Rev's Ramblings

Sun 26 Aug

God has given us a place to live. You can call it planet earth. But if you were the creator would you allow man to take residence. Genesis One tells that man rebelled against their Creator in the Garden. When God planted a vineyard in Isaiah’s time He placed His people in it.God expected His people to...

Sun 12 Aug

If you were given one dollar, what would you do with it? May be buy a cholate bar on special. If we each combined our coins what would we get? Some might say Coins For Mission. Individual coins by themselves are not worth much, but combined can bring tremendous benefit to missionaries in need.What would...

Sun 5 Aug

We often hear stories of Good Samaritan performing acts of kindness to people in need. It could be an off duty nurse coming to the aid of someone who has collapsed on the footpath due to a sudden heart attack. Or an individual rushes into a burning building to save a life. Perhaps you have a story of...

Sun 29 Jul

The only time many think about eternal life and eternity is when a death occurs of someone close to us or we attend a funeral. And even though you can say at the funeral that without Christ men and women are on their way to hell, people still do not listen and get it. Indeed, without Christ we are on our...

Sun 22 Jul

In our passage this morning Jacob’s uncle Laban tricks him into marrying his two daughters, Rachel and Leah. Laban did wrong – he sinned – when he did this, and Jacob also did wrong – sinned – when he agreed to marrying more than one woman.Looking at this story, the first thing to remember that God is in...

Sun 1 Jul

Our multicultural society holds many views of what happens at death. There is nothing after death, let’s eat, drink and be merry. Or we are reincarnated. Or many have no idea. They have not thought through what will happen to them once they enter eternity through death’s door. Then there is the Christian...

Sun 24 Jun

Throughout history there have been many suggestions put forward as to how one is right in God’s eyes. There were those who said you needed a certain knowledge. Others suggested you commit to doing certain actions. The followers of the Way indicated that it was belief and confession of Jesus as Lord and...

Sun 17 Jun

They say persistence pays off. If you want to get fit then persisting with exercise is needed. If you want to get your computer working then you persist with it. If you have a tree root in the garden then persisting with the shovel may see you get it out. What have you persisted with?When we read the...

Sun 10 Jun

The parable of the shrewd manager is a perplexing story. It is a story which raises puzzling questions. Is Jesus commending dishonesty in the manager? Is Jesus advocating that one can buy their way into heaven? It is a strange parable.However, it raises an issue of priority. What are we prepared to do to...

Sun 3 Jun

We all have lost stories we can share with others. Whether it be lost keys, lost book, lost superannuation. We also have stories of lost children, they may have been physically lost, but there is also the heartache of losing a child spiritually.The parable of the lost son focuses on a son who walks away...