"They did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death" (Revelation 12:11) It will be twenty years next January since the tragic deaths of Graham Staines and his two young sons in India. Believers around the world and especially the BST (then BCQ) community were rocked by...
Year: 2018
Opportunity knocks on 1 August 2018
This month's opportunities include being a Youth and Children's Coordinator in Sydney, a Property Manager in Brisbane and a Boarding Home Assistant in Thailand.
Flame of Yah
At the recent wedding service of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Bishop Michael Curry preached a sermon about love from Song of Solomon 8:6-7 (NRSV): 6 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, passion fierce as the...
Life-Giving
In this last message of the chapel series, Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, Andrew preaches from John 21:24-25 & 20:30-31, on the theme "Life-Giving." Andrew explores the issues of Christians facing darkness, God feeling absent, and being unsure about what we believe...
Restoring
Wally continues our Chapel series, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world", preaching from John 21:1-23 on the theme "Restoring". In this passage we see an obvious connection between John 18:1-27, where Jesus was willing to sacrifice himself to protect the life of his...
Seen
In this chapel message "Seen", John Coulson preaches from John 20:19-31. Although the disciples, John and Peter, had seen the empty tomb and Mary had come back with the report of seeing Jesus, they still have to see him for themselves. It wasn't until Jesus appeared to them that the...
Opportunity knocks on 31 May 2018
This month's opportunities include being a Relationship Manager in Brisbane, a Mission Mobiliser in Adelaide and a Church Planter in Japan.
Hindering Little Children
In my New Testament class a few weeks ago, we reached chapter 9 of Mark's Gospel, where Jesus gave an indication of the importance and value he placed on children. It was counter-cultural in his day and confronting for us today. 36 He took a little child whom he placed...
Opportunity knocks on 2 May 2018
This month's opportunities include being a Pastor on the Sunshine Coast, General Handyman in Tanzania, Administrative Coordinator in London, and an Outdoor Educator in Burleigh.