M7 Confessing Great Things 2018 DEC 16
In our hearts every truly “born again” believer carries the mystery of Christ and it is super-natural work of the Spirit to place the testimony of Jesus on our lips.
M6 The Glory of Angels 13 DEC 2018
ANGELS AND THE PLAN OF GOD The creation and election of the angelic host is contained in God’s eternal choice of his Son to be Saviour.
Church under water Drowning 10 DEC 2018
BACKGROUND A few weeks ago, in our early morning Perth Prayer session several of us simultaneously sensed that the Lord was calling his people to go deeper in him. Even as it’s good to see a grid of prayer is… Continue Reading
Beautified by the Word
Gen 1: 1-31 ESV | Ps 19:1-11 ESV | Heb 1:1-4 ESV | John 1:1-18 ESV INTRODUCTION Since I believe Dale’s claim in last Sunday’s message that much of the Church, including St Mark’s, is under judgement, is true, I want… Continue Reading
Authority to Disciple 06 DEC 2018
The key to the revelation of Jesus as Son of God through our lives (Acts 9:20, 25 ESV) is submission to the call of God, whatever the cost.
Word for word
When in the power of the Spirit the children of God use scripture, they are not like parrots or superstitious people (Matt 6:7 ESV) but are operating in oneness with the Word moving all creation to its appointed goal.
M4: Stephen and the Final Judgement 19 NOV 2018
The glory of having been set free from fearing the judgements of authorities in this world through certainty about the verdict of the Last Judgement. This revelation is powerful beyond words.
Spirit Life
Christians stop growing into Christ-likeness when they resist the working of the Spirit.
M3: Glorious Unity 05 NOV 2018
Glory makes the invisible God visible. Jesus is no longer alone in the glory of his Father (cf. Heb 2:10 ESV) because his death has released his glorified life into the world.
ETHICS: Sharper and Harder (The warfare against heteronormativity – male and female) Tue 30 Oct
The warfare against heteronormativity – male and female – is an unprecedented rebellion against God and His Creation. There is NO spectrum. Loving our neighbour and our neighbour’s children means also warning against encroaching evil.
