Fairfield Baptist Church

Devotional 2 December 2018

Introduction to Philippians The book of Philippians was written to show Paul’s appreciation and love to the Philippians in a thank-you letter for their continued help and support, and also to encourage their growth in Christ, to “press on toward the goal”. Paul’s goal was whatever Christ’s goal was for him; he was a missionary,…

Devotional 4 November 2018

Romans 12: 1-2, Live to Worship God Worship is our response to the reality of God in every aspect in every circumstance of daily living. Worship is giving all of myself and everything I am and have to God. Worship is more than what we do, it’s who we are. Augustine wrote: a Christian should…

Devotional 28 October 2018

IMMEASURABLY MORE FOR YOUR LIFE – Ephesians 3:20-21 What does a church practising the “immeasurably moreness” of God look like? What do the prayers sound like? What does the worship look like? Paul’s words – a prayer – can be an infusion of encouragement to your spirit. When we each consider our spiritual lives – circumstances…

28 October 2018 – Ross Woodhouse: Immeasurably More, Ephesians 3:20-21

To listen to this message please click on the link in green type below – Sermon_20181028-Ross Ephesians 3:20-21 IMMEASURABLY MORE FOR YOUR LIFE A number of years ago I overheard a parent say to a child, who asked “who is God, Mummy? The response: “God can be anyone or anything you want him to be”…

7 October 2018 – Ross Woodhouse: No Middle Ground, Nehemiah 13

  Nehemiah 13 No Middle Ground There is a battle going on in the world today and has been for centuries, in and for “things” that consume our affections. There are people and things in the world that steal our devotion away from only one place, rather in the one person, it should be. Today…

16 September 2018 – Ross Woodhouse: We All Bring Something – Serving, Nehemiah 11

  Nehemiah 11  We all bring something…Serving… I want to conclude our service today by bringing a few brief thoughts centred around Nehemiah 11… (Illustration) A story about four people in a church whose names were Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. The church had financial responsibilities, loads of things to do, opportunities galore and Everybody…

Devotional 26 August 2018

Nehemiah 8 A 7-day worship service! The first 6 chapters of Nehemiah were about a physical rebuild of the wall (reconstruction), the second part of the book all about spiritual reformation, re-instruction in the word and re-establishing lost identity in who they were meant to be as a people of God. The people at this…

26 August 2018 – Ross Woodhouse: A Seven Day Worship Service, Nehemiah 8

  Nehemiah 8 A 7-day worship service! When I stand back from this chapter and what it represents, I’ve pondered: what does it take – despite our sinfulness, our flaws, our predisposition to please self…for our identity to be fully vested in the person Jesus Christ. Nowhere in the Word does God expect us to…