Pastors Letter (Page 2)

Hi Everyone, We had a lovely Belong lunch after church on Sunday for a small group of people who are newer to our church. A couple of weeks ago, I emailed you a summary of the first half of what we talk about at Belong – what we think it means to belong to God. If belonging to God is the ‘vertical’ dimension of what we think belonging to church is all…

Hi Everyone, Next Sunday, June 15, we’re putting on a small “Belong Lunch” for a few newcomers who’ve joined our church over the past couple of months. I’m looking forward to taking the group through a few key things around what it means to ‘belong’ at Trinity Church Brighton. And I thought perhaps it would be helpful to share…

Hi Everyone, This week at church we’re looking forward to welcoming Mike Waskiel, who’ll be preaching for us from Acts 4. Mike is the Campus Director of the university Christian ministry at Flinders Uni, Flinders Evangelical Students (ES). He works closely with Lauren, a much-loved member of our church and someone we have a strong desire to support in her…

Hi Everyone, This Sunday we’re looking forward to the final of Matt Lehmann’s sermons in the book of 1 Thessalonians. I’ve appreciated the way that Matt has taken the letter and applied it to our church. He’s asked us questions like, do we want to be a church that’s ambitious for the gospel? Will we be a church that holds fast to the teaching…

Hi Everyone, One of the striking things about the letter of 1 Thessalonians, which we’re spending time in at the moment, is Paul’s prayerfulness. Just notice what we’ve seen in the letter already: Paul has been encouraged by what he’s heard of the Thessalonian Christians’ faith, so he begins his letter saying: “We always thank God for…

Hi Everyone, As always, I’m looking forward to being together on Sunday. This Sunday, Mother’s Day, is particularly an occasion where it’s good to remember and celebrate God’s goodness to us in giving us the wonderful gift of mothers. Occasions like this, however, are also days which can bring up so many mixed emotions for many different reasons.…

Hi Everyone, I’m really thankful for two great Easter services over the past weekend. To have 130+ people at our service on Good Friday and 150+ on Resurrection Sunday was really encouraging. We can trust that God was at work through his Spirit as the good news of Jesus death & resurrection was proclaimed. I’m especially thankful for everyone who served in…

Hi Everyone, I’m looking forward to being together again this Sunday as, after 11 weeks, we reach the end of Jesus’ sermon on the mount. I hope you’ve found it as encouraging as I have to study these words deeply and to reflect on what it looks like to live a life of genuine faith as part of Jesus’ kingdom. This Sunday we finish with three final…