Today is an incredibly special day!
Firstly, congratulations to all those being Baptized! Baptism is much more than a church tradition. Followers of Jesus Christ throughout all history and from every nation have been baptized. They have done this as a way of declaring that they belong to Jesus!
Today is also ANZAC day where we remember those who fought for the freedoms that our country currently enjoys...
During our service next Sunday 25th April, we will have the joy of seeing several people baptised in water!
What is Water Baptism?
Baptism is a visual expression of what has happened in a person’s heart when they repented of their sins and placed their trust in Jesus.
A person who gets baptised is declaring before God and the church that they have died to their old way of life (eg...
“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand...
Jesus is not dead. He is alive. He died on the cross but death could not hold him down. Jesus shrugged death away and stepped out of the tomb. Therefore, we serve and we follow and we worship a risen… very much alive…Saviour.
Jesus Christ said of himself: “I am the resurrection and the life...
Today is Palm Sunday.
2000 years ago, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and the people welcomed him by waving palm branches and laying their garments on the road for the donkey to walk upon. They shouted praises to Jesus for all his miracles and they rejoiced at his arrival.
This sort of welcome was only reserved for triumphant Kings and Generals...
“Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world...
Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray...” Luke 11: 1.
The disciples of Jesus knew about prayer. After all, the Jews were skilled at praying because prayer was very much a part of the Jewish religion and culture...
But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, get up and walk!” Acts 3: 4 – 6.
Peter and John did not have any cash on them when they came across a lame man who was begging for money. But they had Jesus...
A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. “If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean,” he said. Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” Instantly the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed...
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything…fix your thoughts on what is true…think about things that are excellent.” Phil 4:6 & 8.
Night after night after night…the Evening News is packed with bad news. A couple of months ago it used to be all about Climate Change...