Refugee Week is Australia’s peak annual activity to raise awareness about the issues affecting refugees and celebrate the positive contributions made by refugees to Australian society. Celebrated since 1986, Refugee Week coincides with World Refugee Day. I’ll give you the heads up on my journey with the refugee story… in one of my post-grad studies…
1 Timothy 3:14–15 (NLT) 14 I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, 15 so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth. In our LIFE…
I preached on Ephesians 2 in March 2020 – just over a year ago, the week after we were locked down: it was a hectic time. We just made my daughter’s wedding the weekend before. Then we were wondering if the church camp would get up. The speaker had just returned from India and was…
John 1:14 ‘The word became flesh and moved into the neighbourhood’
John 1:14 ‘The word became flesh and moved into the neighbourhood’.Before we can consider what it is to support missions somewhere else, we must understand what it is to be committed to being missionaries in our own land, in own communities, in our own families. Colossians 3:17 (NLT) 17 And whatever you do or say,…
John 1:14 ‘The word became flesh and moved into the neighbourhood’.“For Christ’s love compels us” – 2 Corinthians 5:13–15 (NLT) In preparation for this series I was reminded of the story of an Australian couple who went to Bangladesh as missionaries. When Stuart and Margaret arrived in the country they were informed, by the missionaries…
Transition: God wants us back. God is abundant in His mercy and grace, longsuffering, is just in His justice, will not tolerate feigned religious lip service, will be faithful to His word, and to His promises. Romans 15:4 (NLT) 4 Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures…