Living A Spirit-Filled Life

Garry spoke tonight on living a Spirit-filled life from Ephesians 5:15-33. Paul, in this letter, is writing to Christians in whom the Holy Spirit dwells (Eph 1:13-14), but urges them to be continually filled with the Spirit. This phrase is frequently used in the book...

According To What They Have Done

This morning we looked at the subject of God’s judgment. When we read verses about God repaying people ‘according to what they have done’ (see Prov 24:12, also Rom 2:6-11, Ps 62:12, Rev 20:13), it can lead us to feel very fearful about judgment,...

Lament

To lament means to express deep sorrow, grief, or regret (often through tears). We much prefer celebration to lament, but the truth is that sorrow, grief and regret will inevitably come our way at some point in life, and we do well to be prepared for these and to know...

Baptismal Service

It’s always a huge pleasure and privilege to hold a baptismal service, for in it we celebrate new life in Jesus. In our church we don’t baptise babies because we feel that baptism is for those who have made a conscious decision to follow Jesus (which...

But If You Say So…

Dave spoke this morning from Luke 5:1-11, when Jesus called his first disciples. He chose these from among a small group of fishermen and others. The fishermen were more than happy for Jesus to preach from their boat, but then he proceeded to tell them how to fish!...