Pastors Letter (Page 23)

Dear friends There has been a lot of talk recently about “rights”.  This has been across a whole range of different areas:  my “right” to free speech; my “right” to choose vaccination; my “right” to not be offended; etc.  As a society we have those who are advocating a “Bill of Rights” as the solution to the increasing levels of friction that is arising as a result of one…

Dear friends Politics have been very much in the spot light over the last few months.  Whether it’s state and federal governments exerting more obvious control over our lives in their efforts to control the spread of COVID (think lockdowns, masks & QR Codes), the drama of the US presidential elections, or the tension between Australia and the communist leadership in…

Dear friends I’m a plant killer.  It’s not intentional. I admire the green-thumbed plant lover surrounded by mists of colour and shades of green. I’m not a plant hater, believe me, I’m not. I love a blossoming garden, lush, thick forest or an exquisite bunch of flowers as much as the next person. It’s not a malicious dislike for the colour…

Dear friends Can you “serve” God for all the wrong reasons? Does motivation matter? This is a question explored in the Old Testament book of Job. “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.…

Dear friends, I’ve been thinking this week about our Christmas Mission and how it can be best achieved. I concluded it is not best achieved alone. Our Christmas Mission is a task to be undertaken together and with the help of God. It is easy to be dragged along by the Christmas tide of feverish action and business. If this is the case, what then differentiates us, as…

Dear friends On Sunday we introduced our idea for Christmas this year. With not being able to have a carols this year we thought it would be a great opportunity to try something different and so we’re encouraging people to get together and think about how we can make and distribute gifts to people in our community. We’re hoping doing so might be a meaningful…

Dear friends I thought I would share a few thoughts with you about singing that I picked up as I read some more of my friend Jonathan Edwards’ works.  I am sure that you will see how relevant this in as we have (almost) all missed being able to sing during the recent COVID thing. So, why do we sing? Why are there encouragements and exhortations (and perhaps even commands)…

Dear friends As we kicked off term 4 a couple of weeks ago our Young Adults group decided Ecclesiastes would be a fun book for us to study for the term. I don’t know if you’ve read it recently or are familiar with the book, but it’s a deep reflection from a “teacher” who’s struggling with big questions. In the first few lines of the…