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 […]
Our church loves having people of every age and stage together in church, actively participating and serving each other, to the glory of God. At the same time, we’re also committed to teaching people in ways that most-effectively communicate according to their developmental stages. To try and achieve both goals, we run kids’ programs during […]
As I gathered with thousands of believers at the recent Church Missionary Society (CMS) Summer School in Katoomba, I experience afresh the joy of looking beyond ourselves with a global, gospel focus. Missionaries from all over the world were sharing about the triumphs and the tragedies of bringing the message of Jesus to peoples from […]
As we launch a new year, it’s a perfect time to recommit to a deep dependence on our sovereign Lord, as individuals and as a church. Recently our staff have drafted a mission statement that seeks to help our church focus on three areas that we know will lead us towards our vision to see […]
What gives you a thrill? The thrill of hope follows _________ Simeon was _______ for the Messiah Their waiting made them _____ Simeon knew the Messiah would come in his ________ God sent Simeon to the ______ Mary, Joseph and _____ were in the Temple Simeon held his _______ in his arms Simeon’s ______ had […]
When most of us think of the star of Bethlehem, we think of the special astronomical event that happened at the time of the birth of Jesus, that alerted astrologers to the birth of a special king. For we read in Matthew’s Gospel: About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, […]
The joy of community We often talk about ourselves as a ______ Paul talks about us as being like the ______ God is now _______ in us by his Holy Spirit As his temple, we must be ____ We prefer to be ____ rather than holy Sexual __________ was in the Corinthian church They boast […]
I love the classic carol, ‘O come, all you faithful,’ but the sense of being ‘joyful and triumphant’ sometimes feels artificially upbeat. I know that the song taps into the excitement of coming to Bethlehem to behold the one who was born the king of angels—the Word of the Father now in flesh appearing. Yet, […]