When it comes to matters of human sexuality, the world wants people to think that God in his Bible tries to be the fun and freedom police. The myth is that because church teaching places restrictions upon what people should do with their bodies that these rules prevent people from being truly happy. One of […]
An idea that will change the world. The gospel of Jesus is the greatest ____ ever. Saul and Barnabas are sent on a _______. They go first to the ____. The message of Jesus is ___________! Attempts to stop the gospel are _______. Paul preaches the gospel to the ____. The Jews need to ______ […]
Given that Jesus is the most perfect, complete man who ever walked on the planet, it sometimes surprise us to think that he experienced genuine emotions. When I asked my school Scripture class this week to suggest when they thought Jesus got all emotional, some thought it might have been when he was falsely accused […]
During the last week at our Holiday Kids Club we’ve been looking at the story of Joseph and the rough treatment he suffered from the evil acts of his brothers and others. In Genesis chapter 39, Joseph was falsely accused of harming a senior official’s wife, and as a result, he ended up in prison. […]
When our church regularly gathers, we pray that God would send lots of rain to bring relief to our land from the harsh effects of drought. For even though meteorologists have got smarter and smarter at predicting and recording the weather, humans still are unable to make the heavens open and rain fall. The Bible […]
It’s great to have a bit of a break over school holidays, but church continues at full steam ahead! Our speaker this weekend is Trevor Lucas, who will be helping us with the question, “Who Needs a High Priest?” Come along to find out from the book of Hebrews. We’re having a short break from […]
This week the speech of a 16-year-old Swedish girl was a leading news story as Greta Thunberg addressed the UN Climate Action Summit. In her powerful speech, she strongly criticised the leaders of the world, accusing them of prioritising wealth and economic growth over action to address climate change. You are failing us. But the […]
This week we’re welcoming special guest Dan Odell, chaplain at Shellharbour Anglican College, who will be looking at the special topic, ‘Hope in Death’, from the New Testament book 1 Thessalonians, chapter 4. How is it possible that death might bring hope? Come and find out from this remarkable book of the Bible. We’re taking […]
Fuel on the fire of the early church. We want to be _________ in our outreach. God puts the right people in the _____ place. The church heads _____. They sent Barnabas to _________. Stay ____ to the Lord. Barnabas sought out ____. In Antioch we’re named __________. The Holy Spirit warned of a ______. […]
OUR BIBLE TALK This weekend Jodie continues our Acts series ‘Launching the Church’. Today’s talk is on Acts 11:19-12:24, called ‘Opportunity and opposition’. Next week we welcome special guest Dan Odell from Shellharbour Anglican College to speak to us from 1 Thessalonians chapter 4 on the topic ‘Hope in Death’. MISSION OF THE MONTH Support […]