Ray Bell

This week we commence an extended preaching series through Paul’s letter to the Romans. Luther described the book of Romans as “the soul’s daily bread” which could “never be read or meditated too much and too well.” As we consider Paul’s greeting in the first seven verses we will hear how the unfolding revelation of…

Bob Ricks will be preaching on Sunday 27 December. He writes, “There is a wide range of responses from those who met the baby Jesus, who had been declared to be Saviour, King and Shepherd of his people. Many waited with faith and hope for this one to come: that God would be revealed and…

On Christmas Day we will focus on the heightened expectation surrounding the birth of Jesus due to the angelic pronouncements who declared this boy-child would be the Saviour, King and Shepherd of his people. Many waited with faith and hope for this one to come: that God would be revealed and His salvation would be…

Last week we heard how, in the face of suffering, we were to arm ourselves with the same attitude that Christ had, living not for ourselves but for the will of God. This week, from 1 Peter 4:7-19, in light of Christ’s imminent return, we are urged to love and serve one another with the…

We have been reminded already this summer just how devastating a bush fire can be, and how quickly one can cause havoc. In our passage this week, just as the CFS urges us to be ‘bushfire ready’ and have our ‘action plans’ in place, Peter urges us to be prepared and ready, not for a…

This week in 1 Peter 3:1-7 we are urged to take the example of Christ’s reverent submission into our homes, and in particular, our marriages. Wives are to adorn themselves with the precious and imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. Husbands are to honour and understand their wives, recognising they are ‘co-heirs’ of…

We take a short break from 1 Peter for the next two weeks and Grant will be preaching on ‘Knowing God’. For the first of these he will speaking from John 17:1-14. He writes, “It is a remarkable thing to say that we know God. Jesus’ prayer in John 17 shows that he knew God…

Having reminded his readers of the great mercy of God, their salvation and the living hope they were born into through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, Peter goes on to instruct them how they are to live now, in the midst of their struggles. The various trials and suffering we endure in…

This week we begin a new series through Peter’s first letter, written to groups of believers dispersed throughout Asia Minor, and struggling in their trials and sufferings. For their encouragement, Peter reminds them of the great blessings and privileges they have, having being born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ…

Darian Jones will be speaking to us this weekend on the theme of glory. He writes, “What is it the world is repelled by and cannot face? What has been given to the church but cannot be defined? The answer is true glory. This true glory is the glory of God’s being, his revealed holiness,…