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20260830 Prayer 101 - Instant Messaging vs Snail Mail
When we speak to God, it is instant. He hears us. And we believe that our God is powerful and willing to act for good. So, why does it sometimes feel like he is ghosting us or that His response is significantly delayed, especially ...
20260823 Prayer 101- Direct Messaging vs Group Chat
Charles Spurgeon was once asked, what was more important – praying or reading the Bible? The response was brilliant: He asked, "What’s more important – breathing in or breathing out?"You can’t do one without the other.
20260816 Prayer 101 - Who's on the Other End?
When we are in the midst of the messiness of life; when we are down in the hole, who is on the outside listening to our cries? And is that one who hears our cries one ready with a rope to haul us out of the hole, or one who jumps i...
20260809 Prayer 101- Cold Calling God
There is a difference, isn't there? One moment you are going about your day, and then the phone rings. And then you see the number. Depending on what you see, your response will vary. Because there is a difference.For some, you recognis...
20260802 Prayer 101 - Why Pray?
What if prayer isn’t a last resort, but a way of becoming more honest, grounded and open to help? This message explores why prayer matters — not as religious performance, but as a deeply human practice of relationship, trust and learning to liv...
20260726 Prayer 101- Hello. Is anyone there?
When Mary and I were newlyweds and back in the day of the tape answering machines, I would record funny messages, sometimes in the voice of Yogi Bear or other characters. But the one that got me most caught out was when I recorded the message: ...
20260719 Saving Jonah - The End
It has either been said about you, by you, or you have bitten your tongue as you thought it:“I told you so!”You have warned someone, or predicted to someone, that something might happen, and then it does. Perhaps you have hidden your sm...
20260712 Saving Jonah - The Mission
Who deserves grace? Who deserve a second chance? These can be difficult choices to make. The distinction between good and bad can be quickly become blurred.The debate is currently raging throughout Victorian and Australian politic...
20260705 Saving Jonah - The Rescue
Jonah was called by God to go to Nineveh, but he fled in the opposite direction and now needs to be rescued from the belly of a fish. And God is faithful and gracious to Jonah. What would it look like for us to be faithful and gracious...
20260628 Saving Jonah - The Call
There is a story in the Old Testament about a man named Jonah. Have you heard of Jonah? And if you know anything about Jonah’s story – there is a very famous character – more famous than Jonah. The Big Fish.Now there are all ki...
20260621 Faith In Action - Legacy
I wonder whether you have ever done it. For some, the thought of doing it is disturbing or creepy; for others, doing it is clarifying.Have you ever done it – taken a walk through a cemetery and looked at the headstones? Looked at the na...
20260615 Faith In Action - Courageous
What does courage look like when doing the right thing comes at a cost? Drawing on the remarkable true story of Corrie ten Boom, who risked everything to protect Jewish families during World War II and Elisha in the Old Testament, this message ...
20260607 Faith In Action - Attitude!
Attitude – I don’t have an attitude problem. You have a problem with my attitude. That’s not my problem. Or Today’s attitude, brought to you by coffee and sarcasm.Or perhaps you have come across someone with this sort of attitude, when ...
20260531 Faith in Action - Portrait of a Prophet: Reputation for Receiving and Giving
Reputation. Not to make you paranoid, but have you ever wondered what people say about you when you are not around? I am not talking about those with an axe to grind against you, but those who know you and how they describe you to others?To...
20260524 Faith in Action - Portrait of a Prophet: The Little Things
Just before Christmas last year, Greg lost his keys. We worked out they were missing as we were heading to bed… quite late for us. But when something like car keys are missing you need to find them. So, we looked. We retraced steps and we looke...
20260517 Faith in Action - Portrait of a Prophet: Loving the Least
According to a report published by the University of NSW and the Australian Council of Social Service, in the years of 2022 - 2023, 14.2% of Australians were living below the poverty line. That is approximately 3.7 million people, including 757...
20260510 Faith in Action - Portrait of a Prophet: Working in the System
Two nations wage war against each other in the Middle East. Both speak of divine justification and endorsement to garner support. We could be speaking of the events in 2026, yet three millennia ago, things were not so different.But as Ae...
20260503 Faith in Action - Portrait of a Prophet
According to the Australian social research organisation McCrindle, "With the rise in the non-religion and spirituality, one might worry that Australia is becoming increasingly processive, moving away from traditional Christian values and celeb...
20260426 Faith in Action - Portrait of a Prophet
Sometimes reflections are so perfect it’s hard to tell in a photo which is the real thing, and which is the reflection.The way we live our lives reflect our values, priorities and attitudes. It reflects our beliefs and biases. As followers ...
Living Local-Living Global: 20260419 Emerging technology and AI and the Christian Faith
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware the message briefly alludes to self-harm and suicide.In April, 58 years ago, 2001: A Space Odyssey premiered, with HAL9000, a computer programme with a human-like personality, willing to kill to a...
20260412 Living Local - Living Global: Medical Advancements and Faith
We live in an age of astonishing medical advancement. Diseases once thought untreatable are more manageable, and genetic technologies promise possibilities that previous generations could barely imagine. Yet these breakthroughs also raise diffi...
20260405 Easter Sunday
I wonder what brought you to live where you live? For some, it can be for work. A new job requires a change of location. A new relationship has you move to be with the one you love. For others, it is upsizing or downsizing.Of...
20260329 Living Local- Living Global: Engaging with Government
According to Transparency International, Australia is ranked the 10th least corrupt country in the world. So, to what degree should our Local, State and Federal Governments be transparent.Today, our guest Speaker Mike explores the role ...
20260322 Living Local Living Global - Climate Change
Is responding to climate change necessary or is it a luxury that perhaps we just cannot afford at the moment? What should our response be to the environment, and at what cost?Today, our guest speaker Julia explores how the sacred wisdom...
20260315 Living Local- Living Local: Cost of Living
The cost of living affects us all with the food prices affected by the drought or floods, increases in the petrol prices caused by the war in the Middle East, rises in the interest rates and so on. However, the impact of these rising costs vari...
