Rose Bay Presbyterian in Rose Bay, New South Wales | Church

Rose Bay Presbyterian

Locality: Rose Bay, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 9388 1206

Address: Cnr of Dover Road and Carlisle street 2029 Rose Bay, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.rosebaypc.org

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23.01.2022 In Romans 2, Paul reminds us that no one will escape the judgement of God. He also reminds us of God’s goodness, forbearance and patience (versus 4-5). In this context, we can consider these as: Goodness as His kindness to us in considering past sin. He has not judged us yet though we deserve it. Forbearance as His kindness to us in our present sin. In our present moment, we fall short of His glory. Again, He does not judge us yet, though we deserve it. Patience as His ...kindness to us in regard to our future sin. He knows our sin in the coming days and years. Again, He does not judge us yet, though we deserve. When we consider our great God and Lord, in all His greatness, His goodness to us, should bring us to repentance. In the words of Spurgeon: Notice, dear friends, that the Lord does not drive you to repentance. Cain was driven away, as a fugitive and a vagabond, when he had killed his righteous brother Abel; Judas went and hanged himself, being driven by an anguish of remorse because of what he had done in betraying his Lord; but the sweetest and best repentance is that which comes, not by driving, but by drawing: ‘The goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance.’ Join us @10am at the church building: 2 Carlisle Street, Rose Bay, Sydney or via the livestream OR recording @rosebaypc.org

22.01.2022 Join us this morning @10am to hear God’s Word from Psalm 15. Join us in person or live stream: rosebaypc.org

20.01.2022 Sunday, 24 January 2021 | Jonah 3.10-4.11. Accepting God’s Priorities In Jonah 3, we see the people of Nineveh believing God and repenting. God is merciful towards them and delays his judgement. This however angers Jonah, as we see in the following chapter. We begin to understand that Jonah fled to Tarshish not because he was afraid of the task or the Ninevites, BUT because he did not want them to know the mercy of God. Jonah expresses his anger to God, which is good...but d...oes not make his feelings right! We too often struggle to reflect God’s priorities in our thinking and behaviour, especially in the task of fulfilling the Great Commission outlined in Matthew Chapter 28. Jonah Chapter 4 illustrates, from Jonah’s life, why our lives may fail to reflect God’s priorities. We, like Jonah, may: - have a wrong understanding of God - have a proud heart - be trusting in idols rather than in God Join us to hear more about how the experience of Jonah calls us to speak the Good News of Jesus today. In person at 2 Carlisle Street, Rose Bay OR anytime @ www.rosebaypc.org, where livestreams and recordings are available

19.01.2022 God's Covenant of Grace is an encouraging hope in the believer's life. Join us online @rosebaypc.org or at the church building. If you miss this livestream this morning, the video will also available on the website to watch later.

15.01.2022 Have questions about Covid vaccines? We're so glad you asked. The ethicality of the source & development of vaccines has been debated for decades. We're going ...to explore them in a series of blog posts, with special reference to the possible vaccine against Covid19. Introductory page: http://gsandc.org.au/vaccinations-the-big-questions/ Post 1: on "herd immunity" and the need for a vaccine http://gsandc.org.au/herd-immunity-and-the-common-good/

10.01.2022 Sunday, 15 November | Romans 3: 1-20. The Problem with Sin In Romans 3, Paul addresses arguments that may arise as the Jews in Rome read his letter. After reading Romans 2, they may very well wonder what the benefit of being a Jew is. Here Paul reminds the Jews that they were special; they were entrusted with the ‘oracles of God’ (v2). This is an awesome privilege. Later on, in Romans 9, Paul will come back to expand on this point and remind the Jewish people more of this p...rivilege with respect to covenant, adoption, and glory but we are not there yet! In Romans 3, he continues to explain to them that there will always been some people who reject God. The phrase ‘let God be true but every man a liar’ seems at first strange, and theologians have written volumes about it. At its simplest, it reminds us (believers) that God is true, he never lies. In any situation, even if most people are asserting something contrary to what God says, we can be sure that God is true, unchanging and immutable. Paul’s had previously said that our unrighteousness demonstrates God’s righteousness. So, the reader may also be wondering about why they should persevere in righteousnessand if God’s wrath is justified, given that their unrighteousness reveals His Glory. Here Paul reminds them that God uses our sin, but it is still OUR sin. It is no credit to us that God brings good out of our sin. We all stand guilty before God. It may be helpful to consider Judas betrayal of Jesus here. God used Judas’ sin for his glorious plan, but Judas betrayal remains Judas’ sin. So too, we are slaves to sin and rightly condemned. Paul quotes from the Psalms and reminds us that when we sin, we lose sight of who God is. Every sin is because we don’t have a right view of God: There is no fear of God before their eyes. John Calvin describes this: In short, as it [fear of God] is a bridle to restrain our wickedness, so when it is wanting, we feel at liberty to indulge every kind of licentiousness. So how can we be justified. God makes part of the answer clear here through Paul the answer is not in our good works, or in the Law. The Law shows us our unrighteousness. We are justified through the cure provided by Godthe finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ. Join us to hear more: @ the church building| 2 Carlisle Street, Rose Bay OR @ the livestream or recording| www.rosebaypc.org

10.01.2022 Sunday, 10 January 2021 | Jonah 2. Finding God in Prayer Jonah in defiance to God has boarded a ship to Tarshish, in the opposite direction of Ninevah, where God told him to go. In Jonah 2, we see that God is sovereign and has a way of bringing us to the place he wants us at. God prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah, and in the darkness of its belly, Jonah repents and cries out to God in prayer. ... Jonah’s prayer reveals his pain from being separated from God. He realises that defying God is like being an idolater and repents. Jonah trusts that God would answer his prayer. Jonah remembers who God is! Salvation is of the LORD (vs 9). God answers prayer and delivers Jonah. Jonah’s experience is an incredible reminder to us to turn from disobedience, repent and turn to God through prayer no matter what our circumstances or how impossible the situation may seem. Some may speculate that this book is a magnificent tale of a man called Jonah for children. Two things to note here: *Firstly, Jesus however testifies to its historicity in Matthew 12.40-41: For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed something greater than Jonah is here. **Secondly, the message of the book Jonah is about an incredibly merciful God. Join us to hear more about how Jonah shows us God’s mercy and foreshadows the risen Christ. In person at 2 Carlisle Street, Rose Bay OR anytime @ www.rosebaypc.org, where livestreams and recordings are available

09.01.2022 It was in August 1513, that Martin Luther while teaching through Psalms to his theology students, was confronted by the words of Psalm 31:1: In Thy righteousness deliver me. It perplexed Luther that God’s righteousness could do anything but condemn him to hell? How could a sinner find solace in this. It troubled Luther. But God in his mercy reminded Luther of Romans 1:17, which says, the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, He who th...rough faith is righteous shall live. Luther wrote: Night and day I pondered until I grasped the truth that the righteousness of God is that righteousness whereby, through grace and sheer mercy, he justifies us by faith. Therefore I felt myself to be reborn and to have gone through open doors into paradise This passage of Paul became to me a gateway into heaven. Martin's heart was renewed, and so began a Reformation. To realise this change of heart personally, we must each first realise who we really are, and kneel before an awesome God. Today, we remind ourselves of God's holistic judgement...and of his mercy. It is at the very heart of a reformation. Join us @10am either at the church building in Rose Bay, or via the livestream or recording.

07.01.2022 Join us this morning to hear from Deuteronomy 5 Live @ www.Rosebaypc.org OR @ 2 Carlisle Street, Rose Bay

06.01.2022 Join us in person or online today. We are looking at the good news of Jesus in the book of Deuteronomy. Every Sunday @ 10am

05.01.2022 On Sunday @ 10am we will look at 'A Call to Love the LORD'. Join us in person or live stream: rosebaypc.org