Why does the world still long for a king? The biblical hope for a faithful ruler is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the King of Kings—humble yet victorious, reigning not by force but by self-giving love. As the risen Lord who rules over all creation...

While human priests offered sacrifices, their ministry was always temporary and incomplete. As our Great High Priest Jesus Christ reconciles us to God—offering himself as the once-for-all sacrifice, atoning for sin, and continually interceding ...

As the Prophet Jesus fully and finally reveals God to us, not merely as God’s messenger but as God’s own Word in the flesh. Because he is the One to whom we must listen, our calling is to obey his voice, rest in his assurance, and bear...

If Christ is King, why am I so fearful that the world is spinning out of control? Is there hope to be had? True Confidence is found only in the God who rules over everything - including the forces of nature and the fury of the nations. Creighto...

As Jesus concludes his sermon on the mount he wants us to understand exactly what it takes to enter into the fullness of God's Kingdom. Discipleship means choosing correctly between two ways of living, two sorts of teachers to be believed, and ...

What makes us so judgemental? Is it a symptom of a self-righteous heart? As God's kingdom reorders our life from the inside-out, it reorders our self-righteous heart from judging to grace. Creighton Friedrich, 9 Nov 2025

A saint is someone who is "in Christ". But what does that mean? And what does that say about our truest identity as Christians? Let's consider the Apostle Paul's four identifying markers: saints are predestined, are purchased, are heirs to prom...

We live in the most prosperous moment in history, and yet we also live in a moment with record levels of anxiety. Could anxiety be more than a material problem? Could it have a spiritual solution? Jesus wants us to understand: God's provision, ...

How does God's Kingdom reorder what we desire most? God cares far less about the amount of money we give and far more about the condition of the heart that gives. So what is our heart bound to? And where does it lead? The Rev. Canon Howard Edwa...

God's Kingdom reorders all of life, including the heart of our prayers. So what does prayer look like when reordered by Jesus towards the heart of a compassionate Father? Performance is reordered to the personal; self-interest is reordered to s...

God's kingdom doesn't merely reorder our outward self towards noticeably pious behaviour; it goes deep enough to reorder the inward core of who we are - our very heart - toward God's own glory. So be warned, Jesus says, against practicing self-...

God's kingdom reorders life toward heaven - starting with our own hearts. So what difference does that make to otherwise empty words, our desire for retaliation and our instinctive hostility towards our enemies? Jesus wants us to see: God's kin...

God's Kingdom reorders our whole life towards heaven, starting with the heart. So how does a heart reordered by God's Kingdom express itself in the midst of life's hardest challenges? An angry heart is reordered towards reconciliation; a lustfu...

Jesus wants us to be clear on how the kingdom reorders the purpose of our lives: we are called to influence the world for good (like salt) and to illuminate the world with truth (like light). But we can only understand the purpose of our lives ...

It's hard to overstate the importance of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. It's shaped our morals, our politics, our civilization. But what does it all mean? And how do we live it out? As we begin, we discover that God's Kingdom reorders our life tow...

What does it mean to take the lowest seat at the table? Christ’s call to humility is an invitation to the true wedding feast of the Gospel — where he lifts us up, unites us to himself, and sends us to share his hospitality with the world. Joel ...

The Good News of Jesus is not just an abstract truth - the truth of the Gospel is put into action on an ongoing basis by Christians together as the church. So when the church puts the Gospel into action, we spur one another on toward our good, ...

The church isn't just a voluntary association or a holy rollers club - it's a family. And it's a family with a purpose: to live out the Gospel together. The Apostle Paul wants us to see that the church is a chosen people, clothed in grace, and ...

How does practising the Gospel enable a Christian and his or her church family to overcome spiritual stagnation and discouragement? What if two of the most important practices are the most easily overlooked? James exhorts all Christians discour...

Discouragement is easy, especially as we endeavour to live the Christian life. But what if God has given us a means by which we can be encouraged and encourage others along the way? A Church that puts the Gospel into practice encourages one ano...

Is there anything harder for us to do than forgive? In fact, why forgive at all if it excuses wrongdoing? For the Gospel-centred Christian, like the Gospel-centred church, forgiveness matters. It matters because forgiveness is God's

In a disharmonious world, how can the local church be a living witness for the Gospel? The Apostle Paul reminds us: live in harmony with one another.Creighton Friedrich, 20 July 2025

God's Word doesn't deal with mere moral or behavioural issues - it transforms our hearts from the inside out. King David understands this. In Psalm 139 King David celebrates that God who knows us more intimately than anyone else ever can is the...

A church that puts the Gospel into action serves one another. Why? The Apostle Paul wants us to understand that serving is true liberty, active love, and protects a church family from being laid waste. S...

What does it look like for a flourishing church to put the Gospel into action? We can get a picture from the "one another" commands in the new testament, starting with the most foundational command from the Lord Jesus himself: "love one another...