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Better Together

27 September 2023 • By John Weeks

Euan Bradley will present his sermon titled ‘Better Together’ this Sabbath morning (September 30, 2023) during the Worship Service, commencing at 11am. All are welcome to attend the Worship at the Ferntree Gully Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Invite your family and friends! Read more

Baby Dedication for Selena

24 September 2023 • By John Weeks

Baby Dedication for Selena, officiated by Pastor Paul Kotanko, last Sabbath (23 September), at the Ferntree Gully Seventh-day Adventist Church. Read more

Sandwich Sabbath and Bible Study

21 September 2023 • By John Weeks

Good Morning Church!Just a reminder that this Sabbath 23 September is Sandwich Sabbath and Bible Study. Please bring some food for yourself for lunch in the hall. This will be followed by a Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount, the Magna Carta of the Christian faith, led by me this week.Come and stay […] Read more

Sermon by John Beament on YouTube

20 September 2023 • By John Weeks

In case you missed the sermon by John Beament, ‘Knock, Seek, Ask’, on Sabbath morning, (September 16, 2023) at the Ferntree Gully Seventh-Day Adventist Church, here is the YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/EeK1gjbNzjY Read more

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Weekly Devotional Videos

‘Prison With No Walls: Re-entry Anxiety’

How are you going readjusting after lockdown? Are you or anyone you know feeling anxious about venturing fully into the world? What practical strategies can help with what has been coined “Re-entry Anxiety?” What spiritual resources can be helpful for this anxiety as well as other anxiety & depression? We’ll find some answers to these questions in the video.

‘Problems Technology Can’t Solve’

Technology plays a major part in our lives. This week the Australian government committed to reducing the impact of climate change through technology that hasn’t been invented yet. However, there are at least three problems in this world technology can’t solve. What are they? How can they be solved? We’ll find answers to these questions in the video.

‘What Could the Year Ahead Bring?’

As we soon exit major restrictions, What 'new normal' would you like to live? Would you like to go back to the 'old normal' before COVID-19 if that were possible? Or has the pandemic opened up new possibilities for you? How might the Shmita Year of the Bible help you in the year ahead? To find answers to these questions, as well as what a Shmita Year is, have a look at this video.

‘Rescued!’

This week little Cleo was found after being abducted for almost three weeks. This has a parallel in The Bible that applies to each and every person on this earth, including you. How so? We’ll see in this video.

‘Lockdowns & Earth’s Final Judgment’

Here in Melbourne we are finally (more or less) out of lockdown 😊. What was the first lockdown in the Bible? How was this very first lockdown related to Earth’s final judgment? These questions will be answered in the video.

‘Can Shattered Faith Be Restored?’

We’ve all experienced tragedies or deep disappointments that tested our faith in God. If our faith in God is shattered, Can it be restored? In this video, we will hear from the wife of one of the most powerful men in the world. She describes how she lost faith in God due to the death of her son. Was her faith restored? Watch the video and find out. Maybe you will see yourself in her faith journey.

‘Is God a Greenie?’

Billionaire’s blasting off into space with big dreams of populating Mars & other planets. COP26 starting in a few weeks to try to limit climate change. What is a Christian to make of all these things? What is our relationship to the environment? Is God a Greenie? We’ll look at these issues from a Biblical point of view.

‘The Most Crucial Post COVID Message’

If you were a preacher who had COVID-19 and survived, What spiritual message would you consider the most crucial to share with people after your recovery? We’ll look at a preacher who had an “industrial” version of COVID-19. I found it fascinating what he considered to be the most important message he could preach on afterwards. It was especially surprising considering how much he usually focuses on end-time events. I’m sure you’ll be surprised too.

‘To Vax? or Not to Vax?’

Spoiler alert! I won’t be saying whether you should or shouldn’t take the COVID-19 vaccine. However, I will be looking at these questions: Although the Bible doesn’t talk about vaccines, What Biblical principles can guide us to take a vaccine or not? Ellen White was alive when the very first vaccine in modern times was developed and given. Did she ever take a vaccine? What principles can we learn from her attitude concerning vaccines? We will look at some answers to these questions in the video.

‘How to Avoid Being Deceived Part 3’

Following on from last week, How can we discern truth from error in today’s toxic COVID-19 environment? Are there methods we follow in studying Bible doctrines that can help us discern truth in non-religious matters such as COVID-19? How can we discern who to listen to and who to ignore? What about when two opposing sides both seem to be right? We will look at some answers to these questions in the video.

‘Could You Be Deceived? Part 2’

Following on from last week, What are some common methods that can deceive us? Should we believe everything our favourite preacher says? What inbuilt biases do we have that can inadvertently lead us astray? These are some of the questions we will look at in the video.

‘Could You Be Deceived?’

When Jesus talked about the end times, he repeated one warning FOUR times. What was this warning? How does the book of Revelation reinforce this dire warning? How can you avoid what Jesus warned about? These are some of the questions we will look at in this video.

‘Remember!... And Do Not Forget!’

‘How’s Your Plan?’

‘What is Life's Greatest Surprise?’

‘How is Your Zeal?’

‘Tireless in Encouraging’

‘Facing Our Giants of Fear’

‘Laughing Through Lockdown?’

‘Spiritual Spring Clean’

‘When God Says “No”’

‘What Makes a Great Father?’

‘Storms That Make Us Stronger’

‘Where Is Your Bunker?’

‘Caring For the Little Ones’

‘What's Your Focus?’

‘Complacency - Part 2’

‘Complacency - Part 1’

‘Punished For Kindness???’

‘R U OK?’

‘Why a Time of Sheltering?’

‘Lost on Mt Disappointment’

‘Winter Spirituality’

‘Understanding the Times’

‘Two Treasuries’

‘Hope’

‘Mothers & Trust’

‘Thanksgiving & Gratitude’

‘Who Is God Good To?’

‘Worry’

‘Peace and Easter’

‘Habits’