Making known the Truth, Hope and Love of Jesus
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Jul 04 2010
Bible Reading: Exodus 20:1-21
Preacher: Mike Goheen
Have you ever wondered what relevance the Old Testament law has for Christians? This Sunday Mike will be showing us that the Old Testament law was designed to shape a community that was distinctive in its love and justice, that would shine in the world, displaying the glory of God. The Old Testament law still speaks to us today, forming a Christian community of worship and justice.
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Jun 27 2010
Bible Reading: Exodus 19:1-8
Preacher: Mike Goheen
This week we heard the second talk in Mike’s series on Exodus: The Formation of God’s People.
“You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” Exodus 19:4-6a
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Jun 20 2010
Bible Reading: Exodus 6:1-12
Preacher: Mike Goheen
This Sunday at Tregear Mike Goheen will begin his 5 part sermon series, ‘Exodus - The Formation of God’s People‘. Mike lectures at Regent College, Vancouver, in Biblical Theology, Mission and Worldview.
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Jun 13 2010
Bible Readings: John 14:5-10; Romans 4:1-3
Preacher: Peter Crickitt
This Sunday we will address the question: ‘With so many religions in the world, how can you be sure Christianity is the right one?’ The challenge isn’t new. Jesus claim to be the unique Son of God, the Creator and Restorer of the world, has jarred with the competing claims of culture since the 1st century: ‘Into the Roman Empire of the first century, shaped as it was by the humanism, rationalism, secularism, and naturalism of the pagan Greek world, stepped Jesus of Nazareth. (Goheen and Bartholomew)’.
Yet those who encounted Jesus’ majesty and love, and whose eyes the Holy Spirit opened to see His glory, proclaimed with Thomas, ‘My Lord and my God’.
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Jun 06 2010
Bible Reading: Romans 1:18-25
Preacher: Daniel opdeVeigh
“To the believer all things speak of God; the whole universe is the mirror of his perfections. There is not an atom of the universe in which his everlasting power and deity are not clearly seen… This witness of God is so powerful, accordingly, that almost no one denies its reality. All humans are peoples have heard something of the voice of the Lord.” Herman Bavinck
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May 30 2010
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-19
Preacher: Peter Crickitt
This Sunday Peter will be addressing the difficult topic of Christianity and science. People often face off Christianity and science. ‘How can you believe in Chrsitianity, when scientists all tell us that the world was created by evolution’, is a question I have been asked many times. I’m sure that this sermon will be very useful for us all.
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May 23 2010
Bible Reading: Psalm 104
Preacher: Mark Glanville
This Sunday at Tregear we continue our series: ‘Tackling Tough Questions’. We will be comparing Christianity with secularism (the worldview of most Australians) and considering which worldview best explains our experience of life. We will consider what Christianity and secularism says about how the universe began, the meaningfulness of life and also death.
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May 16 2010
Bible Reading: Psalm 88
Preacher: Mark Glanville
This Sunday at Tregear we are continuing our series, ‘tackling tough questions’. We will be addressing the question: why does God allow suffering? Many people have said to me over the years : ‘I can’t believe in a God who just stands by and watches, while people suffer’. How do you reply to that question? Perhaps this is a question that troubles you yourself?
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May 09 2010
Bible Readings: Luke 1:1-4; John 20:24-31
Series: Tackling Tough Questions
Preacher: Mark Glanville
My school friend Jason wasn’t a Christian. And he asked the toughest questions of Christianity I had ever been asked. My mate Jason was smart, really smart. He was a competitive chess player, an avid reader, and a arch critic of Christianity. How could I tackle these powerful questions? Sometimes it felt like these questions would bowl me over, faith and all.He asked me questions like: what reasons do you have for believing that God exists? Or: why do you believe that the events in the bible happened? Or: If God is so loving, why is there suffering? Good questions. Great questions.
Have you ever been challenged like this? Have you ever been asked tough questions? Questions so big they make it hard to stay standing? I was asked only the other day: there are so many religions – how do you know yours is right? How will I answer that? These questions can make us nervous. Many people have said to me that the reason they are nervous about speaking about their faith is that they might be asked hard questions. Can you relate to that? Yet, if Christianity is true, and I believe it is, there will be helpful responses that we can offer to all these questions.
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May 02 2010
Bible Reading: Luke 10:1-24
Preacher: Daniel opdeVeigh
This Sunday we are affirming our love for Mt Druitt and Western Sydney and its people. This is the place that God has called us to live, to love and to serve. Many members of our congregation, of all ages, have taken photographs of places in our area that are important to them. We will be viewing these today, as a way of expressing our heart for this area.
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