Jodie McNeill I recently heard a missionary being asked what had changed most in society in the five years since he moved away from Australia. His answer was that he noticed that the Australian media had become increasingly active in their intolerance of Christian belief. When individuals speak out about issues of human sexuality, they are regularly … Read more
Summer Series – The Spirit-filled life During the five weeks of Summer we’ll be looking in detail at the nine aspects of the Spirit’s fruit in the life of believer, following the list from Galatians 5:22-23. Each Sunday we’ll have a different topic in the morning and the evening, so that we will cover the full nine aspects … Read more
To help us understand what is happening on the ground in South Sudan, here is an excerpt of a letter from the Archbishop of South Sudan, who writes to ask the worldwide Anglican church “to pray for us and lobby your governments to come in to end this senseless war.” He continues: The crisis began as … Read more
Summer Series – The Spirit-filled life It is nothing short of a miracle that God the Holy Spirit lives within all of us who know Jesus as Lord and saviour. As the Holy Spirit lives within us, we gradually become more and more like Jesus, as we demonstrate in our lives what the Bible calls in Galatians 5:22-23 … Read more
As the new year begins, our church is delighted to welcome Adam, Anita, Nick, Noah and Chloe Hotson as Adam joins our ministry team as our Assistant Minister. Adam has spent the past four years studying at Moore Theological College in preparation for this full-time position, adding to his two full-time years studying at Youthworks … Read more
Summer Series – The Spirit-filled life It is nothing short of a miracle that God the Holy Spirit lives within all of us who know Jesus as Lord and saviour. As the Holy Spirit lives within us, we gradually become more and more like Jesus, as we demonstrate in our lives what the Bible calls in … Read more
There’s something cleansing about the fresh start that the new year affords us every time we turn over the last page of our calendar. The idea of clearing the debts in our personal conscience account is strangely appealing; I might have over-eaten, under-exercised, over-criticised, under-loved in 2013… but the new year gives me a chance … Read more
Many people throughout the history of God’s people have received a great honour from God that was completely undeserved. Mary, like those people, was nothing more than an ordinary human with an extraordinary privilege. It is hard to conceive just how amazing it would be for a woman to receive news that she would give … Read more
Community Carols Celebration tonight We’d love you to join us tonight at 5pm for our Community Carols Celebration! Something for all ages, including musical items from many of our children. Plus, a FREE sausage sizzle… yum! Join us on Christmas Day The festivities continue on Wednesday at 9am as we meet together at church to celebrate … Read more
Christmas is about filling things up: our stomachs with huge meals… our stockings with presents… and our letterboxes with junk mail! Yet it’s often at this time of excess that so many of us feel empty. At its heart, Christmas is not about food, gifts or family: it’s about the real birth of the real … Read more