A Tale of Three Churches

First up, i need to give you 2 warnings:
1) This is a long blog. But it’s long because what I’m dealing with is no light matter. I’m writing about matters of eternal hope, for thousands upon thousands of people in Australia.
2) I’m going to say some fairly brutal things about Hillsong Church towards the end. [...]

SCPC Podcast: In Christ Series Talk 1, Blessed in Christ

Ryan Dehnert spoke to us from Ephesians 1:1-14.  Because God has already given us the greatest blessing in Christ – being restored to him through a new identity as his sons – we should live in thankfulness and praise to him
Key Verse
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has [...]

The Most Important Chapter in the Bible?

At the end of last term we were looking together at Luke 24. In my small group I suggested that this could very well be the most important chapter in the Bible – a controversial statement no doubt but I wonder if you might be able to guess what I meant? I’d also like to hear anyone [...]

SCPC Podcast: Health, Wealth and Stealth Gospel Series Talk 3, the Stealth Gospel

Pete Thompson spoke to us from Romans 3:9-20.  STEALTH gospels are in fact SELF gospels; subtle distortions of the true gospel of Jesus Christ that encourage us to put ourselves at the centre of the universe.
Key Verse
“As it is written:
“There is no one righteous, not even one;
there is no one who understands,
no one who seeks [...]

Women’s Retreat 2009!

Last year, the women’s retreat tried something different and held the “retreat” at Park Avenue. It was a great weekend hearing from women in our church about how God’s grace has transformed their lives and how they are serving in their workplaces, their homes and in the university. We also watched two talks by Claire [...]

SCPC Podcast: Health, Wealth and Stealth Gospel Series Talk 2, the Wealth Gospel

Simon Allery spoke to us from 1 Timothy 6:3-10.  The wealth gospel is a false gospel, driven by our greed. If we focus on wealth we will be lured away from true riches – eternal life through Jesus Christ.
Key Verse
“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we [...]

SCPC Podcast: Health, Wealth and Stealth Gospel Series Talk 1, the Health Gospel

Pete Yock spoke to us from Psalm 103 . God doesn’t promise physical health in this life, but he does promise spiritual health, which is sufficient for this life and leads to eternal health – both spiritually and physically.
Bible Readings:  Psalm 103
Outline:
1. what he doesn’t promise
2. what he does promise
3. sufficient
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