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What will your thoughts and feeling be if when you are about to die you are given an opportunity to look back over your life; as well as to look onward to what might have been but now won’t be – the things left unsaid, undone? It is reported that when Queen Elizabeth I of England was dying she said to her lady-in-waiting, ‘Oh my God! It is over. I have come to the end…

What do you know about the Yarra River, apart from that this church has it in its name and that Melbourne is situated at its mouth? One of its most interesting facts is that to the original inhabitants, the Wurundjeri people, the river was called ‘Birrarrung’ (ie, Place of Mists and Shadows). But because of language difficulties the white settlers called it “Yarra”, not…

It’s a warm Saturday afternoon and you’ve been chasing a football around the field for what seems like weeks. You’re tired, thirsty, and sweaty. When the game ends you have just enough time to duck into the change room, change your clothes, and slather on a fresh layer of deodorant before heading…

What is the point of the Christian remembrance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, indeed of the very death and resurrection of Jesus itself? Is it merely a metaphor to help us understand and face the difficulties and pressures of life? Is it merely that the crucifixion is a metaphor finding…

The history of the human race is marked by many famous, and in their times, influential men and women. And no doubt there have been times throughout our lives when we’ve thought ‘I wish I could be more like him or her. But equally I am pretty sure that none of us would pick Judas Iscariot! Nor do I suspect any of us would choose to be Pontius Pilate – yet Pilate is the…

Evening Service, 15 March 2009 Do you have a Will? Why have you done so? Isn’t it true that when a person writes their ‘Last Will and Testament’ it is primarily because they want to take care of their surviving family, friends and organisations like churches or charities with their money and other assets. And because they want to make sure there is no doubt as to their…

Morning Service, 15 Mar 2009 Last week we saw that in relationships within the church it is essential that we “Bear with one another” (Eph 4:2) – that is, we are to take account of our diversity, the reality of human frailty, the liberty God has given us within the boundaries of His commandments, as well as the need to validate the authenticity of our understandings. The…

Evening Service, 08 Mar 2009 What’s next? We’ve all thought about that question at some time. Maybe in reading a novel with its twists and turns of action or unfolding mysteries, and you think what will the author put them through next. Many have been the times when we have completed a task, and…

Evening Service – 01 Mar 2009 Last words are always interesting – they emphasise something of what is important. But don’t think you will always have an opportunity to say a few last words – always speak as if they were your last. But for Jesus such an opportunity was given, and how precious…