Send us Fan Mail Sunday 21 June 2026 There is no doubt that everyone lives with varying fears. Jesus makes it very clear to his sent followers that fear will always be, even though they know him and have his promises for life beyond all fears. Just because we are Christians, does not mean that we don’t have to deal with all kinds of threats, conflicts, splits, and danger to body, mind and spirit. It can sound a bit depressing. ‘Taking up this cross’ of faith in this kind of fear and suffering...

Send us Fan Mail Sunday 14 June 2026 We call ourselves ‘sent ones’ because that is what we are named in Matthew’s gospel today. Being named ‘sent ones’ raises that topic of ‘evangelism’ or ‘mission’. If there are two words that seem to create maximum guilt and/or fear in a church-person's heart, they are them! But, today will be encouraging. We are sent for sure, but with no need of guilt and no fear of results. For the first and only time in his telling of what he witnessed around Jesus, he ...

Send us Fan Mail Sunday 7 June 2026 We enter into the long time of learning the Way of Jesus in this time after Pentecost. First cab off the rank today is that moment when Matthew is called to follow Jesus. It must have been quite a surprise to Matthew, and to the two groups of people witnessing all this. There would have been people who never thought the mercy of God would get close to someone like this ostracised disliked man, Matthew. He was definitely a sinner with big sins for all to see...

Send us Fan Mail Sunday 31 May 2026 “To Whom Will You Compare Me? Who Is My Equal?” That’s the question God asked his people in Isaiah 46. He had cared for them before they were born and had promised to care for them “until your hair is white with age”. And the people had seen God’s power at work countless times in their history. They survived in the land of heathen people only because the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, loved and cared for them, no matter how many times they rebel...

Send us Fan Mail 24 May 2026 It is Pentecost Sunday. We remember that first astonishing coming of the Spirit that set in motion a vast global and timeless new creation community, of which we are a part. This is the victorious King Jesus now ascended to his throne of grace sharing the spoils of his victory. Praise the Lord! It is not always easy to rejoice in other people’s giftedness. The temptation is to get ahead by being super-competitive, or opt out and miss out on or feel inferior even t...

Send us Fan Mail We draw to the close of these 50 days of Easter as we witness that rather changing moment of Jesus’ ascension. It is hard for us to know what to do with this account Luke gives us – not just once but twice. We don’t treat it anything like Christmas or Easter. And yet, it must be pretty important for it to end Luke’s account of Jesus and begin Luke’s account of how the church began in his Book of Acts. I wonder if we downplay this part of Jesus’ mission because we struggle to ...

Send us Fan Mail Sunday 10 May 2026 As this 50 days of Easter celebration winds to its conclusion, it might be easy to think that the best part of the church year and our life together is over and things will become a bit ‘ho-hum’. How would it have been for those close to Jesus when he started talking very directly and pointedly about his imminent departure via suffering, cross and death! Surely a bit more serious than just worrying about things becoming ‘ho-hum! How on earth would they cope...

Send us Fan Mail Sunday 03 May 2026 Stop Running - Coming to God, not running away. There is so much that we don’t understand about our relationship with God. For example, I will never fully comprehend the extent of God’s grace. And I’m sure it’s the same with you. We know the Bible tells us that Jesus has paid the full price for our sin (rebellion). We know that since we believe in Jesus as our Saviour we are now in a new relationship with God. In fact we are new creations! But we’re still s...

Send us Fan Mail Sunday 26 April 2026 Jesus said he was the Good Shepherd before he was raised. He remains the same now that he is raised. It is Good Shepherd Sunday. The Shepherd said he would lead his sheep into green pastures and living springs of water in this new creation. Today we catch a glimpse of what that green pasture and living water created in the hearts and minds of those gathered on that first Pentecost day when the church was born. We catch a glimpse of a wonderful community o...

Send us Fan Mail 19 April 2026 - Harvest Thanksgiving Returning to Jesus and worshipping him is what that one out of ten healed people do the day that Jesus healed them all. We hear of that account today – the healing of the ten lepers. It is Thanksgiving Sunday. Our lovely display of gifts to be given to others in need shows this. Jesus healed a lot of people. Many things were said as he did those healing gifts. Today he uses this wonderful gift of healing. He gifts a return to a full life l...