On Monday, the leaders of the United States of America and North Korea met at the Demilitarised Zone that sits precariously on the border between the divided Korean nations along the 38th Parallel. It was described as a last-minute event, and the impact was strongly symbolic. These two nations have been apart since August 1945, […]
Well after our epic journey through the book of Judges, we’re flicking to the New Testament to have a big-picture look at one of the Apostle Paul’s key letters to church leaders, 1 Timothy. Mark Howard will be opening this great letter up to us, helping us to see ‘The Secret of Godliness’. During our […]
The whole counsel of God. “God is present and therefore there is ____”. They’ve disobeyed the way God should be __________. They had no religious or moral __________. He thinks his invented worship will bring __________. The ____ is good for the people of Dan. Micah’s homemade _______ is stolen. Micah’s sin ________ Israel with […]
OUR BIBLE TALK This weekend we conclude our series on Judges as Jodie opens up Judges 17-21. as we hear talk nine, ‘Idolatry and Immorality’. NEXT WEEK’S TALK Next week Graham will be speaking on the topic, ‘The Minister is a Shepherd’ from Ezekiel 34:1-16 and 1 Peter 5:1-9. MISSION OF THE MONTH CMS is […]
Archbishop Glenn Davies has issued a public statement on Israel Folau and the issue of Freedom of Speech, Conscience and Belief. “Israel Folau’s right to express his faith and act according to his conscience is of fundamental importance in any democracy, and it is of great concern to many Australians that this right is being denied […]
Well, we’ve almost made it to the end of our mammoth journey through the Old Testament book of Judges, but not without one more display of just what life is like when people walk away from the true and living God. This weekend we’ll see two, dramatic examples of idolatry and immorality, and it’s pretty […]
Both saint and sinner. They rebel but don’t ask for ____. The Lord hadn’t _________ them. The child was to have special _________. They came into the ________ of the Lord. Sin is not outside God’s ___________. Samson’s rejection led to _____. God’s people __________ their saviour. Delilah was _______ to betray Samson. God’s saviour […]
OUR BIBLE TALK This weekend we continue our series ‘Hope Beyond Chaos’ as Jodie opens up Judges 13:1-16:31 with our eighth talk, ‘Saint and Sinner’. NEXT WEEK’S TALK Next week we conclude our series on Judges as Jodie opens up Judges 17-21. as we hear talk nine, ‘Idolatry and Immorality’. MISSION OF THE MONTH CMS […]
This week I was reminded of two significant memories from the 1980’s. The first was the iconic images of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, when civilians were gunned down by Chinese soldiers during a protest for democracy. The second was the song ‘Sing Hallelujah to the Lord’, a song I sang repeatedly throughout my teenage years […]
One of the Bible’s most famous ‘power couples’ is Samson and Delilah… but for all the bad reasons. This dysfunctional couple represent so much that is wrong with the way that God’s people have acted in their worst moments of history. Yet, our Lord God worked through the extraordinary circumstances of Samson to bring deliverance […]