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Encounter With Our Self – ‘Solitude: Practising the Way of Jesus - Practice 5’ Series (Week 2/4)
SOLITUDE: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 5 OVERVIEWWe often talk about following Jesus, but what does that actually look like? How do you follow someone you can’t see? How do we listen to someone we struggle to hear his or her voice?Join us this week as Chris Danes helps us think through how we might better get to know the one we have chosen to follow.SERMON SERIES‘Solitude: Practicing the Way of Jesus - Practice 5’ Series (Week 2/4)SCRIPTUREMatthew 26:36-39; Psalm 23:1-3; 131:1-3; 62:1-2; Matthew 6:9-10.
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The Quiet Place - ‘Solitude: Practising the Way of Jesus - Practice 5’ Series (Week 1/4)
SOLITUDE: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 5 OVERVIEWFor some of us the idea of spending time alone, without our devices, and turning the noise of life down is an uncomfortable one. Why would someone do that? Is it a necessary part of following Jesus?This week, Chris Danes introduces us to the practice of Solitude and helps us answer questions like these - and even consider making Solitude a regular practice in our own lives. This message is part of our broader series based on the 'Practising the Way' material by John Mark Comer and team.SERMON SERIES‘Solitude: Practising the Way of Jesus - Practice 5’ Series (Week 1/4)SCRIPTURELuke 5:15-16; Psalm 48:20; Psalm 62:1-2
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Blessed – ‘A Seat at the Table’ Series (Week 4/4)
A SEAT AT THE TABLE OVERVIEWOur idea of what it means to be #blessed in life seems pretty different to what Jesus said it means to be blessed. How do we make sense of his view of things – when his view of being blessed sounds so…unfortunate.Join us as Tom Postlethwaite (AM services) and Clay Tucker (5pm service) wrap up our series ‘A Seat at the Table’ with some beautiful and difficult words from Jesus.SERMON SERIES‘A Seat at the Table’ Series (Week 4/4)SCRIPTURELuke 6:17-26; Matthew 5:28-30; Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 3:20.
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Invited – ‘A Seat at the Table’ Series (Week 3/4)
A SEAT AT THE TABLE OVERVIEWJesus’ parables about banquets and tables reflect a lot about God’s heart and perspective. So how do they relate to life today? How do they challenge our own perspective and how we participate in the world around us?This week, Andy Mitchell will unpack some of Jesus’ words from Luke’s Gospel and explore the challenge and encouragement they still offer today.SERMON SERIES‘A Seat at the Table’ Series (Week 3/4)SCRIPTURELuke 14:7-14; Psalm 68:4-6a.
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A Word of Warning – ‘A Seat at the Table’ Series (Week 2/4)
A SEAT AT THE TABLE OVERVIEWJesus’ parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man has got to be one of the more confronting passages in the Bible. What are we to make of it? How do we let it change our perspective on this life and the life to come?Join us this week as Mandy Stark helps unpack this intense but important part of Jesus’ teachings.SERMON SERIES‘A Seat at the Table’ Series (Week 2/4) SCRIPTURELuke 16:19-31; 1 John 3:17; James 2:15-16; Philippians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Micah 6:6-8; Ezekiel 36:26; Matthew 6:10; Luke 16:29; 16:26.
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Good Intentions — ‘A Seat at the Table’ Series (Week 1/4)
A SEAT AT THE TABLE OVERVIEWWhat did Jesus’ first steps and words in ministry reveal about his priorities and purpose? What does it teach us about God’s heart and kingdom, and how that should still shape our own priorities and purpose?As we consider who Jesus invited to sit at God’s table, we consider who we tend to invite to sit at ours.This week, Chris Danes will kick off our four week series in Luke’s Gospel.SERMON SERIES‘A Seat at the Table’ Series (Week 1/4) SCRIPTURELuke 4:14-20; 14:13-14; Hebrews 12:1; Luke 7:47; 19:7-8; 1 John 1:9.
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Influenced – ‘Wise’ Series (Week 3/3)
WISE OVERVIEWWe’re all being influenced in one way or another – sometimes to our benefit, and sometimes to our detriment. How good are we at recognising those influences? What role does wisdom play in helping us consider who or what is influencing us, and the impact it is having on our life and lives of those around us?Join us for our final week of the ‘Wise’ series, as Jonathan Stark considers the power of influence and the importance of wisdom in navigating it.SERMON SERIES‘Wise’ Series (Week 3/3)SCRIPTURE1 Corinthians 15:33; Proverbs 13:20; 1 Kings 12:3-4, 5, 7, 10-11, 14; Proverbs 9:10; Matthew 7:16; Proverbs 27:6; 15:22; James 1:5; Isaiah 30:21.
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Red Flags – ‘Wise’ Series (Week 2/3)
WISE OVERVIEWSometimes life can seem to be tracking along nicely, when seemingly out of nowhere things start to crumble. Often this is for reasons beyond our control…but not always. Sometimes disaster has been slowly creeping up on us, but we’ve been blind to it.How do we guard against this? Join us as Fi Brown explores what wisdom the Bible offers about guarding against unhelpful and destructive things in our life.SERMON SERIES‘Wise’ Series (Week 2/3) SCRIPTURE1 Kings 3; 1 Kings 11; 3:3; Deuteronomy 17:16-17.
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The Value of Wisdom — ‘Wise’ Series (Week 1/3)
WISE OVERVIEWIn our culture we value many things, such as money, fame, success, comfort and more.Yet in the Bible, there are few things more highly sought after and highly valued than wisdom. Why is that? What does it mean to live wisely? How do we do that?Join us today as Chris Danes helps us consider these questions and explore the benefits of a life lived wiselySERMON SERIES‘Wise’ Series (Week 1/3) SCRIPTUREMatthew 7:26; Proverbs 5:5-7; 1:7; James 1:5; Proverbs 13:4, 4:23; 5:2-7; 19:2; 21:5; 14:29; 29:20.
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Extra-Ordinary Power – ‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 7/7)
EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) OVERVIEWAfter Jesus died, was resurrected and ascended to heaven, his followers were undoubtedly concerned about what was next. Jesus said the Kingdom of God was near, but how would it show up? What would it look like? What were they meant to do in the meantime? They probably didn’t expect that God would use them – ordinary people – to do the impossible.Join us as Dave C concludes our series in Acts by exploring the amazing events of Pentecost and what they still mean for followers of Jesus, and for the world, today.SERMON SERIES‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 7/7)SCRIPTUREActs 1:1-24; Genesis 1:1-2; Isaiah 11:2-3; Matthew 3:16-17; Luke 29:49; Acts 2:38-39; Luke 22:31-32.
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Extra-Ordinary Conversations – ‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 6/7)
EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) OVERVIEWOur days are often filled with conversations – in person, online, with those we love and those we would rather avoid. Most of our conversations feel pretty ordinary. But what if God might want to use our ordinary conversations to do extraordinary things? How might we open ourselves up for that?Join us as Mike P looks at an amazing moment in the Book of Acts that can inspire us to look at our conversations with new eyes.SERMON SERIES‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 6/7)SCRIPTUREActs 8:26-40; 1:8; 6:7; 8:1, 4-5, 26, 30-31. 32-33.
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Extra-Ordinary Trials – ‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 5/7)
EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) OVERVIEWSometimes we find ourselves in situations we wish we could escape - times of trial, pain and suffering. Often, the best we hope for is simply to make it through to the other side. But what if there is more to hope for than that?Join us as Chris Danes explores a story from the Book of Acts where an unexpectedly difficult situation was transformed into something extraordinarily good.SERMON SERIES‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 5/7)SCRIPTUREJames 1:2-4; Acts 16:22-25; Philippians 3:10; Acts 26-28, 29-30, 34, 35-39.
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Extra-Ordinary Change – ‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 4/7)
EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) OVERVIEWSometimes it feels like our path is set, and change seems unlikely at best, and impossible at worst. Yet in the Book of Acts, we read many stories of lives which were completely turned around.Join us this week as Mandy Stark checks out one such story and helps us consider what might be possible with God - not just for us, but for those around us.SERMON SERIES‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 4/7)SCRIPTURE—
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Extra-Ordinary People – ‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 3/7)
EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) OVERVIEWSometimes it’s hard to believe we might have anything special to offer in God’s plans for the world and people around us. Maybe being special isn’t the point? In the Book of Acts, God does some pretty extraordinary things through some pretty ordinary people.Join us as Mike Riddell takes a look at one example of what God can do with people who may not be special, but are willing.SERMON SERIES‘Extra-Ordinary People – ‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 3/7)SCRIPTUREActs 4; Psalm 118:22; Mark 12:10; John 14:6.
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Extra-ordinary Community – ‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 2/7)
EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) Groups of people, working together, can have a huge impact. Sometimes for good, and sometimes for bad.But what about a group of ordinary people filled with the Spirit of an extraordinary God? What might that look like?Join us as Way Lim unpacks one account of a Spirit-filled community in the Book of Acts and asks whether that is still possible today.
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Extra-ordinary interruptions — ‘Extra-Ordinary’ (Acts) Series (Week 1/7)
EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) OVERVIEWIn the Book of Acts, the Holy Spirit interrupts all sorts of ordinary moments and the lives of ordinary people because he wants to do something extraordinary.Are we still willing to be interrupted by God like that?Join us as Micah (AM services) and Liv (PM service) explore one example of a God-interruption and what we might learn from it today.SERMON SERIES‘Extra-Ordinary’ Series (Week 1/4) SCRIPTUREActs 10; vv. 3-5, 14-16, 26-29; 34-35.
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Easter Sunday 2026 – ‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 4/4)
EASTER 2026 OVERVIEWIn this Easter Sunday message, Chris Danes explores how the resurrection of Jesus still offers hope and purpose today. Hope has a name - Jesus - but as we walk with him, hope can be our name too. SERMON SERIES‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 4/4) SCRIPTURELuke 24:11-12; Luke 11:9; John 20:25-28; Acts 2:14; 1 Peter 3:15.
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Good Friday – ‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 3/4)
EASTER 2026 OVERVIEWThe events of Good Friday are dark and brutal, yet we remember them every year at Easter because they are absolutely central to our faith in Jesus and the hope he brings.Join us this Good Friday as we remember Jesus' death on a cross, endured for our sake.SERMON SERIES‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 3/4) SCRIPTURE—
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Palm Sunday – ‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 2/4)
EASTER 2026 OVERVIEWOn this Sunday before Easter weekend, we take the chance to reflect on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem where he was surrounded by cheering crowds who would days later taunt him as he hung on the cross.What can we learn from the events of Palm Sunday? What do they reveal to us about Jesus, and what do they reveal about us?Join us as Andrew Bawden (AM services) and Tom Postlethwaite (PM services) help answer those questions.SERMON SERIESPalm Sunday: What If Jesus Were to Return Today? — ‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 2/4) SCRIPTURELuke 19:28-44; Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 118:25-27.
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Fear Not – ‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 1/4)
EASTER 2026 OVERVIEWAt the moment, if feels like the news cycle is pretty overwhelming. Between international conflicts, the rise of AI, economic pressures and more, many of us are finding our anxiety levels rising.We wonder what to make of all of this, what God might have to say about it all, and how to live lives of faith in this tumultuous context.Join us this week as Chris Danes explores words of hope, wisdom and perspective from the Bible for these uncertain times.SERMON SERIES‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 1/4) SCRIPTUREPsalm 46:1, 2-3, 6, 7, 8-9, 10; 125:2; Acts 4:13; Matthew 14:27; 28:20; Philippians 4:4-9.
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Practical Generosity – ‘Generosity’ Series (Week 4/4)
GENEROSITY: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 4 OVERVIEWWe may be excited about practicing generosity but have no idea where to start or how to make it part of our everyday life. In this final session of the Generosity practice, Dave C will help us consider some different practical approaches to generosity and how they can reshape the way we use the resources God has given us. SERMON SERIES‘Generosity’ Series (Week 4/4) SCRIPTURE2 Corinthians 9:6-9; Genesis 4:3-4; 2 Samuel 24:24; Mark 12:43-44; 14:6-9; 1 Timothy 6:16-21.
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All We Have Belongs to God – ‘Generosity’ Series (Week 3/4)
GENEROSITY: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 4 OVERVIEWMany of us live under the belief that if we build our bank accounts, store away super and earn as much as we can, then we can have more of what we care about. We can live ‘the good life’. But what if all the things we consider ‘ours’ aren’t really ours at all? How would that change what we do with it?Join us this week as Chris Danes explores these important questions and how they can change our perspective.SERMON SERIES‘Generosity’ Series (Week 3/4) SCRIPTUREMatthew 6:25–27; Luke 12:15; 1 Timothy 6:6; Psalm 24:1; Luke 12:16–24; 18:23–24; 13:33–34.
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Watch Out for Greed – ‘Generosity’ Series (Week 2/4)
GENEROSITY: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 4 OVERVIEWOne of the clearest warnings Jesus gave was to watch out for greed. But how many of us take that warning seriously? And what is so dangerous about greed anyway? Join us as Mike Riddell helps us better understand Jesus’ warnings about greed and how the practice of generosity can help us resist its pull. SERMON SERIES‘Generosity’ Series (Week 2/4) SCRIPTUREActs 20:35; Luke 12:13-14, 15; 1 Timothy 6:6-10, 16-19.
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There is more joy in giving than receiving – ‘Generosity’ Series (Week 1/4)
GENEROSITY: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 4 OVERVIEWWe throw the phrase ‘it’s better to give than receive’ around all the time. But do we actually believe it? Do we live like it’s true?What if generosity is not only an incredible gift to others, but to us?Join us as Fiona Brown kicks off our four-week series exploring the practice of generosity.SERMON SERIES‘Generosity’ Series (Week 1/4) SCRIPTUREMatthew 6:19-34; John 15:3-5; Acts 29:35b.
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Lent
STAND ALONE MESSAGES OVERVIEWLent is an ancient practice of reflection in the 40 days leading up to Easter. While it's not been a big part of Baptist tradition, is it something worth exploring? Is there an opportunity here for us to draw closer to Jesus as we approach Easter?This week, Mike Riddell will help us better understand Lent and consider how we might benefit from engaging with it.SERMON SERIESStandalone (Week 1/1)SCRIPTURE—
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Loving Others – ‘Becoming: An old vision made new for SBC ’ Series (Week 2/2)
BECOMING: AN OLD VISION MADE NEW FOR SBC OVERVIEWIn this second week of our two-part church vision series, we return to some of the most important and foundational teaching from Jesus to guide us in who we are becoming as individuals and as a church.Last week we turned our attention to what we might become if we are a people who truly love God, and this week we consider what God might do through us as a people who truly love others.SERMON SERIES‘Becoming’ Series (Week 2/5) SCRIPTUREMatthew 22:37-40; Hebrews 10:24-25.
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Loving God – ‘Becoming: An old vision made new for SBC ’ Series (Week 1/2)
BECOMING: AN OLD VISION MADE NEW FOR SBC OVERVIEWAs we enter 2026, there is a sense of vision for the future of our church. We look ahead not to just who we might become as individuals, but as a family of believers.In this first part of a two-part series, Chris Danes will help us find new inspiration and direction from a very old teaching of Jesus – one which points us directly towards God.SERMON SERIES‘Becoming’ Series (Week 1/2)SCRIPTUREGalatians 2:20; Matthew 22:37-40; Mark 12:30; John 14:21; 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a; Romans 8:38-29; Romans 5:8; Luke 22:19-20; Isaiah 53:6.
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Gideon – ‘Conversations with God’ Series (Week 4/4)
CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD OVERVIEWWhen God gave directions to Gideon about an upcoming battle where the odds were stacked against him, the directions were certainly unusual and unexpected. How did Gideon respond?Join us as Micah Evans explores this fascinating interaction and what we can learn from it for when God speaks to us about stepping out in faith.SERMON SERIES‘Conversations with God’ Series (Week 4/4) SCRIPTUREJudges 6:1-2, 11-12; 7:2, 3, 4-7; 1 Corinthians 1:27-31; John 10:10; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10.
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Adam and Eve – ‘Conversations with God’ Series (Week 3/4)
CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD OVERVIEWThe first conversations between God and humans are fascinating and important to our understanding of God, ourselves and our world.Join us as Freyja Saunderson unpacks the conversation between God and Adam and Eve and helps us better understand what we can learn from it.SERMON SERIES‘Conversations with God’ Series (Week 3/4) SCRIPTUREGensis 3:1-24; Psalm 139:1-10; Hebrews 4:13; Mark 15:38; Hebrews 10:19-20; 4:14-16.
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Hagar – ‘Conversations with God’ Series (Week 2/4)
CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD OVERVIEWHagar found herself alone, rejected and with no hope in sight. Yet God spoke to her in her darkest moments and showed her she was seen and not forgotten. This special conversation tells us a lot about the God who we can still speak with today.Join us as Mike Riddell helps us understand it better.SERMON SERIES‘Conversations with God’ Series (Week 2/4) SCRIPTUREGenesis 12:1-3; 16:7-12, 13-15; Psalm 121:8.
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Moses – ‘Conversations with God’ Series (Week 1/4)
CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD OVERVIEWWhen Moses fled from Egypt after committing a crime, he may have assumed that would be the end of the story. But God had other ideas.This week, Bill Brown will help us take a look at a conversation between Moses and God that would change the course of his life, and the lives of countless others.SERMON SERIES‘Conversations with God’ Series (Week 1/4)SCRIPTUREExodus 3.
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The Gift That Keeps on Giving
CHRISTMAS 2025 In this online only service we will spend time worshipping and praying to end our 2025, and our Pastor for the 60+ congregation, Tim Dyer, will share a message with us to help us think about how the events of Christmas can shape the year ahead.
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Christmas Service (24/12/25) Christmas Eve 5pm
CHRISTMAS 2025 Join us to celebrate the birth of our Saviour, Jesus, this Christmas.Our English service on December 24th at 5pm will be streamed here and available to enjoy throughout Christmas Day.
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Christmas Carols 2025 Message
CHRISTMAS 2025 Carols + Christmas Message
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What if we love our neighbours as ourselves? – ‘What If’ Series (Week 4/4)
WHAT IF? OVERVIEWIf we’re talking about living out key things we say we believe, then loving our neighbour as ourselves has got to be right up there as one of the most important. Yet, it’s also one of the things we struggle with most. Whether our struggle is to love people we don’t know or people we find unlovable, or that we struggle to love people with the sort of priority we show ourselves, this command is a tricky one.Join us as Tom Postlethwaite challenges us to imagine what might change in a world where Jesus’ followers truly put this teaching into practice.SERMON SERIES‘What If’ Series (Week 4/4) SCRIPTURELike 10:25-37; 1 John 3:17-18; 1 John 3:13-14.
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What if the power that raised Jesus lives in you? – ‘What If’ Series (Week 3/4)
WHAT IF? OVERVIEWWhile we say we believe in an extraordinary God, if we’re honest, many of us stopped believing he still does extraordinary things a while ago. Or at least, we stopped believing he can do extraordinary things through us.But what if we’re wrong? This week, Chris Danes will explore the explosive claim of Paul that the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives in us. What if we lived like we believed it?SERMON SERIES‘What If’ Series (Week 3/4) SCRIPTURERomans 8:5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11; Ephesians 3:14-15.
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What if people could come to Jesus because of you? – ‘What If’ Series (Week 2/4)
WHAT IF? OVERVIEWWe know that Jesus came to seek and save the lost. We know that Jesus commissioned his followers to go out into the world share the good news about him with others. We know that is his highest priority.Yet for many of, it feels hard to believe that our friends, family and neighbours would ever be interested in Jesus. It’s hard to believe that anyone could get to know him through us. But what if we were wrong?This week, Jonathan Stark will help us ponder what life might look like if we lived like we believed people might come to know Jesus through us.SERMON SERIES‘What If’ Series (Week 2/4) SCRIPTURELuke 19:9-10; Matthew 28:16-20; Luke 15; Acts 9:1-17; Luke 19:10; 1 Corinthians 3:6-8; 1 Timothy 2:4; Matthew 5:13-16; James 1:19; 1 Peter 3:15.
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What if Jesus returned today? – ‘What If’ Series (Week 1/4)
WHAT IF? OVERVIEWWe’ve been told that Jesus is coming back one day. The Bible suggests that when he does, it will be a day of celebration as well as a day of mourning as the true state of the world and of hearts is revealed.What if that day was today? What might Jesus find?We say we believe that Jesus will return one day, but what if we lived like it was true?Join us today as Mike Riddell helps us ponder this big and challenging question of ‘what if?’.SERMON SERIES‘What If’ Series (Week 1/4)SCRIPTURELuke 21:25-28; Matthew 24:3, 36; Luke 12:35-40.
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Search My Heart
SEARCH MY HEART (STANDALONE MESSAGE) OVERVIEWJoin us our Senior Pastor, Chris Danes, shares a message that he senses God has given him for our church in this season.This message will be shared in English services on Sunday 16th at 9am, 11am and 5pm, and in Mandarin and Cantonese services on Sunday 23rd.SERMON SERIES‘Search My Heart’ Series (Week 1/4)SCRIPTURERomans 12:2; Matthew 22:37-40; 23:23; Jeremiah 29:11-13; Acts 2:42-25; Hebrews 11:6; Romans 14:11.
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Psalms of Praise – ‘Psalms’ Series (Week 4/4)
PSALMS OVERVIEWAt churches all around the world, people sing songs of praise to God together. This is not a new practice, but an extremely old one. The Book of Psalms hold a number of beautiful songs of praise to God, which his people have been singing for thousands of years.Join us for this final week of our Psalms series, where we learn about the role of these Psalms of Praise in the lives of God’s people both in the past and the present.SERMON SERIES‘Psalms’ Series (Week 4/4) SCRIPTUREPsalm 130
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Psalms of Lament – ‘Psalms’ Series (Week 3/4)
PSALMS OVERVIEWAt some point, we all find ourselves experiencing grief, sorrow or regret. Our culture tells us to avoid such things at all costs, to run and hide from them wherever you can.But in the Bible, such things have their place. In the Psalms, there are songs and poems dedicated to experience and expression of sadness and pain to a God who cares.This week, Mike Riddell will help us understand the Psalms of Lament and how they can give voice to our own experiences in life.SERMON SERIES‘Psalms’ Series (Week 3/4) SCRIPTUREPsalm 13:1-6; 10:12, 26; 51:1; 35:23; 22:1; Luke 23:46; Hebrews 4:16.
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Psalms of Justice – ‘Psalms’ Series (Week 2/4)
PSALMS OVERVIEWThere are moments in life where we find ourselves craving justice for those who have caused harm in some way. Moments where anger and frustration at the evil in the world almost feels like it could burst from us. In the Bible there are whole poems and songs that do just that – they pour out the anger and frustration of human experience and call on God to enact justice. But some of these Psalms are pretty dark and intense Are they still ‘right’? Are we allowed to pray those sorts of things?This week, Bill Brown will help us better understand these types of Psalms and where they fit in scripture and in life.SERMON SERIES‘Psalms’ Series (Week 2/5) SCRIPTURE—
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Psalms of Wisdom – ‘Psalms’ Series (Week 1/4)
PSALMS OVERVIEWYou may know that there is a whole book of wise sayings in the Bible, called ‘Proverbs’. But did you know that within the Book of Psalms there are also poems and songs of wisdom? How do we identify a wisdom psalm and how do we let them speak into life today?This Sunday, Tim Dyer will help us better understand the role and beauty of these songs of wisdom.SERMON SERIES‘Psalms’ Series (Week 1/4)SCRIPTUREPsalm 73; Psalm 23; James 1:5; Psalm 119:105.
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Peace – ‘Philippians’ Series (Week 4/4)
PHILIPPIANS OVERVIEWEven though Paul was writing from prison, his words to the Church in Philippi reflect a great sense of peace. How does that work? How does someone feel peace when faced with such difficult circumstances? What advice did he give to the Christians in Philippi as they faced their own challenges?Join us for the final week in our Philippians series as Chris Danes helps us better understand this extraordinary peace and how we might experience it ourselves.We'll also be celebrating our 71st Church Anniversary in today's service.SERMON SERIES‘Philippians’ Series (Week 4/4)SCRIPTUREPhilippians 4:4–9; Hebrews 13:8; Psalm 136:1–3; Psalm 131.
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Prize – ‘Philippians’ Series (Week 3/4)
PHILIPPIANS OVERVIEWWhat we prize most highly in this life says a lot about what we believe about ourselves, our world and our life.In Paul’s letter to the Philippians, he challenges them about what they prize most highly and how that shapes how they live.This week, Micah Evans (9am and 11am services) and Clay Tucker (5pm service), we help us take a closer look at Paul’s words in Chapter 3 of the Letter to the Philippians.SERMON SERIES‘Philippians’ Series (Week 3/4)SCRIPTUREPhilippians 3:7–21; John 10:10; Philippians 3:10–11, 29; John 15:20; Matthew 16:24; Philippins 3:12–14.
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Humble – ‘Philippians’ Series (Week 2/4)
PHILIPPIANS OVERVIEWOne of the most important parts of life is how we interact with those around us. It can be a beautiful thing, but also a really challenging thing.Paul shared some words of wisdom with the church in Philippi about how to live together well, especially as they sought to follow Jesus together.Join us as Bill Brown explores what advice Paul had for them, and what we can still learn from it today.SERMON SERIES‘Philippians’ Series (Week 2/4)SCRIPTUREPhilippians 2:1-8
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Worthy – ‘Philippians’ Series (Week 1/4)
PHILIPPIANS OVERVIEWIn the first chapter of Philippians, we find Paul writing from prison to a group of believers in Philippi – to encourage and guide them as they face their own challenges.What advice does he have for them? How does his faith remain strong even in his own difficult circumstances? What can we learn from him and his words?Join us as Chris Danes kicks off our series in Philippians and helps us better understand this beautiful and powerful letter.SERMON SERIES‘Philippians’ Series (Week 1/4)SCRIPTUREPhilippians 1:9–14; 3–6; Matthew 23:27b; Philippians 1:12–13; Genesis 50:20; 2 Corinthians 11:21–28; Philippians 1:27; Proverbs 27:17; Hebrews 10:24–25.
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How Do We Read the Bible? – ‘Scripture: Practicing the Way of Jesus - Practice 3’ Series (Week 4/4)
SCRIPTURE: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 3 OVERVIEWIs there a right way to read the Bible? Is it a matter of reading a section, ticking it off our list and moving on with our day or is there more to it?In this final week of our Scripture series, Mandy Stark will challenge us to think about the way we go about reading the Bible, and consider how we might best let it shape us.SERMON SERIES‘Scripture: Practicing the Way of Jesus - Practice 3’ Series (Week 4/4)SCRIPTURERevelations 10:9-10; Exodus 3:3; Jeremiah 15:16; Matthew 4:4; Joshua 1:7-8; Psalms 1:1-3; Phillipians 3:12-14; 4:8-9.
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Why read the Bible? – ‘Scripture: Practising the Way of Jesus - Practice 3’ Series (Week 3/4)
SCRIPTURE: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 3 OVERVIEWIf the idea of this series is to make reading the Bible a regular practice rather than an occasional thing, why bother? What difference would it make to a person and their lives?This week, Chris Danes will help explore the question many ask – why read the Bible?SERMON SERIES‘Scripture: Practicing the Way of Jesus - Practice 3’ Series (Week 3/3)SCRIPTURE2 Timothy 3:10-17; 2 Timothy 3:2-5; Luke 9:23; Romans 3:14; 2 Timothy 3:14-15, 16.
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What Is the Bible? – ‘Scripture: Practising the Way of Jesus - Practice 3’ Series (Week 2/4)
SCRIPTURE: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 3 OVERVIEWIs the Bible like a textbook? Or a novel?Or a historical record?Are we meant to do everything that we read about in its pages?How are we meant to make sense of a book that many call ‘God’s word’, when it was written by human authors?Join us this week as Dave C helps us better understand the unique document that the Bible is, and how that understanding can help us figure out how to read it and let it shape us.SERMON SERIES‘Scripture: Practising the Way of Jesus - Practice 3’ Series (Week 2/3)SCRIPTURE—
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