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What was Mary thinking on that first Christmas night? As I have been reading this so-familiar, so-beautiful, passage in Luke this Christmas, the verse that has stayed with me is verse 19; the short description of Mary after the birth of Jesus, after the angels have appeared to the shepherds, Read more…

It is the first of December – the traditional time for… And the traditional time for (the almost lost art) of writing Christmas letters. Kristine Morrison, who many of you know (the wife of John who pastored here with me a few years ago), has challenged me to write a Read more…

Redefining King – John 18:33- Two weeks ago, I was preaching at Seaforth Baptist Church – on Revelations 19. (As I mentioned last week your mission – should you choose to accept it – is to find an equally challenging passage for Christine Redwood to preach on when she visits Read more…

Intercessory Prayer (Psalm 116:1-7, 12-14, Luke 18:1-8) Today, as I mentioned earlier, we are joining with other Baptist churches around the country to Walk the World – praying for Australia, praying for our neighbourhoods and praying for our world and the church throughout the world. Prayer is many things. It Read more…

3 Nov – An unexpected direction – Psalm 119:1-8, Mark 12:28-34Years ago, I worked with a man who was far more charismatic than I am. I’m talking about the charismatic form of Christian expression, but he was also very lovely – so charismatic in many ways! And one Sunday morning Read more…

6 Oct – Blest be the boat! – Genesis 1:20-24, Matthew 6:25-33 A few years ago, I was invited to bless a boat. I do have some experience with blessings! I regularly bless all of you, in our benediction prayer at the end of the service. I bless couples at Read more…

Paying attention to the little things – 1 Kings 4:29-34 For the last three weeks, we have been looking at the wisdom literature of the Old Testament – not literature that makes you book smart, but literature that makes you life smart – that helps you use what you know, Read more…

We are currently in the middle of a three-week series on the wisdom literature of the Old Testament. Last week we looked at Song of Songs – how being an attentive lover – noticing things about the other – can enhance our relationship with God, with the natural world and Read more…

I mentioned two weeks ago that we were moving away from the Old Testament kings, but we have not moved very far! We have, however, changed genres and for the next three weeks we will be examining the wisdom literature of the Old Testament  – writing that focuses less on Read more…

Today we are marking an important moment in the life of this church – our decision, on the 26th November 2023, to seek affiliation with the Open Baptists, and our admission into that association on the 25th May this year. It’s a moment that resonates with this reading from 1 Read more…