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There is a famous episode of Judge Judy that involves a poodle. Now if you don’t know who Judge Judy is she is a former family court judge who became very famous in America and around the world for having …

John 8:12-32 The fundamental nature of light Light is something that we cannot do without. It’s fundamental to life. Without the light of the sun, we won’t have life here on earth. You and I wouldn’t be here without it. …

Trusting in God’s timing is not always easy, but it is always best. The Bible and especially the Old Testament show us time and time again that God is faithful to his word always, and that his timing is perfect. …

John 6:1-40 Hungry (1-9) What are you like when you get hungry? When I’m hungry, I become restless and I find it hard to concentrate on what I’m supposed to be doing. I’m thinking about the next meal. I start …

John 5 The place of work What is the place that work has in your life? A means to an end Perhaps for you your work is something that is a means to an end. You get paid to what …

Having the correct knowledge is crucial. In fact, often having the correct knowledge and implementing it, is sometimes the difference between life and death. Now something that I reckon pretty much everyone in this room is well aware of is …

Jonah 4 Who are you like? Who do you take after? Who is it that you are like? Are you like one of your parents? We can physically resemble our parents Of course, we often inherit physical features from our …

Have you already decided that someone in your life will never change? Sometimes it’s not such a serious matter. Maybe you know someone who’s almost always late to events and meetings.  Maybe you know someone who takes things a bit …

Good morning church, today we are carrying on with our look through the book of Jonah and to help us think about Jonah and where I want us to start is thinking about the way children act when they do …

1. Introduction In world war 2 there was one action that meant almost certain jail time and in some cases death by execution. It didn’t matter whether you were in the US Army, the Soviet Army, the Germany Army or …

1. Easily Deceived At times people are so easily deceived. 1.1 We can easily be deceived by others According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, last financial year, an estimated 596,000 people fell victim to scams. According to the Sydney …

Galatians 5:16-26 Keeping in step Growing up in Australia in the 1970’s one of the rituals that we went through when I was in primary school was to line up before school began. The bell would ring and we would …

I have been looking over the past week at a bit of American history around slavery. Specifically those who had gained their freedom and how they held on to it. One example that has stuck with me is the story …

Galatians 4:8-5:1 No Brainers There are some choices that ought to be “no brainers”. A “no-brainer” is a decision or a choice that you are given where one option is so obviously that much better than the other that you …

1. Our Identity Where do you find your identity? How do you see yourself? Some find it in what they do Many seek to establish their identity in what they do in life. It’s the things that we do or …