Fruitful lives (Titus 3)
Don’t waste your life In his book “Don’t waste your life” John Piper tells of how God awakened in him as a teenager to a fear and a passion to not waste his life. His father was an evangelist and …
Let the gospel shine (Titus 2)
Does Christianity need tomato sauce? Would you say Christianity is the kind of thing that needs a good dose of tomato sauce? And what on earth do I mean by that?? Some food is just crying out to …
Knowledge of the truth that leads to Godliness (Titus 1)
False Confidence Have you noticed that one of the most effective ways of failing to achieve something in life is to be given the false impression that you are on the right track, that you’re doing what needs to be …
We do not lose heart (2 Corinthians 4:16-17)
We do not lose heart Well, 2020 is over and many of us are glad to see it come to an end hoping for better things in 2021. Here in Australia 2020 started with bushfires and floods and then COVID …
What gives life meaning?
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Introduction Has the COVID-19 pandemic made you question life? Prior to March we were able to travel overseas, work and catch public transport without a second thought, and definitely without a mask. Getting married, attending parties, going to …
The gift of God (John 3:16-17)
1. Giving gifts Today we have been thinking about gifts and why we give them at Christmas. For many people (not just our children) giving and receiving gifts is a big part of Christmas. Of course, people give gifts at …
Singing Matters! – (Exodus 15:1-21, Ephesians 5: 15-20, Colossians 3:15-17)
We have today reached our eighth week in our Exodus series. Over the first seven weeks in the book of Exodus we looked together at how God rescued his people out of slavery in Egypt culminating in God’s amazing saving …
Leaving Egypt (Exodus 13:17-14:31)
1.Trapped and terrified Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you just could not see the way forward? You felt you had nowhere to go? All the alternatives seemed bad and the situation just seemed hopeless and you …
Remembering our Redemption
Exodus 12-13 Traditions and Rituals? It’s December and we’re officially in the lead up to Christmas. The decorations are up! And for many of us, Christmas means a bunch of rituals and traditions that we’ve formed as families, that …