How I came to know Jesus – Jane Tooher

1. How would you describe your life before you knew Jesus?  I cannot remember a time when I did not believe in God. I grew up going to church every week; I thought it was important, and I loved going. But despite all this, I had no assurance of…

Have we domesticated service?

A few times every year in our church we have ‘welcome suppers’ for people who are new to our church. During those times we talk about the things that define us and invite people to come on board. On each occasion we open up various passages of Scripture…

The danger of FOMO

One of the temptations that I think we as Christians face, more than we would like to admit, is the chasing after the things of this world for a fear of missing out. We ponder whether the denying ourselves of worldly pleasures might just be a foolish…

A robust view of sin

Having a robust view of sin helps us It was a Monday morning – time for training with the ministry apprentices. We were encouraged to bring ministry-based questions to the table; we’d pick one from the pot, and then the staff member leading us would…

How I came to know Jesus – Lionel Windsor

I grew up in the rural-urban fringe of Sydney, in an atheist family. But I had the great privilege to hear about God through SRE Scripture teachers. These wonderful people from local churches came into our primary school each week to teach us from…