In this bible talk from Philippians 3 by Ryan Dehnert, we learn about Christian confidence. Because the prize at the end of the Christian life is knowing Jesus and becoming perfect through faith in him, we need to forget about living in confidence in ourselves, and persevere in faith in Jesus till the end.
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Brothers, [...]

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In this bible talk from Luke 10 by Steve Cree, we are challenged to consider Christmas from Jesus’ point of view. People who are born on December 25 often find their birthday overshadowed by Christmas celebrations - maybe it’s the same for Jesus! And even when Jesus is remembered at Christmas, a lot of [...]

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Hi all
Just a brief message to wish our SCPC church family a Christ-centred celebration at Christmas time, including our extended family out there on the web. It’s good at this time to reflect on God’s kindness to us in 2007, a huge year in the life of our church. It’s good also to anticipate what [...]

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In this bible talk from John 11 by Matt Simpson, we learn about Christian hope. The story of Lazarus shows the tragedy of death but also the hope found in Jesus - life beyond the grave.
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Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even [...]

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At Christmas as much as ever, we need to be ready to take every opportunity both to promote and defend the gospel of Jesus. Here’s an example sent by a ministry mate of mine, Scott Donellan, minister at Port Macquarie Presbyterian Church, that I thought was well worth sharing. Feel free to post a comment [...]

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In this bible talk from Romans 16 by Steve Cree, we catch a glimpse of what happens when we are truly TRANSFORMED by God’s mercy to us in Jesus. Beyond the transformation that comes to each of our individual lives, we are transformed into a team, working with a united in purpose through our connection [...]

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In this bible talk from Romans 15 14-33 by Steve Cree, we continue to dig deeper into the TRANSFORMATION God’s mercy in Jesus brings to our lives. As God’s mercy transforms our lives, we will turn from selfish ambition to gospel ambition - ambition for the honor of Jesus.
Key Verse
It has always been my ambition [...]

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This blog became live on the 18th of September 2007. Today sees a milestone for the site and an apt time to share some of the statistics with the readers. Some of these stats you might find surprising.
Today the total “page views” crossed the 10,000 mark and now sits at 10842 (it has risen by [...]

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Hi all
good to see some fervent discussion on an important topic! I thought that I’d weigh in again just to respond to a few of the questions and thoughts that have been sent my way since I originally raised the issue.
First, I want to apologise for the title of my last post: “The Golden Compass: [...]

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I’m encouraged how many people were challenged last Sunday about seizing the opportunity we have to teach the gospel in our public schools. Especially when the need is so great. It’s something I’ll be throwing into the discussion at Leadership Team tonight as potentially a key part of our SCPC ministry strategy for the next [...]

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