Church Services

Morning Service : Sunday 9:30am - followed by morning tea just outside the Church.

Our Sunday Morning Service follows a format commonly called “blended worship,” which combines some of the best elements of traditional formal worship together with those of the more relaxed contemporary style. We aim for our church to like an extended family and so encourage the whole spectrum of ages to share together. Sometimes we have services, which are more formal than others such as at quarterly Communion (on the first Sunday of March, June, September and December) whilst at other time we are more relaxed in a truly ‘family’ service with more youth participation.

Our 1954 Node Pipe Organ (enhanced and modified over the years) still gives a full and glorious sound. We are privileged to have had many top organists play at St Luke’s over the years. Currently we enjoy the organ preludes and postludes played before the Service and afterwards as we make our way out the door for morning tea and a chat. Our Organist Sophie Gerber brings us a mixture of fine classical and religious pieces of music and accompanies the hymns in a way that enhances our worship together.

Children normally share in the first 10 – 15 minutes of the Service and then go out for Sunday School while the adults go on to hear a Biblically based Sermon – either topical or as an exposition of what the Lord teaches. We also have a ‘Praise’ section where we sing a few more modern Christian songs and choruses on the piano, accompanied by guitar and or drums.

During the school terms when Sunday School is in full-swing we have a “Kid’s Spot” early in the service where we either hear a children’s story or an interesting object lesson. However most frequently we have a short puppet show featuring ‘Binko’ who is well known amongst the children around the district schools.

Northside Bible Talks 5.30pm

This is our new our evening gathering. Whilst it is for all ages to share and enjoy, Sunday Evening Northside Bible Talks is contemporary in style, with modern Christian songs, with the music by our band, and led by younger people.

Northside Bible Talks features our own speakers and a number of visitors from all over Sydney. From mid-February 2008 we will introduce a series of Bible Talks based on the Bible Book of Mark. This will give us a fresh glimpse of the living Jesus and help in getting to know him through the gospels. Following Mark we will commence a series from the book of Acts looking at the early church and how the good news spread across the world.

Church On Wednesday : Second Wednesday of each month at 7:15pm followed by an informal supper in the foyer

Today many people have to work or have family commitments on Sundays. Others want a pick-up in the middle of the week – a time of praise and sharing.

Church on Wednesday (COW) is designed just for that purpose. We commence at 7.15pm and are finished just after 8.00pm. COW features a number of praise type songs old and new accompanied on the piano. The result is enthusiastic singing followed by a short time of sharing of life’s blessings and concerns. The Devotional is short and snappy – less than 10 minutes. A great time of fellowship over a seasonal supper concludes the evening.

Sermon audio downloads

MP3 audio of recent sermons can be downloaded for listening at your convenience. Each week contains the sermon and associated bible readings. Right-click on the desired item from the list below, then click on the "Save target as..." option. Follow the prompts to download the MP3 file to the preferred place on your PC. (For MAC users, "ALT"-click on the desired item).

Sermon: The Mask
26 October 2008
Bible reading: 1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8

Sermon: Always? Really!
19 October 2008
Bible reading: 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10

Sermon: The necessary church - consistently contagious
28 September 2008
Bible reading: Acts 2: 42-47

Sermon: Spiritual gifts for the common good
14 September 2008
Bible reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 1-11

Mission - Mobilise, Evangelise and Baptise
31 August 2008
Acts 1: 1-9 & Matthew 28: 16-20

Ministry - Healthy Life
24 August 2008

What on earth are we here for? (sermon 3)
17 August 2008
Psalm 76 & John 17:1-11

What on earth are we here for? (sermon 2)
10 August 2008

What on earth are we here for? (sermon 1)
3 August 2008