Reformed Church in Kogarah Bay, Sydney
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What is TULIP? TULIP is an acronym used to present the processes involved in salvation. Included here is a brief explanation of each point with scriptural support. Total Depravity Total depravity describes the spiritual condition of every human being. Original sin had…
Andrew Harrison · 10 Mar 2014 · 14 min read
Once again as a family we are preparing to move house. This will be the seventh home Kylie and I have moved into since we were married just over 21 years ago. I hope this is the last one for a long…
Andrew Harrison · 10 Mar 2014 · 2 min read
As a family we are thankful to God for the provision of a new home, and we are looking forward to moving in at the end of next month. It is good however to be reminded of our Lord’s own position in…
Andrew Harrison · 10 Mar 2014 · 2 min read
I am preaching to the converted when I say that we are all born with a love for sin. This manifests itself from our youngest days. We see it in the lives of children; we know it is true in our own…
Andrew Harrison · 10 Mar 2014 · 3 min read
Malachi 3:16, “Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name.” Malachi presents…
Andrew Harrison · 10 Mar 2014 · 2 min read
It has been a chilly day predictably so for this time of year. It has also been a very ordinary day, at least it has for me. Today is fairly typical of what I did yesterday and last week and during the…
Andrew Harrison · 10 Mar 2014 · 2 min read
Three cheers for the Australian government. After years of campaigning and millions of tax payers’ dollars, it was reported today (April 1) that the international court of justice has upheld Australia’s bid to have Japanese whaling banned in Antarctica. We should all…
Andrew Harrison · 2 Apr 2014 · 2 min read
The 17th century French philosopher Voltaire boasted that within 100 years of his life Christianity would be obsolete. Like many during the time of the Enlightenment he was a Deist and rejected the idea that people could know God and relate to…
Andrew Harrison · 28 Apr 2014 · 2 min read
I can’t claim to be much of a sportsman even though I enjoy all sports. My only boast has been in my ability to kick an AFL football with a fair degree of accuracy. So my moment of glory arrived while we…
Andrew Harrison · 5 May 2014 · 3 min read
Article published in Evangelical Action Matt 5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” Some time ago at the local train station stood a young man wearing a t-shirt which had printed across the front “The Meek Shall Inherit…
Andrew Harrison · 14 May 2014 · 16 min read
Where do our foul thoughts, speech and actions proceed from? They have their provenance in our hearts. The Bible likens the heart to soil, just as the weeds and prickles which overrun our gardens spring from the soil, so the issues of…
Andrew Harrison · 5 Jun 2014 · 3 min read
Devotional for June bulletin It’s that period of time again when many of us have faced or are facing exams..... school exams, uni and college exams, and so on. Exam time is often stressful, al-ways challenging and something that we just can’t…
Basil Yakoubi · 21 Jun 2014 · 2 min read
Devotional thought for the church bulletin World cup fever has hit the country like the winter flu. It would seem that many have been struck with the bug. Strangely for a person who enjoys football I haven’t been overly interested and usually…
Andrew Harrison · 29 Jun 2014 · 2 min read
The son of well-known historian David McCullough delivered a graduating speech at Wellesley High School, Boston in 2012. Nothing unusual there, until it went viral on you tube. David Jr, an English teacher drew unexpected and wide spread attention when he told…
Andrew Harrison · 8 Jul 2014 · 2 min read
Devotional for the church bulletin On July 18 the world was rocked by the news that a Malaysian Airlines 777 had been shot down over Ukraine killing 300 passengers and crew. Apparently many airliners use this airspace and there was nothing unusual…
Andrew Harrison · 26 Jul 2014 · 2 min read
Church bulletin for August Are we free to obey some of God’s commands and not others? Of course, if this freedom exists God would be making suggestions or offering advice rather than issuing commands. Moses however didn’t receive 10 suggestions but 10…
Andrew Harrison · 20 Aug 2014 · 2 min read
Church bulletin for August Of late I have been reading some poetry by A.E. Housman – specifically a collection entitled “A Shropshire Lad and Other Poems”. This volume captures vividly the beauty of the English countryside. He not only wrote about the…
Andrew Harrison · 20 Aug 2014 · 2 min read
September church bulletin The other day while thumbing through an old commentary on Hebrews I discovered some sermon notes. Witten on fragile, yellowing, musty smelling paper was an outline of a sermon drawn from Heb 2:10, “For it was fitting for Him…
Andrew Harrison · 3 Sep 2014 · 2 min read
September church bulletin What a blessing it was the other week for Tony and I to spend a few hours with Fred and Alison Siebert. We collected Fred’s library, had some exquisite pea and ham soup and chatted. I miss Fred’s dry…
Andrew Harrison · 17 Sep 2014 · 3 min read
Church bulletin for October In recent months we have been moved privately and in our church gatherings to pray about the terrible atrocities taking place in the Middle East. It is hard to imagine what it must be like to live in…
Andrew Harrison · 2 Oct 2014 · 2 min read