Aberfoyle Park Baptist Church

This week John continues to explore the purposes of thechurch with a message on fellowship.

This week as we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, John brings us a message on Gods promise from Acts 1:8.

This week John brings us a message from Matthew 28:16-20 as we continue to explore God's purpose for the church, focusing on evangelism.

This week John brings us a message from  1 Corinthians 14: 26 - 33 as we continue to explore God's purpose for the church, focusing on worshiping together.

This week John brings us a message from Hebrews 12:14-29 as we continue to explore God's purpose for the church, focusing on worship that pleases God.

This week as we explore God's purpose for the church - to worship, to fellowship, to serve, and to evangelise - John brings us a message on worship.

This week John brought us a message on love from 1 John 4:7-21.

This week John brought us a message on family from Proverbs 24:3-4.

As we gathered for Easter Sunday, John brought us the next message in our Easter series.

As we gathered for Good Friday, John brought us the next message in our Easter series.Reading from Luke 23:46, we explore Jesus' words from the cross, “Father into your hands I commit my spirit”.

As we gathered for a time of reflection on Maundy Thursday, John brought us the next message in our Easter series.Reading from John 19:28-30, we explore Jesus' words from the cross, “I thirst”.

This week we were joined by Peter as he brought us the next message in our Easter series. Reading from John 19:30, we explore Jesus words from the cross, “It is finished”.

This week John brought us the next message in our Easter series. Reading from Matthew 27:45-50, we explore Jesus' words from the cross, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”

This week Jaimee brought us the next message in our Easter series, 'Seven Words from the Cross'. Reading from John 19:25-28, we explore Jesus' call to radical love, and a redefining of family. Jaimee calls on us to look at our lives and challenges us to see what we can do in our week to love one another, to love someone selflessly.

This week John continues our Easter series, 'Seven Words from the Cross'. Reading from Luke 23:32-33, 39-43, we explore Jesus' words to the man on the cross beside him, "Today you will be with me in paradise".

This week John brought us the first message in our Easter series, 'Seven Words from the Cross'., where we will explore the words that Jesus spoke from the Cross. We begin with his words from Luke 23, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."

This week John brought us a message on loving God and loving people.

This week we welcomed John Smith as our new Interim Pastor. Reading from Matthew 16, he brought us a message titled 'Whose Church is it?'.

This week Jaimee brings us an introduction to the book of Ephesians. Reading from chapter 1, Jaimee explores God's blessing for us.

On Christmas Day, Jaimee concludes our advent series with a message on the birth of Jesus.

This week we were joined again by Tricia Bishop. As we continue our advent series, Tricia explores the wonders of His love.

This week we were joined by Tricia Bishop. Reading from Luke 2:8-20, Tricia shares a message on Peace as we continue our advent series.

This week Andries brought us the first message in our Adventseries, Come and Behold Him. The first message in this series is one of Hope, as weexplore the thrill of hope that comes from the birth of Christ.

This week Jaimee continued our series in Jubilee with a message titled Cosmic Jubilee. She explores living with hope in a broken world through Jesus Christ.

This week Beth continued our Sabbath Jubilee series with a message from Luke 4:14-21. As she looked back on her time at APBC, she encouraged us to reflect on what it looks like to 'let go' and trust God to provide.

This week Llewelyn continued our Sabbath series with a message on Jubilee. Llewelyn encourages us to consider the character of Boaz and how he played a role in the redemption of Naomi and Ruth. He challenges us to read the story of Ruth this week and think about how it could help us as a church in this season.

This week Travis concluded our 'Practicing the Sabbath' series, with a message on Worship. The practice of Sabbath is ultimately about worship - yes - stop, rest, delight - but the rhythm of Sabbath is an invitation to ask ‘where is Jesus?’ in the places of our lives.  The physical places, the relational places, the emotional places.  Sabbath is ultimately about worship - and worship is all about Jesus.

This week Llewelyn continued our 'Practicing the Sabbath' series, with a message on Delight.Reading from Psalm 37:4 “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart",  he used the analogy of eating food without thinking and missing out on the joy that it brings.Llewelyn encourages us to slow down so we don't miss out on the good things that God has for us. God gives us the desires of our heart, but often we are too distracted, or too busy to actually take it in. We need to put boundaries in place to help keep distractions at bay and release us into rest. We need to devote ourselves to joy as a feeling, a discipline and a condition. Sabbath is a practice that helps us to invest in delight so that we can appreciate the gifts that God gives us.Llewelyn leaves us with the following questions to reflect upon this week:In what ways do you need to slow down and make sure you allow yourself to experience the desires of your heart?What boundaries do you need to put in place to protect your Sabbath and to release you into delight and joy?How can you delight in the Lord? What activities could you engage in to help you delight and experience joy?

This week Travis continued our 'Practicing the Sabbath' series, with a message on Rest.

This week Travis concluded our 'Sabbath Foundations' series with a message on Sabbath as celebration. Reading from Exodus 23 and Leviticus 23, he looks at the building blocks of a weekly sabbath and the times of feast that we celebrate today.

This week Travis continued our 'Sabbath Foundations' series with a message on Sabbath as provision. Reading from Exodus 16, he talks about how God gives everyday, He gives enough and He ultimately gave us Jesus.

This week Llewelyn continued our 'Sabbath Foundations' series, reading from Genesis 1-3. Sabbath can be a really challenging practice for a lot of people, and there are so many factors affecting this. Our world lives in low-level exhaustion all the time. We all find it hard to stop. Sabbath is about stopping and resting. But it's also about entering into new creation and imagining what that could look like.

This week, Travis continued our 'Sabbath Foundations' series with a message from Exodus 5 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15.

This week Jaimee steps into the foundations of Sabbath, exploring Sabbath as the climax of creation. She leaves us with the following questions to reflect on this week; What does it mean to cease and stop? What does it mean to rest and keep the sabbath holyWhat work and labour do I need to rest from for one day in this coming week?

This week, Travis continued the introduction to our Sabbath sermon series with a message from Mark 2, Luke 4, and Acts 2; exploring sabbath, jubilee and Pentecost through the lens of those passages of scripture.

This week, Mike Worley gave us a brief introduction to our new Sabbath sermon series, reading from Matthew 11:25-30. After taking time to watch a short video about Sabbath, we discussed the following questions in small groups: What stuck out to you from that video? Was there a Scripture or thought that especially resonated with you?​Consider the seventh day of creation as an ultimate rest day. What do you think it would be like to always live in that rest with God?​What’s your current understanding of the Sabbath? Was there something in the video that was new to you?​Is the Sabbath a part of your life currently or not? Why/Why not?​What are the obstacles that get in the way of your practicing Sabbath? Either practically or emotionally?​What thoughts and feelings do you have going into this Sabbath series?​​Click here to watch the Bible Project video on Sabbath.

MAY MISSION MONTH 2025 This week, Dean brought us the final message message for May Mission Month, leaning into how we can put into practice what God has been saying to us throughout this time.Looking at the theme of Working Together More Like Jesus, we engaged with the story in Mark 3:31-35 where Jesus uses the occasion of His blood family wanting to have a word with Him, to make the point that His Kingdom family are those who do what God wants, seeking God’s Kingdom. Dean highlighted two main take home points - mission must always be about Jesus and His agenda, and that mission must be a partnership.

MAY MISSION MONTH 2025 This week we were joined by Rachael Foster from Broadview Baptist, who brought us the next message for May Mission Month, as we focused on national mission. Reflecting on the question 'Why Does Justice Matter?', we explored how justice reflects the character of God, honors His image, and is a response to His grace.

MAY MISSION MONTH 2025This week Bee brought us the next message for May Mission Month, as we focused on local mission.We live in the now and the not yet, we are saved from sin and death but our world is still full of so much brokenness. Our broken world full of poverty, war, heartache and injustice. But we have hope, the day of Revelation 21 is coming where there will be no more crying, hurting or pain. So what do we do while we wait?We seek to bring glimpses of the kingdom to our broken world. Just like Jesus did we heal the sick, we feed the hungry, we value those who are seen as less, we bring order to chaos and we speak out against injustice (Isaish 61:1-3). We are the body of Christ and each of our giftings, callings, limitations will be different. But we all have ways that we can bring a glimpse of the kingdom today. How is God calling you to bring a glimpse of the kingdom?

MAY MISSION MONTH 2025This week we were joined by Steve Woods from Baptist World Aid as we focused on global mission. He brought us a message from Micah 6:6-8 as he reflected on what he has learnt whilst working for Baptist World Aid.

This week Llewelyn concluded our Easter series. Starting with a reading from Ephesians 2, he brings a message on the weight of resurrective grace.

This Good Friday, Llewelyn continued our Easter series, 'The Weight of Grace'. Sharing the final story from the series, reflecting on Jesus' crucifixion.

This week we continued our Easter series, 'The Weight of Grace', with a message on the suffering of Jesus. Travis invites us to reflect on the phrase 'acquainted with grief' from Isaiah 53.  As we think on the suffering of Jesus in Mark 14 and 15, we consider how he is 'acquainted with grief'. Jesus' familiarity with grief can help us see our experiences of grief in a completely new light. He offers comfort in the midst of our grief, and He offers hope as we allow our grief to be seen in the light of resurrection.

This week Llewelyn continues our Easter sermon series, 'The Weight of Grace'. Leading us through five portraits of bloodguilt showcasing how different people throughout Jesus' trial responded to betrayal of innocent blood. Through understanding their stories, we are able to see how we become complicit in Jesus' death ourselves.Throughout these stories Jesus is the only true innocent one. He doesn't defend himself, but willingly walks into death for all those who betrayed him. He bears the weight of grace and takes away their guilt.Llewelyn leaves us with the following questions to reflect on this week:How does this story make you feel? What do you need to bring to God?Which Portrait describes you best (Judas, Chief Priests, Field of Blood, Pilate, the Crowd)? How is God calling you to respond?How does this shape the way you participate in the Lord’s Supper?

This week Llewelyn continued our Easter sermon series, 'The Weight of Grace', looking at Jesus' time in the Garden of Gethsemane. He leaves us with the following questions to reflect upon this week:How does this story make you feel? What do you need to bring to God?​Do you struggle from ego or apathy? From inaction or action? How does that play out in your life?​How can the Lord’s prayer and the story of Jesus help you?

This week Llewelyn introduced our new sermon series, 'The Weight of Grace', which will lead us into Easter.Jesus walks into this story knowing full well where it is heading, he will allow evil to cast all of its violence on to himself in the ultimate act of grace.Llewelyn has left us with the following questions to reflect upon this week:What are your cries of injustice? Where do you see oppression in the world that you want to bring before Jesus?In what ways and situations might you be an oppressor even knowingly or more likely unknowingly. What might Jesus have to say to you?What expectations do you have of Jesus? Do they align with Jesus’ mission?

This week Bee brought us a message of boldness, gentleness and kindness. She prompts us to think about people we know who have been bold in their faith, and to consider what gentleness and respect look like in our culture. 

This week Beth brought us a message from Matthew 14:25-33. She leaves us with the following questions to reflect on.Reflect on a ‘failure’ in your life. Does reframing this moment as a ‘set back’ change how you view it?When you find yourself in a moment of ‘setback’ – what things hold the potential to keep you from growth?How can your walk with Jesus help you to overcome those moments and move towards growth?Are you on the ‘learning curve’ right now with something in your life? Where do you land on the curve? How does your faith help you?

This week Llewelyn brought us a message from Psalm 32 on the practice of confession.

This week Beth brought us a reflection from Colossians 3:1-17. At the end of the message, Beth shared a song called 'Death Was Arrested' by North Point Worship - you can find the song via YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMsMiluCUUI