Elijah Kwasa Test and Temptations x (apologies for the video focus) If we are not living a life where there are no tests, we are probably not living close to God. God knows what we are able to stand, and
Tests and Temptations – Elijah Kwasa
The Saviour is Forsaken – Carolyn Thomas
The Saviour is Forsaken Carolyn Thomas To be Forsaken is to be abandoned and deserted. Peter and the disciples could not visualise a situation in which they would scatter and forsake the One they knew to be the Son of
Sharni and Isabel – The eternal unity with our Saviour sealed with His blood
Sharni and Isabel The eternal unity with our Saviour sealed with His blood Would you rather be dead or alive? Would you prefer to walk in darkness or in light? There is an eternal and wonderful unity on offer from
The Unselfish Love of Jesus – Lucas Dos Santos
The Unselfish Love of Jesus Lucas Dos Santos Jesus loves me: we learn to sing this when we can barely talk. But what does it mean? Love actually means nothing if it is not returned. Church is where we learn
What do you have in your hand? – Nick Conduit
Nick Conduit What do you have in your hand? Insane and untameable, banished from his town and living among the tombs, the demoniac spied Jesus alighting his boat. Within his mind fogged by a legion of demons, the man knew
The Law of the New Kingdom – April Boyd
The Law of the New Kingdom April Boyd James and John envisioned sitting next to Jesus as the position to aim for in the new kingdom they thought was soon to come. But they had missed what Jesus had shown
The Rich Young Ruler – Jared Hughes
The Rich Young Ruler Jared Hughes The rich young ruler seemed to have it all. He had money. He had position. He knew the Scriptures. Now he sees what Jesus is like, and despite knowing and obeying the law, he
Our Loving Father – Carel Neuhoff
Carel Neuhoff Our Loving Father Our life is a story. We may think that we have a plan, but then in an instant everything can change. So how do we make sense of life? Science tells us that everything in
All for One, One for All – Rob Hill
All for One, One for All Rob Hill There are many walls around us that separate us – including race, sexual identity and social status to name just a few. But Jesus came to break down these divisive walls and
Take Responsibility – Genevieve Mowbray
Take Responsibility Genevieve Mowbray Judah had tried to weasel out of his responsibilities to care for his daughter-in-law Tamar. For Judah it was easier to ignore her and hope that she would forget that he had promised her his youngest
Rustin Quin – Our Guide
Rustin Quin Our Guide God was impressing the hearts of both the disciples and the pharisees. The difference between them wasn’t that the disciples were better educated, more obedient or more spiritually wise. The difference was that they were willing
April Boyd – Great Faith…Great God!
April Boyd Great Faith…Great God! When I see truely how God always keeps all of His promises to me, it WILL change my life. How great is my faith? How great is my God! The greater my God is to
Nicholas Conduit – The Saviour Makes The Unclean Clean
Nicholas Conduit The Saviour Makes The Unclean Clean Nicholas parallels for us the disease of leprosy and the condition of our sinful hearts. Through the story of Jesus’ reaction and compassion for the lepers, we see His feeligs for us.
Nick Saunders – A Samaritan Women
Nick Saunders A Samaritan Women (Bible Reading Week 11) At the well of Jacob in Samaria, a local woman drawing water encounters a tired and thirsty Jesus. Their conversation summarizes for us the mission of Christ and the heart of
Lyndon Darko – The Search for the Messiah
Lyndon Darko The Search for the Messiah Great expectations! A promise made to the Israelites more than a thousand years before of a Deliverer, a Redeemer, a Messiah – was now fulfilled. But who was he? And would they recognise
April Boyd – The Saviour is Baptised for Repentance
April Boyd The Saviour is Baptised for Repentance Did Jesus need to be baptised for repentance? April explores for us the concepts of repentance, baptism and the example Jesus gave us so we could live anew with Him. This topic
Childhood of the Saviour – Gabriel Conduit
Childhood of the Saviour Gabriel Conduit Potential. Not Gabriel’s favourite word, but a concept that he has found to mean God’s plan for us, the working of HIS will in us. The young child Jesus also had potential, and his
Glen Hughes – Breaking Down Walls
Glen Hughes Breaking Down Walls Glen shares with us a Jesus who within his Jewish community showed the world that his salvation was for all people. Our own religious outlook must needs be inclusive so that we break down our
The Lost Coin – Hugo Tsanov
The Lost Coin Hugo Tsanov Hugo choses Jesus’ parable of the lost coin from Luke chapter 15 for his Sabbath message as he explores the earnestness with which we must seek to find those that are lost, and the celebration
Michael Were – Be Like the Father
Michael Were Be Like the Father On the final day of December, as we look back on a very difficult year for both our church family and our wider community, Michael urges us to individually study God’s word and seek
See – Glen Hughes
Glen Hughes See Therefore they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?” (John 9:10) Glen shares with us his favourite story from the book of John that unpacks through simple narrative one of the deepest truths we can hold.
Teen Service – Gabe and Nathan
For the teen service at Alstonville (Dec 10, 2022) Gabriel spoke about the Selective Hearing we often have when listening to God’s voice, and Nathan asks us Why Are We Waiting? when the world waits for the gospel of salvation.
Can I Handle it? – April Boyd
April Boyd Can I Handle it? April shares with us certainty that whatever trials come our way and when we have reached the limits of our own endurance, there is always strength to be found in GOD to handle it.
Anita Carvill – Sparrows
Anita Carvill Sparrows The love and care that God has for us is beyond our understanding. We can be confident that if we surrender completely to him, then we need have no fear. Are not five sparrows sold for two
Tom Kent – Unprepared
Tom Kent Unprepared Tom’s shares with us the urgency of preparedness, it’s promises, and our gospel assurance. …being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of
Thiago Bravo – The Judgement is Good News
Thiago Bravo The Judgement is Good News What is your conception of the final judgement? The bad news is that it is probably wrong, the good news is that is it certainly wrong. There is therefore now no condemnation to