May 2018 – Australian Church Record

Saving contact and simple confession (Mark 5:24-34)

May 30, 2018May 26, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

“Who touched me?” This question asked by Christ in Mark 5:30 indicates that someone had touched Jesus, and that Jesus expected that same someone to speak. Of course, from our reading of the passage (Mark 5:24-34) we already know what had…

Christian Living

Where to go when faith feels dry

May 27, 2018May 26, 2018 by Deb Earnshaw

What is dry faith? Is it a heart grown dusty with the grime of the world? Could it be a soul that is cool rather than warm, or weary rather than energised? Perhaps it’s revealed in eyes that have lowered from Jesus and onto self, or a mind that has…

Christian Living Ministry

A small-step antidote to dull, dry faith

May 23, 2018May 20, 2018 by Meagan Bartlett

Perseverance. I have been struck recently by how much the notion of perseverance appears in the Scriptures. Perhaps this shouldn’t surprise me, but it just isn’t one of the first things I think of when I contemplate what the Scriptures are…

The Vault

“For he shall save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21)

May 20, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

When people hear that a baby has been born, one of the first questions that they ask is, “What is the child to be called?” This is a matter of unfailing interest. It is one of the inevitable demands that having children of our own, makes upon us—to…

The Vault

God loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9)

May 16, 2018May 14, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

In 2 Corinthians 9 Paul exhorts his readers to prepare to take their share in a collection that he is making for the poor Christians at Jerusalem. Let us see what we can learn from this chapter about Christian giving. The need to prepare (vv. 1-5)…

Youth & Kids

In Defence of Duty

May 14, 2018 by Adrian Russell

We treat the idea of duty with some suspicion these days. We fear that doing things ‘out of duty’ means acting in a way that isn’t genuine and therefore is less meaningful. But is that the whole story? Duty: the dangers In the Old Testament…

Ministry

Everyone needs (to be) a parent

May 9, 2018May 7, 2018 by Jane Tooher

This Mother’s Day we interview Jane Tooher on what it means to be a spiritual parent and what this has looked like in her own life. Jane lives in Sydney with her student-aged nephews and serves on the faculty of Moore Theological College where…