If you could sum up with one sentence your prayers and hopes for our church ministry, then what would you write? As I considered this myself, I recently came up with this vision: “That every person in our village, valley and region would know how to follow Jesus and why it matters.” As I’ve been […]
A dead body We are ‘The Church of the ____________’ It’s about coming back from the ____ It’s about escaping God’s _____ All ____ came from God Humans are beings with a ______ Relationships were ______ everywhere _____ entered creation There was distant ____ God gave hope to _____ and his family God’s ________ were […]
Did you know that our tagline, ‘Alive with Christ’ came from the official name for our parish, ‘The Church of the Resurrection?’ Most churches are ‘Saint Something’, but our church is the only one in the Diocese of Sydney that has ‘Resurrection’ in its official title. We are a church that exists because Jesus is […]
Has it ever struck you as odd that Christians often speak about doubting God and his word, but very rarely think about doubting the Devil? I think this is even more evidence of the deception that the Devil seeks to lead us in, especially when we’re feeling weak. After all, there has never, ever been […]
The problem of narcissism We think too much about _________ It’s ugly to see the disciples argue about _________ Jesus tells them to aspire to be ______ Jesus is all about ______ All believers are ________ Leading a believer astray is _________ We need to take sin _________ Our heavenly Father is devoted to his […]
Mountaintop Experience God used mountains for spiritual ___________ Jesus invited them to spend ____ with him Jesus shone like the ___ The experience was ____________God told them to ______ to Jesus The disciples were overwhelmed with ____ Jesus showed them tender __________ Moses and Elijah were just ______ acts They were to keep it secret […]
I’ve started reading our book of the month, ‘Being the Bad Guys’ by Stephen McAlpine, and it’s reminded me of just how much our society has changed in its attitude to religious people. There was a time when we were tolerated for being nice, and maybe useful, but then before too long, we started to […]
Turning Points We witness a turning point for Jesus _________ The Jewish leaders couldn’t read the _________ signs The proof of Jesus is the empty ____ Beware of false ________ The turning point is at Caesarea ________ The most important thing is Jesus’ ________ The disciples recognise that Jesus is the _______ Peter knows Jesus’ […]
The joy of traditions Traditions can help us feel _________ Traditions have some ________ Traditions can turn into ________ The Pharisees were experts at ________ The Pharisees made up special __________ The Pharisees used traditions as a ________ Jesus calls the Pharisees __________ The Pharisees _________ rules against Jesus The Pharisees should be _______ Holiness […]
Returning to church after a long time away can be an emotional experience, as some of us felt at this week’s midweek service. The concerns and restrictions from Covid-19 have meant that for many of us, the church experience has been on a screen… but now we can return, face-to-face! At our service on Wednesday […]