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Pride will destroy you, your ministry, and people around you

September 7, 2023September 6, 2023 by Murray Campbell

You may be familiar with this famous saying, ‘Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall’. It comes from the Bible, Proverbs 16:18. We have mixed feelings about pride in Australia. On the one hand, we like to run over any tall…

Christian Living

Hezekiah, the early church, and learning how to live in the State of Victoria

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 by Murray Campbell

The story surrounding the new and now former Essendon football club CEO, Andrew Thorburn, has entered the fourth day. The saga continues to dominate the news with a collation of new articles and opinion pieces in the newspapers and with interviews…

Christian Living

A Day of Reckoning: Victorian Government pushes to ban Christian practices with threat of 10 years in prison

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 by Murray Campbell

The day has come in Victoria where Christians and Churches need to decide whether to obey God or the Government. Such a decision should never be forced onto believers but the current Victorian Government insists that it must be so. There are times…

Evangelism

Avoiding the St Edward Hospital Syndrome

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 by Murray Campbell

I was preaching through 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 earlier this year at Mentone Baptist. It is a word of exhortation given by Paul to the church in Corinth. The imagery doesn’t only denote the big picture purpose of Paul’s ministry, but it also denotes…