Shane Gooch – Revesby Presbyterian Church https://revesbypc.org.au Revesby Presbyterian Church Tue, 05 Dec 2023 04:39:31 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://revesbypc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RPC-Logo-2025-Square-200x200.png Shane Gooch – Revesby Presbyterian Church https://revesbypc.org.au 32 32 Christ Jesus, the Servant King https://revesbypc.org.au/2023/06/06/christ-jesus-the-servant-king/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 03:20:09 +0000 https://revesbypc.org.au/?p=8898
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 https://revesbypc.org.au/2023/04/13/an-opportunity-for-reflection/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:41:37 +0000 https://revesbypc.org.au/?p=8894 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 https://revesbypc.org.au/2023/03/08/the-irony-of-the-rainbow-flag/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 05:16:05 +0000 https://revesbypc.org.au/?p=8883 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 https://revesbypc.org.au/2023/02/06/god-witness-to-the-end-of-the-earth/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 01:49:16 +0000 https://revesbypc.org.au/?p=8873 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 https://revesbypc.org.au/2022/12/28/changing-seasons-unchanging-god/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:36:10 +0000 https://revesbypc.org.au/?p=8858 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 …

]]>