Aberfoyle Park Baptist Church

This week Llewelyn continued our Sabbath series with a message on Jubilee. Llewelyn encourages us to consider the character of Boaz and how he played a role in the redemption of Naomi and Ruth. He challenges us to read the story of Ruth this week and think about how it could help us as a church in this season.

This week Travis concluded our 'Practicing the Sabbath' series, with a message on Worship. The practice of Sabbath is ultimately about worship - yes - stop, rest, delight - but the rhythm of Sabbath is an invitation to ask ‘where is Jesus?’ in the places of our lives.  The physical places, the relational places, the emotional places.  Sabbath is ultimately about worship - and worship is al...

This week Llewelyn continued our 'Practicing the Sabbath' series, with a message on Delight. Reading from Psalm 37:4  “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart" ,  he used the analogy of eating food without thinking and missing out on the joy that it brings. Llewelyn encourages us to slow down so we don't miss out on the good things that God has for...

This week Travis continued our 'Practicing the Sabbath' series, with a message on Rest.

This week Travis concluded our 'Sabbath Foundations' series with a message on Sabbath as celebration. Reading from Exodus 23 and Leviticus 23, he looks at the building blocks of a weekly sabbath and the times of feast that we celebrate today.

This week Travis continued our 'Sabbath Foundations' series with a message on Sabbath as provision. Reading from Exodus 16, he talks about how God gives everyday, He gives enough and He ultimately gave us Jesus.

This week Llewelyn continued our 'Sabbath Foundations' series, reading from Genesis 1-3. Sabbath can be a really challenging practice for a lot of people, and there are so many factors affecting this. Our world lives in low-level exhaustion all the time. We all find it hard to stop. Sabbath is about stopping and resting. But it's also about entering into new creation and imagining what...

This week, Travis continued our 'Sabbath Foundations' series with a message from Exodus 5 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15.

This week Jaimee steps into the foundations of Sabbath, exploring Sabbath as the climax of creation. She leaves us with the following questions to reflect on this week; What does it mean to cease and stop? What does it mean to rest and keep the sabbath holy What work and labour do I need to rest from for one day in this coming week?

This week, Travis continued the introduction to our Sabbath sermon series with a message from Mark 2, Luke 4, and Acts 2; exploring sabbath, jubilee and Pentecost through the lens of those passages of scripture.

This week, Mike Worley gave us a brief introduction to our new Sabbath sermon series, reading from Matthew 11:25-30.  After taking time to watch a short video about Sabbath, we discussed the following questions in small groups:  What stuck out to you from that video? Was there a Scripture or thought that especially resonated with you?​ Consider the seventh day of creation as an ultimate rest day....

MAY MISSION MONTH 2025 This week, Dean brought us the final message message for May Mission Month, leaning into how we can put into practice what God has been saying to us throughout this time. Looking at the theme of Working Together More Like Jesus, we engaged with the story in Mark 3:31-35 where Jesus uses the occasion of His blood family wanting to have a word with Him, to make the point that...

MAY MISSION MONTH 2025 This week we were joined by Rachael Foster from Broadview Baptist, who brought us the next message for May Mission Month, as we focused on national mission. Reflecting on the question 'Why Does Justice Matter?', we explored how justice reflects the character of God, honors His image, and is a response to His grace.

MAY MISSION MONTH 2025 This week Bee brought us the next message for May Mission Month, as we focused on local mission. We live in the now and the not yet, we are saved from sin and death but our world is still full of so much brokenness. Our broken world full of poverty, war, heartache and injustice. But we have hope, the day of Revelation 21 is coming where there will be no more crying, hurting...

MAY MISSION MONTH 2025 This week we were joined by Steve Woods from Baptist World Aid as we focused on global mission. He brought us a message from Micah 6:6-8 as he reflected on what he has learnt whilst working for Baptist World Aid.

This week Llewelyn concluded our Easter series. Starting with a reading from Ephesians 2, he brings a message on the weight of resurrective grace.

This Good Friday, Llewelyn continued our Easter series, 'The Weight of Grace'. Sharing the final story from the series, reflecting on Jesus' crucifixion.

This week we continued our Easter series, 'The Weight of Grace', with a message on the suffering of Jesus. Travis invites us to reflect on the phrase 'acquainted with grief' from Isaiah 53.   As we think on the suffering of Jesus in Mark 14 and 15, we consider how he is 'acquainted with grief'. Jesus' familiarity with grief can help us see our experiences of grief in a...

This week Llewelyn continues our Easter sermon series, 'The Weight of Grace'. Leading us through five portraits of bloodguilt showcasing how different people throughout Jesus' trial responded to betrayal of innocent blood. Through understanding their stories, we are able to see how we become complicit in Jesus' death ourselves. Throughout these stories Jesus is the only true innocent one. He doesn...

This week Llewelyn continued our Easter sermon series, 'The Weight of Grace', looking at Jesus' time in the Garden of Gethsemane. He leaves us with the following questions to reflect upon this week: How does this story make you feel? What do you need to bring to God?​ Do you struggle from ego or apathy? From inaction or action? How does that play out in your life?​ How can the Lord’s prayer and th...

This week Llewelyn introduced our new sermon series, 'The Weight of Grace', which will lead us into Easter. Jesus walks into this story knowing full well where it is heading, he will allow evil to cast all of its violence on to himself in the ultimate act of grace. Llewelyn has left us with the following questions to reflect upon this week: What are your cries of injustice? Where do you see oppres...

This week Bee brought us a message of boldness, gentleness and kindness. She prompts us to think about people we know who have been bold in their faith, and to consider what gentleness and respect look like in our culture. 

This week Beth brought us a message from Matthew 14:25-33. She leaves us with the following questions to reflect on. Reflect on a ‘failure’ in your life. Does reframing this moment as a ‘set back’ change how you view it? When you find yourself in a moment of ‘setback’ – what things hold the potential to keep you from growth? How can your walk with Jesus help you to overcome those moments and move...

This week Llewelyn brought us a message from Psalm 32 on the practice of confession.

This week Beth brought us a reflection from Colossians 3:1-17. At the end of the message, Beth shared a song called 'Death Was Arrested' by North Point Worship - you can find the song via YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMsMiluCUUI