Last Friday night’s Olympic opening ceremony was quite unlike any other in history, which is no surprise given that it was performed in front of a stadium crowd of less than a thousand people, all of whom were wearing masks. It felt more like a funeral than a festival, with a greater focus on death […]
Who do you think you are? It’s a dramatic backdrop to a dramatic _____ Matthew contains five, extended ________ events Jesus is the Messiah because he’s a __________ of David Three lists of ________ names The four women point to high _____ in Biblical history Jesus was God’s king for more than ______ Jesus’ ancestry […]
On Monday night our church at Jamberoo was privileged to host a special online event for Gafcon Australia, at which the Chairman outlined the new way that Australian Anglican churches can be supported when they wish to keep to the faithful teaching of the Bible, even if their bishop wants otherwise. This is not a […]
Are you the kind of person who is happy to wait for downloads, or couriers, or public transport, or phone calls? In the instant-gratification world in which we live, we seek immediate results, and get frustrated when things don’t happen as fast as they can. And when we’re impatient, it can easily lead us to […]
“We are facing the biggest challenge” Are you afraid? When you’re afraid, come to God’s ____ The Lord ____ them Psalm 91 A powerful word of ____ Is this just a feel-good word of ________? Is it because people don’t have enough _____? In Jesus’ time, sin didn’t lead to _________ The main message of […]
This second lockdown has taken many of us by surprise, especially after the optimistic steps in the past few months towards a return to some sort of normal. But now with as the press conferences from Gladys and Dr. Chant grow in intensity, it is clear that we’ll be needing to work out how to […]
If you’re able to attend church this weekend in person, then we’d love to welcome you face-to-face at 5pm Saturday or 9am Sunday. Our philosophy since the start of the pandemic has been to be as normal and as open as possible, whilst obeying the rules and guidelines of our leaders and authorities. So, we’re […]
This week on holidays I read a short book called ‘Seven reasons to (re)consider Christianity’ by musician, minister and author, Ben Shaw. As I read it, I was struck again by how much sense it makes to be a Christian and to follow Jesus. For his seven chapter titles, he says that people should (re)consider […]
[UPDATED 4pm Saturday 26th June] Well, we’ve all just heard that Greater Sydney has gone into lockdown. Our church is not in Greater Sydney, but we’re now affected in many ways, nonetheless. Even though the new rules don’t start until 6pm, the Wardens and I have decided that we’ll run church tonight as though the new […]
This week has seen Greater Sydney respond to a serious outbreak of Covid-19, and we pray that it is contained quickly so we can resume normal life as soon as possible. Due to the blessings of geography, our church is located outside of Greater Sydney plus Shellharbour, so most of the current restrictions do not […]