Como Baptist Church

Phil finds several truths to sustain us in Jesus' parable of the Good Shepherd.

Ben celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and draws some implications for us today.

Ben encourages us to reflect and sit with the weight and significance of the events of Good Friday.

Theo examined Jesus’ final prayer in John 17. He saw how Jesus prayed that we would be saved by his grace, protected by his spirit, and united by his love.

Ben looks at Jesus' claim to be the Light of the World, and sees how Jesus is a light to guide us and that we can follow, and he is also a light that shines in the dark areas of our lives.

Shelby encouraged us on Sunday to think about the three things a plant needs to grow: water, light, and the right environment. And we did a self check in, asking ourselves the question, just in the next few days, 1) how are we watering ourselves with Jesus, 2) what areas of our life need to be brought back into God's light, and 3) are we putting ourselves in the right environment so that our f...

Ben looks at two places in John where Jesus offers "living water" (John 4:10 and 7:37), and encourages us to consider what source we are drinking from.

Khalil shared with us about Jesus’ claim to be the Bread of Life, and how Jesus is our spiritual sustenance, like bread is to our bodies.

Ben took our Sustained theme to our new series in the book of John, looking at John setting up his premise in the opening prologue that Jesus is God, the creator, and the source of life.

Ben wrapped up our Ruach series with a practical tool called Prayerful Listening to help us discern God's will and where he is moving. We then participated in a boat building activity to remind us of our need to set our sails, surrender to God's will, and go with him.

Ben spoke about our need for Renewal by the Holy Spirit. That we need to surrender to the ongoing and lifelong transforming work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, known as Sanctification.

Phil continues our Breathe mini series with the word Revive. Ezekiel 37 contains a vision of dry bones being brought to life by God. Phil talks about how the Holy Spirit can revive our dry, tired, weary bones.

Shelby started our mini series of Breathe with the word “Ruach”. God’s breath of life. Learning to metaphorically open the sails of our ships to catch the wind of God’s breath. And surrender to where God is leading. Following and being part of where God is at work.

In light of Australia Day, Phil spoke about the first colonial chaplain Richard Johnson, and how the Australia Day call to reflect, respect, and celebrate encourages us to see how God has lead us to make courageous decisions and sustained us through difficult circumstances.

Ben launched our 2025 theme, Sustained. God holds all things, and he is able to sustain us throughout our life. So that we are able to finish well, not just limp across the line. We will be looking at scripture with the lens of “how does this show us God sustaining us?”

Shelby helped us see our role in pastorally caring for each other, and how our wounds give us perspective, experience, and wisdom to position us to be able to help others better.

Jackie preached about the question “Why?” and shared with us from vulnerable places of the juxtaposition of Jeremiah 17:5-8.

Phil reflected on the year and invited us to give thanks to God for all he has done.

Jackie spoke about how the incarnation inspires us to respond to his invitation and live our lives for him.

Phil launched our Advent series with the expectation of the prophecy in Isaiah 9 that we see fulfilled in the birth of the messiah.

Amy summarised the whole year of learning in the Next Generation space

Ben considers postures of worship and how they reflect our heart attitude as we approach worship before God. Lifting hands in surrender, bowing knees in submission, and pouring out in trust.

Our Table Gathering unpacked Romans 12:1-13. It’s hard to capture table discussions on a podcast, but the main parts of the group discussion are included here.

Phil looks at the world today and encourages us to follow the one who is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb 13:8)

With Hebrews 13:8 in mind (Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever) we remembered that God, who calls us to say ‘yes’ to Jesus, is the same God who called people in the Bible, and called people 97 years ago to start what became Como Baptist Church. We also have a call to say ‘yes’ to Jesus every day.