Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.2 Corinthians 1:3-4We all have troubles that weigh on us. Financial, relational, emotional or personal. All people have troubles. Christians have additional trou...  Read More

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.Romans 8:28-...  Read More

In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.Judges 21:25A few weeks ago the ABC asked people a question, “Should we bring back the Tasmanian Tiger?” What do you reckon?It’s an amazing question for one because it means we are no longer asking - can we bring back the Tasmanian Tiger. But as responders to the ABC article show, this new technology raises some ethical questions. To p...  Read More

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.Acts 2:4-6Many people (knowing I come from Pentecostal background) have asked me abo...  Read More

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.2 Corinthians 9:7Tonight is our Annual General Meeting and forgive me if my mind turns to finances. You know, there is a big part of me (and I’m sure a big part of you) that just wishes God would sort it out you know. That we would win the lottery somehow and tha...  Read More

But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus ChristPhilippians 3:20In many countries of the world, Australia has an embassy. A place within a place. For those who work there, they live a dual existence. They are Australians, working for Australia but living in a foreign nation. Outside the walls, embassy workers must abide by local customs and cultures...  Read More

I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell    The third day he rose again from the dead    He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty  ...  Read More

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—t...  Read More

God’s goal is to manifest His glory. He manifests His glory in all that He does, most remarkably in displaying His moral excellence to His creatures and evoking their praise for its beauty and for the benefit it brings them (cf. Eph. 1:3). God’s glory is that which makes Him appear glorious to angels and men.Joel R. Beeke, Living for God’s Glory: An Introduction to Calvinism (Lake Mary, FL: Reform...  Read More

Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. The husband should fulfil his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.1 Corinthians 7:1-3The ethics of sex have never been more confused. ...  Read More

   I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell    The third day he rose again from the dead    He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty...  Read More

   The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;          he delivers them from all their troubles. Psalm 34:17There will be troubles in life. Some will be big and some will be small. Some we bring on ourselves. Some are brought on by others. Many will feel out of our control. When these times come we are reminded of our frailty, our weakness, our lack of power.The great privilege of the Christi...  Read More