Category Archives: New Testament

Opinion: Challenge & Opportunity

I was asked the question: ‘What are the major challenges, and/or ministry opportunities, facing Australian churches in 2018?”

It is far above my station to be able to speak for just the church in which I serve let alone all Australian churches! And so with that caveat, I humbly offered this opinion in answer to that question:

Christians face the continued challenge to be in the world but not of it.

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Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner.

Imagine, after a long day, I drive home to find that the only thing remaining where my house once stood was its smoldering remains! And standing outside was my child holding a sign saying: ‘Hate the sin, Love the Sinner!’.

It is one thing to recognise that sin is bad – in fact so self-evident that there is no chance that it would not be seen! Yet it is a whole new level of self awareness to think that the sinful actions that caused damage and hurt should be separated from the person who caused the damage and hurt – such that the perpetrator should bear no responsibility!

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Sermon – Five Things Jesus Never Said: God Will Never Give You More Than You Can Handle (Psalm 61 & 2 Corinthians 1:3-11)

Is it true that ‘God will never give you more than you can handle’? Did Jesus say so? The fourth topic in our ‘Five Things Jesus Never Said’ series!

Sermon ‘Five Things Jesus Never Said: God Will Never Give You More Than You Can Handle’ (Psalm 61 & 2 Corinthians 1:3-11) by Ken D Noakes is available in audio and video: http://bit.ly/2G4GAEi

Read the Bible text: http://bit.ly/2FPFPyW

Read the English support notes: http://bit.ly/2FSjwsB

Full Script for this talk – ‘God will never give you more than you can handle!’