Entries by Jodie McNeill

Fireside Songsheet – 6 March 2021

10,000 REASONS Chorus Bless the Lord O my soul O my soulWorship His holy nameSing like never before O my soulI’ll worship Your holy name Verse 1 The sun comes up it’s a new day dawningIt’s time to sing Your song againWhatever may pass and whatever lies before meLet me be singing when the evening […]

The Ultimate Temple

As I’ve been preaching on the building and fitting out of the temple in Jerusalem by King Solomon, I’ve been reminded afresh of my visit to Israel with Mandy in 2018. One of the most memorable experiences was visiting what’s known as the Temple Mount (or ‘Haram esh-Sharif’), which is the large, flat area where […]

Failing the Test

This week I went for my truck licence so I can drive a fire truck for the Jamberoo Rural Fire Brigade. Everything was going really well until I turned left at a set of traffic lights and cut the corner a tiny bit… but just enough for the rear tyre to briefly mount the curb. […]

What are you giving up?

When people mention the season of Lent, they usually think of giving up things like chocolate, alcohol, or even social media. But at the heart of this forty-day journey to Good Friday is giving up sin… thinking about specific areas of our life where we know that we give in easily to temptation. This will […]

Doing Lent Right

The church calendar didn’t feature much in my upbringing, but more recently, I’ve started to see that it’s good to synchronise my calendar with Christian brothers and sisters from all tribes, tongues and nations. Because everyone needs to choose a calendar to follow each year. It might be a school, college or university calendar… or […]