Recently, Daniel continued our series on Romans by preaching a message from Romans 2. In it Daniel pointed out how carefully we need to read the book as Paul uses many literary devices in his letter. Particularly he draws his audience in regularly by saying things he knows they will agree to so that he can swing […]
When we started our study of Romans, I said that Paul wrote this letter in a deliberate attempt to persuade us to change our behaviour. So, what is Romans Chapter 1 pointing to and challenging us to change? Romans Chapter 1 is a brilliantly crafted argument. Paul has us, his readers, agreeing with him for […]
Have you seen the memes for autocorrect, where people send totally inappropriate messages simply because the autocorrect changes the spelling? Most of them are rude, although I found one clean one: It is ok for us to send written communication, it’s an easy fix. It wasn’t the case when Paul was sending letters in the […]
The main theme of Paul’s letter to the Romans has been described as ‘the gospel’:- chapters 1-4 are the gospel and the righteousness of God; chapters 5-8 are the gospel and the power of salvation; chapters 9-11 are the gospel and Israel; and finally chapters 12-16 are the gospel and the transformation of life. […]
Recently, Daniel gave an introduction to the book we are going to study over the next season – Paul’s letter to the Romans. He mentioned that although it is known for setting out much of Paul’s theology and some confronting sections on living as Christians, the central purpose is to talk about how to live […]
After preaching on Sunday, Simon left us with some questions to get us thinking how we can participate with the Holy Spirit in what He is doing. If you missed Simon’s message, it’s easy for you to catch up on what was said through the CBBC website (http://christiesbaptist.org.au); simply press the Sermons box on the […]
Last week Daniel spoke on Pentecost. He explained the significance of the event which occurred on a festival already in the Jewish Calendar. This festival was already in place to thank God for the harvest, to celebrate the provision of the law to Moses which both provided a way for humanity to have a relationship […]
This week’s Pastor’s Ponderings is a challenging message written by a Jesus Follower. Enjoy! Am I Comfortable or a Comforter? I’m a great believer in the principal that if I don’t care for my own health I’ll be no good to help others. So, I set my ‘self-preservation’ plans in place and sit back to […]
This year in CBBC, it is like we are going on a journey where the Holy Spirit is the map reader and guide. This journey started at the beginning of the year with the scripture from Psalm 51 which says, Create in me a clean heart oh God and renew a right Spirit within me. […]
At Young Adults, we had a number of prophetic images and as we prayed after the meeting, I started to see several of them converging together. There is a believer standing in a hallway looking at an open door with light shining out. Inside is the banquet that God has for us, but the believer […]