Edgar Mayer
was born in Germany Australia Australian
Lutheran College Adelaide
After six years which earned him a Bachelor of Theology and a Graduate Diploma of Ministry he returned to Germany for about three years for doctoral studies concentrating on the travel narrative in the Gospel of Luke (Lk 9:51-19:10).
In 1996 he was called to Toowoomba and now serves as the senior pastor of the Living Grace congregation. Edgar and Tatjana are blessed with two daughters, Dominique and Francisca.
| #80 Under The Radar by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (28 December 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... We may think that God seems strangely out of touch because the news bulletins of the day do not pick up on what he is doing ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #79 Hip-pocket Joy by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (30 November 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... Now this makes the offering a cool segment of our worship ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #78 Spiraling Upwards by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (23 November 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... If you find that you have nothing ... then take heart – rejoice: you are not spiraling down into depression but spiraling upwards into joy because Jesus made you a promise ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #77 The Sin Poison (Sermon Series: 6 – On Healing By Forgiveness) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (16 November 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... There are times when sins do cause sickness and – as uncomfortable as that may be – we need to know because there is no cure without the right diagnosis ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #76 Full-On Joy by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (9 November 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... he therefore makes you drip with the oil of joy ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #75 A Core Program (Sermon Series: 5 – On Healing By Deliverance) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (2 November 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... Acts 10:37-38: Jesus was 'healing all who were oppressed by the devil' ... What does the devil have to do with sickness and how widespread is this cause of sickness? ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Not Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #74 The Joy Of A Written Name by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (26 October 08) Luke 10. Excerpt from the message: " ... Yet, at the same time there seems to be something wrong with our gloom and doom. The feeling of defeat was not on the agenda of Jesus ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| Testimonies by Kym, Tony-Sue, Walt, Paul, Edgar, Matt & Chantelle (26 October 08) |
| Downloads: Listening Sound File (Kym, Tony-Sue, Walt, Paul, Edgar – Healings, Provisions, Answers To Prayer) / Listening Sound File (Matt & Chantelle – Salvation & Other Answers To Prayer) |
| Marking This Day |
| Description: (12 October 08). The year 2008 has seen the congregation of Living Grace in some turmoil but on this Sunday the congregation responded to the shaking of God with repentance, stepped out in faith and in a prophetic action crossed the Jordan. |
| Downloads (Htm & Pdf): From The Pastor / From The Pastor (Pdf File) / From Erwin Brueggemann / From Erwin Brueggemann (Pdf File) / DVD (Available) |
| Download Of Video File (Flv): Marking This Day |
| #73 Better Than We Think (Sermon Series: King David 10) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (5 October 08) 2 Samuel 7. Excerpt from the message: " ... God had already done enough for this man David but out of the blue – when nothing more was expected of him – God spoke and he dropped – at this time – the equivalent of an atomic bomb of grace ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #72 Every Six Steps (Sermon Series: King David 9) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (28 September 08) 2 Samuel 6:1-23. Excerpt from the message: " ... all of a sudden this God posed a problem. He broke out against David ... and David did not understand 'why'. What was wrong? ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #71 After The Breakthrough (Sermon Series: King David 8) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (21 September 08) 2 Samuel 5:17-25. Excerpt from the message: " ... Now ... – as a Christian – when are you the most vulnerable in your faith? What are the danger periods in your life with God? ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #70 Survive Saul (Sermon Series: King David 7) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (7 September 08) 1 Samuel 20. Excerpt from the message: " ... Jonathan – the son of Saul – from the start came to love David and then ... initiated something strange – a covenant. What is that and why should it be necessary? ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| Testimonies 17 August 2008 |
| Downloads: Adam Stiller – Listening Sound File (Available) / Teresa Storey – Listening Sound File (Available) |
| #69 The Same Lesson Twice (Sermon Series: King David 6) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (10 August 08) 1 Samuel 24 & 26. Excerpt from the message: " ... And so it happened. David let Saul live. Why? Are we clear about that? ... would he make the same mistake twice? ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #68 Testing The Dream Run (Sermon Series: King David 5) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (3 August 08) 1 Samuel 18-21. Excerpt from the message: " ... What goes through your mind when ... spit dribbles down your beard? What goes through your mind when you lose all dignity scratching the city gates? ... now the temptation is to become bitter and accuse God of malice. ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #67 As Witchcraft (Sermon Series: King David 4) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (27 July 08) 1 Samuel 18-21. Excerpt from the message: " ... Once again Saul was prophesying – not in such an intense fashion as later on – but he was prophesying in his house ... He knew. And then the truth made him hurl a spear in the direction of David ... Why would the truth of God do that to you – make you hurl a spear with deadly intent? ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #66 Why Not (Sermon Series: 4 – On Healing By Power) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (20 July 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... Charles Finney was blunt ... but his frustration was understandable. Why wasn’t the church worried about her weakness? ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Available) / Testimonies Of Sonya Doecke & Vicki Meagher – Listening Sound File (Available) |
| Church World by Herman Ruyters |
| Description: (13 July 08) Message from Pastor Herman Ruyters who is the senior pastor of the Rangeville Community Church, Toowoomba. |
| Downloads: Listening Sound File (Available) |
| #65 Not Goliath (Sermon Series: King David 3) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (6 July 08) 1 Samuel 17. Excerpt from the message: " ... Especially when Goliath begins to mock you and taunt you and defy you and curse you by your God, take courage: He is digging his own grave. He is mocking God and God is not to be mocked ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Not Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #64 The Heart Of Sister B (Sermon Series: King David 2) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (22 June 08) 1 Samuel 16. Excerpt from the message: " ... Is the Holy Spirit on you personally or are you coming to church relying heavily on the anointing of others ... ?" |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (Not Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #63 The Day Of Loss (Sermon Series: King David 1) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (15 June 08) 1 Samuel 15. Excerpt from the message: " ... The day when King Saul lost his kingdom, he never really seemed to understand what was happening. From a certain perspective he had won a mighty battle ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (MP3 Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #62 Fathers by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (1 June 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... Paul wrote to the church in Corinth – 1 Corinthians 4:15: ' ... in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.' This is a strange verse because we no longer seem to use that kind of language ... " |
| Downloads: Script / Listening Sound File (MP3 Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #61 Eyes On Jesus (Sermon Series: 3 – On Healing By Faith) by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (25 May 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... Jesus gave the father the key to the healing of his boy. 'Everything is possible for him who believes.' ... we do not want to argue with the words too much but – nevertheless – many of us struggle with Jesus’ teaching on two accounts: 1. This is aiming too high. (How can everything be possible?) 2. This generates too much pressure. (Don’t put the healing outcome on me and my faith.) ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #60 On Giving by David Millican |
| Downloads: Audio message from Sunday 18 May 2008 – 2008OnGivingDavidMillican. |
| #59 Father's Heart Weekend with Peter Steicke |
| Downloads: Three audio messages from the Father's Heart weekend (25-27 April 08). JoyEtcFatherHeart26April08PeterSteicke / TestimonyTalkFatherHeart27April08PeterSteicke / ForgivingFatherHeart27April08PeterSteicke |
| #58 He Is At The Door by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (6 April 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... And yet, precisely at this point we are prone to make a mistake. Salvation and revival times are based on grace, grace, grace and they are free, free, free – but they do not always come easy – without effort ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #57 Another Form Of Lukewarmness by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (30 March 08) Excerpt from the message on Easter Sunday: " ... Yet – and this is almost bizarre and certainly not pleasing to God – at the same time – as a church body – we are not really embracing this for ourselves ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #56 It Is In The Book by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (23 March 08) Excerpt from the message on Easter Sunday: " ... but it is an altogether different matter when the dead are raised up even now and thus we are confronted with the risen Lord Jesus Christ whose resurrection power is invading our space right now ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #55 Two Prophetic Words Over Living Grace by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (16 March 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... Thus, right now at Living Grace we have two prophetic words which may generate conflicting emotions but are both true ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Available) / Video File (FLV Available) |
| #54 Opposing The Moves Of God by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (2 March 08) Excerpt from the message on Mark 14:53-65: " ... In our circles we do have a history of opposing the moves of God ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Available) / DVD (Available) |
| #53 The Other Worship by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (24 February 08) Excerpt from the message on Mark 14:17-31: " ... The disciples no longer replied with the fearful question: 'Is it I, Jesus' but now they emerged with brand new words of boldness: 'Jesus, even if all fall away, I will not ... ' What happened? ... what would make you and I confident that our faith is now firm ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Available) / DVD (Available) |
| #52 Why This Waste by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (17 February 08) Excerpt from the message on Mark 14:1-11: " ... Do we love Jesus? ... Can we say what I heard a preacher say only this week: 'I’m so in love with Jesus. He’s won my heart'? ... The truth is that love should be at the core of our faith but many a time it is not ... And what we don't understand, we usually attack ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #51 An Eternal Perspective by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (10 February 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... Jesus explained his misgivings – Luke 11:29-32: ' ... This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, … ' Do we understand the judgement? ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Not Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #50 Rise Up In Repentance by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (27 January 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... Can we ever imagine God to be like this? ' … This time God’s presence made me tremble with fear ... The very air seemed to be charged with the wrath of God … ' How does God draw near to you – and me? ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #49 Peace To The World by Tatjana Mayer |
| Description: (20 January 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... Where is that peace that Jesus promised? Did Jesus not hold true to his promise? Or did Jesus bring peace but we humans messed it up? ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #48 Worship As Warfare by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (13 January 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... we have come to neglect another key aspect of worship and that is: warfare. Worship as warfare. Let’s have another look at the grannies of our story. They had attitude. There was sweat flying ... – hard praying – as they screamed at demonic powers and principalities ... 'We used to shout in this church, and we’re gonna shout again. God, make it hot!' ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Available) / DVD (Not Available) |
| #47 Worship Wars by Edgar Mayer |
| Description: (6 January 08) Excerpt from the message: " ... Therefore, when we sense that nothing much seems to happen in the worship service, maybe – just maybe – we are actually right ... " |
| Downloads: Script / MP3 (Not Available) / DVD (Not Available) |