This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. John 15:12 In John 15:12 Jesus tells us to “love one another”. Now, that sounds simple but our culture and our own sinful hearts twist that simple command out of shape. We rotate “love one another” into “love yourself”. “Love one another” often becomes “find someone who makes me emotionally excited”. Or “love one another” transforms into “find someone who will…
the reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil 1 John 3:8 Let’s talk about an awkward subject. Let’s talk about Satan. Many people think the devil is funny. He’s not actually real just an imaginary being with horns and a pointy tail. But the bible teaches differently. The bible shows him to be an evil,…
If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations Galatians 2:20 One of the greatest verses in the whole bible is Galatians 2:20. In the second half of the verse, the Apostle Paul writes, “the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me”. Nowadays, many people claim to be Christians. In fact, some nations…
Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. Colossians 1:28 Many cultures have a coming of age ceremony. A rite of passage whereby a child becomes a mature adult. Did you know that each Christian must grow from spiritual childhood into spiritual maturity? The Apostle Paul tells us in Colossians 1:28 that he desires to present “everyone mature in Christ”. How does one accomplish maturity? Is there an initiation…
I want to preach a message of hate to you today. It’s often been said that Christians believe in a message of love but did you know that the first time the promise of salvation in Jesus is mentioned in the bible it’s a gospel of hate? That’s right. And, even more interesting, the One who spoke that message was the Lord!…
While getting on or off the Perth train system some of you may have noticed the posting of 10 commandments beside the train doors. It may strike you as a bit odd, or perhaps very odd, that the public transit system would allow something so blatantly biblical to be so openly in view. However, let me hasten to reassure you that the…
Can you picture a sunset at Cottlesloe Beach? Have you ever sat still and watched the sun drop behind the horizon seemingly swallowed up by the ocean? It’s an awe-inspiring sight! But of course, we know that our eyes are playing a trick on us. The sun doesn’t actually rise in the east and set in the west. We know that a…
I wonder how many of you get up on Sunday morning and ask yourself, “What am I going to wear to church?” Some of you may attend churches where the dress code is very relaxed. Some of you may attend very formal churches where anything less than business attire would be out of place. But did you know that the Bible actually…
Here’s a quick bible trivia quiz. What was the name of Queen Esther’s husband? Give up? It was Ahasuerus. Or as he called himself, “The Chief of Rulers”. Esther chapter 1 tells us this mighty king had absolute sovereign control from India to Ethiopia. Wouldn’t it be nice to be him! What do you think he spent his money on? Well, the…
By Pastor Allen Beardmore There is a lot of talk these days about “answers to prayer”. Do you know anything about having your prayers answered? What does that even mean? If you’re stuck in traffic and you ask God to get you to work on time and suddenly your car is waved through the construction zone does that mean God answered your…