Articles – 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 Articles – 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 …

]]> Christ Divides https://revesbypc.org.au/2023/02/06/christ-divides/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 03:12:24 +0000 https://revesbypc.org.au/?p=8877 It is a startling and counter-intuitive thought that Christ Jesus came into the world to usher in hostility and trouble and controversy. Surely we have enough of that already. Yet He tells us clearly that we are not to think that He came to bring peace on earth, but, no, …

]]> 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 …

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