Posts by Simon Marshman (Page 6)

Posts by Simon Marshman (Page 6)

Pastor’s Letter – June 2

G’day church, Here are 5 reasons we’re passionate about our partnership with the Bible College of SA: In Exodus 20:3, God says “You shall have no other gods before me” so we need a college that will equip church leaders to make the one true God known. We live in a mixed-up world with beautiful diversity and terrible conflict, so we need a college that will train…

Pastor’s Letter – May 26

G’day Church, Friends, we have a great celebration ahead of us this Sunday! We have the great joy of baptising three of the children of our church family. Baptism, whether of an infant or a believing adult, is a wonderful representation of the gospel. In baptism, we are reminded that we all need Jesus’ death in our place to wash away the stain of our sin. We are…

Pastor’s Letter – May 19

G’day Church, It’s great to be back on deck after a couple of weeks of leave to refresh. And I gather it’s been a really encouraging couple of Sundays at church, hearing about the work that God is doing in bringing people to Jesus on our university campuses and across rural Australia. Well, it’s no accident that this Sunday we’ll be broadening our horizons even…

Sermon Outline – April 28

Good and True: Hope Revelation 21:1-5 | Simon Marshman Any hope at all? Seven reasons why the hope that Jesus offers is Good and True: This is true hope because God helps his promises This is true hope because Jesus rose from the dead This is true hope because the first disciples died for it This is good hope because it saturates the New Testament This is good hope…

Pastor’s Letter – April 28

Hello church, I’m writing this email from Melbourne airport as Matt and I wait to board our flight home after an excellent conference on the book of Leviticus, which we’ll get into at church next year. We’re very thankful to have had the time to step out of the usual weekly routine to think deeply, to be stretched by great teaching, and encouraged in fellowship with other…

Sermon Outline – April 21

Good and True: Freedom John 8:31-36 | Simon Marshman The massive claim: the truth will set you free! The false freedom we think we need. But is it true freedom? Good and True Freedom comes from the one who knows us better than we know ourselves. is a gift from our maker who has constrained his freedoms in love. in his word in becoming human and dying for us in sending his…

Pastor’s Letter – April 21

Hello church, What does it mean to be a man? Is there such a thing as healthy masculinity? How does a Christian man navigate such questions in the current cultural climate? These are the really important questions that will be considered at this year’s Adelaide Men’s Convention on Saturday May 11. We’re fortunate to have an outstanding speaker in Al Stewart who has done a…