Entries by Jodie McNeill

The Blessing of Baptism

Baptism is a special washing of water that is a sign of God’s washing away of our sin that comes from believing in the death of Jesus and his resurrection. Baptism doesn’t save someone from their sin but it does signify that a person is part of the household of God, a member of the […]

Reconciliation Action

At the recent gathering of leaders at our Sydney Anglican Synod, we affirmed our commitment to seek reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We want to support and encourage every person, parish and Diocesan organisation to partner in Indigenous Ministry through the development of an Action Plan. As we develop this plan, we […]

1 Corinthians: A Loving Church – 4: The Weak and the Strong – 1 Corinthians 1:26-2:5 – Jodie McNeill – 6 November 2022

Masters of the understatement The ____ Poppy Syndrome The Corinthians loved to ____ Christianity is all about ______ God turns our world ______ down Most of them were ________ If God didn’t ____ us, we’d never come  God specifically _____ his children You are personally ________ to God God chooses the _________ to disgrace the […]

Hello Sunday Night!

This weekend we’re moving our Saturday night service to the all-new time of 4pm Sunday. As we’ve been saying for months, the only thing we’re changing is the day and the time… but everything else stays the same. We’ll start church at 4pm, then around half an hour into the service, the children will head […]

Trick or Treat?

When it comes to Halloween, Christians have a wide range of views about whether it’s helpful, harmful, or something in between. It all started with a pagan festival to mark the start of the darkness of winter, called the winter ‘solstice.’ Then in the fourth century, Christians adopted that festival as their own, calling it […]

The Irish Un-Settler

Sullivan, our English Settler, is our most effective pre-evangelistic tool, for as we walk him, he brings people to us. They talk to us about him, ask about the breed, notice our accent, tell us they have a relative in Perth and ask if we’ve met them, then ask, “What are you doing here?” In […]