Thirty minutes that changes our life

When people talk about establishing new, healthy patterns in life, they often try to break it down into smaller, achievable chunks. So, to get people more active, they encourage people to walk half an hour a day for three days a week. Every week on Saturday morning at 7.30am, our church gets together for only … Read more

News and events for the week beginning 10th May 2015

New series – 1 Peter: Real Hope! Today we continue our 18-week series on the letter of 1 Peter, with the theme, “Real hope!”. Adam continues the series with a talk entitled, “Real hope for real trials”, from 1 Peter 1:6-9. 1 26 April Real hope in our real identity 1 Peter 1:1-2 2 3 May Real hope for our … Read more

Scripture in Schools under attack

This week the NSW Government ordered school principals to prevent Scripture teachers from using three specific Christian books in the classroom. This unprecedented action comes from strong pressure by a lobby group that seeks to silence any view from schools that does not match the secular, atheistic worldview. We need to teach our classes in a manner that is … Read more

News and events for the week beginning 3rd May 2015

New series – 1 Peter: Real Hope! Today we continue our 18-week series on the letter of 1 Peter, with the theme, “Real hope!”. Jodie continues the series with a talk entitled, “Real hope in our real longing”, from 1 Peter 1:3-5. 1 26 April Real hope in our real identity 1 Peter 1:1-2 2 3 May Real hope … Read more

The only way to #keephopealive

In the day before the execution of Bali Nine members Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, there was a giant flower arrangement on Sydney Harbour with the three words ‘KEEP HOPE ALIVE.’ Yet within hours, news arrived that these men were not granted the mercy that was longed for. The executed men knew they were guilty of … Read more

News and events for the week beginning Sunday 19th April 2015

Welcome to Shord van Donge One of our four main missionaries, Shord van Donge, will be preaching today and providing an update on his ministry. Our church has been supporting Shord and his wife Ann in their work for around 40 years! Shord will also be joining us for a special one-night meeting on Monday 20th April at 7.30pm in the church over coffee … Read more

Finding real hope

What are you looking forward to? Maybe it’s retirement? Maybe it’s life after exams? Maybe it’s the birth of your child or your grandchild? Maybe it’s your upcoming holidays? You might sometimes feel that there is little for you to look forward to. When this is the case, life can be really tough. As the Russian novelist Dostoyevsky … Read more