Word of Salvation – Vol. 34 No. 19 – May 1989   The Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit   Sermon by Rev. D. Groenenboom on Acts 2:14-21 (For Pentecost) Reading: Joel 2:18-32: Acts 2:1-21.   If there is one topic that is high on the world's agenda for discussion, it has got to be equality.  In fact, over the last 250 years the idea of equality and equal rights has had a vast effect on the development of western society. What we need to see today is that God is also concerned about equality.  We see that demonstrated here in Act...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 41 No. 29 – August 1996   Will This Be The Last Year Of Your Life?   Sermon by Rev. D. Groenenboom on Ephesians 5:1-2 Scripture Readings: Romans 12:1-8; Ephesians 4:25 - 5:2 Suggested Hymns: BoW 121a; 176; 499; 503   Beloved Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Just for a moment this morning/afternoon, you can see into the future.  You see forward to one year from now (name the date one year from today).  You see people are standing around, quietly.  You see others who look like they've been crying.  You hear the soft tones...

Word of Salvation – Vol.33 No.18 - May 1988   Christ’s Spirit of Victory   Sermon by Rev. D.J. Groenenboom on Acts 1:1-11 Scripture Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Singing: BoW H.4; S.54; 397; BoW.H.606; 169:1,3,7,9; 493   Brothers and Sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ, There are many people in the world today who have difficulty believing in God because He does not act the way they would act.  They have a long hard look at the world and conclude that if God exists, and if he were active – as the Bible portrays Him – then surely the world would be...

Word of Salvation – Vol.34 No.24 - Jun 1989   The Poured-Out Spirit Points To Christ   Sermon by Rev. D. Groenenboom on Acts 2:22-36 Reading: Ps. 110; Acts 2:22-36 Singing: 170; 125; 319; 407; BoW H.904   There were many questions in the minds of the people in Jerusalem.  For several years, and especially the 8 weeks before the events that we read about here, there had been a lot of interest in the person of Jesus the Nazarene. As Peter reminds the Jews, He had performed many miracles, signs and wonders.  But even though he was acclaimed as a...

Word of Salvation – Vol.44 No.2 - January 1999   Abused?  You Can Survive!   Sermon by Rev D. Groenenboom on Psalm 10 Scripture Readings: Psalm 10; Luke 4:14-21 (Psalm 73; Mark 5:1-20) Suggested Hymns: BoW: 386; 383; 20; 424; 57A; Rej: 500   [Author’s Note:  It is quite obvious that this Psalm does not mention the matter of Abuse per se, but given its frequent reference to violence perpetrated by one person on another, its application to Abuse is clear.] Brothers and sisters in Christ. 1.  The Reality of Abuse There is little doubt that one of the most painful...

God wants his people to adress the injustices around them. Easy to say, but what do we do? Where do we start? The issue seems so huge, and we seem so powerless - what can we do? In this next chapter in the Time for Justice series we look at how doing this work might impact on our walk with Jesus. Find out here what we're starting to do.

It seems you don't have to talk about Christianity for too long before someone says, 'One of the issues I have with God is that there is so much evil in the world: Why isn't he doing something about it?' Does God have a plan to address injustice? If so, what is that plan? The answer the Bible gives may well challenge and surprise you. Read about it here.

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Those who suffer injustice in our world are not beyond the bounds of our Lord's vision. He cares a great deal about them. The question we need to ask whether the things that matter to God matter to us... Read more here

We often see injustice as something that happens in other parts of the world, and to people very different to us. More often than not, we see these as contexts in which we do not have any real influence. Scripture presents another picture: all injustice is sin, and allowing it to exist impacts on how a watching world sees the character of God Read the first instalment of Time for Justice here Home Group Study questions for this sermon are avaiable here Coments may be left on the blog

The latest edition of Catalyst is ready for download! Click here to download the latest issue. In this issue: we hear the voices of three South African migrants sharing their stories and offering their advice on how to make the move to AustraliaZac Hicks, music pastor at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church shares an excellent review of Hillsong’s latest album No Other Name. A must read! This issue will be great reading for any church with South African attenders. It would also be good material to share in South African churches, and with anyone thinking of migrating. Share away, friends!   Got feedback? Leave a comment...

So, I was in the middle of one of those irritating jobs where you have to back and forth to get something sorted, and my phone rang. I noticed the number was someone local, but no one in my contact list. Just for a moment I thought ‘send it to message bank…’ Pushing that voice aside, I swiped the call open, “Hi, it’s Dave…” It turned out to be a woman from one of the Perth CRC congregations, who wanted to let me know how much she appreciated Catalyst. “I don’t have a computer, but I get my copy from the...

Hi Catalyst friends, Just sharing with you some of our stats over the first two years of our life… 6,000 views may not be such a huge number, but what’s interesting is where the traffic is coming from. By far the greatest number come from Australia, there are people from 45 or so other countries who are also interacting with Catalyst. Thanks for your continued interest, and may our great and gracious God be honoured in your life, ministry and mission. Dave Like this: Like Loading... Related Original author: davidgroenenboom

April 28, 2014 Leave a comment Catalyst March is ready for download! Click here to get the latest issue. This issue has some great input looking at aspects of pastoral care, church planting from the planting church’s point of view, with the other perspective coming from Pakenham Christian Community Church’s Sean de Kretser. We also introduce the work on International Justice Mission, an inspirational evangelical mission doing a truly transformational work, soon launching their partner office in Australia. My prayer is that the Lord will use this for your encouragement and to stimulate you to engage with his mission. Finally, my...

Recently I have been reading a lot about the role of unchecked coercive violence in keeping people of the developing world poor. We are Christians seeking to honour Jesus, no less in our engagement in world mission and overseas aid. So, we really need to have our eyes opened to what is really going on. Start finding out by reading my latest post 

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If we're wanting to build a healthy church, the first thing we need is clarity and unity on is the Gospel. What might we mean by that?  Here's my latest post

November 19, 2013 Leave a comment On 8 September Hope Community Church Baldivis, held its first weekly service in the newly built Baldivis Secondary College (BSC). We praise God for his provision through this school community. With very little public infrastructure in the Baldivis area, meeting space is difficult to come by. So we are delighted to use this new facility. We are currently meeting in the Media Centre Music Room (access via  school carpark on Pleasantview Parade, Baldivis) and are blessed to have access to some musical equipment, and an additional large room for running crèche and Sunday School. Pastor...

October 29, 2013 4 Comments Hi everyone, I read an excellent article in the Sydney Morning Herald today about personal internet security (see link below). We all have passwords for various things on the internet (email, websites, Facebook, etc.), that much we know. What we might not realise that many people use the same password for just about everything. That way, it’s easy to remember. It’s also makes it a lot easier for someone to hack into your accounts. If this happens, it may well be more than embarrassing: you could lose a lot of money, your identity could be stolen,...