Aberfoyle Park Baptist Church

Story telling can be a powerful tool. It can help non-Christians understand how Christ is relevant to their life. It can help other Christians be spurred on in their faith and get to know God in new ways. We all have a story. As Christians we all have stories of God's goodness, a moment or a time where God has called, challenged or blessed us. So what do we do with these stories? How can we us...

This week Llewelyn launched our next Wisdom series, ' Wise Deconstruction '. Throughout this series we'll be diving deep into the book of Ecclesiastes.    Llewelyn has left us with the following questions to reflect; When in your life have you experienced finding out your expectations in a moment of crisis? What was that like? What expectations might you need to reassess? How can you e...

This week Beth concluded our Growing Wisdom series by leading us through a time of reflection. Spend time this week reflecting on where God has been speaking to you over this series.

This week Llewelyn continued our 'Growing Wisdom' series, exploring what he calls Moral Imagination. Moral imagination is the ability to imagine what a right or wrong response is to any given situation. A moral imagination immersed in the search for God’s will and wisdom enters God’s story to imagine what a situation would be like if heaven and earth were united in that place.   Llewelyn l...

This week Beth continued our 'Growing Wisdom' series, exploring character formation.  She left us with the following questions to reflect; What is going on in your head, heart and soul? What do you give ‘airtime’ to in the spaces where only you and God have a seat at the table? ​Where are you being challenged by the things of God? Where is he calling you to listen to His voice, His word, H...

This week Llewelyn brought us a message exploring the second aspect of the Wisdom Cycle:  Growing Down . Likening growing down in wisdom to a tree being planted in a garden. Llewelyn has left us the following questions to reflect on this week: How do you read the Bible? Can you relate to the Theological dictionary, moral handbook, or devotional self-help book?  Have you ever “met” God while readin...

This week Beth continued our 'Growing Wisdom' series, exploring Wisdom as being both Spirit drawn and Spirit led. As we walked through the story of Moses and the burning bush in Exodus 3, we reflected on the importance of Moses noticing the work of God and being drawn into His presence, and then his decision to pivot from being drawn to being led through his response of fear and humility a...

This week as we continued our Growing Wisdom series, Llewelyn explored the question, 'What is wisdom and how do I get it?' He introduced a new facet of wisdom, "know-how", and how in biblical thought, wisdom is related to skill and to the question of 'how?'. Wisdom at its broadest and most profound sense is about how to be human. Reading from Genesis 1-3, we looked at how...

This week Beth launched our new sermon series ‘Growing Wisdom’. Reading from the parable of the wise man and the foolish man in Matthew 7, we leaned into the analogy of a tree with strong roots. Wisdom is like having deep spiritual roots. It allows us to internalise the good things of God and be formed and grown by it, this is how we produce spiritual fruit. In this upcoming series we will be expl...

MAY MISSION MONTH 2024 This week Bee brought us a message focusing on our local mission. What does it mean for you to be a light?  Reading from Matt 5:14-16 we looked at how God is calling each of us to be a light in the community. You do not have to be an evangelist or an extrovert or anything other that what God has made you to be to serve Him and be a light in the community. Do you feel confide...

MAY MISSION MONTH 2024 This week we received a message from Mal Good. Mal and his wife Chris lead Casuarina Baptist Church in Darwin, and are also serving as part of Baptist Mission Australia's Outback team.

MAY MISSION MONTH 2024 This week we were joined by Steve Woods from Baptist World Aid.

MAY MISSION MONTH 2024 This week we were joined by Anthony from Baptist Mission Australia. Reading from Acts 18, Anthony shared with us about his own Corinthian moment serving amongst the B People of South-East Asia.

This week we were joined by Mark Sanders, Church Development Facilitator for Baptist Churches SA & NT. He brought us a message from 1 Peter 2:4-7 around building the church.

This week Llewelyn brought us a message from Psalm 8:1-2, and Matthew 21:15-16.  He left us with the following questions to reflect; What can you learn from the children in your life?​ How often do you (let yourself) feel powerless, vulnerable or dependent?  How do you normally respond when those moments arise? ​ What can you do to embrace those moments as an act of praise?

This week Beth brings us a message from Jeremiah 17:7-8 on the importance of establishing strong roots.

This week Llewelyn concluded our series through Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?'. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’” Mark 16:6-7

On Good Friday, reading from Mark 15:33-39, Beth continues our series through Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?'.

This week Bee continued our series, Who do you say I am?, reading from Mark 14:53-65. “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Mark 14:62

This week Beth continued our series through Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?'. Reading from Mark 11:27-33, Beth leaves us with the following questions to reflect upon this week; Do you think you have a healthy fear of God? Do you struggle with people pleasing? How can you keep perspective in the face of that? Do you struggle with valuing your image, status, influence too highly? How can...

This week Jaimee continued our series through Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?', reading from Mark 10-11.

This week Llewelyn continued our series through Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?', reading from Mark 9:1-13. He leaves us with the following questions to reflect upon this week; What does this passage reveal about the identity of Jesus? Who do you say that He is? What have you done in the past and how have you felt when you have come across bizarre passages in scripture (like the transfi...

This week John continued our series through Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?' For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45

This week Alisha continued our series through the Gospel of Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?' Reading from Mark 4:35-41 and 6:45-52, these two stories give insight into the journey the disciples go on as they wrestle with the question, Who do you say I am? Alisha leaves us with the following questions to reflect on from the message; Are you living like Jesus is the Author of Creation, or...

This week Llewelyn continued our series into the Gospel of Mark, titled 'Who do you say I am?' Beginning with a dramatic reading of The Parable of the Sower, we explore the first 4 chapters of Mark. Llewelyn leaves us with the following questions to reflect on from his message; What does Mark reveal about the nature and identity of Jesus in this passage? How will you respond to Jesus’ Chal...