Chatswood Baptist Church

Some people choose to renew their marriage vows. Some even go all the way and have a day or a weekend set aside so that they can gather their friends and family together, and in front of all of these …

Deuteronomy 27 & 28 Moving in   When you move into a new home there are a few important things that you need to do once the keys have been handed over and the place is yours. You need to …

Romans 5:1-1 Where do you stand? In life there will always be times in which we are uncertain of where we stand with someone or with an organisation or an employer. At work How many of you have been through …

Deuteronomy 26 Some things naturally go together There are some things that just naturally seem to go together. There are things that work better when they accompany one another: salt and pepper on the table; bacon and eggs for breakfast; …

Deuteronomy 23:19-25:19 Tightfisted or openhanded? Do you tend to be tightfisted or openhanded? Tightfisted Tightfisted people are people who find it difficult to share what they have with others. They tend to want to hang on to what they have …

Friends, sin is serious. Our current memory verse reminds us of this. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23  So today as we come …

Deuteronomy 19:1-21:23 The Port Arthur Massacre The Port Arthur Massacre is the worst mass killing in recent times here in Australia. It happened in 1996, nearly 30 years ago now. It was a horrific shooting that scarred our nation and …

2 Corinthians 5:10-6:2 Today we want to think about what it means for us to be Christ’s ambassadors. The apostle Paul described himself and others in this way and I think it is a legitimate way for all of us …

1. The surpassing worth of knowing Christ Today I want to look with you at the apostle Paul’s words about the surpassing value of knowing Christ. If there is one thing that a parent (whether they be a mother or …

I don’t know about you, but for me I find it really helpful to be reminded of what I have already been told. In fact A 2018 study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience found that repetition not only boosts …

Good morning church, let’s come to our Father in prayer before we look at this passage.  Imagine holding two coins in your hand. One is genuine—heavy, solid, stamped with authority. The other is a fake—shiny, but worthless. To the untrained …

Now I was never very into science at school. I just wasn’t really built that way. So Chemistry wasn’t a subject that I took. While I am not very versed in molecules or atoms, I do know that H2O is …

The Bible is one coherent story and perhaps there is not a better illustration of this than the prophetic word of Isaiah in chapter 53. Written by the prophet Isaiah some 700 years before the birth of Christ, we see …

In the late 1990’s, a student was starting his PhD at Stanford University in California. Another PhD student was assigned to give him a tour of the campus. They disagreed about nearly everything during that first meeting, but by the …

1 Timothy 5:17-6:2 What does it mean to honour someone? What does it mean to honour someone? Australian honours On Australia Day we honour individuals who have served the community or who have made a significant contribution to our society. …

1 Timothy 5:1-16 Conduct unbecoming Unbecoming conduct is behaviour that is not fitting for who we are. Of an officer In the US military officers can be court-martialled and dismissed for what the US military code refers to as “conduct …

Perseverance To persevere at something often isn’t an easy thing. To keep at something over a long period of time without giving up or giving in can sometimes be a difficult thing to do. Diets Over the years I’ve tried …

Sermon – 1 Timothy 4:1-10 Introduction and Recap You can point out things in the world that are wrong, however, we only know that they are wrong because of knowing what is right. There needs to be a yardstick so …

1 Timothy 3:1-16 Bad Leaders Bad leaders always end up harming those that they are meant to be leading. History is full of stories of bad leaders bringing destruction and ruin on their own people. Bad World leaders Three of …

1 Peter 4:7-11 When the end is near When you’re doing something, and you know that your time is limited and what time you have could end at any moment the fact that it could should focus you. It should …

Introduction There are countries in the world where you can be killed for being a follower of Jesus. Countries where the idea of a peaceful and quiet life just isn’t a reality. The latest news from the Democratic Republic of …

1 Timothy 1 :12-20 Confusion among the troops In any battle confusion among your troops is something that you need to avoid. Confusion will cost lives. Your soldiers need to understand how the battle will be won or lost. They …

1 Timothy 1:1-11 Getting on with the job Sometimes we need to be reminded to get on with the job that we’ve been given to do. And sometimes we even need to be reminded of what is that we are …

Sermon – Matthew 23:13-39 Introduction Breaking the law in Australia has consequences. Take for example every working adult’s favourite job each year which is filling in a tax return. Now you can go and ask a friend if you need …

Introduction When you open the paper today you see a long list of people who have received Australia Day Honours for 2025. There are four different awards ranging from Officer of the Order of Australia to Medal of the order …