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God was ‘the Father’ of the nation of Israel (“Israel is my firstborn son”: Exodus 4:22); the Israelites were the LORD’s ‘family’, his “children” (Deuteronomy 14:1). The LORD highly valued all his “children”, so he wanted every Israelite extended family, [...]

Next Sunday morning & evening Lloyd Lawrence from AFES Cairns will be here to update us on the ministry and preach on Ruth Chapter 3. Lloyd ministers the gospel to university students here in Cairns, and is employed by the [...]

Friday night was a joyful celebration ... but what was it all about? What was I Commissioned to do as TGS Senior Minister? The Bible gives us many answers; here are some of them, from 2 Timothy Chapters 3-4. I [...]

Why is Tuesday called ‘Valentine’s Day’? Because it is named after ‘Saint Valentine’ ... but his story is not what you might expect! Valentine (Latin: Valentinus) was (probably) an Italian Christian who was born about 226AD. He was a Pastor (or [...]

It always helps and inspires us to learn about God’s great servants of the past.  So, you might have heard of William Carey—he’s known as ‘The father of modern Missions’.  Carey lived an extraordinary life, yet had humble beginnings and [...]

On this Launch Sunday it’s good for each of us to consider where we will head this year. So, here are 9 Questions for you and for us as a church — 1. What’s one thing you can do this [...]

Many people eat lamb on January 26, and that’s fine, but, of course there are many other things you could eat, instead. You could have kangaroo or crocodile and also a whole lot of ’bush tucker’. Or maybe you had [...]

There are numerous truths which demonstrate that the saying, ‘Fact is stranger than fiction’ is correct! Philippians 2:1-11 is one place to find these truths, for these verses show that you ‘Descend into greatness’. Yes, you read that rightly. Being [...]