Messages | Narrabri Anglican Church - Part 4

The LORD is Always with You

Sunday, 12 November 2023 by

Our Dysfunction and God’s Grace

Sunday, 5 November 2023 by

Simple Actions

Sunday, 29 October 2023 by

God is in Control

Sunday, 22 October 2023 by

Living in the Now

Sunday, 15 October 2023 by

The Greatest Commandment

Sunday, 8 October 2023 by

Binding, Bending, Being, Beaming.

Sunday, 1 October 2023 by

What does it look like to finish well?

Sunday, 24 September 2023 by

Leadership Matters

Sunday, 17 September 2023 by

Resolve like Christ

Sunday, 10 September 2023 by

Sunday, 19 May 2024
Who is "the Greatest"?
from Stephen Bailey
What is greatness? In particular, what is greatness in the kingdom of God? That is the question addressed in the passage from Matthew today. Jesus is approached by two different groups. First, the family of Zebedee: James and John and their mother. Second, two blind men. Jesus asks both groups the same question “What do you want me to do for you?” What they request is quite revealing. And so is Jesus’ response to their requests. The Zebedees request position, status, reward for effort. The blind men request mercy, for their eyes to be open. Which request lines up with Jesus’ teaching previously? Which request do we tend to go to ourselves?
Sunday, 12 May 2024
A Grace Culture
from Bernard Gabbott
The Department of Home Affairs has an Australian Values Statement on its website. Visa applicants for residency/citizenship must sign this. And one of its key principles is that we are a ‘fair-go’ country. We would all agree with that. I suspect, too, that we would summarise our ‘fair go’ culture by stating that ‘you get what you deserve/what you work for’. In fact, many of us have established our relational, social and work ethics on this very principle. But is that what the ‘kingdom of heaven is like’? What is its value statement? What is the hallmark of such a kingdom, and its ruler, even its citizenship? Today, after Jesus has assured his disciples that the dependent will be provided for by their king, he now uses the same ideas to issue with them a warning not to abuse, misuse, ignore or become entitled in the face of the kingdom of heaven hallmark—which is grace.
Sunday, 5 May 2024
Who Belongs?
from Bernard Gabbott
Jesus deals with the question of ‘Who belongs in the kingdom?’ Is it children? Is it the good? Is it the godly? And, how and what does this look like? This question of ‘belonging’ is one that is constant in our lives – where do I belong, do I belong, what does belonging look like? And Jesus is very clear: the kingdom of heaven is made up of the dependent, the reliant, the weak – just like children.