This week Bee continued our series, Who do you say I am?, reading from Mark 14:53-65. “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Mark 14:62
This week Beth continued our series through Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?'. Reading from Mark 11:27-33, Beth leaves us with the following questions to reflect upon this week; Do you think you have a healthy fear of God? Do you struggle with people pleasing? How can you keep perspective in the face of that? Do you struggle with valuing your image, status, influence too highly? How can you keep healthy perspective?
This week Jaimee continued our series through Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?', reading from Mark 10-11.
This week Llewelyn continued our series through Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?', reading from Mark 9:1-13. He leaves us with the following questions to reflect upon this week; What does this passage reveal about the identity of Jesus? Who do you say that He is? What have you done in the past and how have you felt when you have come across bizarre passages in scripture (like the transfiguration)? What might you do now when reading these passages? What does it look like for you to allow the Wo...
This week John continued our series through Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?' For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45
This week Alisha continued our series through the Gospel of Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?' Reading from Mark 4:35-41 and 6:45-52, these two stories give insight into the journey the disciples go on as they wrestle with the question, Who do you say I am? Alisha leaves us with the following questions to reflect on from the message; Are you living like Jesus is the Author of Creation, or do you let the storms of life (the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a financial crisis, or s...
This week Llewelyn continued our series into the Gospel of Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?' Beginning with a dramatic reading of The Parable of the Sower, we explore the first 4 chapters of Mark. Llewelyn leaves us with the following questions to reflect on from his message; What does Mark reveal about the nature and identity of Jesus in this passage? How will you respond to Jesus’ Challenge in the parable of the sower? Do you want to know more? How can you avoid being one of the first 3 soil...
This week Beth launched our new series into the gospel of Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?' “The beginning of the good news about Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of God.” This is the only time in the whole Gospel that Mark will tell you what he thinks is the answer to our question. He then proceeds to show a story connecting this story with its ancient Jewish past. Beth leaves us with the following questions to reflect on: What is your answer to this question? What does that mean for your life? Do...
This month we are re-visiting some of our church values. This week Brayden brought us a message on Transformation by the Spirit.
This month we are re-visiting some of our church values which were first presented in 2022. This week Bee brought us a message on Restoration from the book of Ruth.
This month we are re-visiting some of our church values which were first presented in 2022. This week Andries brought us a message on Empowerment.
On this Christmas Day, Llewelyn brings us a message on Jesus as the Good News.
On the eve of Christmas, Beth brings us a message on Joy.
This week John continued our Advent series looking at the theme of Love.
This week we were blessed by a service led by our kids. Beth continued our Advent series, focusing on Good News for Change.
This week Beth brought us the final message in our 'New Human Practices' series, titled Walk Together. Shared life is part of what it means to be the people of God. How do we foster and grow concern and love for each other on a personal level? Beth left us with the following questions to reflect upon this week; Are you walking with those around you? Is your walk craving companionship, safety and shared story?
This week Llewelyn brought us the next message in our 'New Human Practices' series, titled Eat Together. This series follows on from our series in Ephesians, and focuses on how we practice the principles and values of Paul's letter on a corporate level. Shared life is part of what it means to be the people of God. How do we foster and grow concern and love for each other on a personal level? During the message Llewelyn had us discuss the following questions: What experiences have shaped the way ...
This week Beth continued our 'New Human Practices' series with a message titled 'Pray Together'. Corporate prayer is a practice that is often instructed to the church by the early apostles. Individual prayer is good, but praying together strengthens relationships, spiritual presence, communication, and unity.
This week we launched into our new series 'New Human Practices'. This series follows on from our series in Ephesians, and will focus on how we practice the principles and values of Paul's letter on a corporate level. Llewelyn brought us a message called 'Meet Together'. The physical gathering of God’s people is central to growing in unity and maturity. The gathered worship should be a joy. Aspects of life can threaten the practice of meeting together. How do we overcome these challenges so that ...
This week Beth brought us the final message in our 'New Humanity' series, reading from Ephesians 6:10-20. She has left us with the following questions to reflect upon this week: Do you find strength and power in God? What places in life are you tempted to try and search for strength and power other than God? Are you guilty of demonising a fellow sister or brother-in christ? Is this something you need to repent of? Have you ever prayed the armour of God over that person? Which item of the armour ...
This week we were joined by Rebecca Tamas from Tabor College. Bec continued our 'New Humanity' series with a message from Ephesians 6:1-9. Bec has left us with the following questions to reflect on this week: Does your household or your workplace require a new mindset regarding relationships? What is in your power to change? How is your heart determining your responses to family/work situations? Is there anyone that you need to forgive? Is there anyone that you need to stop provoking? How would ...
This week Beth & Llewelyn teamed up to bring us the next message in our series, reading from Ephesians 5:21-33. They have left us with the following questions to reflect on during the week: How have you understood this passage in the past? Has that changed, been challenged or been reinforced by the perspective brought today? Reflect on your own marriage or key relationships where do you hold power in those relationships? Reflect on a time when you felt disempowered? What would it have meant ...
This week Andries continued our 'New Humanity' series, reading from Ephesians 5:2-20.
This week we were joined by Leor Sarkar from Bangladesh Baptist Church Fellowship (BBCF), and Steve Woods from Baptist World Aid. They shared with us about BBCF's ministry in Bangladesh, and how we can partner with Baptist World Aid through their child sponsorship program.
This week John Rutherford continued our series, reading from Ephesians 4:17-5:2. He gave us the following questions to reflect upon this week: Imitating God sounds like an impossible task (see also Matthew 5:48). In what ways am I expected to imitate God? Do I try to ‘run’ for God and give up after a while out of tiredness or exhaustion? Is my walk such that I am in it for the long haul? Why should I bother walking at all? In my daily walking, do I see myself expressing the love of God demonstra...
This week Beth continued our series, reading from Ephesians 4:1-16. She left us with the following questions to reflect upon this week: When you hear the gospel truth, that God loves you and has adopted you; where do you land on the spectrum of “So, what?” to “So, plenty!” how much impact is that truth having in your life and in our church? Are we as APBC making every effort to keep our unity in the bond of peace? Reflect on a time where you have spoken the truth in love, or someone has spoken i...
This week Llewelyn concluded the first part of our New Humanity series, reading from Ephesians 3:14-21. Leading us through a time of reflection and prayer as we explored Paul's prayer for the church.
This week Beth continued our 'New Humanity' series with a message from Ephesians 3:1-13. Paul proudly owns his identity as a prisoner for the benefit of the Gentiles. Being a prisoner is surly a bad thing...so why is this suffering a point of pride for Paul? The answer is in his perspective. What can we learn from the attitude Paul models in this passage as we seek to be servants of the gospel? Beth has left us with the following questions to reflect upon during the week; Can you see God at work...
This week Llewelyn continued our 'New Humanity' series, reading from Ephesians 2:19-22. The New Temple is the climactic moment in the first half of Paul's letter. Llewelyn explores what this monument of victory and unity actually looks like and what it means for us as a church. He challenges us to think about how we welcome people and how we become a church that is built up and grows together in Christ. Are we a community where God is at home in our midst? ..in him the whole structure is joined ...
This week we were joined by Chris Good from Casuarina Baptist Church. Continuing our series in Ephesians, Chris brought us a message from Ephesians 2:11-18. She explores what it can feel like to be excluded, and what it means to be truly included. Through God's grace and mercy, and the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus' death on the cross we can be free of the barriers that once excluded us. …His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to re...
