Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can!
When our church bought the old Rokeby Tavern in November of 2015 we used up every cent we had and then promptly decided that we’d somehow turn our pub into a gift to our local community. People …
The anointing of the Holy Spirit was never meant to be an end in itself but rather an empowering for mission, a mission that is seen in, and through, the good works we do in community.
When Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit after his baptism we …
Matthew 9:10-13
Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”
When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy …
Over the past 26 years I’ve been on a journey that started during my first stint as a senior pastor when Deb and I moved to Deeragun, north of Townsville back in 1997 to take on the leadership of a newly planted church. Prior to Townsville I’d spent 5 years in Tasmania helping …
If you’re a pastor like me, I’m sure most of us would say that we’re extremely concerned with the words our people will hear from Jesus when they stand in front of him. What you should want them to hear is Jesus saying, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” For Jesus to say …
A short video documenting part of our journey over the past 7 years as we turned an old run down pub into our gift to our community.
When you actively serve your community through your good works, your community will open its heart to you.
Mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
When we first arrived in Rokeby (a …
The Christian mystic Thomas Merton once said,
“If you write for God you will reach many men and bring them joy. If you write for men – you may make some money and you may give someone a little joy and you may …
Over the past year in our church we’ve been looking at some of the things that Jesus said that were challenging, difficult and at times, downright controversial. It’s been my hope that we we’d allow the truth of Jesus’ words to bring the change he’s wanting …
(A message preached in our church at the start of 2023)
It’s the start of a new year and whilst I’ve become far less excited about New Year resolutions than I may have been when I was younger, I have a sneaking suspicion that this year will mark a significant …