Jun2020
Social media – ugly or a blessing?
by Pastor Richard Schwedes
This Bible study intends to provide an insight into how social media can be both ugly and a blessing, and how we as Christians can respond so that our interactions on social media glorify God and help show love to him and others.
May2020
Hope in times of suffering
by Pastor Mark Schultz
When we are confronted by suffering in our lives and God seems silent, remember that no place is too dark for God’s grace to penetrate in a life-affirming way.
Apr2020
Church planting
by Pastor Noel Due
Why might God use ‘anonymous’ people to plant churches? Church planting is really just letting the gospel run by the means of the often unexpected and frequently unknown people the Lord raises up.
Mar2020
Parenting with the end in mind
by Rachel Schilling
When we as parents feel we are surviving not thriving, we find ourselves living in the moment – we’ve lost sight of the end game. Perhaps it’s time to pick up the mirror and have a critical look at ourselves.
Feb2020
Serving in a global context
by Mick Hauser
In our ‘modern’ world, a common perception is that we are able to connect globally more than ever before. Smartphones, satellites, cyberspace and airplanes make this an easy presumption. Nevertheless, is it true?
Dec2019
Our God is a God of second chances
by Pastor Richard Fox
There are many stories in the Bible about people receiving second chances from God. That is central to the Bible – God giving us second chances through Jesus Christ so that we are reconciled to him.
Nov2019
Have a go!
by Pastor David Schmidt
From little things, big things grow. The Bible is filled with stories of how God used small beginnings to create greatness. David was a shepherd boy. Esther was a slave. Joseph was hated by his brothers.
Oct2019
Prayer in tough times
by Pastor Stephen Abraham
Jesus submits to God’s will. It’s not always God’s will for you to win the lottery. It’s not always God’s will for your severed finger to miraculously grow back. It’s not always God’s will for your hardship to be magically resolved. If prayer worked like that, Jesus wouldn’t have gone to the cross.
Aug2019
The intergenerational journey of faith
by Pastor Reid Matthias
In the retelling of the wilderness experience, the Israelites’ reflections recount the difficulties they endured (including those they brought upon themselves) but those accounts always seem tinged with a touch of gilded longing: ‘Remember when God took care of us in the wilderness?
Jul2019
A study on working with young people
by Pastor Jon Goessling
Kids are very different from how they used to be, and yet, kids are very much the same as they always have been.
