Learning to follow Jesus in 21st Century Australia
A lot of people like to celebrate Australia Day with a barbecue. Usually that means cooking sausages, lamb chops, possibly some prawns or bacon and eggs if it’s a breakfast event, or other meat products on the barbecue before sharing them with family and friends. If you enjoy eating meat, could you imagine going to... Continue Reading →
You probably don’t need to be a fig farmer to connect with what’s happening in the Parable of the Fig Tree which Jesus tells in Luke 13:6-9. Anyone who has had limited success in cultivating plants can probably identify with the frustration of the person who came looking for figs but didn’t find any for... Continue Reading →
Over Christmas Eve and Day, we had four services and I preached three different messages. Instead of writing and posting each one, here’s a summary of what I said… Christmas Eve – ‘Revealed Grace’ (Titus 2:11) Sometimes Christmas can seem to be like a Where’s Wally? picture. These are pictures with lots of detail which... Continue Reading →
What do you think of when someone uses the word ‘church’?The word ‘church’ can carry with it a few different meanings. For example, for a lot of people, a ‘church’ is a building where people gather for worship. For others, it might be the worship service that happens in the building. Still other people might... Continue Reading →
What would you do if your employer handed a large amount of money over to you and asked you to look after it for them? There are so many things we could do with that money! For example, we might put it in a long-term savings account and earn a reasonable amount of interest. Or,... Continue Reading →
When you meet someone for the first time, what do you tell them about yourself? We could probably start with our name because that is the simplest way of sharing who we are with people, but what would you say after that? Some might talk about what we do for a living, our family, our... Continue Reading →
A lot of winter sports come to the end of their season with grand finals in September and October. In Lyndoch last weekend, local football and netball competitions played their grand finals. The SANFL played their grand final that Sunday afternoon at the Adelaide Oval. This weekend the AFL played their final game on Saturday... Continue Reading →
In our New Testament readings over the last couple of weeks, we have heard Paul talk about Christ-like love in the life of the Christian faith community. A fortnight ago we heard Paul say that ‘love must be sincere’ as he instructed Christians to ‘be devoted to one another in love’ (Rom 12:9,10 NIV). Last... Continue Reading →
Anyone who has bought furniture in recent times will probably be familiar with a flatpack. If you have never heard of a flatpack, when people purchase an item, such as a bookshelf or an entire kitchen, it will come with a set of instructions for the purchaser to follow so they can assemble the product... Continue Reading →
Most of us would be familiar with the game ‘follow the leader.’ In this game, children follow someone and imitate the leader’s actions. If the leader jumps, everybody jumps. If the leader skips, everybody skips. If the leader runs or stops, everybody runs or stops. The goal of the game is to copy exactly what... Continue Reading →
