We are adopted into His family, chosen.  ..read more

strength and glory are in his sanctuary  every one, every day giving testimony of God's goodness  ..read more

Mighty God, see your people’s pain.  The walls are cracked and broken, and your people turn away. Send us a Shepherd, Lord! Send us a Son from your right hand. Our broken world still cries, “Save us in your love ..read more

Wars cease, breaks the bow, burns the chariot – be still and know. What does it mean to be still and know ..read more

The church often says ‘come’, but Jesus tells us to ‘go’. You’re healed… go. The one who showed him mercy… go. The great commission… go.  Go, and preach the good news to all creation. Gathering as church to worship God and encourage each other is good, but in our gathering, we must encourage each other to scatter – we are ALL sent, every one of us is told to go.   ..read more

What does it take for a church to function? Finance team, governance, admin, vision, pastoral visiting - every behind the scenes aspect as well as the up the front stuff that is visible. Preaching at and leading the Sunday gathering are not the only ministries – administration is a biblical ministry ..read more

Every one of us has God-given spiritual gifts as well as our talents, knowledge and skills - He has intentionally chosen and gifted you for a fulfilling adventure with him – but we are responsible for using, advancing and investing what he has given us. Stewarding our talents well is really important, and that means recognising what we have been given (rather than what is missing), rejoicing in it and putting it to work.   ..read more

Think of the great commission as Jesus speaking to those he had discipled (eating together… walking together… he taught, affirmed and corrected them before sending them out and asking how it went – he grew them) and saying to them “Now go and have the type of relationship I’ve had with you, with other people”.     ..read more

Each one of us is part of the body of Christ, and without our part, the body is lacking. Recapping barriers that exclude like a volunteer-paid divide, sacred-secular divide or a clergy-lay divide and connecting with the idea that we wouldn’t buy a pie and throw 97% of it away ..read more

How is your relationship with God? And how does that relationship encourage you to ask, seek and knock ..read more