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 …
Too often in our churches the only things we measure are bums on seats on Sunday, how much money came in, in the offering, how many visitors we had, how many volunteers we’ve engaged in each service and the number of small groups that …
Mathew 28:16- 20
Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make …
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 …
Sometimes Jesus’ words were counter cultural, sometimes his words were counter intuitive and sometimes they go against that which we think is best for us at the time, which is why we can find ourselves struggling with them. There’s nothing wrong with struggling with Jesus’ words as …
Growth is one of those topics that we’re all interested in. Growth and life are intimately connected from the moment we’re born till the moment we step off the planet. We’ve all experienced growth and for the most part, we’d all like to experience more growth.
It’s drilled …
That small little statement, “Dying to Live” holds the key to the kingdom and so much more. It goes hand in hand with another fundamental truth that we all hold to be true, that the greatest expression of a life is seen in how much we love God and those in our world.
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