Oct2024
A Reformation message: passing on what we have received
by Bishop Paul Smith
At the heart of our witness as Lutheran Christians is the call to pass on ‘what is of first importance’ – that is, the good news of what God has done for us – says LCANZ Bishop Paul Smith in a message to the church ahead of Reformation Day on 31 October.
Oct2024
‘A space between the places’: a time to pause, pray and listen
by Bishop Paul Smith
Our Lord Jesus entered into a ‘space between the places’.
Oct2024
Richly blessed: a message from Bishop Paul
by Bishop Paul Smith
This week our pastors from Australia and New Zealand have met at Concordia College, Highgate in South Australia, for their General Pastors Conference.
Sep2024
Because we bear your name August–September 2024
Like most little children, my daughter Felicity loved stories. She progressed through the standard children’s bedtime books, through to the Narnia Chronicles by C S Lewis, then even to ancient Viking sagas. Today, she is a passionate editor for an Australian publishing company
Apr2024
An Anzac Day message from Bishop Paul Smith
by Bishop Paul Smith
Anzac Day is about remembering and giving thanks for members of the armed services who have served our country. We acknowledge with a mixture of gratitude and regret the extraordinary price paid by tens of thousands of Australian and New Zealand servicemen and women and their families.
Mar2024
Hope in the midst of hard times
by Bishop Paul Smith
We are made people of hope by the cross and empty grave of our Lord Jesus Christ. But this hope is not simply being positive or wishful thinking. This is living by faith in the one who takes the sin of the world upon himself and, therefore, puts us right with God by his own death as the sinless one.
