“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). Matthew 1:23 In a church that aims to be hyper-focused on Jesus, it's amazing that I still feel compelled to slow myself and our church family...
“...it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us.” - Acts 15:28 In the book of Acts, chapter 15, we read an account of the Jerusalem Council, a gathering of the early Christian leaders. To summarise how they arrived at their final decisions they say, "It seemed...
I was grateful to share communion with so many of you last Sunday! I encouraged us to reflect on why Christians have so consistently encouraged each other to "examine themselves" (1 Corinthians 11:28) - see if there is any unconfessed sin in their lives - before taking...
Marcello and I were asked last week by a fellow pastor, "Is the church growing?". My answer was, "No I don't think so. Week to week, we may be shrinking lately!" For a pastor, this can be confronting. However, I've been trying...
John 15:5 ‘If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.’ Hey all, This Sunday we are going to trial gathering from 4 p.m. instead of 3! This will include our worship gathering on Sun Nov...
G'Day Open Road! Martine and I are down the Gold Coast from Mon-Wed for a national conference on Church Planting (starting new, Jesus-focused churches) called, Exponential. We have been greatly encouraged to personally renew our focus on Jesus and to continue to encourage you all in the same!...
