Kangaroo Ground Presbyterian Church, Main Road, Kangaroo Ground (2026)

02/06/2026

The Significance & Meaning of the Lord’s Supper (1 Cor 11:17-34)

The Lord’s Supper is a Christian practice instituted by Jesus to remind us that He died in order to save us from our sins. Christ willingly gave up His life in accordance with God's foreordained plan because He loves us. The shedding of His blood replaced the blood sacrifices made under the Old Testament covenant.

The Lord’s Supper underscores the importance of our fellowship with God. It reminds us of what it cost Jesus to remove our estrangement with God caused by our sin and enter into fellowship with Him. It also demonstrates our unity with other believers.

Every time we participate in this sacrament we need to reflect humbly on all that Jesus accomplished for us through His death and resurrection - the forgiveness of sin, spiritual strength and the assurance that we possess real life in Christ and the hope of a glorious resurrection.

The bread is a reminder of the body of Christ that was given for us on the cross and is also a sign of the spiritual nutrition we need. The wine reminds us of Christ’s shed blood and the sacrifices of the Old Testament.

This sacrament reminds us of the damage that the sin of mankind has done in the world and the suffering of Christ to remediate it and restore us to Himself. Christ took the burden of our sin on Himself and through His death, set us free from its bo***ge.

God bless. KGPC.

29/05/2026

A Prayer of Joy & Thankfulness (Phil 1:1-8)

Sometimes the way we express gratitude in prayer can become almost formulaic. Paul’s prayer is not like that, but an extended prayer of appreciation for what God has done for the Philippian Christians. He tells his readers how they have brought him joy and why he is thankful to God. This is a familiar pattern in Scripture.

Paul is facing a trial for his life before Caesar, but he still finds reasons to be thankful. He gives thanks for the people in this congregation, although we know that some of them have flaws of character. Because of the grace of Jesus Christ in them, Paul can overlook their failures as he is confident that God will complete the good work He has started in them. Just like us, they are a work in progress and will be made perfect when Christ returns.

It’s easy to see inconsistencies in others, but what we see is often our own faults magnified. We live with our bad habits so they seem normal to us, but when we see them in others, it irritates us. We need to develop a rigorous honesty with ourselves and rather than criticise others, cultivate the habit of looking for what God is doing in their lives. Despite their quirks, we need to affirm them.

Paul also prays with joy. Christian joy is grounded in our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a divine gift and comes from realising we are accepted by God.

Paul’s joy came from focusing on other people and from remembering what God was doing in their lives. He is thankful for the partnership of the Philippians in his work and sees that they all participate in the same divine grace that he does. Paul has a genuine love for the Philippine Christians and sees prayer not as a duty, but a wonderful privilege.

God bless. KGPC.

18/05/2026

How the Lost Can Find Hope in Christ (Dan 4:24-5:31)

When King Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem, he took Jewish captives back to Babylon. He trained them in the Babylonian culture and being impressed by their wisdom and integrity, promoted them to high positions in his civil service. From there, they slowly began to transform Babylonian culture and gave Nebuchadnezzar his first encounter with the God of the Bible.

We learn from Daniel that exposure to people of faith does not necessarily lead to a person’s conversion. Nebuchadnezzar was impressed with Daniel’s ability to interpret his dream and even heard him speak of his God. However, as he came from a culture where many gods were worshipped, he didn’t see any place for a Supreme God.

In Daniel 3, he confirms this by building a statue that he commands everybody to worship or die. Nebuchadnezzar’s attitude to matters of faith is not particularly unusual. Today, people often hear the gospel and respond positively, but before long, revert to their old ways.

God, however, is patient. In chapters four and five, we see that God once again sent a dream to Nebuchadnezzar, which Daniel interpreted. The king was to lose his kingdom and go through a period of adversity. His kingdom would be restored to him once he had turned to God. Again, this dream was fulfilled.

Nebuchadnezzar sinned against God for most of his life, but God gave him opportunities to repent and turn to Him. God seeks the lost and pleads with them to turn to Him for salvation.

We should never give up praying for those we know who seem far away from faith and should share the gospel with them as we are given opportunity. God often calls the most unexpected people to Himself and He is able to do far more than we ask or imagine.

God bless you all. KGPC.

11/05/2026

The Prayer of Faith (Jam 5:16b)

Many people find prayer difficult, wondering if they will be heard or answered by God. God delights to hear the prayers of His children and to give us good gifts, but we should not thoughtlessly enter His presence with a shopping list of requests. Prayer is a personal relationship with God, not a transactional one to get what we want.

James says the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous person achieves much. So for prayer to be effective, it must be fervent and offered up by a righteous person. A fervent prayer is one where we approach God with faith and an expectation that we will be heard and answered. We are not persuading a reluctant God, but being fervent about the things which He is also fervent.

James gives the prophet Elijah as an example of a man whose prayers were answered. His life was characterised by great miracles and steadfast faith, but before we can say, “His prayers were more powerful than ours”, James assures us he was no different to us. It is not the size of our faith that makes a prayer powerful, but the greatness and generosity of our Heavenly Father who hears and answers prayer.

God bless all. KGPC.

29/04/2026

The Signs of a True Work of God in the Hearts of Men (Dan 4)

Daniel 4 is an important chapter, because it shows the role of God in drawing sinners to Himself. Many Christians think the decision to come to Christ was theirs alone, not recognising that the Holy Spirit has been quietly working in their lives preparing the way.

King Nebuchadnezzar came to faith in God. He was a most unlikely candidate to do so, as he was violent, unforgiving and self-centred. He acknowledged the power of God after Daniel interpreted his dream of the statue made of different materials, but that did not prevent him from constructing a statue himself and ordering his subjects to worship it. At this point he obviously thought the God of the Bible was just one of many gods.

However, the true God had not given up on Nebuchadnezzar and sent him another dream, this time of a magnificent tree that was cut down, leaving only a stump. The dream also showed a messenger who informed him that he would be given the mind of an animal and would live with wild animals, eating grass like an ox, until he acknowledged that God was the one true God who ruled heaven and earth. A year later, this dream was fulfilled.

Nebuchadnezzar’s story shows us that it is God who works in our lives to save us. Christian friends might influence and encourage us to live moral lives, but it is the Holy Spirit who draws us to Himself and changes hearts and lives. People may hear the gospel and be interested in its message, but unless it affects their lives and they commit to following Christ as Lord and Saviour, they are likely to fall away.

God gives us many opportunities to heed His call, but like Nebuchadnezzar, many people need to be humbled and brought to the end of their resources to see their need for Christ and His forgiveness and mercy. God can change any life so we should never despair of the salvation of our unsaved family members and friends.

God bless you all. KGPC.

23/04/2026

The Kingdom that Triumphs Over All Others (Dan 2:24-49)

In this passage, there is irrefutable evidence that God is the Ruler of all history and that His Word always remains true. Here we find Daniel’s explanation of King Nebuchadnezzar’s vision of the statue made of various materials. Each represented a different empire - Nebuchadnezzar’s, the Medo-Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman.

In this vision, the statue was destroyed when a little rock struck the clay feet, causing the entire thing to disintegrate into chaff which the wind blew away. The small rock then grew to fill the entire world. This little rock represents God’s everlasting kingdom.

As we look at recorded human history from the time of the Babylonians in the 6th century BC to the birth of Christ, we know that each of these kingdoms rose and vanished, just as Daniel under the leading of the Holy Spirit predicted they would. The little rock that toppled them is the tiny Babe of Bethlehem, who came to establish His everlasting kingdom which is continually growing as people from nations put their faith in Christ.

All of history is in God’s hands and He has control over all the world’s events. Nations may rise with enormous military power and armaments, but Christians never need to fear or be discouraged, for Christ has set up an everlasting kingdom which is ruled by God through love and not oppression.

This spiritual kingdom dwells within us through the power of the Holy Spirit, as we give our hearts and lives to God drawing near to Him and seeking His will for us. Since history is controlled by God and His Word is always true, we should hide God’s guiding Word in our hearts and be encouraged by His promises to us.

Blessings. KGPC.

15/04/2026

From Doubt to Deity (John 20:24-29)

A week after His resurrection, Jesus appeared to the apostle Thomas. Thomas had refused to believe the reports that Christ had risen from the dead unless he had the tangible proof of putting his own fingers into the scars of Jesus. Thomas is like many of us who need to see things for ourselves. Thomases are human question marks. They are suspicious by nature and think other people are far too accepting.

When we consider what this passage of Scripture teaches us, it’s not saying that doubt is normal (because Jesus rebukes Thomas for his unbelief). Nor does it teach us that miracles are needed to convince people to believe, because Jesus refused to provide the religious leaders with a miracle when they demanded one of Him to prove His claims (Matt 12:39). The importance of this passage comes in verse 29 where Jesus pronounces a blessing on those who don’t see and yet believe.

Jesus is patient with people like Thomas. He does rebuke him but says, “Stop doubting and believe.” He graciously offers what Thomas needs in the way of proof of His resurrection and this leads to one of the clearest statements of Christ’s deity in all of the gospel when Thomas says, “My Lord and my God!”

Thomas is a bridge between the first generation of Christians who were eye witnesses of the resurrection, and the second subsequent generations whom Christ blesses here saying, “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.” With these words, Jesus shifts the blessing from a trust in physical sight towards a trust in the Word - the testimony of the apostles as written down for us in the New Testament.

God bless. KGPC.

09/04/2026

The Mystery of the Empty Tomb (John 20:1-23)

To many people today, the claim that Jesus rose from the dead three days after He died is not credible. They think the early believers were deluded and prefer to agree with scientists who say that because it is contrary to the natural order, it didn’t happen. Some refute the resurrection by saying that Christ did not die; He just fainted and was later revived. They don’t consider that a Roman soldier thrust a spear into His side to make sure He was dead.

All four Gospels have eyewitness accounts from people who saw and spoke with the Risen Lord and the Roman historian Tacticus, writes that stories of the resurrection were widely known at the time. The news spread quickly throughout the Roman Empire and 10% of the population at that time indicated that they were Christian. Today, almost a third of all people throughout the world identify as Christian.

Jesus’ crucifixion had struck fear into the hearts of His apostles, but once they’d seen Him alive again, their fear dissipated to the extent that they were then willing to risk death in order to share the gospel with others. If His resurrection were a lie would anybody risk their lives to spread the story?

The atoning work and resurrection of Jesus gives genuine hope to those who are reconciled to God through Him, as He not only forgives sinners, but opens the door to eternal life. The finality of death has gone.

To many, Easter is just another holiday, but it is a reminder to us of what lies beyond death and the grave. There is hope. Jesus’ resurrection shows us that God will restore the bodies of those who are His through faith in Christ and we will be with Him forever.

KGPC.

03/04/2026

Barabbas & Me (Luke 23)

The Bible records that on the day Jesus was crucified, the governor Pontius Pilate called together the chief priests, rulers and the people, giving them the option to have either the convicted murderer Barabbas or Jesus of Nazareth released. They all chose to have Barabbas released instead of Jesus and yelled for him to be crucified.

The crucifixion of the Son of God is perhaps the greatest injustice in the history of mankind. Although they could find no fault in Jesus, nevertheless out of hatred they called out for his death on the cross.

Jesus was sent to this world for this very purpose. He was sent to die and display God's divine love for a lost humanity. He paid the price for the very worst of sinners, insurrectionists and murderers like Barabbas.

Now you might say that you are nothing like this criminal Barabbas, that you have not done anything near as bad as he has. In fact, you have contributed much good to society and continue to do good to those around you.

But unless we all acknowledge our complete need for Christ, our utter desperation without Him, then we are not coming before Him in the right way.

As sinners, we all know that even our best deeds are imperfect, in both performance and motive. Unless we confess that apart from Christ, we are completely worthless, we cannot come before Him.

The modern man is more prideful than ever. We must understand why Jesus had to come and die for us. Because without Him, we are still dead in our transgressions and sin. Without Him, we would never have the right relationship with God.

Praise God for His great mercy and love in His Son, Jesus Christ.

KGPC.

31/03/2026

The LORD is a Jealous and Avenging God (Nah 1:1-8)

The Book of Nahum describes God’s fierce judgement on Nineveh's flagrant disobedience and sin.

We all like to hear about the loving-kindness, mercy and grace of God, but we’re not as willing to consider His wrath and just judgement.

God can never ignore sin. He is holy, so all sin is an abomination to Him that cannot and will not be tolerated. One of the problems we have with understanding God’s wrath is that we don't consider sin to be as vile and harmful as it really is.

There is nowhere to hide from His indignation and no-one can justify themselves before God by listing their good deeds, because we’ve all broken His commandments. In the Day of Judgement we will stand before Him guilty with nothing to say in our defense.

No one can withstand the fierce heat of God’s anger, but there is good news. Nahum tells us in verse 7 that the Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble and that He cares for those who trust in Him.

At Easter time we see how God’s loving care was extended towards a rebellious and disobedient mankind when He sent His Son to die on the cross in our place. Jesus took upon Himself the wrath of God that our sin deserves. Our sin was imputed to Him and His righteousness was imputed to us.

Jesus is our salvation and refuge from the fierce heat of God’s anger and He cares for those who trust in Him. Good works will never save us. We must turn to Jesus for our salvation and do so without delay. He is our refuge and strength.

Happy Easter everyone. KGPC.

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