Chatswood Baptist Church

Imagine holding a puzzle box in your hands. On the front of the box is a picture of a breathtaking landscape. You dump out the pieces and begin putting them together. At first, you think you know what the final …

Consequences There are always consequences to the choices that we make in life. Of course, we are making choices all the time. There are things that we choose to do or that we don’t do. We sometimes make these choices …

Matthew 21:23-46   Authority Questioned   At times there is an appropriateness to question whether someone has the authority to do what they are doing or saying. Sometimes authority can be inappropriately used or abused or overstepped and it should …

Matthew 21:1-22 We all have expectations of things. Everything we do and see comes with an expectation. I remember when I went to Scotland many years ago, I expected everyone to be wearing kilts and playing bagpipes. This was not …

1. Waiting How are you at waiting for something? What if it’s a long time that you have to wait? Do you give up waiting or are you patient? Do you persevere even when waiting is hard? Are you the …

2 Thessalonian 2:13-17 Stand firm A little later six young people will be baptised. They will be declaring their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and this morning I want to encourage them to go on from this day and …

As we come to celebrate Christmas it is good to know what we are celebrating. If we look around us then perhaps we would think that Christmas is about Santa or buying presents or a big lunch or dinner. When …

1. A complete 180 Have you ever had to do a “complete 180”. You had to turn around and go completely in the opposite direction to the way that you were going. On the wrong road We sometimes do it …

1. Faithfulness Over the last few weeks, I’ve been doing marriage preparation with a couple who are getting married very soon. This week I read again the promises and vows that they will make on their wedding day. They are …

Leadership matters You don’t have to look too far and too wide to see that, throughout history and today. A leader can have wonderful consequences for a country, or dire consequences. Larissa and I recently watched the movie “The Gathering …

The blame game We all from time to time play the “blame game”. Our natural response is to blame others for our misfortunes or for the way that we are or the regrettable circumstances that we find ourselves in. Bad …

1. Fairness From an early age we become concerned for fairness.  We want things to be fair and we are quick to complain when we feel they aren’t fair. It doesn’t take very long before a child will begin to …

Matthew 19:13-30 Introduction So often in life we are told not to be childlike. It is rarely a compliment when someone tells you to stop being so childish. What this usually signifies is a lack of maturity for someone older …

Introduction: Today’s section of scripture is useful for “teaching, rebuking and, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” It is God breathed like every other part of the Bible.  Now …

Matthew 18:15-35   Your brother’s keeper You Might have heard the expression, “I’m not my brother’s keeper.” It’s a way of saying that we are not responsible for someone else. Like a lot of expressions in our English language it …

Matthew 17:14-27 Moving Mountains The Chinese proverb says that the man who would move a mountain begins by carrying (away) small stones. The idea here is that if you are going to achieve something that seems impossible the only way …

Proverbs 4 Things passed down What have you had passed down to you? Material things I have a had a few things that have been passed down to me which have become important to me. I have the family Bible …

Matthew 17:1-13 Mountains Mountains are often regarded as special places. Different cultures have built temples on mountains and people have made pilgrimages to the mountains. Mountains have been looked at as places to retreat to and find solitude and perspective. …

Our family really enjoys musicals. It started with Larissa and I enjoying this genre and I believe thankfully all three kids enjoy the songs and spectacle. One thing that most musicals have in common is that there are at least …

1. Interpreting the sky On holidays in July, we visited the Twelve Apostles on the Great Ocean Road along the south coast of Victoria. The Twelve Apostles is the name that has been given to rock stack that rise up …

1 Corinthians 11:17-34.   The Lord’s Supper Later this morning we will be celebrating the Lord’s supper together. It is the second of the two ordinances that we practice together as believers here at Chatswood Baptist Church. Last Sunday Mark …

As a Baptist Church here in Chatswood we see in scripture, in the Bible that there are two sacraments, or ordinances that Jesus gave to his followers. These are Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. We generally use the word ordinance, …

I was recently quite sick at home one night. I was feeling dizzy and I was throwing up multiple times; so many times, that even though I had vomited everything out, I was still getting that vomiting sensation. My wife …

Introduction We have a family tradition of decorating the Christmas tree together at the beginning of December each year. It is important to Larissa and I that all five of us are there and we do it together. It is …

Matthew 14 King Charles When Queen Elizabeth died, and Charles became king there were big questions about what sort of king we would be getting and whether he could really step into the shoes of his mother. There was concern …