Dear BPCWA worshipper, Before we close the chapter for 2024, I want to use this pastoral to revisit our church theme for the year.  It is apt even that we do so now, after the Christmas celebrations that commemorate our Saviour’s 1st coming.  When we put that together with how Christ walked while on earth, it should make the remembrance of His birth even more meaningful for 1 John 2:6 says, “He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked”.  Christ was born to live out the Father’s will.  Let us also remember that we must walk on this same path, living only to do our heavenly Father’s will. In Christ.1) The

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Dear BPCWA worshipper, With only 3 days before Christmas, the world is rushing by in preparation for their festivities. It is easy to get drawn into the world’s revelry and way of life, forgetting why we, as Christians, celebrate Christmas. It is a good time for us to ponder the heralding angels’ proclamation that eventful night, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men” (Lu 2:14). Last year, we considered “on earth peace”, so I want to consider “good will toward men” today. God’s good will. The word “good will” comes from a compound word in Greek, made up of eu (good) and dokeo (think) which when put together would be “good thoughts”, referring

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Dear BPCWA worshipper, We live in an uncertain world. When I first came to Australia, many elderlies who had been living in Perth for many years told me how safe Perth was. They could leave their doors open (without fences) and no harm would come to them. Sadly, things are different now. A church worshipper who closed the side door of their house but accidentally forgot to lock it when they came to church returned home to find that an opportunistic intruder had entered while they were out, in broad daylight. But though it is certainly traumatic returning to a ransacked house, we live in a world today where emergency incidents may happen whether the building is empty or in

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Dear BPCWA worshipper, The world’s influences have and will always have a significant impact on the church. The church is intended to be made up of people called out from the world, to be a light to the world. BPCWA is a local church. As a church witness, we are to reach out to people as part of the Great Commission. The significance of being “called out” will become more apparent and distinct as we live in the perilous times of the last days (2Ti 3:1). The darker the influences, the brighter the church must shine for Christ. While we want to be zealous in reaching out to everyone, BPCWA must never forget that God’s purpose for His church is

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Dear BPCWA worshipper, From the vantage point of the world and even many believers, the church is “changing for the better” and it must continue to progress with the people’s desires in this world to “remain relevant”. We must realise that this is not just a concept, but it is something that will affect us in BPCWA. I want to explain further today why there is such a great chasm between us and the world and how we must respond. Hold on to our doctrines. The church is called to hold forth the word of life (Php 2:16). This is our fundamental mission, without which we cannot be God’s faithful witness and light in this ever-darkening and sin-filled world. Biblical values

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