11 Oct 2026 | Job 12:1–13; Romans 8:18–23 'The Blessing of the Animals'.
Image credit: Netflix (My Octopus Teacher) Image from Netflix’s "My Octopus Teacher", shared for sermon reflection. A very warm welcome to everyone, especially to our Blessing of the Animals Service today! Now, let me show you a picture. Please take a look at this. Can anyone guess what it is? Believe it or not, the answer is an octopus! It’s covering itself with shells and stones, hiding in plain sight. For the past few weeks, I have spent a lot of time wrestling with today’
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04 Oct 2026, Exodus 12:31-36 & Ephesians 1:3-7 "Month of Blessing'
I have an honest confession to make today. Deep down in a corner of my heart, I used to carry a small, secret insecurity. Can you guess what it was? My father wasn’t a minister. You might wonder, “What are you talking about?” What I mean is, I felt like I completely lacked a spiritual pedigree. There were no pastors in my family tree. They weren’t even Christians. I wasn’t a PK or an MK. Perhaps this insecurity came from the church culture I grew up in. Many megachurches pass
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27 September 2026 | Exodus 17:1–7 “Once again”
I’m sharing this story today with permission from my friend, Steven. We know each other from a previous church in Payneham. One day, he came to me and asked me to lead his mum’s funeral service, which was a huge honour. Although I had never met her, I knew she was a legendary figure in Steven’s family and among her Cambodian community. But this wasn’t an ordinary service. It was a very unusual experience, one I will never forget. In fact, it has a lot to do with what I’m wear
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20 September 2026, Matthew 20:1-16 Space for Grace
As I mentioned in the newsletter a few weeks ago, Dana and I recently went to the movies to see ‘Odyssey’. The three-hour running time and epic scale of the film are just incredible. Has anyone here seen it? With its spectacular action, fast pace, and wondrous storyline... it was truly a feast for the eyes. I just enjoyed it. But as the movie ended and we were walking out of the Hoyts, Dana suddenly said something I didn’t expect: “Ah, I’m so disappointed.” I was surprised
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13 September 2026 “Secret Sunshine and the Grace of Forgiveness” | Matthew 18:25–36
Today, I would like to introduce a movie to you. The title is Secret Sunshine. Has anyone here heard of it? I am sure that no one here has actually seen it. You might be wondering why I am so sure. It’s simple: it is a Korean film. These days, some Korean movies make it into Australian cinemas from time to time, so you might catch one. But this one was released in 2007, so you never really had the chance. Actually, this movie is more famous than you might think. It was offici
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6 September 2026, Galatians 3 :23 – 4.7 “The Privilege of Being a Child of God”
It was around 1989. I had just finished primary school and was about to start middle school. Now, this might sound a little different from how things are here in Australia. Back then in Korea, before starting a new school, we all had to take a placement test. The school did this to make sure every class had an equal mix of students / based on their academic levels. So, they ranked everyone... just to distribute us evenly among the classes. Well, I took that test, and surprisi
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22 Aug 2026, Exodus 1:8–2:10 and Matthew 16:13–20
Do you know what coffee I usually order when I go to a cafe? An iced long black, or maybe an iced latte. No sugar. But when they take my order and ask for my name, I never give them my real name, ‘Do Young.’ The cafes are usually loud, and since my name isn’t a typical English name, I always end up having to repeat it two or three times. So, at some point, I just started saying, “Kim.” It’s easy, and it completely avoids any problems. It was April 5th, 2013. Quite a while ago
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