This sermon was preached, together with the launch of Serve 2026 , at Immanuel Lutheran Church Buderim on 27 January 2026. See Y ouTube livestream here . We are in the final week of our series, “New Year, Same Promises.” Today, we hear that in this new year, God promises we have someone to follow: Jesus. People go to extreme lengths for the things they love. Just look at the news. Tennis fans will wait in line for over two hours in the blazing sun just to get into the Australian Open. A...

(Download wallpapers below ). In our “swipe-right” culture, we are addicted to the linear progression of “ more .” We want to read more chapters, finish more devotionals, and check off more spiritual goals. Sometimes we can even treat reading our Bibles like a race to be run. But what if the goal isn’t to get through the Word, but to let the Word get through to us? What if, for this entire year, you read just one verse?! The “slow thinking” of the soul In her book Our Unforming , Cindy S Lee...

A sermon preached 21 December 2025, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Buderim, Qld, Australia. See YouTube here . This last week has been labelled “the darkness week in recent Australian history.” What happened at Bondi on 14 December 2025 was evil and shouldn't have happened. We pray for wisdom that our leaders can, to the best of their ability, find ways to prevent similar violence in the future. The events at Bondi last weekend seem to fly in the face of everything we have been longing for this...