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What is faith?

 Cate Thorn explore what we mean by faith with Hebrews 11 

Here you will find material to help us all learn more about our life of faith. We will post videos and sermons designed to explore questions of faith and spirituality. We love questions at St Matthew’s and don’t really go in for definitive answers. Join the conversation.

What do we mean by? |

What is faith?

 Cate Thorn explore what we mean by faith with Hebrews 11 

Topic: Progressive Christianity, Faith
What do we mean by? |

Wisdom

 Helen Jacobi explores the concept of wisdom on Trinity Sunday 

Topic: Progressive Christianity, Faith
Women in the Bible |

Noticing the Slave Girl

 Helen Jacobi looks at the unnamed slave girl in Acts 16:16-34 

What do we mean by? |

Thomas: Doubt and Faith

 Susan Adams explore doubt and faith through the lens of Thomas 

Topic: Progressive Christianity
Advent and Christmas |

Living the Story

 Cate Thorn explores how we can live out the Christmas Story 

Topic: Christmas Characters
Women in the Bible |

Let’s talk about Mary and Eve

 Cate Thorn explores the way we have approached Eve and Mary through the ages and suggests another way 

Topic: Progressive Christianity, Saints, Mary the mother of Jesus

Breaking the Silence

 Helen Jacobi unpacks the Mark version of the Easter story 

Topic: Jesus, Progressive Christianity, Easter

Judas and Pilate are included

 Cate Thorn reflects on the roles of Pilate and Judas in the Good Friday story 

Topic: Lent, Progressive Christianity, Good Friday
What do we mean by? |

Where does scripture take us?

 Cate Thorn wonders about scripture and our assumptions when we read the Bible 

Topic: Christian practices, Progressive Christianity, The Bible
Advent and Christmas |

God for an exile

 Cate Thorn explores the poetry of Isaiah 

Topic: Prophets, Isaiah
Advent and Christmas |

Watching trees

 Helen Jacobi explores the concept of hope brought to us by Isaiah 

Topic: Prophets, Isaiah
Advent and Christmas |

In days to come

 Cate Thorn introduces us to the prophet Isaiah 

Topic: Prophets, Isaiah
What do we mean by? |

Big questions

 Helen Jacobi explores one of the big questions - why does a loving God allow suffering? 

Topic: Christian practices, Progressive Christianity, Faith
What do we mean by? |

Oneness

 Cate Thorn explores the concept on one God, unity and community 

Topic: Progressive Christianity, Faith
What do we mean by? |

Jesus is Lord?

 Helen Jacobi explores what we do with the concept of Jesus as Lord in our 21st century progressive faith 

Topic: Christian practices, Progressive Christianity, Faith
What do we mean by? |

Resurrection season again

 Cate Thorn explores what we might believe about resurrection as 21st century progressive Chrsitians 

Topic: Christian practices, Progressive Christianity, Easter, Faith
What do we mean by? |

Forgiveness

 Helen Jacobi explores the concept of forgiveness found in the parable of the Prodigal Son Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 in light of the Christchurch Mosque shootings 

Topic: Christian practices, Lent, Faith
What do we mean by? |

Being a people of the land

 Hirini Kaa explores a tikanga maori approach to the land 

Topic: Christian practices, Lent, Tikanga Māori
What do we mean by? |

Face Slapping 101

 Wilf Holt examines Jesus’ teaching on Luke 6:27-38 - love your enemies and turn the other cheek 

Topic: Christian practices, Faith
What do we mean by? |

Tough Words

 Helen Jacobi examines Jesus’ teaching in Luke 6:17-26 “the Beatitudes” and explores how we deal with tough words like “blessed are the poor” 

Topic: Christian practices, Faith
Advent and Christmas |

Mary and Elizabeth - a biblical antenatal group

 Helen Jacobi explores the Advent season through the characters of Mary and Elizabeth from Luke’s gospel 

Topic: Christmas Characters
Advent and Christmas |

Joseph - raising good men

 Helen Jacobi explores the Advent season through the character of Joseph 

Topic: Christmas Characters
Advent and Christmas |

John the Baptiser

 Cate Thorn explores the Advent season through the character of John the Baptist 

Topic: Christmas Characters
Advent and Christmas |

Elizabeth and Zechariah speak

 Cate Thorn explores the Advent season through the characters of Elizabeth and Zechariah from Luke’s gospel 

Topic: Christmas Characters
Women in the Bible |

Mary Magdalene

 Helen Jacobi talks about her favourite saint Mary Magdalene 

Topic: Saints, Mary Magdalene
What do we mean by? |

Matthew's Leadership

 Chris Farrelly reflects on Matthew’s leadership style 

Topic: St Matthew's Day, Saints
What do we mean by? |

Faith?

Helen Jacobi wonders what we mean by the word ‘faith” 

Topic: Christian practices, Progressive Christianity, Faith
What do we mean by? |

Hospitality

Hirini Kaa speaks about the Christian Practice of Hospitality 

Topic: Christian practices, Tikanga Māori
What do we mean by? |

Facing death

 In this All Saints’ Day sermon Helen Jacobi unpacks the story of Lazarus - unbind him and let him go 

Topic: Christian practices, Progressive Christianity
Lent and Easter 2015 |

Finding our voice

 In this sermon Helen Jacobi explores the Mark version of the resurrection and wonders how and when the followers of Jesus found their voice. 

Topic: Progressive Christianity, Easter
Lent and Easter 2015 |

Good Friday sermon "Silence"

 What do "progressive Christians" think about Good Friday. In this sermon Helen Jacobi says sometimes all we can do is be silent in the face of suffering. (Mark 15) 

Topic: Progressive Christianity, Good Friday
Lent and Easter 2015 |

Wilderness

 University chaplain Carolyn Kelly reflects on the wilderness of Lent and how it can help us to grow in our faith. 

Topic: Christian practices, Lent