by Brendan McLaughlin | May 20, 2018 | Weekly News
In Matthew 5:20, Jesus declares that kingdom people will exhibit a righteousness that surpasses the professional law keepers of his day; the Pharisees and teachers of the law. We heard in last week’s sermon that this happens because Christians pursue their...
by Brendan McLaughlin | May 13, 2018 | Weekly News
On Mother’s Day we are ever mindful of those for whom today brings pain. In particular we think of children who have lost their mother’s, mothers who have lost children, or those from painful family backgrounds. Yet motherhood is a good gift of God, and it is right to...
by Brendan McLaughlin | May 5, 2018 | Weekly News
Across Term 2 we’re looking at the Sermon on the Mount, which begins with a description of the type of person one has to BE, before they can pursue what the sermon tells them to DO. The Beatitudes describe a Christian. But why is such a person ‘blessed’? To begin...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Apr 29, 2018 | Weekly News
In recent weeks we’ve been looking at how the Bible describes Christians as ‘the righteous’; those whose faith leads them to WANT to obey God’s ways. In contrast, the label it reserves for non-Christians is ‘sinner’. Why then does our preaching always point out the...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Apr 22, 2018 | Weekly News
In Psalm 18, King David says: 21For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God. 22All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees. 23I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin. Can Christians...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Apr 15, 2018 | Weekly News
The Bible splits the world into two groups; ‘the righteous’ and ‘the wicked’ (e.g. Psalm 1). While these groups were sometimes hard to differentiate, In Mal 3:18 the prophet says of Jesus’ day: And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the...
