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Why Ray Williams Is Still My Hero

We wouldn’t be able to do any of the stuff we do with kids if it wasn’t for the support we get from local business people in our community. This is not a shameless plug for our sponsors, just recognition … Continue reading

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The Wolf and the Lamb Will Lie Down – a reflection on Isaiah 11:1-9

G.K. Chesterton said that when he was little he was told that the world was a magic place, filled with extraordinary creatures and strange things going on everywhere. When he got older and went to school he was taught that … Continue reading

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John the Baptist meets Eminem (Mark 1:1-8)

This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See! I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way. He is a voice … Continue reading

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My Dad

Bruce Leslie Smith 1932-2001Who was he – my dad? He was my dad, but he belonged to many people beyond myself, and to God most of all. What was he – my dad? A teacher, a preacher, a poet – … Continue reading

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The Gospel Was Never My Idea! (a Sermon on Galatians 1:11-24)

A good number of us from this church recently went down to Canberra to participate in a rally on behalf of our local Islamic Sheikh – to prevent the Government deporting him without a trial! And it was both a wonderful … Continue reading

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Being All Things To All Men (a Sermon on 1 Corinthians 9:16-23)

“To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. … Continue reading

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Rugby, Reality & Religious Rivalry (Mark 9:31-34)

Yesterday was a great day for this community. Yes, I’m talking about the Newtown-St George Rugby game at Telstra Stadium, where our team, trailing by 2 points with only five minutes to go, ran in two tries to win by … Continue reading

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He is Risen Indeed! (John 20:1-18)

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 … Continue reading

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