We live in an age of anxiety. Will my needs be met? Will difficulties overwhelm me? Are my resources sufficient? Does anyone care about me? Christ is full of compassion and he deals with us gently. Enjoy him!  

23-01-2022 - Lucas Durant

The natural inclination of the human heart is to recognise Jesus' power and authority yet reject him. Why? And how can we avoid doing the same?  

Niels van de Kasteele - 16-01-2022

One of the highest expressions of praise is rapt silence. In Psalm 65, the psalmist tells us that the Lord is worthy of such silent praise for his abundant grace, his abundant power and his abundant provision. How will you pause all the noise in life to silently praise Him?  

09-01-2022 - Lucas Durant

King David knew what it was like to be afraid for his life. Yet, when reflecting on one of the scariest times of his life, he writes - 'When I am afraid, I am not afraid.' He found that by trusting in God's Word, he could overcome real fears. Christians can do the same.

02-01-2022

All throughout this letter Paul has been pointing the Colossians back to the fullness of what they have received in Jesus Christ. If Christians have already received everything from Jesus, then authentic Christian spirituality is not about self-improvement or self-realisation. Truly spiritual Christians will partner together to share the riches of Christ others. 

12-12-2021 - Lucas Durant

What is God telling us in Baptism? It is an outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible grace. It declares the promises of God to both the one being baptised and to the church, and calls us to put our faith in the promise-making God.

05-12-2021 - Lucas Durant

Where is genuine Christian spirituality most clearly displayed? Not primarily in religious rituals or in the observance of strict rules or in supernatural experiences, but in 'whatever' a christian might do! Because Christ is Lord over everything, when we relate to him rightly it changes everything we do. Colossians 3 shows how Christian faith transforms both home-life and work-life.

28-11-2021 - Lucas Durant

When Paul says to Christians 'Christ is your life' it's not a metaphor. Christ is the one by whom and through whom and in whom the whole universe was created and is sustained. He is the one who gives both physical and spiritual life. So what does it mean for Christians to live as people who have been made alive in Christ? It means putting to death what we were and becoming more and more what we already are.

21-11-2021 - Rob Nollan

Christians have been set free by Jesus Christ. But that doesn't prevent false teachers from trying to take us captive. Hollow legalists will try to judge us. Deceptive mystics will try to disqualify us. And strict ascetics will try to enslave us. But know that all of their man-made religion is of no value, because what Christ gives us is completely sufficient. 

14-11-2021 - Lucas Durant

Paul tells Christians to "Watch out!" There are false teachers who are seeking to take us captive with their teaching. How can we safeguard ourselves, our loved ones and other Christians we know? Stay in union with Christ and remember the spiritual fullness that he has given us.

07-11-2021 - Lucas Durant