Mitch Kitson 9/6/24 Mitch Kitson 9/6/24

You can’t choose your family…

Before we call others crazy, Jesus calls us to take a look at ourselves first. He reminds us that Satan is powerful, but he has been defeated by an even stronger opponent who then freely and graciously invites us into His family.

Mitch Kitson 2/6/24 Mitch Kitson 2/6/24

Holy rest

In our daily lives, all kinds of things battle for our attention and to be lord of our lives. Yet, we live under one Lord, Jesus Christ. We rejoice that He is a good Lord who loves, forgives, and cares for us.

Mitch Kitson 26/5/24 Mitch Kitson 26/5/24

Children of the Trinity

Trinity Sunday gives us an opportunity to think about not just what God does, but who God is. We can’t have a proper understanding of God or even have a genuine relationship with Him without recognising that God is triune, three in one, as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In the reading from Romans 8, Paul teaches us about what it means to be children of this triune and holy God.

Mitch Kitson 19/5/24 Mitch Kitson 19/5/24

Labour pains

When St Paul describes what it means to be a Christian person, He imagines that we are in a time of patient waiting. We find ourselves in the most peaceful, clean, quiet place you can think of—a birthing suite.

Mitch Kitson 12/5/24 Mitch Kitson 12/5/24

Stick to His plan

All the apostles wanted was a quick fix—a political saviour who would restore Israel to its former glory. We aren't so different when we hope for instant solutions in the Church or in our personal lives. Christ calls His apostles (along with us) to a different way—a way of faith and witnessing.

Mitch Kitson 14/4/24 Mitch Kitson 14/4/24

The bigger picture

As we continue in this season of Easter, we celebrate the victory that Christ has won for us over death and reflect on what that means for how we live our lives here on earth. The apostle Peter delivers a sermon which describes how the people denied Jesus and had him killed, yet somehow it was all according to God’s plan to bring life to the world.

Mitch Kitson 31/3/24 Mitch Kitson 31/3/24

The Gospel

Today is the day we set aside to celebrate the fullness of the Gospel—that Christ died, was buried, and was raised for the sins of the world. Today, we remember that we have received the Gospel, we stand in the Gospel, and we are being saved by the Gospel.

Mitch Kitson 29/3/24 Mitch Kitson 29/3/24

Stations of the Cross

We anticipate what is to come on Sunday, but we wait until then to celebrate with the church around the world. Until then, we sit in awe and thankfulness for what Christ was willing to endure for us and for all people.

Mitch Kitson 28/3/24 Mitch Kitson 28/3/24

Deliver us from evil

Throughout Lent, we have been reflecting on the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer. We conclude those reflections tonight with the seventh and final petition, “Deliver us from evil.” What is evil, and how does God deliver us from it?

Mitch Kitson 24/3/24 Mitch Kitson 24/3/24

Faith in song

On Palm Sunday, it wasn’t the people’s genius to use the psalms that made their praise meaningful. It is the Holy Spirit that causes the word of Christ to dwell in each of us and inspires us to make melody to him.