'1 Kings' Tagged Posts

Sometimes we are so forgetful of the blessings we receive every day. We live in a time of plenty and maybe even excess. There is nothing we really lack. I cannot think of a time in history when we have been so blessed as a nation. Australia is certainly living up to its name as ‘the land of plenty’ or ‘the lucky country’! Lucky is a word that I do not often use in my vocabulary. As I look over…

It is exciting for us today to witness seven young ladies go through the waters of baptism. It is always a great joy hearing and seeing people publicly confessing their allegiance to the Lord Jesus Christ! This is what baptism is all about – a public proclamation of a person’s commitment to Jesus and how they identify themselves with Him. Jesus said, “Repent and be baptised and follow me!” All followers of Christ first repent of their sins, confessing their…

Ever heard of ‘tunnel vision’? Tunnel vision is an eye complaint where peripheral sight is lost. All you have is a central field of vision. The term ‘tunnel vision’ is also applied to people who can only think, act or concentrate in one way or one direction. Some are very narrow in their thinking and the way they do things. Tunnel vision has its pros and cons. At its best it helps us focus directly on a particular task and…

Our church theme is Reaching In to Reach Out. All that we have been studying and learning about throughout the year is to help us realise who we are in Christ and who we have as our God. Earlier in the week I was reflecting on our journey thus far in our preaching and teaching series. We started the year in the Psalms of Ascent and were encouraged in how the pilgrims ascended to Jerusalem to worship God at the…

Have you ever wondered just how amazing our God can be? As I reminded you last week, God is faithful, generous and loves to please. He is a good God who never breaks His promises. He is a God who blesses His people in incredible ways. Today, we witness first hand the magnificence of God as He blesses His chosen king in ways unheard of in all of history – past, present and future! As we unpack 1 Kings 4…

Over the past year you may have heard me say that Christianity is not for the spectator. All followers of Jesus are to be involved! I often reflect on what Paul teaches in Ephesians 4:11-13 “it was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all…

Protocols are important. According to the Macquarie Dictionary protocol means the customs and regulations dealing with the ceremonies and etiquette of the diplomatic corps and others at a court or capital. We have widened the meaning to apply to a host of actions or steps that are required to be taken for certain tasks to be done. I guess in my kind I simply summarise protocol with these words – first things first! In our Bible reading today from 1…

I am writing to let you know how encouraged I am by you’re faithfulness in serving the Lord. It is such a blessing to see how our little church family is growing spiritually and becoming a larger family. It has been special welcoming new brothers and sisters to our family over the past year. I watch with joy as many of you serve others in the life of our church in a number of ways. Truly it is a blessing…

I have been watching with great concern at the march of ISIL through Northern Iraq and now Syria. This barbaric mob is intent on creating a new state or kingdom in the name of Islam. It is based on unmitigated terror and all who stand in their way are slaughtered in the most horrific of ways. It seems that history continues to repeat itself time and time again. Sadly, mankind never learns from the mistakes it has made countless times…