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Beaconsfield Baptist Church gathers people from across South-East Melbourne.
Through Christ, God has begun to change us. Join us as we grow to be more like Christ.
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Family resemblance
When you have a child, people are interested in who in the family it looks like, who the child resembles. To be honest, I can’t really tell, babies look like babies to me. But often, even complete strangers, will come up to us and tell us who they think our babies look like. People find
Escaping the Monkeysphere
Caring about people is hard. So many people and needs. So much going on, going wrong. Terror. Abuse. Depression. Poverty. Hate. We can be left feeling limited – there’s only so much I can do. Liable – I should have done more. Lost – where can I start? Lonely – who’s caring for me? Often,
Crowding Around Jesus
When people really want something… they’ll form a queue. It may not always be orderly or neat, but people line up for the boxing day sales, they queue outside Aldi before the weekly “Special Buys” go on sale, there’s even the few faithful crowding around apple stores when a new iPhone is released. We’ll go
The One Message We Need To Hear
What if there was only one message you needed to hear? I’ve written 100 sermons but perhaps there should only be one I ever have to give. If I’d know that earlier, I could have saved myself a lot of time in preparation. Love God with everything. Love others as you love yourself. It’s the
Aiming High (Courageous not clever)
When I was a teenager, I thought it was funny to say, “aim low, you’ll never be disappointed.” I thought it was kind of clever. Depressing, discouraging and devoid of hope… but clever. I was more interested in being clever than being courageous. We might not openly and intentionally think this way, but subconsciously, I
Loving Our City
Do you love this city? Recently Melbourne lost the title of “world’s most liveable city.” After 7 years at the top, it fell… to second place. But for a city that ranks so highly, we find it easy to pick its faults (transport, cost of living, safety, etc.). It’s loud and busy and… that’s why
Who we are & who we are becoming
Many of our Australian sporting teams carry a unique identity, a nickname. The rugby union team, the Wallabies. Our female cricketers, the Southern Stars and the soccer team are the Matildas. The men’s hockey team are the Kookaburras. There’s a certain theme, an Aussie flavour, a national identity. It continues with the rugby league team,
Why we keep telling the same story
Hopefully you didn’t watch the movie Titanic or Apollo 13 wondering what happens! So why make a movie about it? Why would we want to hear a story we already know? Why retell history? That’s the question we often face as Christians – why should we keep telling the same message? Isn’t it outdated or
As You Go Implications (Deuteronomy 6:1-9)
Bob Fergie, 10/02/2019Part of the Sacred Place - Roots series, preached at a Sunday Morning (10am) service
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Deuteronomy 6:1-9
1Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: 2That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. 3Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey. 4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 5And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. (KJV)