In her book, ‘The gospel comes with a house key,’ Rosaria Butterfield shares how she became a Christian through the hospitality of an older Christian couple who opened their home, shared their lives, and showed her Jesus. She was unchurched and hostile to Christians, but God used that hospitality to lead her to Christ. Hospitality […]
What’s on your mind? No event matters more than the return of ______ The return of Christ _______ what’s on our mind Marriage isn’t _______ We should fix our ____ on eternity Paul has a preference for __________ over marriage Paul says they’re in a ______ The crisis affects their _______ in life Marriage can […]
Relational evangelism is communicating the gospel of the crucified and risen Lord Jesus Christ in the context of person-to-person relationships. All Christians are in relationships, with God and with other people, both believers, and those on the journey to faith. The Bible identifies Christians to be Ambassadors of Christ, such as in 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. […]
“I hate divorce!” Everybody has been ________ by divorce Our world believes _______ is worse than divorce Divorce is _______ and complicated Singleness is ____, but marriage is still fine Paul refers to Jesus’ ________ on marriage Marriage is a bond that is ______ by unfaithfulness Divorce is too _____ to embrace lightly They needed […]
It’s 25 years since I became a father, and it’s 25 years since Colin released his ‘Remember The Lord’ album. These two events intersected in so many ways, for this album became the soundtrack to the early years of my Christian parenting. We loved Colin’s energy and fun, but we especially valued the way he […]
Marriage Matters Passing the ___ test What was once _______ is now celebrated Sexual sin is really _______ God made marriage and marriage is ____ They’re talking about ___________ sex It speaks of men and women in _____ terms Marital sex was only for ___________ Married couples should have sex for ___ It’s an invitation […]
This Tuesday night, the 21st February, our church at Jamberoo Anglican will be hosting a special, two-hour ‘Candidates Forum’ that will enable us to hear from the four people who want us to elect them as our representatives in the NSW Lower House. It will be a packed, two-hour program from 7pm, where each candidate […]
Why do we keep talking about sex? We talk about sex because ________ else is The Bible _______ with culture ________ are in conflict about sex Teaching about sex is related to ________ the Bible God’s word speaks of the ____ sex God compares our relationship with him to ________ Paul says they’re _______ people […]
Two years ago we asked Mothers Union Sydney for a special grant for an all-new position of ‘Mother’s Minister’, and they graciously supplied us with the funds to employ Gemma Bartlett for the part-time role. At the time, I described the role in this way: We wish to employ a mature and experienced Christian mother […]
Friendly fire The Corinthians had ________ sin We need to make __________ about believers We need to be lovingly ______ with each other We need to be willing to be ______ and corrected If they’re disobedient, treat them as an __________ Judging is what Christians are ________ to do Taking civil cases to secular courts […]