Chatswood Baptist Church

INTRODUCTION: A few years ago, the Thai King passed away. King Bhumibol Adulyadej was one of the world’s longest-reigning monarch, and died in 2016 at the age of 88 years. The  Prime Minister declared that mourning will last for one …

As a Pastor in this Church my authority to perform this role comes firstly from God and His calling me. God also has given me gifting that is suited to this role, including helping me through six years of Study …

Symbolic acts Sometimes people do things to make a point or a statement. Sometimes actions speak louder than words and the action can be symbolic or representative of something that they want to draw your attention to. Cathy Freeman at …

Mark 10:32-52   Following Jesus ‘on the way’? Today we’re starting a new series in the second half of Mark’s Gospel. This time last year we started reading through the first half of Mark’s gospel, riding along with Jesus and …

Encouragement The encouragement of others is something that we need, and I believe that we are impoverished without it. In whatever sphere of life, we find ourselves operating in we do better for having people around us who stand by …

Don’t waste your life In his book “Don’t waste your life” John Piper tells of how God awakened in him as a teenager to a fear and a passion to not waste his life. His father was an evangelist and …

Does Christianity need tomato sauce?   Would you say Christianity is the kind of thing that needs a good dose of tomato sauce? And what on earth do I mean by that??   Some food is just crying out to …

False Confidence Have you noticed that one of the most effective ways of failing to achieve something in life is to be given the false impression that you are on the right track, that you’re doing what needs to be …

We do not lose heart Well, 2020 is over and many of us are glad to see it come to an end hoping for better things in 2021. Here in Australia 2020 started with bushfires and floods and then COVID …

Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Introduction Has the COVID-19 pandemic made you question life? Prior to March we were able to travel overseas, work and catch public transport without a second thought, and definitely without a mask. Getting married, attending parties, going to …

1. Giving gifts Today we have been thinking about gifts and why we give them at Christmas. For many people (not just our children) giving and receiving gifts is a big part of Christmas. Of course, people give gifts at …

We have today reached our eighth week in our Exodus series. Over the first seven weeks in the book of Exodus we looked together at how God rescued his people out of slavery in Egypt culminating in God’s amazing saving …

1.Trapped and terrified Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you just could not see the way forward? You felt you had nowhere to go? All the alternatives seemed bad and the situation just seemed hopeless and you …

Exodus 12-13   Traditions and Rituals? It’s December and we’re officially in the lead up to Christmas. The decorations are up! And for many of us, Christmas means a bunch of rituals and traditions that we’ve formed as families, that …

Exodus 11-12 If we miss this… Marcion was a heretic theologian of the first and second centuries. He believed that the God of the Old Testament was an angry and capricious God — entirely different from the God of the …

1. Recap If you are watching a television series on Netflix when each new episode begins it usually begins with a recap which can be useful if a few weeks have elapsed since you have watched the previous episode. Of …

1. Explaining yourself Have you ever found yourself in the situation where you have needed to explain yourself? Someone didn’t understand what you were doing or why you were doing it and you found yourself having to sit them down …

Today we’re exploring the topic of Mindfulness, and in particular, considering how it fits with following Jesus. What is it? Why’s it so big? Is it something that can and should be part of following Jesus? Is it something we …

Trust in God’s Plans. Exodus 4:19-6:12 Let’s pray. We can often have in our mind how we hope an event, or a series of events will play out. We plan for what will happen along the way, and the result. …

Exodus 2:11-4:18   Exodus: the Story of our salvation Last week we started a new series in the Old Testament book of Exodus, which retells the events of God rescuing the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. This …

Things change Things change. Things can be going well, and life can seem good and everything might seem like it is going fine. But things can change, and our lives can be turned upside down. You might lose a job …

Last week Matt helped us understand that the Bible is God’s Word. So if you want to hear the Words of God—if you want to hear God speak, all you have to do is read the Bible. But how do …

What would you say about the Bible? Imagine you’re driving along listening to HOPE 1032 and there’s a pop quiz on the Bible, and the prize for the person who calls in first with the correct answer gets a $1000 …

Psalm 19 and John 1:1-18 1. How Did God Actually Reveal Himself? 2. How Has God Finally Revealed Himself? 3. So What About the Bible?

Today we begin the first of a four-part series looking at the topic of ‘Knowing God’. For many of us who go to church regularly, talking about ‘knowing God’ seems fairly basic doesn’t it? We know lots of information about God - we can quote Bible verses, we are very educated about who God is and what he has done.