SCPC Podcast: Now For Some Questions Jesus Asked Talk 5…About Faith

Steve Cree spoke to us from Luke 8:22-39. When we understand just who we’re placing our trust in when we trust in Jesus, we will have the ability to endure all the trials life throws up at us
Bible Readings:  Luke  8:22-39
Outline:
1. listening to Jesus    8:16-21
2. through all life’s storms  8:22-25
3. through the greatest storm 8:26-39
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Love My Church II

I wonder if you remember the Love My Church series from a couple of years back? We looked at what the Bible has to say about the radical nature of church and the gospel call to love one another with the love that God has shown us in Jesus. I wonder if this gospel love [...]

Every opportunity

Did you read Monday’s Northern Star, with a page 3 article about some ‘research’ that has been conducted into School Scripture?! I was encouraged to see David R had commented on their website. Here’s a letter I sent to the Editor:
I was appalled to read the Northern Star article Scripture Messages: ‘a bit hot’ (NS [...]

Why is Following Christ Tough?

Want to know the answer? Then get ya self along to the park ave building tomorrow night at 7:30pm (Thursday the 27th August).
John Woodhouse (the principal of Moore Theological College) is gunna be talking to us briefly about Moore Theological College and then he’s gunna give us a good dose of Biblical theology (how the [...]

SCPC Podcast: Now For Some Questions Jesus Asked Talk 4…About Action

Pete Thompson spoke to us from Luke 6:46 – 7:10. If Jesus really is our Lord then we will do what he says, whatever the cost.
Bible Readings:  Luke  6:46-7:10
Outline:
intro: risky business
1. the parable in words
2. the parable in action
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Dry and crusty

For lots of different reasons (mainly because we live in a fallen world) I feel quite flat at the moment.
Even though Sunday was a sad day, I really liked the words of one of the songs that we sang (not that I didn’t like the other songs). The song was ‘love came down’ and I [...]

SCPC Podcast: Now For Some Questions Jesus Asked Talk 3…About Love

Steve Cree spoke to us from Luke 6:27-42. Jesus calls for a higher standard of love than we might settle for: love your enemies. Ultimately he demonstrated this standard through dying for his enemies—us—on the cross.
Bible Readings:  Luke  6:27-42
Outline:
1. right attitude to OTHERS
2. right attitude to SELF
3. right attitude to JESUS
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The Bible & Kids

We had one of those priceless family moments last Saturday – the sort of moment you wish you could just bottle and re-produce time and time again.
Suz & I were keen to spend some time alone with God (code-named “Q” (for quiet time) in our house) but struggling to work out how to fit it [...]

SCPC Podcast: Now For Some Questions Jesus Asked Talk 2…About Forgiveness

Steve Cree spoke to us from Luke 5:1-26. Jesus demonstrated his authority over sickness and all creation but his ultimate authority was over sin… and his ultimate mission was to die on a cross to bring forgiveness of sins.
Bible Readings:  Luke  5:1-26
Outline:
1. free               5:1-11
2. clean            5:12-16
3. forgiven      5:17-26
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MYC 09!

Last weekend, 55 University of New England students, 16 Southern Cross Uni students, and 8 staff invaded the Coffs coast for mid year conference (myc09). You may have heard about myc – it was a weekend where students would hear from God’s word, get together for seminars and have some fun. The weekend didn’t disappoint!
Over [...]