Jamberoo Anglican

1 Why did you say that we are by-products (that is unintentional) of God’s salvation, considering creation and the cross? 2 How is it possible that the tribe of Benjamin failed to drive out the Jebusites when they had already been completely destroyed? 3 When we ask God for guidance how does he answer and speak to us? 4 How are we sure of God’s guidance? 5 If we want to gain money in order to give...

The book of Judges shows what happens when God's people drift away from trusting in his promises. In this first of nine talks, Jodie McNeill helps us see how God's people started strong but gradually chose to make decisions that demonstrated their lack of confidence in God. The outcomes are tragic, but not fatal. God continues to be faithful, even when they are not.

Guest speaker Cameron Jones opens up John chapter 10 to help us understand what sheep have to do with the Christian life. He shows us how God's people are sheep, and that Jesus makes it clear that he is the good shepherd, and that he is the gate to the sheep's pen. He gives us safety when there is danger, and he gives us security when we are tempted to find it elsewhere.

1 How do we know what Jesus prayed in his private prayer on the night before he died? 2 What hymn was sung at the Last Supper? 3 If Judas repented, then would Jesus have forgiven him? 4 Does our preference for unity show an innate desire for God’s love? 5 When God said “let us make man in our image”, is this the same “us” as John 17:21? 6 When we are in heaven, will we be able to speak to Jesus’ d...

In this final talk on Jesus' prayer in John 17, Jodie examines why Jesus prayed for unity, and discovers a number of great benefits to experiencing and displaying deep unity with Jesus.

1 What warnings does the Bible give about dreams? 2 How does God look down on everybody at the same time? 3 Is it God’s job to love us? 4 How did Jesus act under authority when he is the Father? 5 Do we believe that holy water will protect us from sickness? 6 If your relative goes to Hell, then will you feel sad? 7 Why didn’t Jesus tell Judas not to betray him? 8 Should we forgive Judas for his tr...

Good Friday is about an innocent man being executed so that guilty people can be forgiven. In this sermon, Jodie helps us understand the remarkable story of how the two criminals had opposite reactions to the death of the King of the Jews, and how one ends up with a surprising outcome to his terrible life.

During his extraordinary prayer in John 17, Jesus prayed some very important things for his disciples, as he graciously invited them to overhear his requests. In the second of three talks on this prayer, Jodie helps us understand what Jesus meant when he asked that his disciples would be kept in the name of the Father, and why this is vital for their unity and protection as they live in a world th...

1 Is it OK to be single or a virgin if you’re not wanting to grow up to be a nun? 2 Is it acceptable to divorce if the husband and wife were not Christians when married, but one later becomes a believer? 3 Whilst we won’t have married relationships in heaven, won’t we still know people there? 4 Will we feel sadness in heaven about the people who are suffering eternally in hell? 5 How is there any...

It is a remarkable privilege to be invited by Jesus to hear the prayer he prayed to his Father. In this first of three talks, Jodie speaks on verses 1 to 5, showing us why Jesus prayed for his glory, and why we have certain assurance as believers in him because this prayer was answered.

1. What place does dreaming have in the Christian life? 2. What does Mary’s headpiece represent? 3. Why didn’t Jesus have a wife? 4. Are there any relationships in heaven? 5. What does the Bible say about when it is permissible to remarry? 6. Why should a person give up the fun things in life in order to become a Christian?

In our final talk in the Song of Songs, Jodie looks at why commitment is a good thing. Even though marriage seems less important in our society, it's still a very good thing from God, to be used as designed, for our good and pleasure. We also consider issues such as singleness and whether it's right for a Christian to marry a non-Christian.

1. Given that Baal is the moon god, does this mean that Allah is a reincarnation of Baal because Islam’s symbol is a crescent moon? 2. Since Jesus will reject some people who say “Lord, Lord” (Matthew 7), then why will a person be saved simply by confessing Jesus is Lord (Romans 10)? 3. What does it mean in Song of Songs when it says, “the watchmen made their rounds”? 4. Is marriage a human ‘right...

1. Is it wise and helpful for Christians to visit mosques to show support after the Christchurch massacre? 2. In the Song of Songs, the woman’s virginity was attractive to the man, but what about the man’s virginity? 3. What advice should we give to a Christian man whose wife withholds sex from him? 4. What does ‘abundant’ praise mean in the context of Song of Songs? 5. What was your most romantic...

In this Bible Talk Jodie addresses some of the things that happen when the secure bonds of sex are broken. We’ll be looking at issues of rejection and abuse in relationships, and this will lead us to explore just where God is in the midst of these kinds of horrible things in life.

1. Where does the Bible say that slavery is wrong? 2. Would you recommend Melinda Tankard Reist as a resource against child sexual trafficking? 3. Is it OK for Christians to attend a yoga exercise class?

Our topic is ‘True Sex is Honourable’, as we look at our second instalment in the four-week series on the Old Testament book, ‘The Song of Songs’.

1. Should Christians be active in protecting the Judeo-Christian virtues of our society? 2. Should we use secular reasoning to engage with the world, or only Biblical arguments? 3. The Bible appears to be in conflict with science, so how can we help unbelievers with this hurdle? 4. What can we do to help bring an end to the sex trafficking of children? 5. What is our new body going to be like in h...

The Song of Songs shows what sex is really about, and in this first talk, Jodie shows that this book of the Bible shows how wonderful sex really is.