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As Jesus is confronted by the Pharisees, he tells the crowd they’re facing a choice between two very different types of teacher – one loves to condemn, the other loves mercy. Israel will need to choose carefully… and so do we! Join us as we continue our mini series on Luke. This week we reflect on "Becoming Like Our Teacher ", with readings from Luke 6

Jesus encounters different types of people in different types of ways. He intrudes, commands, heals, forgives, parties, and upsets. Since Jesus works on his terms, it should change how we respond to him and live for him. Join us as we continue our mini series on Luke. This week we reflect on "One Size Won't Fit All", with readings from Luke 5:1-32

In the wilderness, Satan presses the question: is Jesus really God’s Son? Where Adam and Israel failed, Jesus stands firm. That matters every day, because our hope isn’t in our own strength, but in the faithful Son who trusted the Father for us and resisted every temptation in the strength of the Spirit. Join us as we continue our mini series on Luke. This week we reflect on "Paternity Test&q...

As the fiery John the Baptist appears on the scene to prepare the way for Jesus, he challenges the people of Israel to stop relying on their religious heritage, but to turn in their allegiance towards a new King – one who would bring justice and compassion in place of self serving powerplays. Repentance will have the same shape for us. Join us as we continue our mini series on Luke. This week we r...

Let's face it. We're all creatures of habit. Some good, some bad. The Apostle Peter gives us a list of five really bad habits that can poison our attitudes and behaviours towards others. But the good news is, they aren't incurable and they can be broken. Join us as we welcome our guest minister Phil Court. This week we reflect on "Bad Habits", with readings from 1 Peter 1:22-...

Wealthy, strong, and powerful – all qualities of those who come first in life. In Luke’s Gospel, though, a great reversal is taking place, where it’s the last in this life that come first in God’s kingdom Join us as we continue our mini series on Luke. This week we reflect on "Last Things First", with readings from Luke 2:1-52

Do you want a fresh start? A new name, a clean slate, another chance? We can’t erase our past, but we can get a fresh start at life by going to God who gives new life in Jesus Christ. Join us as we continue our mini series on Luke. This week we reflect on "The God of Fresh Starts", with readings from Luke 1:57-80

Solid knowledge about God himself. Who doesn’t want that? It may seem too good to be true, but in the opening verses of Luke’s Gospel we see that God works in all kinds of ways to make us sure that we can know him. Join us as we start our mini series on Luke. This week we reflect on "Solid Knowledge", with readings from Luke 1:1-25

It seems that cancel culture has become a pandemic of hatred and vengeance. Both extremes of the political spectrum wallow in it. Jesus also practices cancel culture. But it's the very opposite in its nature and its outcomes. It might be exactly what you need right now. Join us as we reflect on "Christ's Cancel Culture", with readings from Luke 23:31-45, 54-62 and John 21:9-19

On Easter Sunday we come face to face with the glory of the risen Christ, crowned and ruling from Heaven. But look closely, and you can still see the scars of sacrifice – a reminder that he will always and eternally rule as a Servant King. How should that change our outlook on life?

In preparation for his death, Jesus undergoes a coronation with a crown of thorns. It’s easy to miss the meaning of the crown but on this Good Friday we’ll see what it’s all about.

If you’ve ever misheard song lyrics, then you’re in good company. We can sing the wrong words for years until that surprise moment of getting them right. Jesus was misheard too, as he told people that in order to be the king of life he would first be a king of loss. Join us as on Palm Sunday as we reflect on "King of Loss", with readings from Luke 17:20-37

In our battle scarred and broken world, it may be tempting to reach for violent solutions – and as he closes his letter to the Ephesians, Paul himself uses a very military metaphor. But as we’ve discovered in earlier chapters, the evil forces behind division and hatred won’t be defeated by weapons of war but by the gospel of God’s grace to all peoples – and the united and loving church that result...

When Paul gives his controversial guidance to Christian households in ancient Ephesus, he’s subtly turning the world upside down – because these will be homes and families modelled on the service of Christ, rather than on power and prestige. We should aim for the same. Join us as we continue our series on Ephesians! This week, part 5 of "Who do you think you are?", "Upending the Hou...

Who do you think you are? However you answer that question will have huge consequences, because our identities determine how we live. The surprising truth of Christianity is that it gives us a new identity and therefore the power to “be a new self.” Join us as we continue our series on Ephesians! This week, part 4 of "Who do you think you are?", "Be Who You Are", with readings...

Pictures are powerful. Scots Church is an “Oasis of Grace,” and the apostle Paul calls the Christian community the “body of Christ.” These images teach us how the one true God makes his people grow together. Join us as we continue our series on Ephesians! This week, part 3 of "Who do you think you are?", "Oasis of Grace", with readings from Psalm 107:31-43 and Ephesians 4:1-16

The message of Christianity is not a human invention. It’s a revelation from God and a plan for humanity that’s been made clearer than ever in Jesus Christ. Join us as we continue our series on Ephesians! This week, part 2 of "Who do you think you are", with readings from Ephesians 3.

Sometimes Jesus uses parables not to make things easier, but to test our ‘hearing’ – because there are lots of ways not to really listen! Join us as we commence a special service commemorating 175 years of Scotch College with readings from Luke 8:4-21 and a sermon titled "How's Your Hearing?".

We live in an age where everyone wants to ‘define themselves.’ And there are so many options that it can be incredibly confusing. Ultimately, though, God has a massive plan for his creation, and you are invited to be part of it – which is the very best starting point for working out your own purpose, place, and identity. Join us as we start our series on Ephesians! This week, part 1 of "Who d...

Bad behaviour under pressure. It’s common, even expected, and yet completely at odds with what the Bible teaches. Trials are an opportunity to obey God and grow in faith, not to excuse bad behaviour or give up, because when faith is under fire, God provides. Join us on as we conclude our Genesis series through a sermon titled "Faith Under Fire" with readings from Genesis 22:1-19 and Jame...

Our news feeds are dominated this week by strife and division – much of which, incredibly, finds its origin in these chapters of Genesis, as the line of Abraham divides between Ishmael and Isaac. It’s a seismic division that splits the world even today. Rather than taking sides in our current disputes, Jesus Christ offers another way – the path of faith, and a new Spirit. Join us on as we continue...

God has promised to bring blessing to the world through Abram and his offspring by granting a land, and a nation of descendants who will ultimately reverse the curse of sin. Abram ‘believes God’ – and yet his actions sometimes say otherwise. It’s not until we follow the story through to Jesus that we find a fully faithful Israelite, who calls on us to join him in a faith that’s more than just word...

“Father Abraham” is well past his prime, but God has remarkable plans for his future. He’s the one chosen by God to bring the world back into equilibrium after the disaster of mankind’s rebellion – but the question is, will he trust the promises of God? Join us on the second service of 2026 as we take a look at Genesis 12 & 15 through a sermon titled "Trusting The Promises".

As we start out in a brand new year, we’re going to take a quick trip back to the very beginning – the opening chapters of the bible’s story in Genesis. Why is the world the way it is? What went wrong? Why such a mix between beauty and beastliness, the good and the grotesque? And what’s God going to do about it? The answers might surprise you! Join us on the first service of 2026 as we take a look...

What’s prayer? Is it for God and all about us? Is it optional or anything-goes? Prayer is an amazing gift from God but it isn’t what we think it is. Jesus is glad to teach us what it’s all about. Join us on the last service of 2025 as we take a look at Matthew 6:5-15 through a sermon titled "Prayer: It's Not What You Think It Is".