Confirmation is a special event in our church which gives people an opportunity to say as a grown up what was promised on their behalf as a baby. Our church believes that the promises of God apply to whole households… which means that babies of Christian parents are also Christians. My kids have been Christians […]
Bullies and bad leaders We will see big _______ doing big bullying The bully north of the border __________ Israel King Ahab _________ to the bully King Ahab shows ____ amidst hopelessness The ____ is on the side of Israel King Ahab ______ the word of the Lord Bully Ben-hadad is __________ They misunderstood the […]
When a newspaper article this week ran with the headline, ‘Scripture used to justify violence’, it was a sad reminder that some Christians have distorted the meaning of the Bible to serve their own sin. The Bible is very clear: we are to love one another, and that there is no place for any abuse […]
Farewell the smorgasbord The different religions are not all ____ Nobody comes to the Father except by _____ We’ll see one of the great spiritual _______ Elijah _____ the Lord and travels to King Ahab Elijah comes face-to-face with King ____ An ambassador can’t ______ the message Ahab submits to the _______ of Elijah You […]
In most situations it’s distressing when we hear the sound of silence when we call out for help… or see if a loved one is OK after a major incident. Rescuers at a recent tragedy reported hearing the sounds of mobile phones ringing in the pockets of unconscious victims… no doubt the calls of concerned […]
#nofilter The Bible is embarrassingly real and ______ Because the Bible feels ____, it shows that God is real Today we meet ______, a hero of the Old Testament Elijah tells Ahab that a punishing _______ has begun The Lord tells Elijah to run away and ____ Ahab could have chosen to ______ by now […]
What does the Bible tell us about leadership? In Luke chapter 7 we meet one of the great leaders of history. He was a centurion, a well-paid, well-respected Roman officer who led a company of a hundred soldiers. But sadly, one of his slaves was about to die, and so he sent some religious leaders […]
Cease fire God’s kingdom was divided, and it’s a real ____ Has God’s promise ______? We meet ___ Southern kings then ___ Northern kings The one nation is _________ for now King David is the _________ for all the kings David wasn’t perfect, but he was ________ Asa was king for a ____ time Following […]
OUR SERMON This weekend we will be learning from chapter 15 and 16 of 1 Kings as Jodie McNeill teaches us about hearing ‘Promise and Power‘. MISSION OF THE MONTH Our mission of the month for May is Anglicare. To find out more about how to personally partner visit www.anglicare.org.au GONG MEN’S DAY We’re getting […]
What does it mean to live a life that responds properly to God’s grace? This is a question that was asked of the prophet Micah when God’s people recognised that they were not living in a way that reflected the grace of God. Their natural response was to perform religious acts, offering all sorts of […]