Jesus

Rev Gav | May 21

Insights

What does it mean to be baptised in the Spirit?

A candle flame flickering in the darkness.

Love changes everything. It has the power to transform, and as God is love, so the Holy Spirit in our lives has the power to…

Rev Gav | May 7

Insights

Should I keep the Sabbath on a Saturday or a Sunday?

Drops of dew on the ends of blades of grass in the morning light.

What does it mean to keep a Sabbath and how can we achieve this in contemporary culture?

Rev Gav | Apr 22

Insights

Why did Jesus call himself ‘the Good Shepherd’?

A closeup of a stained-glass window with the feet of Jesus and a sheep with the words underneath, I am the good shepherd.

There is only one ‘good’ shepherd, right, and that is God? Yet, Jesus called himself the ‘Good Shepherd’.

Rev Gav | Apr 13

Insights

How can we minister in the presence, prophecy, and power of the Holy Spirit?

The close-up of hands wrapped around the hands of another in a caring way.

Every Christian is called to minister in the presence, prophecy, and power of the Holy Spirit.

Rev Gav | Apr 8

Insights

Is it okay to doubt?

You may well have heard of ‘doubting Thomas’ but there is a deeper meaning to this story of a disciple who felt left out and…

Rev Gav | Mar 31

Insights

How can I be a peacemaker?

The resurrected Christ did not come with fanfares and spectacles but quietly, gently, and with peace.

Rev Gav | Mar 25

Insights

How does Holy Week change us?

A tattooed man looking out of a vista with a t-shirt with Jesus is King written on the back.

Holy Week is a reminder to reflect on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, that it may affect and transform us, and that we…

Rev Gav | Mar 18

Insights

What is God calling us to do?

A stone parish church at sunset surrounded by palm trees.

The over-arching story of God in the world to which we subscribe affects how we ‘do’ and ‘be’ church, and it matters.

Rev Gav | Mar 11

Insights

What are spiritual disciplines?

A monarch butterfly gently sitting on cupped hands.

We all want to become more like Jesus, right? Who doesn’t want to become more loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, generous, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled?…

Rev Gav | Mar 5

Devotions

King

A delicate white crown being suspended from wires and artfully lit in a studio.

Luke 1:32-33. In our Western culture, we are very blessed to be able to call Jesus King — even though it may be socially or…

Rev Gav | Mar 4

Insights

What barriers prevent us from coming to Jesus?

An upturned jar with coins spilling out of it.

Rev Gav connects two gospel stories that are all about removing the barriers between us and God.

Rev Gav | Feb 25

Insights

Dare we follow Jesus?

A man and woman skydiving out of an airplane, smiling and waving.

Jesus calls us to follow Him but where is he leading?