Date: 23 August 2020
Sermon title: Are You Pharisee or Publican?
Preacher: Rev. Tapani Simojoki
Text: Luke 18:9–14
Duration: 18min 23s
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Trinity 11
Trinity 11
Date: 1 September 2019
Sermon title: Humility in the Face of My Sin
Preacher: Pastor Tapani Simojoki
Text: Luke 18:9-14
Duration: 32m 4s
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Trinity 11
Date: 12 August 2018
Sermon title: Humble Thanksgiving for God’s Grace
Preacher: Pastor Tapani Simojoki
Text: Luke 18:9–14
Duration: 24min 9s
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Trinity 11
Date: 7 August 2016
Text: Luke 18:9–14
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Those of us who are familiar with the teachings of Jesus, and have been steeped in the Christian doctrine, know exactly what to think of this very familiar parable of Jesus. Our sympathy is with the tax collector, and we shake our heads in disbelief at the blind arrogance of the Pharisee. How can he be so blind to his own faults, and so oblivious to the mercy of God towards all sinners? How can he boast so blatantly of his spiritual achievements, and have so little concern for the salvation of his humble and penitent fellow-creature in the corner?
But before we settle down too comfortably, it might be worth asking how Jesus would tell the parable were he the one preaching this morning. Who is the Pharisee today, and who the tax collector? Is this a story told to comfort us, or to shake us out of our comfort zone?
So let’s remind ourselves who the Pharisees were. Far from the pantomime villains that we tend to think of, the Pharisees were the good people of their time. They were devout Jews who had dedicated their lives to the study of God’s word, and of applying God’s word to their lives. In the words of the New Testament letter of James, they strove to be more than just hearers of the word, and to be doers of the word as well.
Trinity 11
Date: 31 August 2014
Sermon title: Justified
Preacher: Pastor Tapani Simojoki
Text: Luke 18:10-14
Duration: 27min 21s
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Trinity 11
Date: 19 August 2012
Sermon title: Lord, Have Mercy
Preacher: Pastor Stephen van der Hoek (Gippsland Lutheran Parish, Australia)
Text: Luke 18:9–14
Duration: 13 min 58s
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Trinity 3
Date: 20 May 2021 Sermon title: Humility under the Mighty Hand of God Preacher: Rev. Tapani Simojoki Text: 1 Peter 5:6–11 Duration: 28min 48s
Trinity 2
Date: 13 May 2021 Sermon title: The Loving Brotherhood of the Church Preacher: Rev. Tapani Simojoki Text: 1 John 3:11–18 Duration: 28min 25s
Trinity 1
Date: 6 May 2021 Sermon title: Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear Preacher: Rev. Tapani Simojoki Text: 1 John 4:16–21 Duration: 27min 3s
Pentecost
Date: 23 May 2021 Sermon title: The Spirit's Gift of Tongues Preacher: Rev. Tapani Simojoki Text: Acts 2:1–21 Duration: 23min 56s Service Bulletin (PDF)
Easter 7
Date: 16 May 2021 Sermon title: Hated by the World, Comforted by the Spirit Preacher: Rev. Tapani Simojoki Text: John 16:23–30 Duration: 25min 22s Service Bulletin (PDF)
Ascension
Date: 13 May 2021 Sermon title: Where Is God's Right Hand? Preacher: Rev. Tapani Simojoki Text: Mark 16:14–20 Duration: 24min 32s https://oslc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sermons/2021/oslc-2021-05-13.mp3
Easter 6
Date: 9 May 2021 Sermon title: The Father Himself Loves You Preacher: Rev. Tapani Simojoki Text: John 16:23–30 Duration: 24min 32s Service Bulletin (PDF) https://oslc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sermons/2021/oslc-2021-05-09.mp3...
Bible Study: The Ascension
The Church Year The Ascension of Our Lord Duration: 1h 27min 55s Handouts: Ascension_2021 See the Lord Ascends https://oslc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/BibleStudies/2021/2021-05-06a.mp3
Easter 5
Date: 2 May 2021 Sermon title: Do not Be Deceived Preacher: Rev. Tapani Simojoki Text: James 1:16–21 Duration: 24min 38s Service Bulletin (PDF) https://oslc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sermons/2021/oslc-2021-05-02.mp3...
Genesis 11
Genesis 1–11 Genesis 11 Duration: 1h 30min 51s Right click here to download the recording.