Rev's Ramblings

Sun 3 Feb

It is the time of year where AFL Clubs start to increase the training regime of their players and look at who will be available for the Round 1 games. Some players have hurt themselves in the off season and are still recovering. Others are wondering if they will ever be ready to run out for that first...

Sun 27 Jan

There are many temptations. Could be fruit – Adam in the Garden was tempted with fruit. We would normally see the enticement of fruit as tempting but if it is pleasing to the eye and sweet to taste then we may well yield to the temptation. We all face temptations and they will vary from individual to...

Sun 6 Jan

If you knew someone very important was coming to Wyndham, how would you go about advertising the important meeting. A media blitz on television. A double page spread in the local paper. May be even hire an influencer on electronic social media.What did God do when He introduced His Son to the world? A few...

Sun 30 Dec

As we read through these few verses, we cannot help but notice how many of these prophecies Jesus is fulfilling. On three occasions Jesus is said to have fulfilled prophecy. What is the likelihood of that happening? I will leave that for the mathematicians to figure out.Even so, how many fulfilled...

Sun 23 Dec

Jesus has begun His ministry. He has gone around Galilee and areas of darkness proclaiming that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. Many would be familiar with such proclamations. The kingdom of the Egyptians is near. The kingdom of the Babylonians is near and about to over run us. The kingdom of the Persians...

Sun 16 Dec

When you are pulled over for a random breath test by the police one of the first things they ask you for is your license to verify who you are. When you go into a bank to open a new account one of the things they ask you for are documents to verify who you are. When you go to board an international flight...

Sun 9 Dec

The letter to Philemon might be small but it packs a punch when it comes to doing what is actually asked. Jesus said to His followers at one point that they will know you are my disciples by the love you have for one another.Although we would agree with Jesus’ words, and given the right circumstances, we...

Sun 2 Dec

There is a word that is repeatedly used by Paul when he writes to Titus. It is the word “good”. It is used at least six times. Paul concludes the letter by reminding the Christians that they are to devote themselves to doing good. But what would such good works or deeds look like?We might consider good...

Sun 25 Nov

Think back to a time before you were a Christian. Now for some that might be challenging because you were raised in a Christian family. For others you were not raised in a Christian family. How did you know what a Christian should do or be?Paul is writing to Titus who is pastoring several churches on Crete...

Sun 18 Nov

There are three letters written by Paul commonly called the Pastoral Letters. They are called pastoral because they are written to pastors – Timothy and Titus. The letters provide teaching on how the church functions and operates. Over the next three Sundays we will study the letter Paul writes to Titus....