Author Archives: Stephen McDonald

Sunday 24/05/2020 Have you been enjoying the isolation of the past couple of months too much? Even before the arrival of COVID-19, the statistics showed that around 10% of Australians of all ages were socially isolated. Why does that happen? There are no simple answers, but a lot of the time it’s a breakdown inContinue reading “Loving Life (1 Peter 3:8-22)”

Sunday 17/05/2020 Here in 1 Peter, God has been showing us that He changes all of our relationships when He makes us citizens of His worldwide, eternal kingdom (2:9-10). We’ve seen how that changes our life in society and at work. Now it’s about marriage. So, how should a Christian’s marriage be different? We sawContinue reading “Love and Respect (1 Peter 3:1-7) Part 2”

Sunday 10/05/2020 We all want good relationships. And that’s especially so with marriage. We know good relationships when we see them. And we experience many relationships that are not good. And if we’re honest, we have to admit that we’re to blame at least some of the time. Here in 1 Peter, God has beenContinue reading “Love and Respect (1 Peter 3:1-7) Part 1”

Sunday 03/05/2020 Video Playlist (with songs) Video (Sermon only) Audio *Sermons can be downloaded by clicking on the three dots at top right. Summary The work lives and study lives of most of us look very different to what they did a 4 to 6 weeks ago. You might be working or studying from home.Continue reading “Serve by Suffering (1 Peter 2:17-25)”

Sunday 26/04/2020 Video Playlist (with songs) Video (Sermon only) Audio *Sermons can be downloaded by clicking on the three dots at top right. Summary We saw last time, that when you are a Christian, you are a citizen of God’s worldwide, eternal kingdom (v9-10). But the fact is that we still live surrounded by peopleContinue reading “Freed to Serve (1 Peter 2:11-17)”