"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) Ahoy Church, It was wonderful to encourage each other together by the beach last Sunday! What a joy to confess sin, affirm Christ’...
"God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many children into glory. And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation. So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have...
What is a church? It's amazing to realise that such a simple, seemingly straightforward, question can elicit a wide variety of responses! Is it a building, a 'service', a community, or, something else? As a church, we are in a season where we are tangibly "...
The Pharisees were a particular group of religious leaders in Jesus’ day who were intent on making all religious activity happen according to their efforts. It was their often-flawed interpretation of God’s laws which allowed the Pharisees to place much emphasis on outward appearance rather than right living before...
Jesus' invitation into apprenticeship is something we'll spend the rest of our time this side of eternity walking out. The crazy thing is that much of what he's calling us to do, or to obey, or to put into practice is simply us responding to...
What a joy to celebrate Jesus together last Sunday! Thanks to Ben and Caleb for the worship; Marcello, JC and the boys for helping to set us up; Aimee for sorting out the bookmarks and booklets; many of you bringing afternoon tea; and Brad, DHill and many others packing things...
