A good shepherd is willing to do whatever it takes to cause his flock to flourish. He will do whatever it takes to defend them against their greatest enemies.
This image is drawn upon by Jesus who calls himself The Good Shepherd. He lays his life d…
To the man who spent 38 years chronically unwell, poor, and a social outsider, Jesus asked, ‘Do you want to be healed?’
It sounds like an odd question – who wouldn’t want to be healed? But rather than accepting help from Jesus immediately, the man …
Jesus meets people sometimes when they least expect it. In this encounter a woman from Samaria was minding her own business, trying to get on with life, when Jesus showed up.
He crosses divides in order for people to encounter him. And when he offe…
What is a born again Christian?
Jesus teaches that to truly know God, it is essential that a person is born again. To a highly educated religious and political leader like Nicodemus, it was astonishing to hear that religious knowledge and practice…
One of Jesus’ most famous miracles is turning water into wine. It was his first miracle and it happened at a wedding feast.
Through turning water into wine, Jesus was demonstrating a fundamental move of God’s work had arrived. The ceremonial water…
The book of Jonah ends with a cliff-hanger. The real reason for his running from God comes out and it’s not pretty.
Jonah appreciates and enjoys the mercy of God when it is directed towards him – and his people – but when God wants that mercy to ex…
The city of Nineveh responded immediately to Jonah’s preaching – the message of God’s justice and mercy.
Repentance is a word frequently used in Christian spirituality, but what does it mean, and how do we actually DO repentance?
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Jonah cries out to God from the place of deep darkness. He thought his life was over but he cried out to God with what little remained. But as Jonah discovered, God heard his cry. And God not only hears the cry for help, God acts to send rescue.
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Is it possible to experience the saving work of God in the middle of a storm? In this message we see how God shows mercy despite the best efforts of Jonah to run in the opposite direction.
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David Varney, pastor Foundation …
As we prepare for launch Sunday in our new building we are holding a special offering so we can complete our building renovation project.
In the build up to our special Gift Sunday we learn from the monumental offering at a key moment in Israel’s h…
