Ulverstone Baptist Church

“Some would say that life’s most precious commodity is time. It stands still for no one. It is free, but priceless. You can spend it; but you cannot store it. Once you have used it, you can never get it back”.  Join with us as Steve shares Solomon’s words from the book of Ecclesiastes.

When we come into the presence of the Lord we not only experience His wonderful peace but also a beautiful time of refreshing.

Christ, my Rock. We will all get to a point in life when we don’t know what God is doing or are unsure if God is with us. While that may feel like a true expression of the moment when we say, “God help me”. We must all realise that God seeks to build a knowing experiential faith in our lives. We need to see that God the Father and Son are our rock. When we truly stand in faith with faith-like conv...

It is easy for you and me to forget who God is. The calling of Moses was always a catalyst for encounters. And I believe God would like us to experience His presence in Jesus. God desires that you would experience him. That is the conviction of the Christian faith. To know God is not through theory but a personal posture of presence. That is the meaning of being a Christian. Moses is one such indi...

When we seek to pursue the way God sets things in motion, when life is centric to God's plan for us as he made things to be, we all will be better off. See, the sabbath is God’s idea to help us balance our days and our lives. Today, the pressure of life and everything that involves you and me is relentless. We don’t need to create more plans for this – we need to create new rhythms, orders and...

Friends, this message brings our walk with God and the fruit of God together. God has called us. He commends that we have joy. Life is going to be challenging anyway. But how much more do we have His joy released in us? That is the big question. Even when it is tough to understand what is going on, we must rediscover our call to enjoy God. So, whatever you are facing, whatever hurdle, barriers, or...

GET A GRIP We all have moments when the best thing we can do is learn how to get a grip. It is always in the proper context; sometimes, ‘Get a grip’ is an encouragement and, at other times, a dig at getting you back on track. Friends, today's message is to encourage you and help you get back on track. Paul stressed that Timothy should focus on the best things. Those things or elements that hel...

Now and then, a message can cut our hearts, my heart and yours to its core. Well, this message is no exception. The challenge is living the way God has ordained through his word is a higher calling. To live a life is called ‘Authentic Discipleship’. It is nothing new. Not just living with a just get-by attitude, or good enough is good enough. But purposely looking to have a Christlikeness of heart...

When God doesn’t make sense! There is nothing new under the sun when it touches our understanding or comprehension of what God is doing or saying to each of us. It is a fascinating thought. “Why is it God - that we don’t understand?” Life is filled with many occasions that you or I will never fully understand. I suppose that is what faith is for. We walk by faith and not by sight. And for Abraham,...

Pentecost Sunday is a day and a time that reminds us of the wonderful outpouring of the Holy Spirit for all asks. The Holy Spirit ignites the flames of God's heart and presence upon each person who seeks to be led and filled by His spirit. Pentecost is never meant to be a historical reference only but to signify the birthing of the church now towards an everyday occurrence of divine presence a...

Friend the final instalment of Called, here we consider the overarching benefits that being Called places on every believer. We are called to do something; the call is the clue, and we are called to discover, investigate, and desire all that God seeks to fulfil in our lives. It's as simple as it should be. Know this: you are called; the calling upon your life affects you, those closest to you,...

The war of thoughts in our mind can be a very real battlefield. Some of these strongholds may include fear, shame, guilt, insecurity, misconceptions and distortion of the truth. When our own reality is distortion, Lyn shares how we can find God's perspective written in the pages of His word, the book of truth, the bible.

The crucified life or 'dying to self' essentially deals with our innate carnality. Today Lyn shares the 4 spiritual battle realms and how God our father's nature and character, help us to overcome.

You are called to be Free. Friends, the world celebrates freedom; the ‘a do what you want to do, feel what you want to feel’ mentality is about me. However, we must importantly understand that the core of freedom has to do with authority's underlying parameters.  For freedom, Christ has set you and me free. It is God's work on the cross, displaying his love and providing the Holy Spirit fo...

There is never a more critical time in our age than now to uphold our mission for the Gospel. To be Gospel-ready! Jesus made it His one ambition to be the gospel, reveal it, fulfil it, and be God with us. Jesus demonstrated the gospel promise that would be with his people. Friends, the gospel is under attack; the gospel will push back on darkness, the gospel will confront error and sin, and it wil...

The celebration of all celebrations. The Resurrection is a signature faith statement of Christianity. Everything hinges on this reality. The evidence helps to confirm the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Secular historians acknowledge that this man – Jesus- appeared to confirm what the prophets had foretold. This Easter, our focus is on the Romans, chapter five (v6-11), which reminds us that the demo...

Why is Good Friday – good? Christians worldwide celebrate this annual Easter event with significant spiritual importance each year! The gift of God himself for all of humanity. Easter reminds us that we need a Saviour and a sinless human representative for all of humanity, past, present and future. Jesus is that gift. His life was God's gift for our salvation and redemption. In the book of Rom...

In God's unique plan, we discover that this world is not the end. It is our precursor for this life in Christ and the next! The Psalmist invites us to worship God as it focuses on God rather than what is happening around us. The Imagery used helps to shed light on what it means to flourish—moving away from a cultural understanding to a deeper understanding of the right relationships and the pu...

The power of the gospel is handed to each of us to share and proclaim in our call to reconcile lost humanity with living Saviour and only God. In this message, Ps Nick unravels the heart of God for all people, reflecting on the two Phillips mentioned in scripture. We are all called to God and to be witnesses. We have a divine calling to make disciples of all nations (people anywhere and everywhere...

In this message, Lyn reminds us of who we are in Christ and, as such, the importance of resting and abiding because it is not what we can do – but what the Holy Spirit can do through us. That leads us to isolate ourselves from one call and understand God's many calls. There are so many more calls that help us to deepen our walk in Christ. There are specific calls to help us abide and rest. Tha...

YOU ARE CREATED FOR CONNECTION.  Our CALLED series reminds us of God's purpose in our lives, which cannot unravel on our own. It is through others that we become known and find purpose. In this week's message, your desire to Connect will enable and em power you. It releases power to enrich our lives and connect in a faith environment, which is powerful! Your call to connect will protect yo...

CALLED: In this week's message we finish the ‘Call to Discern’ focus. Discernment is God's idea to help us rely on Him and to lead us through difficult times or challenging situations. It helps with breakthroughs, determining what is spiritual and what is not spiritual, what is from God and what is not. It is vital to be discerning our daily lives. Discernment is a gift and a choice we all...

We continue in this 'called series' of our call to discipleship. Every believer is called. Every believer has a purpose, and every believer is to be a disciple and disciple-maker. I heard once that you can be a believer but not a disciple or, for that matter, a disciple maker. It is God's heart that we reach people with the amazing truth of God's love. Contrary to worldly or popula...

We continue in this series of discerning God's plan and purpose for our lives, the process of discovering His heart and, at times, His special leading and direction. This week, we unpack what is often considered discernment and instead trust in who is leading us. We pray you are stirred up and encouraged in this series to learn and seek God for clarity, but more than that, communion with him.

A call to discern. I believe there is no more urgent calling of the intrinsic nature of any believer, as expressed in our Christian faith than the characteristics to hear and discern what God is saying. Discernment is downloading God's heart, will, and intention for any situation we require as we seek His direction, help, clarity, and divine wisdom. Friend, do yourself a BIG favour and put int...