Stephen McDonald

Temptation’s Family Tree (James 1:13-18)

1. What God Doesn’t Give: Temptation (v13) 2. Where Temptation Comes From: Our Desires (v14-15) 3. What God Does Give: Perfect Gifts (v16-18) Sunday 27th August 2017

Count Trials as Joy (James 1:1-12)

1. Enduring Trials Brings Spiritual Maturity (v1-4) 2. Maturity Requires the Wisdom God Gives to All Who Ask in Faith (v5-8) 3. Both Poor & Rich Believers Need to See Themselves as God Does (v9-12) Sunday 20th August 2017

‘You Shall Not Murder…’ (Matthew 5:20-26)

‘You Shall Not Murder…’ (Matthew 5:20-26) In Jesus, the Law Tests Every Heart (v21) How to Recognise a Murderous Heart (v22) In Jesus, the Law Demands Costly Action (v23-26) Sunday 6th August 2017

‘…But to Fulfil Them’ (Matthew 5:17-20)

‘…But to Fulfil Them’ (Matthew 5:17-20) The Assumption that Jesus Abolishes the OT (v17a) How Jesus Fulfils the OT (v17b) What Jesus’ Fulfilment of the Law Means for Us (v18) How We Live and What We Teach Makes Us Least or Great (v19) A Greater Righteousness? (v20) Sunday 30th July 2017

How Are We, 40 Years On?

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Where were you on Thursday 22nd June 1977? No, it’s not the date of moon landing or the dismissal of Gough Whitlam. After years of discussion and two nation-wide votes, two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia left the denomination to join the new Uniting Church in Australia. UnionContinue reading “How Are We, 40 Years On?”