's seduction of Judah, suggests the answer is, "All the time!" When was the last time you heard a sermon on Tamar, who disguised herself as a prostitute to make sure her father-in-law carried out his responsibilities? "The story of Tamar [Genesis 38] is about rights, responsibilities, oppression, and God. The context is patriarchy, maybe as early as 10th century BCE. Men rule. Women serve, and are breeders. If you don’t serve and you don’t breed your worth is minimal. So on one level the story is not about Tamar at all, but about the patriarch Judah and Tamar’s male offspring." Read full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=834 Does God break the rules? Glynn Cardy in his look at Tamar's seduction of Judah, suggests the an... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-04-13T18_05_52-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-04-13T18_05_52-07_00 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:05:52 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-04-13T18_05_52-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,luke,10:29-47,glynn,cardy,sermon,good,samaritan,peter,brown,foreigners,immigrants,immigration,fear,love,insider,outsider,st,matthew-in-the-city 673 false Because of anti-immigrant sentiments expressed by New Zealand politician, Peter Brown, Glynn chose to use the Good Samaritan as his text for this Easter 4 sermon. It is a strong prophetic sermon calling people everywhere to confront their fears of the stranger. "Peter Brown, the Deputy Leader of NZ First, articulated ‘anti-Samaritan’ sentiment last week when he warned of the “real danger we will be inundated with people who have no intention of integrating into our own society. They will form mini-societies… that will lead to division, friction and resentment.” This is the politics of suspicion and fear. It persists through every age and nation like a virus that won’t go away. Ironically it foments the division, friction, and resentment Brown and his ilk allegedly want to avoid. Fear is the motivation that justifies the powerful pushing the racially, and often economically, less powerful into prescribed roles and functions. Prejudice and racism are the gates that keep them there." Read full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=833. Because of anti-immigrant sentiments expressed by New Zealand politician, Peter Brown, Glynn chos... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-04-06T12_23_59-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-04-06T12_23_59-07_00 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:23:59 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-04-06T12_23_59-07_00 Clay Nelson 24:13-35,barach,clay,easter,emmaus,empathy,israel,luke,matthew-in-the-city,more,nelson,obama,perfect,sermon,st,sympathy,union 1353 false In his Easter 3 sermon Clay looked behind Luke's story of the Road to Emmaus to examine the character of Jesus. What he finds is empathy which he argues is at core of our faith. He draws from the US Democratic primary and a speech by Barach Obama to share a modern version of Luke's story. "While the story is just that, a story, I believe it reflects the collective memory of Jesus’ followers about Jesus himself. It reflects a core truth about the character of Jesus, even if the words he uses are not his but those of the early church. What is at his core based on this story? Jesus listens actively. Listening is a caring response. He is not defensive in his response to these disciples who still don’t understand. Nor is he coercive by arguing for who he is, subtly or overtly. Instead he draws out of them what they already know, respecting their autonomy and capacity. And lastly, he does not pull rank. He is non-authoritarian. He does not make them sit down to eat with him; he patiently waits to be invited to join them at their meal. When they finally discover for themselves how to leave the hopeless road they have been travelling, he gets out of their way." Full text is at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=826 In his Easter 3 sermon Clay looked behind Luke's story of the Road to Emmaus to examine the chara... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-04-06T00_48_26-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-04-06T00_48_26-07_00 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:48:26 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-04-06T00_48_26-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,luke,24:13-35,clay,nelson,sermon,emmaus,empathy,sympathy,barach,obama,more,perfect,union,israel,st,matthew-in-the-city 968 false In his Easter 3 sermon Clay looks at the character of Jesus as revealed in Luke's story of the Road to Emmaus. The essential quality to his character is empathy. Clay suggests that empathy is at the core of what it means to be a Christian and uses a story by Barach Obama in his speech "A More Perfect Union" to demonstrate that Emmaus is anywhere empathy can be found. "While the story is just that, a story, I believe it reflects the collective memory of Jesus’ followers about Jesus himself. It reflects a core truth about the character of Jesus, even if the words he uses are not his but those of the early church. What is at his core based on this story? Jesus listens actively. Listening is a caring response. He is not defensive in his response to these disciples who still don’t understand. Nor is he coercive by arguing for who he is, subtly or overtly. Instead he draws out of them what they already know, respecting their autonomy and capacity. And lastly, he does not pull rank. He is non-authoritarian. He does not make them sit down to eat with him; he patiently waits to be invited to join them at their meal. When they finally discover for themselves how to leave the hopeless road they have been travelling, he gets out of their way." Full text of his remarks at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=826. In his Easter 3 sermon Clay looks at the character of Jesus as revealed in Luke's story of the Ro... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-03-24T01_57_36-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-24T01_57_36-07_00 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:57:36 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-24T01_57_36-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,day,sermon,glynn,cardy,resurrection,miracles,mytical,experience,paul,peter,mary,st,matthew-in-the-city 676 false Glynn focuses on the story of the resurrection as a container that contains a mystical truth, but sadly we confuse the container with the truth that we have all experienced. "Once someone approached a disciple of the Muslim mystic Naqshband said, “Tell me why your Master conceals his miracles. I have personally collected data that shows beyond doubt that he has healed and helped people by the power of his prayers. Why does he conceal this?” 'I know exactly what you are talking about,” said the disciple, “for I have observed these things myself. And I think I can give you the answer. First, the Master recoils from being the centre of attention. And secondly, he is convinced that once people develop an interest in the miraculous, they have no desire to learn anything of spiritual value.' " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=824. Glynn focuses on the story of the resurrection as a container that contains a mystical truth, but... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-03-24T01_25_55-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-24T01_25_55-07_00 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:25:55 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-24T01_25_55-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,vigil,sermon,glynn,cardy,concrete,flowers,st,matthew-in-the-city 386 false Glynn reflects on his days laying concrete and its apparent permanence until the cracks show and then the flowers growing through them. "Flowers are fragile, to be handled with tenderness and care. Unlike concrete you don’t have to be physically strong to hold a flower. Although, sometimes, the strength to be different is needed. Flowers are visually and fragrantly beautiful. They are often riotous in their colour and gaiety. Concrete doesn’t do beautiful. It doesn’t do riots, colour, or gay either." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=823 Glynn reflects on his days laying concrete and its apparent permanence until the cracks show and ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-03-21T13_17_17-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-21T13_17_17-07_00 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:17:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-21T13_17_17-07_00 Clay Nelson good,friday,sermon,clay,nelson,shadow,darkness,deepak,chopra,physics,light,ghoulies,ghosties,substitution,satisfaction,ransom,victory,way,st,matthew-in-the-city 749 false What is it about the cross that redeems the darkness of violence in our lives? Clay questions that it is the traditional explanations the church has offered. "Someone who studied physics recently told me darkness doesn’t really exist. Darkness is simply the absence of light. An interesting notion as darkness seems so very real. We resist the notion because darkness gives evil a place to reside. It is a place of fear from our earliest childhood memories and why parents invest in cute little nightlights for the nursery. As young children it is the place of 'ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night.' " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=821. What is it about the cross that redeems the darkness of violence in our lives? Clay questions th... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-03-21T12_20_44-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-21T12_20_44-07_00 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:20:44 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-21T12_20_44-07_00 Clay Nelson maundy,thursday,john,13:1-17,sermon,denise,kelsall,foot,washing,feet,radical,love,humble,service,st,matthew-in-the-city 463 false In her Maundy Thursday meditation Denise focuses on just how radical Jesus' act of washing his disciples' feet was. She wonders if we get it. "I look at the long history of the church and the societies we have built and wonder how different we really are. Have we learned or really understood? Do we live this understanding?" See full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=453&id=820. In her Maundy Thursday meditation Denise focuses on just how radical Jesus' act of washing his di... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-03-16T16_14_16-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-16T16_14_16-07_00 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:14:16 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-16T16_14_16-07_00 Clay Nelson bondage,borg,clay,exile,guilt,hell,holy,marcus,matthew's,matthew-in-the-city,narrative,nelson,palm,passion,sermon,st,sunday,week 648 false In his Palm Sunday sermon Clay begins with Jesus' reflection on his last week. He turns to looking at the three threads that run through scripture of bondage, exile and guilt that Jesus shows us how to deal with by his life and example. "I understand that the institution that has based its legitimacy and power more on my suffering and death than my life and ministry calls my last days Holy Week. I think of it more as Hell Week." See full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=819 In his Palm Sunday sermon Clay begins with Jesus' reflection on his last week. He turns to looki... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-03-11T13_04_13-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-11T13_04_13-07_00 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:04:13 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-11T13_04_13-07_00 Clay Nelson 11:1-45,37:1-14,bones,dem,denise,dry,ezekiel,john,kelsall,lazarus,lent,matthew-in-the-city,raising,st,valley,binding,bondage,exiles,hope,liberation,of,resurrection,sermon 498 false Denise Kelsall, the singing curate, begins with a rousing chorus of "O Dem dry bones" to lead into an exploration of resurrection as being hope and liberation as seen in the metaphor of the unbinding of Lazarus. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=453&id=818 Denise Kelsall, the singing curate, begins with a rousing chorus of "O Dem dry bones" to lead int... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-03-03T17_38_26-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-03T17_38_26-08_00 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:38:26 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-03-03T17_38_26-08_00 Clay Nelson 16:1-13,barach,cardy,clinton,david,glynn,hillary,leadership,lent,obama,samuel,saul,sermon 721 false In his Lent 4 sermon Glynn looks at Samuel's anointing of David over his brothers to be Saul's successors and remarks on how timely a 2500 year old passage of scripture can still be today. He goes on to explore what is leadership we can believe in. "1 Samuel 16:7: “But Yahweh [God] said to Samuel, “Do not look on one’s appearance or on the height of one’s stature… for I do not see as mortals see. They look on the outward appearance, but I look on the heart.” "It’s a great verse for the ugly, fat, and impotent! Power and looks are something that we are all meant to aspire to and never quite be satisfied with. Wouldn’t it be great if Hollywood chose its stars on the state of their hearts? "The context of the verse though is leadership – it is part of the ‘Rise of King David’ legend. " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=817. In his Lent 4 sermon Glynn looks at Samuel's anointing of David over his brothers to be Saul's su... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-02-24T21_14_57-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-02-24T21_14_57-08_00 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:14:57 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-02-24T21_14_57-08_00 Clay Nelson 17:1-7,angelou,at,earth,ecology,exodus,larry,lent,matthew-in-the-city,maya,moses,noah,rasmussen,st,water,well,woman 686 false On Lent 3, Larry Rasmussen, the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Ethics Emeritus from Union Theological Seminary, used the imagery of water to speak of wilderness and journey on our fragile ark, earth. On Lent 3, Larry Rasmussen, the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Ethics Emeritus from Union Theologi... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-02-17T14_21_53-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-02-17T14_21_53-08_00 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:21:53 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-02-17T14_21_53-08_00 Clay Nelson lent,sermon,glynn,cardy,fasting,abstinance,self-restraint,camping,consumption,self-denial,st,matthew-in-the-city 513 false In his sermon on Lent 2 Glynn explores the history, challenges, and benefits of self-constraint. "Anglicans generally don’t favour self-denial. We have preferred a theology that affirms the good things in life and our participation in them. Instead of abstinence Anglicans have prepared for Easter by trying to be generous towards others. This Lent, for example, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York encouraged their followers to “help to make our communities, local or global, clean and secure places of generosity.” Yet at its best the ancient admonition to fast for Lent invites Christians to question what we need and why. There is a deep truth that the more we depend on possessions the greater the danger that we will worship them." See full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=805 In his sermon on Lent 2 Glynn explores the history, challenges, and benefits of self-constraint. ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-02-14T13_03_15-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-02-14T13_03_15-08_00 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:03:15 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-02-14T13_03_15-08_00 Clay Nelson lent,sermon,glynn,cardy,liturgy,progressive,christianity,joy,cowley,zaccheus,prayer,hope,flame,spark,oppression,st,matthew-in-the-city 773 false On this First Sunday of Lent St Matthew-in-the-City inaugurated a new liturgy fundamentally different from traditional liturgy. Glynn's sermon explains its radical nature and why it is time for a change. "There are some major differences between this liturgy and what you may have experienced in the past. Primarily this liturgy seeks commitment from you. It asks us to metaphorically ‘light a candle of hope’. It challenges us to do something – to act, to change – to plan, petition and protest - to dream, pray and work together to build a world of peace and justice for all. Most church liturgies involve praising God, asking forgiveness for our sins, creedal recitation, remembrance of the salvific actions of Jesus, and a petite post-Communion mention of service to others. These liturgies are lightweight in demanding too much of us. This new liturgy begins by acknowledging the reality of suffering and the belief that we can make a difference. God is pictured not as a benevolent supreme being who is hamstrung by our freewill, but as the sparks that ignite our commitment to making a difference." To view entire text and download the liturgy go to http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=804 On this First Sunday of Lent St Matthew-in-the-City inaugurated a new liturgy fundamentally diffe... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2008-01-29T00_31_02-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-01-29T00_31_02-08_00 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:31:02 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2008-01-29T00_31_02-08_00 Clay Nelson 1:10-18,4:12-23,anglican,barach,christian,clay,communion,conformity,corinthians,epiphany,hope,matthew,matthew-in-the-city,nelson,obama,oxymoron,rowan,sermon,st,unity,williams 786 false In his Epiphany 3 sermon Clay Nelson focuses in on the oxymoron of "Christian Unity." He doesn't have much fire in his belly for the Ecumencial Movement but the issue of what is unity catches his interest because of what is happening in American politics and the Anglican Communion. He argues with the notion the unity means conformity. "Some words just shouldn’t be put together in the same sentence. We call them an oxymoron. All the same I get a kick out of them and so does anyone who enjoys irony. Some of my favourites are “military intelligence,” “compassionate conservative,” “civil servant,” and “religious tolerance.” This Sunday is dedicated to one of the best of all oxymorons, “Christian Unity.” This year is the 100th anniversary of praying for Christian Unity. In 1908 an Anglican priest and nun in a Franciscan order in a small New York town set aside the 8 days between the feasts of St Peter and St Paul to pray for Christian Unity. Unfortunately for their movement they later converted to Catholicism and the Protestants were no longer interested." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=448&id=802 In his Epiphany 3 sermon Clay Nelson focuses in on the oxymoron of "Christian Unity." He doesn't... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-12-24T00_41_07-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-12-24T00_41_07-08_00 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:41:07 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-12-24T00_41_07-08_00 Clay Nelson christmas,day,sermon,clay,nelson,king,james,bible,unitarian,universalists,familiarity,wonder,st,matthew-n-the-city 511 false This Christmas Clay wonders about the wonder of Christmas. Can we overcome our familiarity with the story and our memories of Christmas past to hear the story as if for the first time. "There is only one time a year that I miss the King James Bible. Somehow the Christmas story only sounds right in 16th century Elizabethan English (the way God said it). When I hear it I know where I am and what day it is. “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.”" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=799. This Christmas Clay wonders about the wonder of Christmas. Can we overcome our familiarity with ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-12-24T00_22_46-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-12-24T00_22_46-08_00 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:22:46 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-12-24T00_22_46-08_00 Clay Nelson christmas,eve,sermon,glynn,cardy 569 false Glynn begins his Christmas sermon with a story about two rough sleepers he awakes one morning while opening the church who tell him they are following a star. "I asked the two travellers a little more about the star and the direction it was pointing in. They told me: ‘Stars don’t point’. They also told me, with an eye of suspicion, that it was their star and I needed to find my own. The conversation ended shortly afterwards. But the point was taken. I, we, need to find our own star, our own guide, into the mystery of the night." Full text at I asked the two travellers a little more about the star and the direction it was pointing in. They told me: ‘Stars don’t point’. They also told me, with an eye of suspicion, that it was their star and I needed to find my own. The conversation ended shortly afterwards. But the point was taken. I, we, need to find our own star, our own guide, into the mystery of the night.. Full text at I asked the two travellers a little more about the star and the direction it was pointing in. They told me: ‘Stars don’t point’. They also told me, with an eye of suspicion, that it was their star and I needed to find my own. The conversation ended shortly afterwards. But the point was taken. I, we, need to find our own star, our own guide, into the mystery of the night. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=798. Glynn begins his Christmas sermon with a story about two rough sleepers he awakes one morning whi... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-12-23T23_56_27-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-12-23T23_56_27-08_00 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:56:27 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-12-23T23_56_27-08_00 Clay Nelson advent,sermon,clay,nelson,matthew,:18-25.,joseph,dreams,christmas,wish,confucius,mahavira,jains,nonviolence,gotama,buddha,socrates,st,matthew-in-the-city 793 false In his Advent 4 sermon the day before Christmas Eve Clay Nelson focuses on the messiness of life and finding the divine in the muck. Just as Joseph was Matthew's literary device, Clay looks at Joseph's situation as a righteous person in an unrighteous situation and how he might have come to a compassionate choice. Clay's Joseph is informed by three wise men from the east: Confucius, Mahavira and Gotama and one from the west, Socrates. "Being older he may have been pleased to be betrothed to a young woman. He may have felt it was a dream come true. Being righteous he must have felt his Christmas present was ripped from him just after being unwrapped when she turned out to be pregnant, and not by him. As a righteous man he was obliged to decline the gift. Otherwise he would have been unclean by association. It would have been unthinkable for a faithful person to do otherwise, but apparently not for God. In the first of several difficult dreams an angel explained that he should not reject Mary. Her situation was due to the Holy Spirit having conceived a child in her. When he awoke he must have sounded a little like a Tui beer ad – “Yeah, right. If I had a shekel for every time I heard that one.”" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=797 In his Advent 4 sermon the day before Christmas Eve Clay Nelson focuses on the messiness of life ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-12-09T11_59_38-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-12-09T11_59_38-08_00 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:59:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-12-09T11_59_38-08_00 Clay Nelson advent,sermon,glynn,cardy,isaiah,11:1-10,hope,matthew,3:1-12 674 false Glynn Cardy in Advent 2 sermon looks for hope in a broken world. "The hymns and readings of Advent speak of destruction, pain, and the hope of a divine rescuer swooping in from somewhere above the clouds. This rescuer will sort out the good from the bad, the “wheat from the chaff”, rewarding the former and barbequing the latter. The super saviour has long been the hope of communities weighed down and oppressed by savage governments and their policies. While destruction, pain, and oppression are unfortunately a part of our global reality, a spaceman saviour is not. " Read full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=791. Glynn Cardy in Advent 2 sermon looks for hope in a broken world. "The hymns and readings of Ad... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-12-03T16_05_11-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-12-03T16_05_11-08_00 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:05:11 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-12-03T16_05_11-08_00 Clay Nelson 24:,2:1-5,36-44,advent,american,christmas,denise,isaiah,kelsall,matthew,matthew-in-the-city,rapture,st,apocalyptic,foreign,policy,pregnant,sermon 610 false In her first sermon as priest, Denise Kelsall, fearlessly takes on Matthew, Isaiah, Yahweh as a war god, the rapture, American foreign policy, apocalyptic literature and offers a softer view of Advent as we wait pregnant with the Christ within. "In spite of the popularity of the “Left Behind” series of books, most of the Americans I have met are rational and reasonably aware, pretty much like you and me. Live and let live you could say. Often they are people I like to talk and eat and share ideas with. I even work with a couple. However, it appears that the views carried in these books may encourage or perhaps have emerged alongside misguided conservative policies. Bernard Shaw said; “A nation armed for war can no more help going to war than a chicken can help laying an egg.” If he is right, then America, an avowedly Christian nation, with all its massive military might is a nation predicated on war, further legitimised by this lethal and aggressive fundamentalism. This might help to explain why the powerful, in that potentially and sometimes magnificent country, continue on what is seen by much of the world as a course of intimidation, violence and domination." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=328&id=788. In her first sermon as priest, Denise Kelsall, fearlessly takes on Matthew, Isaiah, Yahweh as a w... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-11-25T20_35_40-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-11-25T20_35_40-08_00 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:35:40 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-11-25T20_35_40-08_00 Clay Nelson aotearoa,sunday,last,of,pentecost,sermon,clay,nelson,journeys,advent,ordination,denise,kelsall,te,taura,tangata,wheke,kupe,maui,new,zealand,tikanga,brown,turei,david,moxon,tuhoe,terrorism,ali,panah,st,matthew-in-the-city 889 false This was a Sunday that Clay's sermon needed to weave a variety of events and themes into a single sermon: the end of the church year, Aotearoa (New Zealand) Sunday and the ordination of our curate, Denise Kelsall, as priest. What keeps us from ending up in the middle of nowhere on our individual and corporate journeys? Where do we find our power to reach our goal? A glossary for those who live outside New Zealand: Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand with means "land of the long white cloud." Te Taura Tangata means plaited rope of the land. It is a reference to the people of the land who make the land. Pakeha refers to New Zealanders of European descent. Tikanga means stream. There are three interdependent streams running throught the Anglican Church in this land, Pakeha, Maori and Pacific Islander. Maui, a forbear of the Maori who according to myth fished New Zealand up from the sea. Kupe, one of his descendants who discovered it while chasing an octopus. Wheke is the octopus. This was a Sunday that Clay's sermon needed to weave a variety of events and themes into a single... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-11-23T22_19_48-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-11-23T22_19_48-08_00 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:19:48 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-11-23T22_19_48-08_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,sermon,revd,bruce,keeley,islam,chrisitanity,st,matthew-in-the-city 1051 false The Revd Bruce Keeley, Co-Chair of the Christian-Muslim Interfaith Council and Co-Vicar of All Saints, Howick spoke on the common ground Christians and Muslims share and the challenges they face. Full text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=377&id=784 The Revd Bruce Keeley, Co-Chair of the Christian-Muslim Interfaith Council and Co-Vicar of All Sa... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-11-11T12_52_14-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-11-11T12_52_14-08_00 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:52:14 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-11-11T12_52_14-08_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,24,luke,20:27-38,sermon,glynn,cardy,angels,heaven,second,coming,heretics,sadducees,pharisees,life,after,death,resurrection,st,matthew-in-the-city 634 false In his Pentecost 24 sermon challenges us to sometimes ignore Jesus. Sometimes Jesus was wrong. "If we don’t believe what Jesus and/or his editors believed does that make us non-Christians or heretics? When it comes to Jesus are some of his beliefs optional for us? Did he get it wrong about some things? Are there central beliefs of his that every Christian should hold to, and peripheral beliefs that can be ignored?" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=782. In his Pentecost 24 sermon challenges us to sometimes ignore Jesus. Sometimes Jesus was wrong. ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-11-04T14_48_43-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-11-04T14_48_43-08_00 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:48:43 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-11-04T14_48_43-08_00 Clay Nelson 6:20-31,7:1-18,all,christianity,clay,daniel,luke,luther,matthew-in-the-city,nelson,paul,refomation,saints,st,sunday,beatitudes,non-theist,of,progressive,relics,sermon,theology,veneration 704 false On All Saints' Sunday Clay Nelson focused on the challenge of understanding the idea of saints when the idea of an external personal God in heaven no longer makes sense. He concludes with a position description for saints that could make sense to progressive Christians. "Ultimately my problem with saints is that they perpetuate the idea that the church is a club. The concept of sainthood feeds our inclination to be exclusive. Who are named saints says a lot about who is a member. I might change my mind if Gene Robinson is ever given a feast day in our lectionary, but until that day I will maintain my position that venerating people as saints is divisive." Read entire text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=781 On All Saints' Sunday Clay Nelson focused on the challenge of understanding the idea of saints wh... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-28T12_15_50-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-28T12_15_50-07_00 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:15:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-28T12_15_50-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,22,john,15:17-27,sermon,glynn,cardy,same-sex,blessing,civil,union,act,human,rights,justice,auckland,community,church,patriarchal,society,bible,calvin,usury,choice,homosexual,anglican,communion,st,matthew-in-the-city 725 false In his Pentecost 22 sermon, Glynn Cardy speaks eloquently regarding the struggle for justice and St Matthew's commitment in particular for human rights of gays and lesbians. " In the end, I believe, it comes down to us making a choice. We can choose to follow a God who wants us to conform to one particular way of being human, as defined by heterosexual norms. This God stands opposed to the direction of Western democracies as they seek to acknowledge the human rights of all their citizens. There are a number of biblical passages and preachers that will endorse this choice. Or we can choose to follow a God who in the name of love breaks through the barriers of prejudice and leads us on the road to justice. There are a number of biblical passages and preachers that will endorse this choice too." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=779 In his Pentecost 22 sermon, Glynn Cardy speaks eloquently regarding the struggle for justice and ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-21T12_06_50-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-21T12_06_50-07_00 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:06:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-21T12_06_50-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,21,sermon,glynn,cardy,luke,18:1-18,justice,widow,judge,bureaucracy,rough,sleepers,connectedness 594 false In his Pentecost 21 sermon on the the widow and the judge, Glynn Cardy examines how justice is rooted in understanding our connection to one another. When one suffers, we all suffer. "It’s a familiar story. Poverty is not just something that happened in the first century, in Palestine. It is something that happens in every century and in every place. It happens because we don’t feel intimately connected with each other. If our left arm was freezing or malnourished we would do something about it. We would do something about it because our whole body would be affected by the state of our arm. We don’t care for those who are cold and hungry because we see them as separate from us, needing to stand on their own two feet. We don’t see our physical and spiritual health stitched together with that of the whole community." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=773. In his Pentecost 21 sermon on the the widow and the judge, Glynn Cardy examines how justice is ro... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-14T14_08_05-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-14T14_08_05-07_00 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:08:05 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-14T14_08_05-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,20,sermon,clay,nelson,jeremiah,29:1-7,luke,17:11-19,stranger,in,strange,land,robert,heinlein,abraham,babylon,jerusalem,bush,iraq,anglican,communion,conservatives,progressive,christian,lepers,curing,healing,transformation,power,adapt,attack,separ 860 false In his Pentecost 20 sermon explores through Luke's story of curing the ten lepers issues surrounding the challenge of how to respond to being a stranger in a strange land. Do we attack or adapt, separate or embrace? Our response may not be clear or always the same. "Back in 1961 a book entitled Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein became a cult classic overnight. It was controversial because of its challenge to the standard mores of the day particularly regarding sexuality and gender. Today it hardly raises an eyebrow. But that wasn’t why it took hold of my generation and has never been out of publication since. Its popularity is due primarily to identification with being a stranger in a strange land. It wasn’t until much later when studying the Bible I learned that Heinlein had nicked the title from Abraham, although at the time I wasn’t sure if it wasn’t the other way around. Kiwis with their fondness for having an Overseas Experience are quite familiar with the feeling, but even those who have not had an OE know the experience of feeling out of place in their own land. I felt it in the US after 9/11 when most of my fellow Americans seemed to think Osama attacked our country when in truth he attacked all of humanity. It is often forgotten that people from around the world died that day and the world grieved with us. When Bush ignored this to justify a pre-emptive, immoral war and then was re-elected, I never felt more alone in an alien land." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=768. In his Pentecost 20 sermon explores through Luke's story of curing the ten lepers issues surround... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-07T21_42_56-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-07T21_42_56-07_00 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:42:56 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-07T21_42_56-07_00 Clay Nelson john,shelby,spong,scripture,bible,jesus,historical,myth,slavery,guilt,church,progressive,christianity,prayer,st,matthew-in-the-city 1844 false Bishop Spong takes on questions from the Crucifixion to the Second Coming to the Gospel of John. Bishop Spong takes on questions from the Crucifixion to the Second Coming to the Gospel of John. https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-07T19_47_30-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-07T19_47_30-07_00 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:47:30 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-07T19_47_30-07_00 Clay Nelson john,shelby,spong,scripture,bible,jesus,historical,myth,slavery,guilt,church,progressive,christianity,prayer,st,matthew-in-the-city 4407 false In his final talk at St Matthew's Conference for Progressive Christianity articulates passionately and movingly the divinity he finds in Jesus' humanity. In his final talk at St Matthew's Conference for Progressive Christianity articulates passionatel... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-07T13_39_12-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-07T13_39_12-07_00 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:39:12 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-07T13_39_12-07_00 Clay Nelson st,francis,day,luke,17:5-10,glynn,cardy,mustardseed,grasshopper,morning,club,boundaries,inclusion,s,matthew-in-the-city 565 false On the Sunday nearest the Feast of St Francis, critters were Glynn Cardy's opening into a sermon. Using A. Lobel's children's story "The Grasshopper on the Road," Glynn explores the parable of the mustardseed as a story about the inclusive nature of the kingdom of God and the club nature of the church. "Every community places boundaries around itself. It creates a sense of identity and belonging. It delineates between insiders and outsiders. Even the most inclusive community in the world has boundaries. The art of inclusion though is to recognize that your community does not have a monopoly on truth, love, God, beauty, and knowledge, and neither does any other community; and to keep the boundaries you have as porous as possible so that the challenge and love of God may freely flow through." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=765 On the Sunday nearest the Feast of St Francis, critters were Glynn Cardy's opening into a sermon.... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-05T02_26_21-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-05T02_26_21-07_00 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:26:21 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-05T02_26_21-07_00 Clay Nelson john,shelby,spong,jesus,for,non,religious,scripture,bible,historical,myth,slavery,guilt,church,progressive,christianity,prayer,st,matthew-in-the-city 2133 false Bishop Spong answers wide ranging questions after his address on Jesus the Jew. Bishop Spong answers wide ranging questions after his address on Jesus the Jew. https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-05T01_17_39-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-05T01_17_39-07_00 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:17:39 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-05T01_17_39-07_00 Clay Nelson john,shelby,spong,jesus,for,non,religious,scripture,bible,historical,myth,slavery,guilt,church,progressive,christianity,prayer,st,matthew-in-the-city 4700 false In his second talk at St Matthew-in-the-City's Conference for Progressive Religion Bishop Spong demonstrates that the Gospels were written from the Jewish perspective with Matthew viewing Jesus the Jew as the new Moses and Luke showing him as the new Elijah and Elisha. In his second talk at St Matthew-in-the-City's Conference for Progressive Religion Bishop Spong d... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-04T02_40_28-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-04T02_40_28-07_00 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:40:28 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-04T02_40_28-07_00 Clay Nelson john,shelby,spong,scripture,bible,jesus,historical,myth,slavery,guilt,church,progressive,christianity,prayer,st,matthew-in-the-city 2188 false Following Bishop's Spong's address on Jesus the Man were a wide ranging set of questions to which he offered insightful answers. Following Bishop's Spong's address on Jesus the Man were a wide ranging set of questions to which... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-04T01_52_59-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-04T01_52_59-07_00 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:52:59 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-10-04T01_52_59-07_00 Clay Nelson john,shelby,spong,scripture,bible,jesus,historical,myth,slavery,guilt,church,progressive,christianity,prayer,st,matthew-in-the-city 4747 false After a welcome to the Conference for Progressive Christianity by Glynn Cardy and an introduction by Clay Nelson, Bishop Spong gives his first of three talks on Rescuing Jesus from the Church. In his first address he looks at Jesus the man. He begins by establishing that he was historical person and not a myth, although myth has been imposed upon him. After a welcome to the Conference for Progressive Christianity by Glynn Cardy and an introduction... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-09-30T19_39_06-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-30T19_39_06-07_00 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:39:06 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-30T19_39_06-07_00 Clay Nelson matthew,geneology,tamar,rahab,ruth,bathsheba,mary,jesus,incest,prostitution,seduction,adultery,st,matthew-in-the-city,john,shelby,spong 2217 false On its patronal feast, Bishop John Shelby Spong uses the first 17 verses of Matthew's Gospel to preach to St Matthew-in-the-City about a very human Jesus as revealed in his scandalous family tree. No text is available. On its patronal feast, Bishop John Shelby Spong uses the first 17 verses of Matthew's Gospel to p... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-09-24T01_22_38-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-24T01_22_38-07_00 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:22:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-24T01_22_38-07_00 Clay Nelson john,shelby,spong,scripture,bible,sins,homosexuality,women,slavery,guilt,church,progressive,christianity,prayer,st,matthew-in-the-city 5685 false After a welcome by Glynn Cardy and an introduction by a former priest in his diocese, Clay Nelson, Bishop Spong takes to his topic with humour, passion, and a lifetime of scholarship. While holding a deep love of scripture he challenges the church's label that it is "The Word of God." After a welcome by Glynn Cardy and an introduction by a former priest in his diocese, Clay Nelson... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-09-22T20_23_17-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-22T20_23_17-07_00 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:23:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-22T20_23_17-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,17,sermon,clay,nelson,luke,16:1-13,unjust,steward,john,haidt,abraham,maslow,heirarchy,of,needs,morals,morality,evolution,moral,dumbfoundness,st,matthew-in-the-city 1020 false In his Pentecost 17 sermon on Luke's parable of the Unjust Steward Clay Nelson explores how such a deplorable parable calling us to be like a scumbag ever made it into Scripture. "Haidt argues that because of evolution and our social nature we each contain two moral systems within us. In evolutionary time, one developed before humans had language and one after. Simplifying greatly his arguments, the one before language is our gut response, controlled by our primitive brain. The second system that required language was moral judgement. In our day-to-day lives we have gut responses immediately and then the second moral system kicks in to offer a plausible rationalization for why we feel that way. His scientific way of trying to differentiate the two systems was to probe the emotion of disgust. He would propose situations that caused a reaction of disgust in his subjects. He was looking for situations that his subjects knew were wrong, but couldn’t say why. He calls it moral dumbfounding." Read entire text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=764. In his Pentecost 17 sermon on Luke's parable of the Unjust Steward Clay Nelson explores how such ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-09-16T13_27_47-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-16T13_27_47-07_00 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:27:47 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-16T13_27_47-07_00 Clay Nelson 15:1-10,16,cardy,glynn,god,lost,luke,matthew-in-the-city,pentecost,st,coin,drivers,outcast,sermon,sheep,shepherds,sinner,tow,truck 670 false In his Pentecost 16 sermon on the Lost Coin and the Lost Sheep, Glynn Cardy asks who is to repent, certainly not a coin or a sheep? These stories tell us more about God and who she is drawn to and it isn't the respectable people in church listening to them. "The missing sheep and coin haven’t sat down and thought how bad they are, or how they miss the other sheep and coins, or even how they could possibly have got lost. Rather these stories are of an unlikely God seeking them out, finding them, cherishing them, and reconnecting them to the whole community. The strays aren’t asked to change their ways or confess their wrongdoings." Read entire text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=763. In his Pentecost 16 sermon on the Lost Coin and the Lost Sheep, Glynn Cardy asks who is to repent... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-09-09T19_08_38-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-09T19_08_38-07_00 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:08:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-09T19_08_38-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,15,jeremiah,18:1-11,sermon,philip,culbertson,potter,clay,biblical,studies,rabbinic,literature,psychology,gender,popular,culture,st,matthew-in-the-city 1345 false In his Pentecost 15 sermon, the Rev Dr Philip Culbertson, lecturer in Pastoral Theology at Auckland University School of Theology, explored the relationship between the potter and the clay. He offers a view that the clay is less submissive and pliable and uninvolved in the creative process than is suggested by Jeremiah and favorite old time hymns. The clay has a say. "I suspect that the potter metaphor wouldn’t be quite so popular in the Bible if you and I hadn’t started off as Dirt. That’s what the word Adam means: Dirt. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all three tell the traditional story that we human beings started out as dirt, or dust, and God spit into us, making us into clay, and then moulded us as male and female. It’s only a short leap from God’s moulding us out of dirt and spittle, to a potter at the potter’s wheel, shaping a lump of clay. But a potter can’t make just anything out of clay; the potter can only make what the clay allows. As Biblical scholar John Bright points out, “The quality of the clay determines what the potter can do with it, so the quality of a people determines what God will do with them.”[3] Who we are as individuals, and communities, depends both on God’s intention, and the raw material God has to work with. " See complete text at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=377&id=762. In his Pentecost 15 sermon, the Rev Dr Philip Culbertson, lecturer in Pastoral Theology at Auckla... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-09-02T15_37_25-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-02T15_37_25-07_00 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:37:25 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-09-02T15_37_25-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,13,luke,14:1-14,sermon,clay,nelson,humour,humility,humanity,humus,joke,god-shaped,hole,dropsy,etiquette,manners,paschal,sartre,kiwi,new,zealand,highest,lowest,compost,st,matthew-in-the-city 923 false This Pentecost 13 sermon by Clay Nelson is preceded by a reading of Luke 14:1-14 by a parishioner, Love Chile. The sermon requires recent familiarity with the passage as it retells the story of the man cured of dropsy outside a dinner party as a joke. "I first learned about our national obsession with humility while still in the States reading up on my soon to be adopted country. Like Jesus, we consider it bad manners to exaggerate our own importance. From far away it seemed quite charming. Certainly it was egalitarian. It wasn’t until I got here that I understood that humility wasn’t a self-imposed Kiwi discipline. Anyone getting too full of themselves can expect a joke at their expense to cut them down to size. An example of Kiwi humour would be the farmer who when his donkey died called his local councilman, who told him he would have to bury it himself. He said, “Oh, I know that, I’m calling to offer my condolences to his relatives.”" Read entire text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=752. This Pentecost 13 sermon by Clay Nelson is preceded by a reading of Luke 14:1-14 by a parishioner... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-08-25T20_05_33-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-08-25T20_05_33-07_00 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:05:33 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-08-25T20_05_33-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,glynn,cardy,sermon,luke,13:10-17,holy,sacred,secular,holiness,st,matthew-in-the-city 691 false In his Pentecost 12 sermon Glynn tackles the issue of what is holy and where do you find it? "What is holy? How do we know it to be holy? Are some places, words, actions and thoughts always sacred? Like most of us, I call it as I feel it. I can walk into a church and feel nothing holy. It’s just a big barn with a bunch of chairs. I can also walk into a barn and feel something holy. An arena of hay, animals, and dung was and can still be the nativity scene. The ordinary can be extraordinary." Full text at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=751. In his Pentecost 12 sermon Glynn tackles the issue of what is holy and where do you find it? ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-08-12T18_21_12-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-08-12T18_21_12-07_00 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:21:12 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-08-12T18_21_12-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,11,sermon,glynn,cardy,samuel,17:1-49,luke,12:32-48,david,goliath,five,smooth,stones,wisdom,courage,gratitude,compassion,imaginiation,18th,camel,louise,nicholas,george,armstrong,peace,flotilla,st,matthew-in-the-city 717 false In his Pentecost 11 sermon Glynn Cardy looks at the five smooth stones David took with him to slay Goliath. He names them as wisdom, courage, imagination, gratitude and compassion. "There is little actual, factual history in the account of David and Goliath. David and his band of terrorists after many years of sniping from the wilderness eventually overthrew the king of Israel, Saul, and installed David as the new monarch. They then set about justifying this seizure of power by rewriting both religious and secular history. Those histories found in our Bible tell us that David was attractive to women, men, and religious alike. He was strong, brave, musical, artistic, and, of course, chosen by God. They are 10th century BCE spin doctoring." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=749 In his Pentecost 11 sermon Glynn Cardy looks at the five smooth stones David took with him to sla... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-08-05T18_25_07-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-08-05T18_25_07-07_00 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:25:07 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-08-05T18_25_07-07_00 Clay Nelson 12-14;,12:13-21,1:2;,2:18-23,casino,cathedral,chartres,city,clay,crazy,ecclesiastes,gods,hilton,labyrinth,luke,matthew-in-the-city,mother,must,nelson,paris,pentecost,sky,sphinx,st,theresa,all,baptism,be,cows,divinity,fool,is,journey,of,parable,profane,ric 701 false In his Pentecost 10 sermon Clay follows up on Chicken and Barley Soup by asking how do we know the divine we seek in prayer? "It’s a challenge because we don’t have a picture of the divine. But that has not stopped human ingenuity from trying to create one that we can wrap our limited minds around. We do it by separating the world into sacred and profane: Things or people that are of the divine and things or people that are not. That sounds easy enough on the face of it: Mother Theresa sacred, Paris Hilton not; the parish church sacred, the local casino profane. We consider knowing what is sacred a little like distinguishing art from pornography? We know it when we see it." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=748 In his Pentecost 10 sermon Clay follows up on Chicken and Barley Soup by asking how do we know th... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-07-29T17_03_59-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-29T17_03_59-07_00 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:03:59 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-29T17_03_59-07_00 Clay Nelson 11:1-15,18:20-32,9,abraham,armstrong,buffalo,chicken,clay,genesis,god,gomorrah,harry,karen,kathy,lord's,luke,matthew-in-the-city,nelson,o'grady,pentecost,potter,prayer,sodom,soup,st,faith,justice,kingdom,love,of,sermon,service 809 false In his Pentecost 9 sermon Clay challenges the conventional views of prayer as being more about magic than faith. "So contrary to what I think is common belief, prayer is not about being consoled or finding relief from life’s difficulties for others or ourselves. Prayer doesn’t give us security and assurance. It is not a tool for climbing the ladder of success or escaping life’s trials and tribulations by appeasing God. It is not about having our heart’s desire answered, no matter how selfless and well meaning. If prayer was about answers every little girl in New Zealand would have a pony and every little boy would become an All Black and every grown-up would win the lotto. If prayer was magic, hospitals would be empty, undertakers would be unemployed, and relief workers would have no hungry to feed or refugees to house." View full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=747. In his Pentecost 9 sermon Clay challenges the conventional views of prayer as being more about ma... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-07-23T18_37_06-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-23T18_37_06-07_00 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:37:06 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-23T18_37_06-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,8,mary,magdalene,sermon,glynn,cardy,devil,satan,demon,demonize,balaam,job,ruth,david,st,matthew-in-the-city 660 false Glynn devotes his Pentecost 8 sermon to the questions of devils. Horny guys with pitchforks he questions, but he does acknowledge the reality of the demonic. "I can understand the power and seemingly tangible presence of evil. I can also understand why some have moulded their feelings about evil into a supernatural being. But in any literal or ontological sense the Devil doesn’t exist. When we read that Mary Magdalene, whom we celebrate today, was afflicted by demons we need to understand them as code for things and circumstances that restrict our spirit’s freedom. Such ‘demons’ might have been abusive men, societal sexism, or religious intolerance. The important thing is that Mary emerged from her past as a powerful woman and one of pre-eminent apostles of the early Church. " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=744 Glynn devotes his Pentecost 8 sermon to the questions of devils. Horny guys with pitchforks he q... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-07-15T22_50_24-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-15T22_50_24-07_00 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:50:24 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-15T22_50_24-07_00 Clay Nelson joan,chittister,sermon.,transfiguration,genesis,15:5-12;17-18,philippians,3:17-4:1,luke,9:28-41 1619 false Joan Chittister, OSB, former prioress of the St Benedictine convent in Erie, Pa; internationally celebrated author and speaker on spirituality, and strong advocate for women and peace, used the three lessons to challenge us to be transfigured into people of love working for compassion, peace and justice in the world. Video of this sermon is available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/news.php?nid=105&sid=88. Joan Chittister, OSB, former prioress of the St Benedictine convent in Erie, Pa; internationally ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-07-15T21_58_50-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-15T21_58_50-07_00 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:58:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-15T21_58_50-07_00 Clay Nelson chittister,church,global,initative,joan,matthew-in-the-city,of,peace,séparation,spirituality,st,state,transfiguration 1197 false Following the service where she preached, Joan Chittister, took questions from the congregation. Video of of this session is available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/news.php?nid=105&sid=88 Following the service where she preached, Joan Chittister, took questions from the congregation. ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-07-08T19_41_28-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-08T19_41_28-07_00 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:41:28 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-08T19_41_28-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,luke,10:1-20,sermon,glynn,cardy,hospitality,authority,peace,john,a.t,robinson,trinity,st,matthew-in-the-city 677 false In this sermon Glynn how the authoritative God represented by the Trinity and defended vigorously by the church, or at least its ordained members, is dying, while for him a God of hospitality grows in importance and substance. Bishop J.A.T. Robinson once talked about faith having a firm centre and open edges. The debate that rages across the Anglican world, and even infiltrates my computer, is what constitutes the centre. Some want to put sexuality, morals, and the Bible there. Maybe it comes with age, but I find that what I want to affirm in the centre is getting less and less. Yet the less and less I am affirming is becoming more and more important, and I more and more strident. Simply, God is in the centre. Not the full-blown Christian creedal and dogmatic package, but just one word: hospitality. Hospitality summarizes the life of Jesus. It is generous, boundary-breaking, transformative love." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=738 In this sermon Glynn how the authoritative God represented by the Trinity and defended vigorously... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-07-02T19_51_01-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-02T19_51_01-07_00 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:51:01 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-02T19_51_01-07_00 Clay Nelson land,of,lakes,choir,boys,st,matthew-in-the-city 772 false This pocast is a sample of music sungy by the Land of Lakes Choir Boys from Minnesota, USA who sang at the July 1 service. The choir, lauded as one of the best boys’ choirs in the world is directed by New Zealander Frances Stockwell, who has worked with the Vienna Boys’ Choir. Winner of the 2004 International Trebby Award for “Best Boys’ Choir Album” with its CD “Steal Away” and winner of the 2006 Cruise Festival Overall Grand Championship Award, critics marvel at the choir’s hauntingly beautiful sound, a unique combination of richness, clarity, depth and power. http://www.lolcb.org/home.shtml This pocast is a sample of music sungy by the Land of Lakes Choir Boys from Minnesota, USA who sa... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-07-01T19_20_11-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-01T19_20_11-07_00 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:20:11 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-07-01T19_20_11-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,luke,9:51-62,sermon,clay,nelson,elijah,elisha,jezebel,baal,tribal,gods,john,12:21,trinity,st,matthew-in-the,city 860 false In his Pentecost 5 sermon Clay attempts to show you Jesus before the Trinity made him a tribal God. His premise is that theism deprives us of the abundant life Jesus sought to offer us. "While it is my deepest desire to show you Jesus, it is an impossible task in one sermon. To do so, I first have to scrape away countless coats of ecclesiastical dogmatic varnish concealing him. Ah, what I wouldn’t give to have the luxury of introducing you to Jesus before he was welded permanently to that fourth century understanding of the Godhead we call the Trinity. Is it still possible to see him as a man who revealed the nature of God instead of being God, disguised as a man, on a heavenly rescue mission? Is the image of God dying on a cross to atone for our sinful and weak nature too ingrained to show you the Jesus I know?" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=737 In his Pentecost 5 sermon Clay attempts to show you Jesus before the Trinity made him a tribal Go... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-06-24T23_11_39-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-06-24T23_11_39-07_00 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:11:39 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-06-24T23_11_39-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,luke,8:26-39,sermon,glynn,cardy,pigs,swine,demons,romans,butch,sundance,gerasene,legion,exorcism,consuming,miss,piggy,st,matthew-in-the-city 651 false In his Pentecost 4 sermon on the Gerasene Demoniac Glynn fronts up for the pigs. Yes, they are consumers but they too seek to be free. "The saga of the Gerasene demoniac is far removed from the quick-fix, individualized Benny Hinn miracle cure that enables the supposedly insane to re-enter the ranks of supposedly sane society. Instead this is a symbolic story about being consumed, being colonized, not only in your land but also in your mind and theology. The demoniac is symbolically both a prisoner and mentally ill, externally and internally fettered. The exorcism, the duel with demons so beloved of Hollywood scriptwriters, is about a struggle for the heartland. " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=736. In his Pentecost 4 sermon on the Gerasene Demoniac Glynn fronts up for the pigs. Yes, they are c... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-06-18T21_04_52-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-06-18T21_04_52-07_00 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:04:52 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-06-18T21_04_52-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,ii,samuel,11:26-12:15,luke,7:36-8:3,sermon,clay,nelson,atonement,sacrifice,forgiveness,reconciliation,david,nathan,public,sinner,simon,pharisee,passover,yom,kippur,winnie,pooh,st,matthew-in-the-city 584 false In his Pentecost 3 sermon Clay takes on how we get forgiveness, challenging the church's notion that Jesus death on the cross had anything to do with it. Neither does God. God doesn't forgive us. Listen as to why. "This understanding reduces the crucifixion to an accountant’s ledger. The balance sheet of our souls is out of whack. Our debts have to be reconciled. We couldn’t do it, so God made payment in full with Jesus’ life. Considering their context it was a reasonable leap for those first Christians to make. Yet, I can’t help thinking it’s too bad they didn’t have Luke’s story of Simon and the woman of ill repute to reflect on. We might have been spared two millennia of blood sacrifice and Christian imposed guilt." Read full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=735, In his Pentecost 3 sermon Clay takes on how we get forgiveness, challenging the church's notion t... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-06-10T21_09_49-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-06-10T21_09_49-07_00 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:09:49 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-06-10T21_09_49-07_00 Clay Nelson barnabas,acts,11:19-30;13:1-3,matthew,10:7-16,sermon,glynn,cardy,paul,flame,ember,mentor,barney,fred,flintstone,st,matthew-in-the-city 617 false In his sermon on Barnabas, Glynn explores the differences between Paul and Barnabas. "There is a different way to think of fire though. An old friend of mine, married for 60 years, one day spoke to me about love. He said, “Glynn, too many people mistake the blaze of the kindling, the passionate bright fire, for something more than it is. Of course the powerful heat is in the embers.” Barnabas was an ember sort of guy – reliable, quietly powerful. Paul was driven. Barnabas drove himself. The incident in chapter 9 introduces this Barnabas. Daring to differ from all the wise ecclesiastical celebrities he risks his reputation in supporting Paul. Barnabas goes out on a limb for someone who is a worry to everyone else. He recognised Paul’s potential, but there was no guarantee it could be utilised." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=733 In his sermon on Barnabas, Glynn explores the differences between Paul and Barnabas. "There is... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-06-04T21_42_48-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-06-04T21_42_48-07_00 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:42:48 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-06-04T21_42_48-07_00 Clay Nelson 16:12-15,athanasius,brer,buddhist,bugs,bunny,cardy,celtic,easter,glynn,john,matthew-in-the-city,rabbit,st,sunday,trinitarian,trinity,creeds,doctrine,hares,sermon,three 587 false In his Trinity Sunday sermon Glynn Cardy reflects on the carving of three hares high in the ceiling of old English country church and what it might have to say about God in light of the Trinity. "The medieval nave was dark and wooden, inviting mystery and intrigue. Sitting down I lazily leant my head back and searched the ceiling. Vaulted wooden beams rose above me, the rib cage of the ancestors, the crafting of a former age. The intersection of interior timber is called a boss and can be augmented with a particular design or motif. High up and almost hidden from view, I found what I was looking for: the Three Hares. Three hares in a circle. Three ears cleverly arrayed so that each hare looks like it has two. Three entities individually incomplete but finding their completeness in each other. The hares are a holy symbol, found in holy places, like on the Dart Moor." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=732. In his Trinity Sunday sermon Glynn Cardy reflects on the carving of three hares high in the ceili... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-05-28T12_39_00-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-28T12_39_00-07_00 Mon, 28 May 2007 19:39:00 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-28T12_39_00-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,sunday,acts,2:1-11,john,14:8-17,sermon,denise,kelsall,church,birthday,holy,spirit,fire,jacob,wrestling,with,angels,mary,oliver,st,matthew-in-the-city 565 false In her Pentecost Sunday sermon, Denise Kelsall, asks herself what Pentecost means anymore and what it means to be the church. Who is God for us? She wrestles with the questions as Jacob wrestles with his angelic visitor. "So I wonder - what to do? I look around my study and see all the worthy theological tomes and inspirational classics and think they would make a good bonfire. What is the point I ask myself! We come here, we break bread and drink wine together and sing and pray to Jesus, we gather afterwards and catch up then we go home – and I think where does it go from here? We do all the symbolic holy things that have been done for two centuries and I begin to wonder if it makes a difference anymore." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=328&id=729 In her Pentecost Sunday sermon, Denise Kelsall, asks herself what Pentecost means anymore and wha... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-05-23T19_11_47-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-23T19_11_47-07_00 Thu, 24 May 2007 02:11:47 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-23T19_11_47-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,john,17:20-26,sermon,clay,nelson,pluralism,high,priestly,prayer,individuality,community,unity,conformity,dogma,creeds,wycliffe,hall,oxford,jerry,falwell 704 false In this pre-Pentecost sermon, Clay Nelson explores Jesus' "High Priestly Prayer" as being in truth a prayer by the early church at a when unity was a matter of survival. But use of the prayer today by the church is not about unity but conformity. Such an institution is harmful to our individuality which is ultimately damaging to the institution. The issue becomes evaluating when an institution or community nurtures our individuality or seeks to coerce it conform to community standard. "Two millennia later it is still an issue--this passage is frequently used to call for Christian unity--a goal that has always been and will be an impossible dream. Thank God, if unity means conformity. When Christianity became the official religion of Rome, the church lost its quality of being subversive. It was now part of the system its own structure came to resemble—the emperor’s court. It learned quickly that power is required to bring conformity, for such unity is required to maintain power. Conformity is at the heart of the church’s needs for creeds and dogma. It quickly began setting rules for who could be baptised, who could receive communion, who could get married, who could get ordained, and who could rule with its blessing." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=728 In this pre-Pentecost sermon, Clay Nelson explores Jesus' "High Priestly Prayer" as being in trut... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-05-14T22_07_47-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-14T22_07_47-07_00 Tue, 15 May 2007 05:07:47 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-14T22_07_47-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,john,5:1-9,sermon,glynn,cardy,man,in,iron,tank,james,k.,baxter,healing,monty,python,life,of,brian,faith-healing,benny,hinn,st,mattthew-in-the-city 832 false In his Easter 6 sermon Glynn Cardy examines the difference between illness and disease and the challenge being healed presents. "In Monty Python’s The Life of Brian, a clever parody of the Gospel, there is a sketch where a man approaches Brian yelling out: “Alms for an ex-leper.” Brian inquires about the ‘ex’ bit. To which the man replies, “Some do-gooder came along and healed me - took my whole livelihood away.” With the magic of humour the Monty Python team ask an important question about healing, namely: ‘Are we prepared to bear the cost of it?’" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=727. In his Easter 6 sermon Glynn Cardy examines the difference between illness and disease and the ch... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-05-08T21_06_21-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-08T21_06_21-07_00 Wed, 09 May 2007 04:06:21 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-08T21_06_21-07_00 Clay Nelson blessing,of,teddy,bears,joy,cowley,st,matthew-in-the-city 341 false Joy Cowley, noted New Zealand author, reads an original children's story about a bear who gets rubbished at St Matthew-in-the-City's Blessing of the Teddy Bears. Joy Cowley, noted New Zealand author, reads an original children's story about a bear who gets ru... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-05-08T20_13_22-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-08T20_13_22-07_00 Wed, 09 May 2007 03:13:22 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-08T20_13_22-07_00 Clay Nelson blessing,of,teddy,bears,clay,nelson,winnie,pooh,piglet,christopher,robin,tigger,eeyore,st,matthew-in-the-city 2745 false On May 6, 2007 a service for blessing teddy bears was held at St Matthew's. Clay Nelson prepared the following prayer under nom de plume Pooh Bear. For the text, photos and other materials go to http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=376 On May 6, 2007 a service for blessing teddy bears was held at St Matthew's. Clay Nelson prepared... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-05-07T16_00_49-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-07T16_00_49-07_00 Mon, 07 May 2007 23:00:49 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-05-07T16_00_49-07_00 Clay Nelson blessing,of,teddy,bears,glynn,cardy,joy,cowley,unconditional,love,hugs,st,matthew-in-the-city 376 false Easter 5 was devoted to children of all ages in a special service to bless teddy bears. This is Glynn's sermonette on why bless teddy bears. Read full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=724 Easter 5 was devoted to children of all ages in a special service to bless teddy bears. This is ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-04-30T19_56_50-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-30T19_56_50-07_00 Tue, 01 May 2007 02:56:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-30T19_56_50-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,luke,24:13-35,glynn,cardy,sermon,road,to,emmaus,anthony,de,mello,parable,of,fire-maker,eucharist,resurrection,i’ve,got,river,life,flowing,out,through,me,sacrifice,religious,power,st,matthew-in-the-city 830 false In his Easter 4 sermon begins by reading Anthony de Mello's "Parable of the Fire-Maker" and then juxtaposing it with Luke's story on the road to Emmaus to examine two ways of understanding Jesus and his death and resurrection. One way gives life and freedom and the other imprisonment and death. "Our first reading this morning was Anthony De Mello’s parable of the fire-maker. The fire-maker is the Christ figure bringing light and warmth to those without. He is not concerned about personal glory but simply wants to share what he knows with others. In the first village, once he has taught the art of fire, he disappears. He does not want to patent it, profit from it, or use it to exercise power. Such was Jesus’ approach. However in the second village the leaders know about power. They think everyone is competing for it, and therefore the stranger is a competitor. The knowledge the fire-maker has fuels his popularity and threatens their own. So, in the time-honoured tradition of weak people in leadership they turn on the stranger and dispose of him. The leaders then create a new religion out of his memory, while making sure people forget the radical way that could bring light and warmth to all. De Mello’s parable is a critique of religion’s propensity to protect itself from new insights, especially those outside the elite’s control. Bad religion spins the stranger into a sinner or a saviour rather than takes seriously anything revolutionary the stranger did or said. Bad religion is not good news for the powerless but business as usual for the powerful." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=723. In his Easter 4 sermon begins by reading Anthony de Mello's "Parable of the Fire-Maker" and then ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-04-23T12_46_27-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-23T12_46_27-07_00 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:46:27 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-23T12_46_27-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,sermon,denise,kelsall,john,21:1-19,scapegoat,rene,girard,resurrection,post-resurrection,st,matthew-in-the-city 1353 false In her Easter 3 sermon on John 21:1-19, Denise Kelsall explores the experience of the scapegoat, the fall guy. "Most dramatic stories and situations have a fall guy. Someone who takes the rap. In this instance all of the disciples were complicit in their fearful silence, but it is Peter who gets to speak and denies Jesus three times in the garden. This casts him as the fall guy, and consequently he is the one who is marked or gets the bad press – he betrays himself. However, it is Jesus who is really the definitive fall guy here. The disciples were not steadfast or loyal. They melted away when the heat was on and he went to an ugly death." Read entire text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=328&id=722. In her Easter 3 sermon on John 21:1-19, Denise Kelsall explores the experience of the scapegoat, ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-04-14T21_58_40-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-14T21_58_40-07_00 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:58:40 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-14T21_58_40-07_00 Clay Nelson 20:19-31,bazley,clay,culture,dame,dresden,easter,john,kurt,man,mark,matthew-in-the-city,nelson,slaughterhouse,st,twain,violence,vonnegut,annual,anti-smacking,atheist,baptism,country,general,kindness,love,meeting,of,peace,pessimism,resurrection,sermon,with 659 false In his Easter 2 sermon examines the writings of Kurt Vonnegut on the occasion of his death to look at the culture of violence that surrounds us and what Jesus' visit to the disciples in the locked room might say about our response. " I need to begin by saying it is one of my favourite Bible stories. It has so many levels of meaning and contains enough material for thousands of sermons. Thank God, because it has to be preached every year on this Sunday. But if you hear me preach on it for a thousand years you will never hear me use it to prove a bodily resurrection. Or that Jesus, like Casper the friendly ghost, slips through locked doors one moment and the next has enough physical substance that Thomas can overcome his doubts by touching his wounds. Nor will you ever hear me suggest that there is any historical basis for it. But it is a great story full of truth. The challenge for the preacher is determining what truth?" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=720. In his Easter 2 sermon examines the writings of Kurt Vonnegut on the occasion of his death to loo... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-04-07T19_58_48-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-07T19_58_48-07_00 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:58:48 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-07T19_58_48-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,john,20:1-18,wilberforce,slavery,sexism,paternalism,grave,safe,tomb,liberation,day,resurrection 562 false An Easter Day sermon by Glynn Cardy that speaks of the comfort and safety of the grave. What tombs do we and the church need to break out of to know new life and liberation? " ‘Convention, comfort, and civility’ is a description of the grave. The grave is a solid tomb, with solid boundaries, and a solid door. It’s thinking is found in churches, clubs, pubs, and parliaments. The grave protects the insider. The clothes the grave provides are secure, warm, and comforting. The décor might be plain, but it’s predictable. The outside world is repulsed. Inside certainty is assured. The grave is safe. Resurrection is not primarily a past event that happened once upon a time in a Jerusalem cemetery. Resurrection is a present event, a way of talking about the challenge to leave the deadly mummified structures and thinking of the past and to live in the spirit of Jesus. It is about breaking free. It is about justice and change. And it is not safe." Full text at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=719. An Easter Day sermon by Glynn Cardy that speaks of the comfort and safety of the grave. What tom... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-04-06T16_23_26-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-06T16_23_26-07_00 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:23:26 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-06T16_23_26-07_00 Clay Nelson good,friday,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,john,18:1-19,abandonment,cross,valley,shadow,transformative,love 496 false In his Good Friday sermon Glynn Cardy focuses on the problem of Good Friday for both traditionalists and progressives, where is love in the midst of abandonment. "Some paint Good Friday as God the Father and God the Son working out a deal. “Look kid,” says Mr Deity, “if you want to save the world you got to do this suffering number. I’ll look the other way, and you just hang in there.” “Okay Dad”, says the kid, “I’ll try not to look sad.” Both are said to be acting in and out of love. Good Friday is just the pain before the gain. The problem is that it doesn’t take much to figure the deal is morally bankrupt. Loving fathers don’t freeze their feelings and let their sons be tortured and killed. The means does not justify the ends. If God were all loving then God would have intervened. End of story. So either God couldn’t have intervened [not all powerful] or wouldn’t intervene [not all loving]. The cosmic deal doesn’t stand up to scrutiny when you have an anthropomorphic deity who is supposedly the final word on love." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=718. In his Good Friday sermon Glynn Cardy focuses on the problem of Good Friday for both traditionali... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-04-06T15_55_15-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-06T15_55_15-07_00 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:55:15 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-06T15_55_15-07_00 Clay Nelson maundy,thursday,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,john,13:1-17,31b-35,foot,washing,servant,ministrey,leadership,equality 374 false In his Maundy Thursday sermon, Glynn examines issues of power and responsibility in the church. "Who wipes up the kid’s mess? You know, when there is a cordial spill, or when mud is traipsed in? Ideally, so the family theory goes, ‘the one who made the mess cleans it up’. But you know and I know that ideals and theories don’t always work. Inevitably it comes back to Mum or Dad - or, in Jesus day, the servants. Not that Jesus had servants. He wasn’t from the wealthy end of town. But, being the local popular healer [or was it just the novelty factor?] he seems to have got a lot of invitations to the homes of wealthy people. “Come in, Mr Jesus.” “Pleased to meet you, Mr Jesus.” “Care for some wine Mr Jesus?”" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=716. In his Maundy Thursday sermon, Glynn examines issues of power and responsibility in the church. ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-04-02T12_42_57-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-02T12_42_57-07_00 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:42:57 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-04-02T12_42_57-07_00 Clay Nelson palm,sunday,luke's,passion,narrative,sermon,clay,nelson,memories,jfk,9/11,suffering,st,matthew-in-the-city 345 false This meditation on Luke's Passion narrative by Clay Nelson focuses on how our memories make up the fiction of who we are and what our purpose is. Our memories of Jesus' execution direct how we live out our lives. "Do we remember only his honest cry of feeling forsaken, “Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabbachthani,” Aramaic for, “God, this sucks!” and not his words of forgiveness to those who have done this, his words of comfort to those who love him; his compassion for the repentant thief? " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=327&id=715. This meditation on Luke's Passion narrative by Clay Nelson focuses on how our memories make up th... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-03-24T20_38_02-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-03-24T20_38_02-07_00 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:38:02 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-03-24T20_38_02-07_00 Clay Nelson lent,sermon,glynn,cardy,huck,finn,mark,twain,hell,faith,fulghum,fear,st,matthew-iin-the-city 715 false In this Lent 5 sermon Glynn Cardy welcomes us to hell. "Welcome to hell! When your passion and commitment to justice, to doing what is right, leads you beyond the conventions of society and religion it won't be long before someone damns you to hell. When you get to that place, be assured you're not alone. Sometimes in life we come to a chasm. Behind us is all we have known, including god, mother, and morality. Ahead of us is the unknown: godless, motherless, and immoral. And breathing deeply, letting the visionary within us feel, the fool within us act, saying no to fear and yes to courage, we jump... " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=322&id=717. In this Lent 5 sermon Glynn Cardy welcomes us to hell. "Welcome to hell! When your passion a... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-03-23T17_26_01-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-03-23T17_26_01-07_00 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:26:01 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-03-23T17_26_01-07_00 Clay Nelson lent,sermon,denise,kelsall,igod,godcast,prodigal,sun,luke,15:11-32,forgiveness,restoration,justice,prophetic,st,matthew-in-the-city 544 false In her Lent 4 sermon on the parable of the Prodigal Son, Denise Kelsall asks whether or not the church behaves as the older son, supporting the status quo rather than radical love. "Many people seem to equate church with sin and condemnation that maybe invokes guilt. It's all about right and wrong, being good and not so good - guilt, being in or out. So, where is the unconditional love as revealed by the father in this parable and why do we as church live into the righteousness of the older son, for I think that is how much of the world sees us." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=328&id=714. In her Lent 4 sermon on the parable of the Prodigal Son, Denise Kelsall asks whether or not the c... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-03-12T14_42_43-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-03-12T14_42_43-07_00 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:42:43 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-03-12T14_42_43-07_00 Clay Nelson 13:1-9,atran,belief,clay,daniel,darwin,dawkins,dennett,fig,fundamentalists,harris,james,lent,luke,matthew-in-the-city,nelson,reason,religion,sam,scott,sermon,st,tree,willliam,appendectomy,evolution,of,parable 1069 false A sermon on the parable of the fig tree by Clay Nelson looks at whether or not religion has outlived it's evolutionary usefulness. Asking questions about whether or not we are hardwited to believe in God, are we still responsible for those beliefs and whether or not they further the common good. "Since last I was in the pulpit, many of you know I was the victim of imperfect evolution. The night after preaching about being driven unexpectedly into the wilderness I suffered an attack of appendicitis. That Tuesday, this useless organ left over from an earlier stage in human evolution was removed before it removed me from the gene pool. As a final irony, during my recovery I checked out the Gospel I would be preaching on next. I laughed out loud (which I don't recommend with stitches in your belly) when I saw it was the parable of the fig tree. I quickly identified with the tree that was given a reprieve. The tree would be given another chance to fulfill it calling to produce figs but not before it had been pruned and fertilized. I am personally taking note of my opportunity." Full text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=327&id=711. A sermon on the parable of the fig tree by Clay Nelson looks at whether or not religion has outli... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-03-04T18_32_49-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-03-04T18_32_49-08_00 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:32:49 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-03-04T18_32_49-08_00 Clay Nelson lent,luke,9:28-43,sermon,glynn,cardy,transfiguration,divinity,heresy,orthodox,athanasius,arius,of,jesus,rosemary,radford,ruether,mary,daly,st,matthew-in-the-city 761 false On the second Sunday of Lent, Glynn kicks off from the Transfiguration to look at the question of Jesus' divinity. It all depends on how you define divinity. "The transformative Love called God is not only known in the male Jesus. God is bigger than that. Love of course is manifest in women too, and a great many others beside. If we allow Love to be only sculptured by the words and actions of men, then the Love that is good news for all genders becomes distorted and misshapen. If Love is locked into the historical Jesus there is little liberation for any one who wants change. " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=322&id=710. On the second Sunday of Lent, Glynn kicks off from the Transfiguration to look at the question of... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-03-04T16_12_17-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-03-04T16_12_17-08_00 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:12:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-03-04T16_12_17-08_00 Clay Nelson lent,luke,4:1-13,sermon,clay,nelson,wilderness,temptation,satan,prophetic,justice,anglican,communion,primate's,meeting,brian,tamaki,destiny,church,gays,lesbians,akinola,jefferts,schori,episcopal,bishops,rowan,williams,archbishop,of,canterbury,humility,jim 49 false In this sermon on the first Sunday of Lent, Clay explores the necessary evil of going to the wilderness, whether or not we are driven there. It is a call to live out baptism and to find our prophetic voice. But it is important to go with humility if we hope to return. "Why do we put ourselves through Lent? Aren't things in the world and perhaps in our own lives bleak enough without stripping the church of Marianne's lovely flower arrangements and giving up chocolate or some other favorite vice for forty days? We can be forgiven for thinking it is one more instance of the church taking away life's simple pleasures, as if fun was a dirty word. Need an example? Think of St. Augustine's making sex a sin. For obvious practical reasons it is acceptable for procreation, but only if you don't enjoy it. Making it an excellent example of a “necessary evil.” Of course he didn't push this brilliant idea until after he'd enjoyed plenty of the non-reproducing kind himself." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=327&id=709. In this sermon on the first Sunday of Lent, Clay explores the necessary evil of going to the wild... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-02-24T12_47_15-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-02-24T12_47_15-08_00 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:47:15 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-02-24T12_47_15-08_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,sermon,glynn,cardy,spirituality,maori,english,settlers,new,zealand,anglican,tradition,marsden,church,missionary,society,selwyn,st,matthew-in-the-city 747 false After the previous week looking at Maori spiritual influence on Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand, Glynn looks at how English spirituality was transformed in New Zealand. "This spiritual gift I am talking about could be symbolised with a piece of number eight fencing wire. It is the kiwi 'can do' attitude. We make things happen, even if the imported components are faulty. What we care about is community, about helping our neighbours, and giving each other a fair go. If transplanted religion doesn't quite fit with our cares, we modify the religion not our cares. " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=322&id=706. After the previous week looking at Maori spiritual influence on Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Z... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-02-13T11_15_55-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-02-13T11_15_55-08_00 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:15:55 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-02-13T11_15_55-08_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,jeremiah,sermon,glynn,cardy,maori,spirituality,pohutekawa,english,oak,whenua,tangata,st,matthew-in-the-city 729 false A sermon by Glynn Cardy exploring how two spiritualities nourish and support each other, Maori spirituality based in the land and English Anglicanism. "One of the most well known Maori proverbs is 'He aha te mea nui? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.' 'What is the most important thing? It is people, it is people, it is people.' It goes to the heart of Maori understandings of community. The purpose and priority is the good of the people. The English notion therefore of striving for individual excellence and personal fulfilment is tempered by the Maori notion that the purpose of such excellence and fulfilment is to serve the needs of the community." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=322&id=698. A sermon by Glynn Cardy exploring how two spiritualities nourish and support each other, Maori sp... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-02-07T15_51_23-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-02-07T15_51_23-08_00 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:51:23 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-02-07T15_51_23-08_00 Clay Nelson 1-11,1-9,5:,6:,denise,epiphany,isaiah,kelsall,luke,matthew-in-the-city,st,abundance,call,podcast,sermon 735 false A sermon by Denise Kelsall exploring how our perceptions of God affect our sense of calling. “Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't. Maybe you'll marry. Maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.” Entire text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=328&id=697 A sermon by Denise Kelsall exploring how our perceptions of God affect our sense of calling. “... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-02-06T18_49_24-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-02-06T18_49_24-08_00 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:49:24 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-02-06T18_49_24-08_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,luke,2:22-40,sermon,glynn,cardy,love,your,enemies,happy,feet,lloyd,geering,st,matthew-in-the-city,igod 681 false A sermon by Glynn Cardy exploring what it mean to live out Jesus radical call to love our enemies. "esus was forthright with his views. He didn't mince his words. He got up the noses of the religious gatekeepers, their sycophants, and many others. He made them mad. They wanted to kill him, and eventually did. Yet, one of Jesus' abiding sayings, and one that keeps catching us all in our throats, is “love your enemies”. What does love mean in the context of enemies? Does it mean the penguins have to love the fishing trawlers plundering the Southern Ocean? Does it mean we have to love the brutality of empire as it continues to make a mess of the Middle East and increase its profits? Does it mean that religious fundamentalism has to be tolerated, or religious xenophobia is okay?" Complete text at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=322&id=696 A sermon by Glynn Cardy exploring what it mean to live out Jesus radical call to love our enemies... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2007-02-06T16_29_24-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-02-06T16_29_24-08_00 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:29:24 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2007-02-06T16_29_24-08_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,sermon,glynn,cardy,authority,of,scripture,bible,fundamentalism,bigotry,agnostic,richard,randerson,st,matthew-in-the-city 792 false A sermon by Glynn Cardy challenging the traditional understanding of God and the authority of Scripture. "Just because sacred writings are old does not mean they are right. Just because church councils have said they are inspired by God does not make them free from error or relevant to our world today. The Bible in the hands of a 14-year-old literalist can offer a map for inflicting pious condemnation, heterosexism, male chauvinism, slavery, and bigotry. And plenty have followed those paths." Complete text at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=322&id=695. A sermon by Glynn Cardy challenging the traditional understanding of God and the authority of Scr... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-12-28T17_02_59-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-12-28T17_02_59-08_00 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:02:59 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-12-28T17_02_59-08_00 Clay Nelson christmas,eve,sermon,glynn,cardy,santa,st.,nicholas,giving,believe,st,matthew-in-the-city 509 false Christmas Eve & Day sermon by Glynn Cardy on the power of Santa. "It is a mistake to underestimate Santa Claus. He didn't get a part in the Bible, but he's sure a big part of Christmas. On Christmas Eve there is a children's service here. It's one of the biggest of the year. Children and chaos abound, and the atmosphere is charged. We sing, we laugh, and we tell stories of cribs and candles and Christmases past. We also have Santa. For years I've had trouble with Santa. No, it's not the reindeer parking problems or the resultant pooh… it's finding Santa himself. It takes a special person to don the red suit, and frankly some of them haven't been up to it. There's more to being Santa than sticking out your stomach, chuckling 'Ho, ho, ho', and answering smart seven year olds. But – and this is the interesting bit – Santa is never a flop. He never falls from the grace the children extend." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=691 Christmas Eve & Day sermon by Glynn Cardy on the power of Santa. "It is a mistake to underesti... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-12-28T16_48_52-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-12-28T16_48_52-08_00 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:48:52 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-12-28T16_48_52-08_00 Clay Nelson christmas,eve,children,glynn,cardy,santa,clause,elves,wombat,barnaby,juggler,story,st,matthew-in-the-city 93 false Highlights from St Matthew's Christmas Eve service starring Glynn, Santa and hundreds of children. Included is the annual favourite "'Round the Back" about the first Nativity; "The Divine Wombat" about being different and "The Special Gift" about a juggler who offers his gift to Mary. Of course at the end Santa descends from the ceiling of the church to engage Glynn and the children. it seems Santa has some labour problems. Highlights from St Matthew's Christmas Eve service starring Glynn, Santa and hundreds of children... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-12-28T16_06_00-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-12-28T16_06_00-08_00 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:06:00 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-12-28T16_06_00-08_00 Clay Nelson advent,sermon,denise,kelsall,luke,1:39-45,mary,magnificat,hope,goat,st,matthew-in-the-city 605 false The Revd Denise Kelsall's inaugural sermon at St Matthew's as Curate. She speaks to the promises of the Incarnation and when will they be realised. "Well – I have got to say that I gave someone a goat for Christmas, and as I write these rather pathetically proud words I know deep in my heart that it should have been a flock of goats – would it really matter if I didn't drive a powerful car or bought decent face cream for my aging skin – would it really matter if I didn't drink reasonable red wine or buy my children gifts that they probably don't need but I indulge in giving them because it is traditional and part of the excitement and anticipation of Christmas day. My heart shudders….. and I try to push these thoughts to the back of my mind with the usual excuses - What can I do? " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=75&id=690 The Revd Denise Kelsall's inaugural sermon at St Matthew's as Curate. She speaks to the promises... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-12-17T15_41_13-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-12-17T15_41_13-08_00 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:41:13 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-12-17T15_41_13-08_00 Clay Nelson advent,luke,3:7-18,sermon,clay,nelson,john,baptist,left,behind,game,apocalyptic,physics,evolution,holon,quanta,quantum,theory,wave,particle,chaff,jesus,rapture,transcendence,spirituality,torah,qur'an,koran,beliefs,tolerance,cletus,wessells,ken,wilbur,st,m 1083 false Advent 3 sermon by Clay Nelson that denounces harmful beliefs found in several beliefs that center around the afterlife. It explores further how the Quantum theory of nature may be a more helpful resource in forming our beliefs than John the Baptist's apocalyptic exhortations. "The goal of this adventure game is to convert or kill nonbelievers. The player can choose to join the forces for Jesus or the Antichrist . If you join Jesus you are a freedom fighter. If you choose to fight for the Antichrist you know in advance you are going to lose. But you get to choose a persona from fictional rock stars and Muslim-sounding names. If you are a freedom fighter for Jesus your mission is to try to convert nonbelievers for which you get spirit points. If you fail, you kill them. If forced to kill them for their own good, spirit points are lost, but you get them back if you pray for them." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=256&id=683 Advent 3 sermon by Clay Nelson that denounces harmful beliefs found in several beliefs that cente... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-12-14T10_02_38-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-12-14T10_02_38-08_00 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:02:38 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-12-14T10_02_38-08_00 Clay Nelson advent,sermon,glynn,cardy,magnificat,mary,illegitimate,jane,schaberg,ruth,tamar,bathsheba,virgin,rape,nativity,st,matthew-in-the-city 744 false Advent 2 sermon by Glynn Cardy focusing on not the historical accuracy of the birth narrative but what the text is trying to say in Luke's genealogy of Jesus. Does it suggest rape and illegitimacy? If so, what is the Gospel message. "However it makes no sense for both Matthew and Luke to sow doubt about Jesus' paternity if Joseph was his actual father. The scandal that accompanied the pregnancy would have diminished if Joseph had owned up. Indeed the pregnancy of a betrothed girl by her fiancé was viewed as more positive than negative, for it was thought to guarantee children and ensure the male line. Although scholarship today is less concerned about historicity than about what the texts actually say, it is possible to assert the following: Firstly that Mary, the mother of Jesus, conceived between betrothal and home-taking. Secondly the circumstances of his conception were scandalous. Thirdly, Mary was not blamed. Fourthly that Joseph, despite not being the biological father, legitimated the child. Lastly, that the child was not accounted as inferior or cursed, like an illegitimate offspring. Rather the opposite." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=681 Advent 2 sermon by Glynn Cardy focusing on not the historical accuracy of the birth narrative but... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-11-27T23_54_42-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-11-27T23_54_42-08_00 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:54:42 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-11-27T23_54_42-08_00 Clay Nelson aotearoa,sunday,mark,4:26-34,sermon,pat,snedden,maori,sir,hugh,kawharu,ngati,whatua,orakei,multiculturalism,justice,humility,mana,restorative,st,matthew-in-the-city 741 false Aotearoa Sunday focuses on the culture of Aotearoa New Zealand. The guest speaker was Patrick Snedden. Pat, a Pakeha (European) New Zealander, who for over 20 years has been an economic adviser to Ngati Whatua and is a member of their Treaty negotiation team. He also works as a business adviser to Health Care Aotearoa, a primary health network involving Maori, Pacific and community not-for profit health providers. Most recently he has been involved in public sector governance roles as deputy-Chairman with Housing NZ Corporation and as an elected board member of the Auckland District Health Board. He is also deputy-Chairman of the ASB Trusts and chairs their Investment Committee. "if Maori were affirmed in their rangatiratanga (their capacity to exercise authority by way of collective trusteeship over all matters necessary for their cultural survival), the reciprocal benefits to the rest of us are enormous." Complete text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=75&id=672. Aotearoa Sunday focuses on the culture of Aotearoa New Zealand. The guest speaker was Patrick Sn... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-11-23T11_38_35-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-11-23T11_38_35-08_00 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:38:35 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-11-23T11_38_35-08_00 Clay Nelson dick,hubbard,govenor-general,anand,satyanand,david,cunliffe,glynn,cardy,st,mary's,college,choir,new,zealand,artillery,band,armistice,auckland,matthew-in-the-city,rsa,veterans 1811 false Remembrance Day in Auckland, NZ was celebrated November 12, 2006 at St Matthew-in-the-City. This is podcast contains remarks by the mayor of Auckland, Dick Hubbard and the Vicar of St Matthew's, Glynn Cardy. A moving address was given by Member of Parliament, David Cunliffe. Music is by St Mary's College Choir and the Royal New Zealand Artillery Band. Remembrance Day in Auckland, NZ was celebrated November 12, 2006 at St Matthew-in-the-City. This... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-11-19T10_47_23-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-11-19T10_47_23-08_00 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:47:23 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-11-19T10_47_23-08_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,24,mark,13:1-8,sermon,clay,nelson,st,matthew-in-the-city,u2,u2charist,dave,gibson,believers,don,cupitt,david,jenkins,durham,world,wide,web,cyberspace,kingdom,church 996 false In this Pentecost 24 sermon on Mark 13:1 Clay focuses on the failure of the Church to be the kingdom and how that failure has led to its redundancy. "When I was beginning my ministry a quarter century ago these trends were suggested but today it is abundantly clear that, as Don Cupitt puts it, “traditional Church-Christianity is well past its sell-by date. Too dualistic, too otherworldly and too disciplinarian. It makes too many inflated claims on its own behalf.” [1] I would add that it is too concerned about preserving itself. It might be able to be preserved like last summer's fruit, but it will still be dead." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=256&id=671. In this Pentecost 24 sermon on Mark 13:1 Clay focuses on the failure of the Church to be the king... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-11-16T09_34_15-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-11-16T09_34_15-08_00 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:34:15 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-11-16T09_34_15-08_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,sermon,book,of,ruth,glynn,cardy,naomi,st,matthew-in-the-city 1762 false A sermon by Glynn Cardy at St Matthew-in-the-City examining two extraordinary women, Ruth and Naoimi, as they contend with a patriarchical society. November 12, 2006. "The Book of Ruth can be read as a tribute to patriarchy: 'Women's worth is to be found in getting married and producing sons.' Yet to read the Book in this way is to miss the tremendous hope and courage of the women involved. This is a tale about moving from death to life. It is about surviving poverty and vulnerability. It is about surviving in a climate of prejudice and patriarchy. It is a man's culture, where wealth is blessing and poverty is curse. Where God favours Israelites and men. Yet within that cultural world, by daring deeds and a sprinkle of fate, by fidelity to each other, and struggling forward, Ruth and Naomi have triumphed." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=670. A sermon by Glynn Cardy at St Matthew-in-the-City examining two extraordinary women, Ruth and Nao... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-11-05T11_32_45-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-11-05T11_32_45-08_00 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:32:45 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-11-05T11_32_45-08_00 Clay Nelson all,saints,sermon,glynn,cardy,book,of,esther,vashti,mordecai,defiance,disobedience,faith,st,matthew-in-the-city 798 false On All Saints' Sunday, Glynn Cardy turns to the Book of Esther to look at rebellious and defiant faith. Faith determined by the authority within and not the authority above. "Saints are usually thought of as religious goodie-goodies who obey the rules, please the rulers, and are popular with the pious. And undoubtedly many fit this profile. However, there are some saints who are naughty, disobedient, and downright insolent. They have little regard for rules or rulers, and popularity usually eludes them until long after their death. In a world that worships power, affluence, and military might, it is these rebellious saints who are our guides as we seek to live lives of integrity and protest." Read full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=667. On All Saints' Sunday, Glynn Cardy turns to the Book of Esther to look at rebellious and defiant ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-10-31T11_13_49-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-31T11_13_49-08_00 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:13:49 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-31T11_13_49-08_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,21,mark,10:46-52,job,42:1-17,mary,caygill,diability,theology,disproportionate,cross,sermon,st,matthew-in-the-city 1301 false Pentecost 21. Dr Mary Caygill, Principal of Trinity Methodist Theological College uses Job, the story of Bartimaeus, and piece of art by a by a friend, Wellington artist and poet, Rhonda Svenson, who lives daily with the effects of varying disabilities to explore the gift of disability. "The cross was made after a deep spiritual reaction at the first New Zealand Spirituality and Disability Confererence, “Through the Whirlwind” – held in Wellington , May 2003. A hugely significant gathering of people from Australia and New Zealand many of whom live with effects of varying physical and mental impairments who gathered together in order to express for themselves their own theological and spiritual expressions of faith in community." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=75&id=666 St Matthew-in-the-City 29 October 2006 Pentecost 21. Dr Mary Caygill, Principal of Trinity Methodist Theological College uses Job, the ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-10-28T02_39_12-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-28T02_39_12-07_00 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:39:12 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-28T02_39_12-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,20,sermon,glynn,cardy,mark,10:35-45,leaderer,manager,st,matthew-in-the-city 819 false Pentecost 20 Glynn Cardy preached at his boyhood parish in Birkenhead, Auckland, NZ. He explored the difference between good management and good leadership, with Jesus as an example of the latter. "Jesus wouldn't have got a job in the Church, and if he had he would have turned it down. The Bible portrays him as confrontational, challenging, and disturbing. He was rude to those in authority. He disregarded the rules. He spent more time with the unfaithful than he did with the faithful. He got into heated arguments and said outlandish things. He had grandiose ideas that didn't seem to lead anywhere. He was impractical. The bottom line was: Jesus served no one but God. An employee of the club needs to serve the needs of the club." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=658. 22 October 2006 Pentecost 20 Glynn Cardy preached at his boyhood parish in Birkenhead, Auckland, NZ. He explored... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-10-26T10_14_59-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-26T10_14_59-07_00 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:14:59 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-26T10_14_59-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,19,sermon,clay,nelson,st,matthew-in-the-city,mark,10:35-45,eternal,life,ethics,james,john,elaine,wainwright,leadership,need 795 false A sermon by Clay Nelson at St Matthew-in-the-City on the text Mark 10:35-45 examinining Jesus ethical leaderhip style. 22 October 2006 "What is striking about this memory of Jesus is his not being flattered by James' and John's recognition of his being a rising star and their desire to tie their wagons to it. How abnormal. His leadership style doesn't seem to need them. Yet, don't leaders need loyal followers, parents need children, teachers need students, doctors need patients, and preachers need congregations?" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=256&id=657. A sermon by Clay Nelson at St Matthew-in-the-City on the text Mark 10:35-45 examinining Jesus eth... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-10-17T02_14_50-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-17T02_14_50-07_00 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:14:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-17T02_14_50-07_00 Clay Nelson 10:17-31,19,devil,elaine,eternal,ethical,inconvient,life,mark,matthew-in-the-city,pentecost,prada,st,truth,wainwright,wears,sermon 819 false A sermon by Elaine Wainwright, Richard Maclaurin Goodfellow Professor in Theology and Head of School at Auckland University that explores the meaning of eternal life. St Matthew-in-the-City, 15 October 2006 A sermon by Elaine Wainwright, Richard Maclaurin Goodfellow Professor in Theology and Head of Sch... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-10-08T17_20_43-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-08T17_20_43-07_00 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:20:43 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-08T17_20_43-07_00 Clay Nelson st,francis,pentecost,18,mark,10:2-16,sermon,glynn,cardy,blessing,of,animals,matthew-in-the-city,james,k.,baxter,marriage,divorce,brother,wolf,8/10/2006 586 false A sermon by Glynn Cardy at a Blessing of the Animals service commorating St Francis. It warns us to beware of a God who transforms us. "“Beware of the God” reads the bright red sign outside our church. The kennel beneath it and the subscript advertising the upcoming animal service give the sign its context. Adults and children smile as they pass by. Our detractors also love it. “Ah,” said one chap last week grinning at the thought, “at last, a theological health warning outside St Matthew’s.” He thinks visitors should be wary of the God within. I agree with him. The God we worship here is not safe, and will not make you safe." Full text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=652 A sermon by Glynn Cardy at a Blessing of the Animals service commorating St Francis. It warns us... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-10-01T13_05_33-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-01T13_05_33-07_00 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:05:33 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-10-01T13_05_33-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,17,mark,9:38-50,sermon,clay,nelson,st,matthew-in-the-city,twain,gays,katharine,jeferts,schori,global,south,kigali,primates,archbishop,of,canterbury,pope,islam,presbyterians,anglican,communion,01/10/06 2330 false A sermon by Clay on Pentecost 17 challenging the exclusion of gays and lesbians from full acceptance in the church by conservative Anglicans as represent by primates of the global south recently stated in the Kigali Communique, the Pope and New Zealand Presbyterians. "Exclusion is a house issue. Arguing about it endlessly keeps us from doing the Gospel work. Living the Gospel requires sailing with all hands aboard. When Katharine Jefferts Schori was asked by a conservative evangelical after her election as Primate what third-world Anglican women would make of her views on homosexuality, she shot back: "I should think they would be more interested in issues of hunger, clean water supply and education for their children." I grew up in the house. It was historic and beautiful in many ways. The solid foundation was comfortable and predictable, but house chores keep us from giving living water to the least amongst us. It keeps us from being the salt and fire the world desperately needs. While we sweep out the house, polar ice caps melt at an alarming rate. While we dust, the people of Darfur face imminent genocide. While we take out the garbage, 30,000 children a day die of hunger and violence. While we tidy up, unimaginable numbers die of malaria and HIV/AIDS. I'm relieved that we are being sent packing from the house. We're finally free to be who Jesus showed us we are. Now we can set sail on the good ship St Matthew's and ships like her where the captain's table is set for all, even for those offended by our very existence." 1 October 2006 Full text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=256&id=650. A sermon by Clay on Pentecost 17 challenging the exclusion of gays and lesbians from full accepta... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-09-24T17_17_18-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-09-24T17_17_18-07_00 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:17:18 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-09-24T17_17_18-07_00 Clay Nelson 2006,24,9:9-13,cámara,cardy,day,glynn,god,helder,house,matthew,matthew's,matthew-in-the-city,september,sermon,st 513 false St Matthew's Day sermon by Glynn Cardy exploring to models for being the church, one comparing it to a house, the other to a ship. September 24, 2006 "The house Church and the ship Church have very different attitudes to leaks. Leaks in the Church can be thought of as the things that go wrong, the plans that don't quite work out, and the hurt people who distribute their hurt around. In a house a leak needs urgent attention. It drips on your head and can rot your walls. It needs to be repaired before your dinner guests arrive, or are even invited. In a ship, however, a leak is expected. Bilge pumps are normative. You don't stop the ship to attend to them, unless they are very serious. Leaks are part of sailing." Complete text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=645 St Matthew's Day sermon by Glynn Cardy exploring to models for being the church, one comparing it... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-09-17T13_41_06-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-09-17T13_41_06-07_00 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:41:06 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-09-17T13_41_06-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,15,sermon,glynn,cardy,pluto,eris,xena,unitarian,st,matthew-in-the-city,auckland,new,zealand,13/09/2006 723 false What does the controversy about throwing Pluto out of the major 9 planets club say about us, reality & God? "The Pluto debate asks some deeply theological questions. Firstly, who has the right to name heavenly bodies? Secondly, what is their matter? Thirdly, does the re-naming of them matter when their matter doesn't change? Or does it? And lastly, what do we do when we reach the limits of our knowledge and speech?" Entire text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=642 What does the controversy about throwing Pluto out of the major 9 planets club say about us, real... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-09-10T14_09_54-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-09-10T14_09_54-07_00 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:09:54 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-09-10T14_09_54-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,14,mark,7:24-37;,syrophoenician,archbishop,of,canterbury,sermon,clay,nelson,igod,godcast,st,matthew-in-the-city,dogs,women,gays,lesbians,authority,anglican,podcast,september,2006 827 false Pentecost 14 sermon by Clay Nelson at St Matthew-in-the-City on 10 September 2006. Explores how a pagan woman saved a cranky Jesus' mission just when it looked impossible. "No getting around it. Calling someone a dog, small or otherwise, is rude. He had much more important things on his mind—like his own misery. He wasn't in the mood to be either welcoming or inclusive, nor did he have the motivation to confront his own culturally conditioned racism and sexism. Perhaps that is what's going on with the Archbishop of Canterbury these days. Last week he said the church is welcoming but not inclusive. Seeming to contradict his previous more enlightened views on gays and lesbians in the church he argued that the church welcomes all who want to come but they have to conform to church teaching and scripture. Maybe he needs some face time with a cheeky woman too? She certainly did Jesus a world of good. " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=256&id=641 Pentecost 14 sermon by Clay Nelson at St Matthew-in-the-City on 10 September 2006. Explores how ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-09-03T14_09_55-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-09-03T14_09_55-07_00 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:09:55 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-09-03T14_09_55-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,13,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,purity,holiness,code,inclusiveness,mark,7:1-8,14-15,21-23 618 false A sermon by Glynn Cardy at St Matthew-in-the-City on 3 September 2006. The sermon focuses on Jesus' radical inclusiveness that required something more than ritual purity. All of us are invited to Jesus' cosmopolitan dinner party. You are invited along with the weird, the wacky, the wonderful, the heretics, the harmful, and the harmless. And we don't sit in silence eating our own pre-packed sanitized meal. We talk, we share food, and we listen... Some have washed their hands. Some have washed their hearts. Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=640 A sermon by Glynn Cardy at St Matthew-in-the-City on 3 September 2006. The sermon focuses on ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-08-22T13_33_56-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-08-22T13_33_56-07_00 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:33:56 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-08-22T13_33_56-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,11,exodus,16:1-15,john,6:51-58,sermon,glynn,cardy,eucharist,joe,hill,st,matthew-in-the-city,20/08/06 595 false Pentecost 11 sermon by Glynn Cardy on the use of the Eucharist to disempower and to empower. A quote from the sermon: " it has served the interests of the ruling classes to de-politicize the Eucharist and turn it into an individualistic private act of devotion. With our sins of disobedience confessed we were to kneel and bow our heads to God, as we would to the king. We were to receive of the king's bounty and go forth quietly to live subservience lives. We dressed our bishops and priests like royalty. “Yes, m' Lord, you know best.” From Constantine on the primary political function of the Church has been to sanction, and thus sanctify, the power of the state." St Matthew-in-the-City, 20 August 2006. Pentecost 11 sermon by Glynn Cardy on the use of the Eucharist to disempower and to empower. A q... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-08-14T01_51_25-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-08-14T01_51_25-07_00 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:51:25 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-08-14T01_51_25-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,sermon,clay,nelson,john,6:35,41-51,deuteronomy,8:1-10,eucharist,communion,bread,of,life,heresy,orthodox,secularism,st,matthew-in-the-city,13/08/2006 947 false A sermon preached by Clay Nelson that explores why someone with a modern secular view might still participate in Holy Communion. St Matthew in the City, 13/08/2006. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=75&id=627. A sermon preached by Clay Nelson that explores why someone with a modern secular view might still... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-08-07T14_03_00-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-08-07T14_03_00-07_00 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:03:00 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-08-07T14_03_00-07_00 Clay Nelson transfiguration,sermon,glynn,cardy,luke,9:28-36,pentecost,9,st,matthew-in-the-city,6/9/06 454 false A fun sermon by Glynn Cardy on the Transfiguration reflecting on if God was dog what kind of mongrel would he be. St Matthew-in-the-City, 06/09/2006. Text available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=626. A fun sermon by Glynn Cardy on the Transfiguration reflecting on if God was dog what kind of mong... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-07-24T16_11_59-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-07-24T16_11_59-07_00 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:11:59 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-07-24T16_11_59-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,mary,magdalene,inclusive,language,god,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,23/07/2006 601 false Pentecost 7 sermon celebrating St Mary Magdalene, an equal to the apostles, and examining the church's traditional use of male images for God by Glynn Cardy. St Matthew-in-the-City. 23 July 2006 Pentecost 7 sermon celebrating St Mary Magdalene, an equal to the apostles, and examining the chu... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-07-17T12_04_47-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-07-17T12_04_47-07_00 Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:04:47 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-07-17T12_04_47-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,bible,sunday,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,16/07/2006 604 false Pentecost 6, a sermon by Glynn Cardy at St Matthew-in-the-City on a modern view of the Bible. 16 July 2006. Pentecost 6, a sermon by Glynn Cardy at St Matthew-in-the-City on a modern view of the Bible. 16 ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-07-09T15_47_37-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-07-09T15_47_37-07_00 Sun, 09 Jul 2006 22:47:37 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-07-09T15_47_37-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,mark,6:1-13,corinthians,12:2-13,sermon,clay,nelson,prophet,without,honor,st,matthew-in-the-city,homosexual,law,reform,gay,lesbian,homeless,matthew-on-the-city,09/07/2006 1131 false 5th Sunday after Pentecost, a sermon by Clay Nelson examining conventional wisdom versus subversive, alternative wisdom as exemplified by Socrates, Buddha and Jesus. Examines their importance in expanding our view of reality beyond cultural norms. 5th Sunday after Pentecost, a sermon by Clay Nelson examining conventional wisdom versus subversi... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-06-26T02_04_25-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-06-26T02_04_25-07_00 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:04:25 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-06-26T02_04_25-07_00 Clay Nelson 3rd,sunday,after,pentecost,sermon,clay,nelson,post-modern,calming,storm,mark,4:35-41,st,matthew-in-the-city,25/06/06 967 false 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, A sermon by Clay Nelson taking a post-modern view at Calming of the Storm. Sixth sermon in a series on "Jesus, just a man." St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland, New Zealand 25 June 2006 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, A sermon by Clay Nelson taking a post-modern view at Calming of the S... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-06-25T14_00_41-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-06-25T14_00_41-07_00 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:00:41 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-06-25T14_00_41-07_00 Clay Nelson 2nd,sunday,after,pentecost,tikanga,sir,paul,reeves,sermon,love,st,matthew-in-the-city,18/06/06 47 false Sir Paul Reeves, first Maori Archbishop of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia and Govenor-General of New Zealand preached on Three Tikanga Sunday, a day celebrating the Maori, Polynesian and European expressions of Anglicanism in New Zealand. St Matthew-in-the-City, 18 June 2006 Sir Paul Reeves, first Maori Archbishop of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia and Govenor-General... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-06-11T14_11_06-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-06-11T14_11_06-07_00 Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:11:06 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-06-11T14_11_06-07_00 Clay Nelson trinity,sunday,isaiah,6:1-13,sermon,clay,nelson,st,matthew-in-the-city,creed,nicene 1014 false A sermon on the Trinity that is not for the theologically faint of heart preached by Clay Nelson at St Matthew-in-the-City, Trinity Sunday, 11/06/06. The preacher is indebted to Katherin Ford whose metaphors and ideas inspired this sermon. A New Christianity for a New World, John Shelby Spong, HarperCollins: 2001, pp 243-266. The text is available at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=75&id=603. A sermon on the Trinity that is not for the theologically faint of heart preached by Clay Nelson ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-06-08T13_19_14-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-06-08T13_19_14-07_00 Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:19:14 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-06-08T13_19_14-07_00 Clay Nelson pentecost,sunday,sermon,jane,knowles,st,matthew-in-the-city,04/06/06 742 false Pentecost Sunday sermon by Jane Knowles. In her final sermon as visiting Vicar at St Matthew's, she entwines her experience of New Zealand around Pentecost themes. 04/06/2006 Pentecost Sunday sermon by Jane Knowles. In her final sermon as visiting Vicar at St Matthew's, ... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-28T17_52_22-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-05-28T17_52_22-07_00 Mon, 29 May 2006 00:52:22 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-05-28T17_52_22-07_00 Clay Nelson ascension,sunday,acts,1:1-11,sermon,clay,nelson,st,matthew-in-the-city,28/05/2006 835 false Ascension Sunday sermon preached by Clay Nelson at St Matthew-in-the-City on 28/05/2006 Ascension Sunday sermon preached by Clay Nelson at St Matthew-in-the-City on 28/05/2006 https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-21T01_22_56-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-05-21T01_22_56-07_00 Sun, 21 May 2006 08:22:56 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-05-21T01_22_56-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,john,15:9-17,sermon,wilf,holt,st,matthew-in-the-city,21/05/06 945 false Easter 6 sermon by Wilf Holt at St. Matthew-in-the-City 21/05/06 Easter 6 sermon by Wilf Holt at St. Matthew-in-the-City 21/05/06 https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-14T15_37_26-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-05-14T15_37_26-07_00 Sun, 14 May 2006 22:37:26 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-05-14T15_37_26-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,sermon,john,15:1-10,jane,knowles,am,vine,st,matthew-in-the-city,14/05/06 735 false Easter 5 sermon by Jane Knowles, St Matthew-in-the-City, 14/05/06 Easter 5 sermon by Jane Knowles, St Matthew-in-the-City, 14/05/06 https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-08T19_11_13-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-05-08T19_11_13-07_00 Tue, 09 May 2006 02:11:13 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-05-08T19_11_13-07_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,glynn,cardy,sermon,st,matthew-in-the-city,luke,2:22-40 798 false Epiphany 4 sermon preached by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 29/01/06. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=569. Epiphany 4 sermon preached by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 29/01/06. Text available at w... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-07T01_55_35-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-05-07T01_55_35-07_00 Sun, 07 May 2006 08:55:35 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-05-07T01_55_35-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,john,10:11-18,psalm,good,shepherd,clay,nelson,st,matthew-in-the-city,07/05/2006 1024 false Easter 4 sermon by Clay Nelson, St Matthew-in-the-City, 07/05/2006 Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=75&id=586. Easter 4 sermon by Clay Nelson, St Matthew-in-the-City, 07/05/2006 Text available at www.stmatth... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-30T23_37_01-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-30T23_37_01-07_00 Mon, 01 May 2006 06:37:01 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-30T23_37_01-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,concert,michael,bell,sue,elliott,crispin,caldicott,vaughan,williams,five,mystical,songs,organ,improvisations,st,matthew-in-the-city,23/04/06 3481 false The inaugural event of four concerts featuring Michael Bell and the Vocal Ensemble (augmented) directed by Sue Elliott featuring baritone Crispin Caldicott, from the UK. The programme includes Vaughan William's Five Mystical Songs, seasonal motets and Michael Bell's inspiring improvisations. St Matthew-in-the-City, 23 April 2006 The inaugural event of four concerts featuring Michael Bell and the Vocal Ensemble (augmented) di... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-30T22_07_25-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-30T22_07_25-07_00 Mon, 01 May 2006 05:07:25 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-30T22_07_25-07_00 Clay Nelson resurrection,you,sermon,jane,knowles,easter,30/04/06. 745 false Easter 3 sermon by Jane Knowles, St Matthew-in-the-City, 30/04/06. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=75&id=585. Easter 3 sermon by Jane Knowles, St Matthew-in-the-City, 30/04/06. Text available at www.stmatth... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-30T03_59_33-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-30T03_59_33-07_00 Sun, 30 Apr 2006 10:59:33 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-30T03_59_33-07_00 Clay Nelson stainer's,oratorio,crucifixion,diocesan,community,chorale,michael,bell,organist,st,matthew-in-the-city,palm,sunday,9,april,2006 171 false Stainer's Oratorio - The Crucifixion, Diocesan Community Chorale, Michael Bell - Organist, St Matthew-in-the-City, Palm Sunday, 9 April 2006 Stainer's Oratorio - The Crucifixion, Diocesan Community Chorale, Michael Bell - Organist, St Mat... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-20T13_37_57-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-20T13_37_57-07_00 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:37:57 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-20T13_37_57-07_00 Clay Nelson christmas,story,written,for,st,matthew-in-the-city,as,read,sir,paul,reeves,24/12/05 362 false A Christmas story written for St Matthew-in-the-City as read by Sir Paul Reeves, 24/12/05 A Christmas story written for St Matthew-in-the-City as read by Sir Paul Reeves, 24/12/05 https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-20T10_22_48-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-20T10_22_48-07_00 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:22:48 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-20T10_22_48-07_00 Clay Nelson christmas,eve,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,24/12/05 596 false Christmas Eve sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 24/12/05. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=69&id=451. Christmas Eve sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 24/12/05. Text available at www.stm... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-20T10_01_21-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-20T10_01_21-07_00 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:01:21 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-20T10_01_21-07_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,15/01/06 793 false Epiphany 2, Sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 15/01/06. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=452. Epiphany 2, Sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 15/01/06. Text available at www.stmat... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-19T15_08_30-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-19T15_08_30-07_00 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:08:30 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-19T15_08_30-07_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,22/01/06 1111 false Epiphany 3, sermon, Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City 22/01/06. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=570. Epiphany 3, sermon, Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City 22/01/06. Text available at www.stmatthe... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-19T12_58_16-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-19T12_58_16-07_00 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:58:16 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-19T12_58_16-07_00 Clay Nelson easter,sermon,resurrection,jane,knowles,st,matthew-in-the-city,16/04/06 688 false Easter Day sermon by Jane Knowles, St Matthew-in-the-City, 16/04/06. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=75&id=584. Easter Day sermon by Jane Knowles, St Matthew-in-the-City, 16/04/06. Text available at www.stmat... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-14T20_54_47-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T20_54_47-07_00 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 03:54:47 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T20_54_47-07_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,05/02/06 1047 false Epiphany 5, sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 05/02/06. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=453. Epiphany 5, sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 05/02/06. Text available at www.stmat... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-14T20_17_23-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T20_17_23-07_00 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 03:17:23 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T20_17_23-07_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,12/02/06 864 false Epiphany 6, Sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 12/02/06. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=454. Epiphany 6, Sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 12/02/06. Text available at www.stmat... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-14T19_19_28-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T19_19_28-07_00 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 02:19:28 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T19_19_28-07_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,19/02/06 645 false Epiphany 7, Sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 19/02/06. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=455. Epiphany 7, Sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 19/02/06. Text available at www.stmat... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-14T18_58_44-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T18_58_44-07_00 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 01:58:44 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T18_58_44-07_00 Clay Nelson epiphany,8.,sermon,clay,nelson,st,matthew-in-the-city,26/02/06 931 false Epiphany 8. Sermon by Clay Nelson, St Matthew-in-the-City, 26/02/06. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=75&id=456. Epiphany 8. Sermon by Clay Nelson, St Matthew-in-the-City, 26/02/06. Text available at www.stmat... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-14T18_26_21-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T18_26_21-07_00 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 01:26:21 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T18_26_21-07_00 Clay Nelson lent,john,paterson,bishop,of,auckland,st,matthew-in-the-city,05/03/06 2375 false Lent 1, John Paterson, Bishop of Auckland, St Matthew-in-the-City, 05/03/06 Lent 1, John Paterson, Bishop of Auckland, St Matthew-in-the-City, 05/03/06 https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-14T17_31_01-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T17_31_01-07_00 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:31:01 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T17_31_01-07_00 Clay Nelson lent,sermon,glynn,cardy,st,matthew-in-the-city,12/03/06 false Lent 2, sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 12/03/06. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=572. Lent 2, sermon by Glynn Cardy, St Matthew-in-the-City, 12/03/06. Text available at www.stmatthew... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-14T10_04_03-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T10_04_03-07_00 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:04:03 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T10_04_03-07_00 Clay Nelson lent,sermon,jane,knowles,st,matthew-in-the-city,02/04/06 718 false Lent 5, sermon by Jane Knowles, St Matthew-in-the-City, 02/04/06. Text available at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=75&id=535. Lent 5, sermon by Jane Knowles, St Matthew-in-the-City, 02/04/06. Text available at www.stmatthe... https://rgd2naigodstmatthews.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-14T00_01_16-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T00_01_16-07_00 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 07:01:16 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rgd2naigodstmatthews/episodes/2006-04-14T00_01_16-07_00 Clay Nelson 09/04/06 31 false Palm Sunday, Sermon by Clay Nelson, St Matthew-in-the-City, 09/04/06. Text at www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=75&id=575. Palm Sunday, Sermon by Clay Nelson, St Matthew-in-the-City, 09/04/06. Text at www.stmatthews.org....