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ALLOW US TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE AMAZING STORY OF JESUS!
- Ronald Bainbridge
- Mar 16
- 7 min read
Updated: Mar 26
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We are a Pre-Denominational church of Christ
in a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
In Acts chapter 2, we read where the first church of Jesus Christ was established long before man-made denominations were ever invented. A denomination is defined as “A religious organisation uniting local congregations in a single, legal and administrative body. This religious body is identifiable by a common structure, doctrine, and name.”
However, in the book of Acts, we find no mention of denominations. In fact, the apostle Paul preached adamantly against these divisions. In 1 Corinthians 1:10, he urged that “You all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.”
Paul also wrote to the Ephesians that there is only “one body” (church) of Christ (Eph. 1:22-23; 4:4). In the book of Acts, there were no Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Episcopalians, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, 7th Day Adventists, or any other denomination mentioned. There were “Christians,” that’s all (Acts 11:26).
The City Beach Church strives to be like the pre-denominational church found in the book of Acts, because that’s the only church Jesus established.
We welcome you to visit our congregation, which meets every Sunday morning
In the Floreat Scout Hall located at 12 Draper Street in Floreat, 6014
You will be warmly welcomed!
Sunday Morning Worship 9.30 am – 10.30 am
Sunday Bible Study 8.30 am – 9.15 am
Sunday School (Ages 3+) 8.30 am – 9.15 am
Friend, in a world too often filled with bad news, the primary desire of the City Beach Church of Christ is to share the “Good News” that a loving God has made it possible for everyone to enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, who declared, "I have come that they may have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of” (John 10:10). "According as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that has called us to glory and virtue:" (2 Peter 1:3).“In this world you will have trouble, But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33). "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by me." (John 14:6)
These truths are a wonderful reality that we treasure and enjoy by trusting that they are true: (Acts 2:36-47); (2 Corinthians 5:17).
The Stories we shall be
sharing with you,
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(Real People, Real Events, Real Places)
TODAY'S MESSAGE
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Friend, over two thousand years ago, a man was born who changed the course of history forever! This man was born in Bethlehem in the land of Judah and grew up in the City of Nazareth. He was a man who was the most challenging, compelling personality that has ever lived upon the face of this earth. His name was Jesus!
Today, (in the 21st century), Jesus is a name that is familiar to us all, even if only as a swear word. However, there are millions of people from all over the world (and from all walks of life) who believe in Him. – In fact, many claim that He has radically changed their lives. But who is He? - Who is this Jesus?
The reason we are asking this question today is that there is no more important question facing humanity. However, each of us must answer this question for ourselves. You see, our view of the future, of history, of our environment, of peace and war, of our fellow man, and even of ourselves depends on the answer we give to the question of “Who is this Jesus?”
History records that Jesus was a humble carpenter who became an itinerant preacher. He was a man who never travelled more than 100 kilometres from the place where He was born. He never visited the exciting, glamorous world outside His own country. He never saw any of the sights that were so important to the secular world of his day.
Sights such as the glistening temples of Athens, with the Parthenon on the Acropolis holding the golden statue of Athena. He never saw Rome, with its impressive forum, colosseum, and theatres. He never saw the spectacular city of Ephesus, or the marble, pillar-lined streets of Alexandrea!
Jesus saw none of these!
All Jesus saw were lonely, hurting, sick, depressed, fearful people who were harassed, helpless, troubled, and confused, not knowing which way to turn, and with no sense of direction.
Actually, Jesus saw these people “like sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9:34). And their helpless state moved Him to great compassion!
Friend, as Jesus walked on this earth, He made it known to all these struggling people, that He had come from heaven for them to “have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of” (John 10:10). He saw every problem known to mankind as a possibility in disguise.
Sickness was an opportunity for healing.
Sin was an opportunity for forgiveness.
Sorrow was an opportunity for compassion.
To Jesus, every person was a gold mine of undiscovered possibilities!
Peter was a tough-talking fisherman, yet it was to this man that Jesus gave the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
Mary Magdalene was a common prostitute, but Jesus believed she could become a sensitive, sweet soul, that she could one day anoint His body for burial, which she did!
Matthew was a vulgar materialist, but Jesus believed that Matthew could become a great writer. And Matthew did! -- In fact, he wrote the first book in the New Testament!
Friend, when we really come to know who Jesus is and what His purpose for being upon this earth was, we are not left to wonder why He had such a compassionate heart for the outcast, hurting people of humanity!
History also records that Jesus never married or owned a home. He never wrote a book and was not an intimate friend of men with power and influence.
Jesus was not part of any human organisation. And, although He never did any of the things that usually accompany greatness, huge crowds of people followed Him wherever He went. Jesus had no credentials but Himself, other than the naked power of His divine manhood.
It is also on record that those people who followed Jesus were men and women with broken speech, rough hands, and cracked fingernails. They were unpolished, uneducated and (as far as the world was concerned), ignorant failures.
In many ways, and at critical times, many followers of Jesus proved to be unstable, uncertain, undependable, and disappointing. Because of this, Jesus experienced ingratitude, rejection, and misunderstanding.
Toward the end of His life on earth, many of His friends ran away. One of His hand-picked disciples denied Him, and another betrayed Him, which ultimately resulted in Jesus being turned over to His enemies and subjected to the mockery of a trial, where He was sentenced to death, as a convicted criminal, on a cross between two thieves.
Following the pronouncement of His death, His body was laid in a borrowed grave, which a compassionate friend provided.
Miraculously, three days later, this man Jesus arose from the dead! Living proof that HE was, as He had claimed, the Saviour whom God had sent into this world, the Incarnate Son of God!
Friend, when Jesus came to this earth, He deliberately stripped Himself of His divine rights and privileges to cross the unthinkable chasm between God and man.
Regarding this, we want you to try and imagine the span of that chasm…. The unlimited God, becoming a limited man…. You see, Jesus Christ was God in the flesh! -- However, from the world’s point of view, Jesus had descended as low as a man could go. -- And His death on the cross, as a convicted criminal, was His final downward step.
However, from heaven’s viewpoint, it was the deepest descent of all: -- from sinless, to sin-stained…. Truly, He could go no lower! However, the wonderful truth is, that Jesus knowingly and actively embraced a life of giving, serving, losing, and dying, so that mankind might live in the HOPE of everlasting life with the living God throughout eternity. And this HOPE is truly vindicated in the knowledge we have, that God raised the dead body of Jesus back to life again three days after it had been buried in a borrowed grave!
Friend, we sincerely hope that what we have shared with each of you, who are reading this message today, might have helped you to break down some of the misconceptions you may have about Jesus. We also hope you've come to understand that the true meaning and purpose you're seeking can only be found in a personal relationship with Jesus. The Jesus who came from heaven into this broken world, to make it possible for each of us who live here on earth to genuinely understand that God exists, that our life goes on beyond death, and that heaven is for real!
We also sincerely hope, that you might understand, that it is the wonderful love of God, which has motivated Him to send Jesus Christ from heaven (John 3:16-17), that whoever among us is willing to place our faith and trust in His remarkable life on earth, in His death, burial, and resurrection might experience a better life on this earth, and the eternal life that Jesus promised before He ascended into heaven (John 14:1-3).
Friend, perhaps after reading our message today, you are still questioning in your mind, “Who is this Jesus?” – Well, if that is your question, we encourage you to watch the video below:
“WHO is this Jesus?”
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Who is Jesus? To say that He's the most famous person in the world is an understatement. He lived almost two thousand years ago, and yet His name is still one of the most often searched for words on the Internet. In fact His birth was so important that it marked the end of one historical period and the start of our present calendar.
So why do so many people want to know about this man? Well, millions of people believe that Jesus is more than a man. You see, they believe that He is and was God in the flesh. Still other people believe that He was just a good person, but they don't really believe He was God. What's the truth about Jesus? Some sceptics question His existence entirely, and atheists don't believe in him at all. What is the truth about Jesus?
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Until we share another message of encouragement with you, may our loving God lift you on eagle’s wings and provide you with His Peace, Wisdom, and Love--(Isaiah 40:27-31)
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