Vision Sunday 2018 Back in 2010, management consultant Tim Sims and his team conducted a research project on ‘Church Growth’. They interviewed Sydney Anglican rectors, studied the NCLS data between 2001 and 2006, and studied a range of other data to come up with 4...

Last week we looked at Ruth 2, in which Boaz shows unusual kindness to the ancient equivalent of an asylum seeker. This topic has caused no small amount of controversy in recent years, due to important factors such as stopping people smugglers, stopping deaths at sea,...

Christmas can be a time of immense sadness for many people, as feelings of loneliness or family hurt can be intensified.  Yet Christmas is designed to be a time of joy, regardless of circumstances.  This is not because our attention is drawn to a cute little baby; but...

Many Christians believe that once we’re saved by grace, the rest is up to us. Yet in Matt 4:1-11, Jesus shows that the way to defeat Satan’s temptations is not by hard work (e.g. self-control); it is by resting in God’s grace (God’s gift). While it looks like Satan is...

The future is looking bright when it comes to our young people at Earlwood Anglican. If you don’t have much to do with our youth ministry I would like to share three things that are particularly encouraging me at the moment. Our youth are passionate about reading...

Last week’s sermon looked at Immanuel; God drawing near to us. This begged the question; ‘what’s stopping us from drawing near to Him?’ Surely we should want a deeper relationship with the God who gave so much to be in a deeper relationship with us. So how do we draw...