David Seccombe

David Seccombe

David Seccombe is Roving Ambassador of George Whitefield College, Cape Town, South Africa and Extraordinary Professor of New Testament of North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. He lives in Perth, Western Australia with his wife, Lorraine. He is an ordained Anglican minister trained at Moore Theological College, with PhD from Cambridge University. He was Rector of St Matthew's Anglican Church, Shenton Park from 1979-92 and Principal of George Whitefield College 1993 - 2012.

How Jesus Builds His Kingdom

Matthew 13.24-43 Holy Trinity Harare 8th March 2026 The almighty God, God the Son, the second person in the holy Trinity, became a man, and has been appointed by his almighty Father as the promised king of Israel and the Lord…

What is Christianity?

1 Thessalonians 1.1–10 A sermon preached at Mbare Church of Christ on 22 February 2026 Mbare was the Soweto of Salisbury in the old Rhodesia. Today it is a busy, densely populated suburb near to central Harare. You can catch…

Seccombe’s Newsletter

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Island View Cottage. 4 Ocean View Rise Nilgen (P.O. Box 392 Lancelin 6044) Western Australia. 23 January 2026 Dear Friends, Lorraine and I returned home from Perth last night after a long weekend of church, friends, and a challenging CMS…

Did Jesus Really Do Miracles?

Luke 7.7–17 Acts 2.22–36 A sermon preached at St James Kununurra 4th January 2026 It is the first Sunday of the new year; by any reckoning 2025 has been a year of growing anxiety. A religiously motivated massacre on one of…

The Meaning of Christmas

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John 1.1–18; Isaih 9.1–7 The 2025 Christmas Day sermon preached at St James Kununurra I want to speak this morning about the Lord Jesus coming into the world some two thousand and thirty years ago. But before I get to…