7 June 2026

Going By The Book

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Spiritual life is incredibly simple. It can be perfectly summed up in the two great commandments: Love God above all else, love your neighbour as yourself. So why then do we need the rest of the Word? On top of that, why does the New Church offer thirty some volumes of deep theology!? It can be daunting. But if we understand that all spiritual study is for the sake of life, it can change our relationship to the ideas contained in these books and enrich our spiritual life beautifully.

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5 July 2026

Orientated Towards the Lord

The book of Numbers gave meticulous instructions for how the Children of Israel were to arrange their encampment. The Tabernacle was to be situated in the centre with specific tribes assigned to each side; each tribe camped according to smaller subsets and family units.

28 June 2026

Finding the Lord in Nature: Vegetation and Growth

The Lord is present everywhere in creation. This week we will look at one specific part of nature, plants and vegetation. Within every seed the Lord has placed the potential for infinitely expanding life, reproducing, if given a chance, eternally and infinitely.

21 June 2026

The New Church: A Stronghold of Truth

Every 19th of June we celebrate the birthday of the New Church. If you were to ask any individual member of the church what the New Church means to them, you would get a great variety of answers; and this variety reflects the beautiful scope and breadth of what the Lord offers through His Church.

14 June 2026

Two Witnesses

A witness is someone who can testify to the fact that something really happened or is actually true. The book of revelation describes two witness who were persecuted for their testimony.

31 May 2026

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

It’s bad enough to not be in a great place, either outwardly or spiritually. But it’s much worse to not just be in a bad place, but to actually be going backwards, undoing any progress that has been made.

24 May 2026

Entering Eternal Life

What does it take to enter into eternal life? What is required of someone if they are to be saved and go to heaven after death?

17 May 2026

Confirming Your Faith

In the New Church we practice infant baptism, meaning many of us were not even conscious of what was going on when it took place, and have no memory of it. How do we confirm and affirm that we as adults accept the promises made when we were infants?