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…

“Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So, she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb…

What is the most dangerous activity you have ever done? Ever been sky-diving? Bungee jumping? What about wing-suit flying?! That’s a sport where a human being tries to imitate a flying squirrel…after jumping off of a 6,000m cliff! Of course, all of the above are seriously frowned upon by life insurance companies but I haven’t yet named the most dangerous activity of…

When I was little, my two brothers and I came up with a game called Keep Up The Balloon. The basic idea was to keep an inflated balloon from hitting the playroom floor by tapping it up into the air. The rules were simple. No holding onto the balloon and no more than 2 taps in a row by 1 person. To…

Raise your hand if you like wind sprints. Raise your hand if you like military drills and marching in formation. Raise your hand if you enjoy being told you’re lost and confused. Anyone still raising their hand? If not, none of you are ready to read the book of Proverbs. The book of Proverbs teaches us how to live wisely in this…