Looking forward to the Lord’s Supper

Looking forward to the Lord’s Supper

Last week’s sermon looked at the doctrine of the Lord’s Supper, in which we saw how the Lord Jesus inaugurated the Lord’s Supper as a slightly different way to recall his death.  By recalling the Lord’s death in a different way to the weekly sermon (i.e. by employing...
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper

Baptism and the Lord’s Supper

Across January we’ve been looking at some doctrinal sermons, including the doctrine of the sacraments (Baptism and the Lord’s Supper).  When we partake of the Lord’s Supper here at Earlwood Anglican, we offer it to all (i) baptised believers, who (ii) are leading a...
The most fun a human can have

The most fun a human can have

If I were to ask you ‘what is the most fun a human can have?’, how would you answer?  Chances are your answer would be subjective.  By that I mean based on different people’s interests.  One person might really like surfing, so the most fun they can have is catching...
Built to Worship

Built to Worship

What would you say is the highest goal a human can achieve?  What is the greatest thing a person can seek in life?  The philosophical answer is that which nothing beyond it can be attained or achieved.  The Bible agrees with this philosophy and specifies this highest...
Judge of all the earth

Judge of all the earth

In the opening chapter of the book of Jeremiah, the prophet is called to be ‘prophet to the nations’.  Jeremiah is the only OT prophet who spoke to ALL nations, which happens sporadically throughout the book.  Yet the prophet dedicates the last 6 chapters of his book...
The purpose of the Bible

The purpose of the Bible

One of the charges often laid against Sydney Anglicans is that we believe in ‘The Father, the Son and the Holy Bible’.  This is not only a shot at our perceived low view of the Holy Spirit, but of our perceived overinflated view of the Bible.  So are Sydney Anglicans...