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The table below is in reverse chronological order, with new recordings added at the top of the list.
Kelvin was vicar of the Dunedin parish of St John's Roslyn until early 2010, and many of his sermons from that time can be found in the Sermon Archive on the St John's website. Bishop Kelvin also maintains a blog, Available Light.
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| Sermon Archive - 2010/2011/2012 | ||||||
| title | date | location | readings | summary | file size | |
| Three Rules for Life |  | 6-May-12 | St John's Roslyn | 1 John 4: 7-21; John 15: 1-8 | Guidelines for a Christian life, from the new Bishop of Wellington's community Urban Vision. | 13:05/ 2.24 MB |
| The Hill of Mars | 29-May-11 | St John's Roslyn | Acts 17: 22-31; John 14: 15-21 | Seeing colour: the difference between "knowing" and merely "knowing about". | 13:53/ 2.38 MB | |
| What is Your God Picture? | 4-Jul-10 | St Matthew's, Dunedin | "Uncle George" - our mental pictures of God, and how they influence how we see the world. | 14:21/ 2.46 MB | ||
| The Scapegoat | 20-Jun-10 | St John's Roslyn | Luke 8: 26-39 | How one healing affected the rest of the community, and created a new ministry. | 11:14/ 1.92 MB | |
| Healing | 6-Jun-10 | St Matthew's, Dunedin | 1 Kings 17: 8-16; Luke 7: 11-17 | Curing or healing? When Jesus addresses the whole problem. | 13:54/ 2.38 MB | |
| Thinking Differently | 30-May-10 | Holy Trinity, Winton | At the induction of the Revd Gillian Swift as Southland Regional Support Priest, Bishop Kelvin speaks about the future of Anglican ministry in Southland. | 13:40/ 2.34 MB | ||
| The Holy Trinity | 30-May-10 | Holy Trinity, Winton | John 16: 12-15 | The Trinity: three very different ways in which we experience one God. | 12:26/ 2.13 MB | |
| Storming Heaven | 23-May-10 | St Saviour's, Mataura | Acts 2: 1-21; Romans 8: 14-17; John 14: 8-17 | Pentecost, Philip's request and the Tower of Babel; why we shouldn't try to reach God by our own efforts. | 13:21/ 2.29 MB | |
| Trust | 11-Apr-10 | St Mary's, Waikaia | Acts 5: 27-32; John 20: 19-31 | Something greater than fear - the disciples after the Resurrection, and how faith isn't the same thing as belief. | 14:32/ 2.49 MB | |
| The Ordained | 28-Mar-10 | Holy Trinity, Winton | Set aside: how deacons, priests and bishops are a reminder of the gifts and responsibilities of us all. | 13:02/ 2.23 MB | ||
| Vulnerability and Power | 28-Mar-10 | Holy Trinity, Gore | Luke 19: 29-40 | Calmness in the middle of confusion - Jesus on Palm Sunday, and the basis of true power. | 13:10/ 2.26 MB | |
| Living With the Big Ones | 21-Mar-10 | St Peter's, Caversham | The Jewish leaders' dilemma of dealing with Jesus while under Roman occupation. | 10:45/ 1.84 MB | ||
| Learning and Repentance | 7-Mar-10 | St John's, Invercargill | Luke 13: 1-9 | Consequences, but not punishments or rewards - how this life prepares us for eternity. | 11:53/ 2.04 MB | |
| Coming Home | 28-Feb-10 | St James, Brockville | Luke 9: 28-36 | The Transfiguration - spiritual experiences, and why we can't hold on to them. | 11:54/ 2.04 MB | |
| The Turn of the Tide | 27-Feb-10 | St Paul's Cathedral | Isaiah 61: 1-4; John 21: 15-19 | At Bishop Kelvin's ordination, Alan Firth speaks about recognising God's plans for individuals and for humanity, and why the decline of the church isn't permanent. | 15:49/ 2.71 MB | |