Christ Jesus, the Servant King


On Saturday, 6th May 2023, at Westminster Abbey, the world watched on not only as a man was crowned, but as Jesus Christ was declared repeatedly to be “King of kings and Lord of lords”.

This is a glorious title that the Father has bestowed upon the Son, and we …

An Opportunity for Reflection

In early 2016 our family first made the move into the Revesby district as I began study at Christ College. By God’s grace we were able to find a home large enough for our (then) four children, but it certainly came with its quirks. One such eccentricity was what we …

The Irony of the Rainbow Flag

In 2020 there was widespread outrage in the UK when the rainbow flag was adopted as a sign of unity and support for the National Health Service in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic. The concern stemmed from a belief that this symbol somehow “belonged” to the LGBT “community”.

Even …

God’s witness to the end of the Earth

On Sunday 3rd February 1788, just one week after the First Fleet anchored in Sydney Cove, Rev. Richard Johnson stood in the open air, under a large tree, to proclaim God’s word from Psalm 116.12:

“What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?”

This was …

Changing Seasons, Unchanging God

In Ecclesiastes 3 Solomon writes, “For everything there is a season”. This is one of those phrases that we most likely associate with a funeral or memorial service, yet Solomon’s words have far greater depth and reach to them. At their heart the wise king writes of the inevitability of …

Paul Amongst the Philosophers (Acts 17:16-21)

 

  1. We should see the world through God’s eyes.
    • Pliny claimed there were 73,300 statues in Rhodes with ‘no fewer’ in Athens. Xenophon called it ‘one great altar, one great sacrifice’ and The Satyricon, ‘there are so many gods that it is easier to meet one than it is

The Living Church (Acts 2:42-47)

 

‘Are you a Bible-living church?’

  1. The Church lives for worship.
    • The church is continually devoted to the ordinary means of grace. Westminster Shorter Catechism question 88: Q. What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption? A. The outward and ordinary means

What Does it Mean? (Acts 2:1-13)

 

Pentecost: ‘The time when the sickle was to be put to the harvest and the fruits to be gathered.’ – John Chrysostom. ‘Fifty days are reckoned from the celebration of the Passover… to the day on which Moses received the law on tablets written by the finger of God.’ …