Posts from November 2017

By the rivers

The Church is weeping. No, not for lost souls but for the loss of something that we hold dear. And, as I thought of this, these familiar words came into my mind “By the Rivers of Babylon there we sat down Ye-eah we wept when we remember Zion” And the more I thought about it the more likeness I could see between the Church today and the Jews back then as they wept in Babylon; captured, defeated and taken from…

Pastors Ponderings

People in CBBC often write in with prayers and meditations that they have received from the Lord during the worship time. I’m so grateful that they do because those inspirational thoughts about the Lord add a depth of understanding to our individual worship. It makes us see the Lord in a way that we hadn’t considered before. The following is a word from Holly. Before you read it though can I make a suggestion that you don’t just read it…

Incomparable Riches

Oh, the Incomparable Riches of his Grace! Do we ever truly comprehend what God’s grace and mercy really mean? Do I really get how abundantly, awesomely overwhelmingly indescribable his mercy is? Do I really get how undeserving of this grace I am; how infinitesimally small I am in God’s universe? And do I get how intimately he knows and loves me; how, despite my failings and weaknesses, my obsession with ‘me’ he loves me unconditionally? Can I ever comprehend how…

Pastors Ponderings

A friend of mine who is a pastor in London posted the following thought this week: “Regularly thank God for the people around you who are the complete opposite to you or think and operate differently. What an incredible compliment they could be to you. Thank God for the richness they bring and the perspective they have. Celebrate the strength of others and honour their significance. What God has given to others is not your loss. It becomes your strength…

God’s desire for us to know him more

Mmm…I’m not sure if I agree with that…I thumb through my Bible searching for a passage I read just a few days ago that will prove my point…back my point of view.  Sound familiar or is that just me? Recently Daniel reminded us that our focus…our desire needs to be to know God more. I don’t think I’ll ever understand how great is God’s desire for us to know him more. I’m ashamed to say it keeps coming back to…

Mrs Jesus Follower…on Paul being adamant

This week’s pastors ponderings comes from our regular blog writer:  Mrs Jesus follower. You can read more of her writings on CBBC’s website christiesbaptist.org.au   The Church of the Jews and the Gentiles? I paused in my singing and listened to the words of The Creed fill the building and waft out into the street. Although my understanding of the Scriptures is limited and my doctrine basic, I knew right there and then that the truth of these words is…