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1

A Call to Trust - Deut 1

2

How to Grasp and Know God

3

Faithful Work, Loving Deeds, Enduring Hope

4

Enlightened Eyes

5

A Foundation for Gratitude

6

Tithing is Trusting

7

The Comparison Trap

8

Reframing the Cost of Living Crisis

9

MOVEMENT SUNDAY

10

Familiar Stranger: Pentecost Sunday

11

Familiar Stranger: Clothed with power

12

Familiar Stranger: Keep in step with the Spirit

13

The Familiar Stranger: A Story of Extremes

14

The Familiar Stranger

15

Hungry for the word

16

Once for all

17

Easter Sunday

18

Work & Rest

19

Career and Calling

20

Work and the Curse

21

Thank God it's Monday

22

Not For Display: Raise em Up

23

Not For Display: No Spectators

24

Not For Display: Discipled by the Algorithm

25

Not For Display

26

When Jesus Walks you Home

27

Keeping Score before God

28

Jesus Loves Me , This I Know!

29

Love One Another

30

Better Than Our Plans

31

Christmas Service

32

Unbroken

33

CELEBRATION SUNDAY

34

No wasted pain

35

Breathe in the bones

36

The weight of glory

37

Spirit of Adoption

38

Spirit vs flesh

39

Uncondemnable

40

Healing the Boy with an Unclean Spirit

41

Wonder-Working God: Miracles

42

Compassion Sunday

43

Will The Future Still Be Human?

44

Infatuated with a Beautiful God

45

Baby Dedications | Father's Day

46

Made for Love

47

Who Am I, Really?

48

Beauty in the Ashes

49

When Life Feels Empty

50

Is There More Than This?

51

A Story Worth Living

52

Calming the Storm

53

Healing the Demoniac

54

Prayer & Faith

55

Patience & Hope

56

Gold & Silver

57

Submit & Resist

58

Demonic Wisdom

59

Horses, Ships & Fire

60

MOVEMENT SUNDAY

61

Visible Faith

62

Favouritism & Love

63

Doers & Deceivers

64

Perfect & Complete

65

Easter Sunday

66

Devoted to prayer

67

What is the future of the church?

68

What roles does the church play in the world?

69

Foundations of a Healthy Church

70

Why the Lord's Supper?

71

Rediscovering Church | Why do I need the church?

72

Rediscovering Church: What is church?

73

Rule of Life

74

DRAW NEAR (2025 VISION) Fishing off the other side of the boat

75

DRAW NEAR (2025 VISION) Still Setting the Sail

76

DRAW NEAR (2025 VISION)

77

Wonder-Working God | Feeding the Multitude

78

Wonder-Working God | Healing The Paralytic

79

Wonder-Working God: Cleansing The Leper

80

Let Hope Rise | Advent

81

Waiting & Hope | Let Hope Rise (Advent)

82

Let Hope Rise (Advent) | Where Can Hope Be Found?

83

Celebration Sunday

84

Set the Sail | A Consecrated Life

85

Set the Sail: God Uses Our Prayers!

86

Set the Sail: Presence at the Centre

87

Set the Sail - God Waits to Be Wanted

88

Set the Sail | Water & Breath

89

Set The Sail - Build the Altar

90

Set the Sail - Return to the Lord

91

The Parable of The Talents

92

The Parable of the Rich Fool

93

Compassion Sunday

94

The 'Everyday' Christian Life

95

The Gathering: His Resurrection & Ours

96

The Gathering: Of first importance

97

The Gathering: Tongues, Prophecy & Order

98

The Gathering: Membership

99

The Gathering: Gifts

100

The Gathering: Lord's Supper

101

Baby Dedications

102

The Gathering: Head coverings

103

For the Sake of the Church | The Glory of God

104

For the Sake of the Church | Flee From Idolatry

105

For the Sake of the Church | All Things to All Men

106

For the Sake of the Church | Food & Freedom

107

For the Sake of the Church | Marriage, Singleness, Divorce & Dating

108

For the Sake of the Church | When Siblings Fight

109

10th Birthday

110

For the Sake of the Church | Porneia in the Church

111

For the Sake of the Church | Fools for Christ

112

For the Sake of the Church | Spiritual People

113

For the Sake of the Church | Wisdom & Power

114

Parables: The Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1-7)

115

Parables: The Sower (Matthew 13:1-23)

116

FORMED: Witness

117

Easter Sunday

118

Good Friday

119

Palm Sunday

120

FORMED: Service

121

FORMED: Generosity

122

FORMED: Community

123

FORMED: Sabbath

124

FORMED: Solitude

125

FORMED: Fasting

126

FORMED: Scripture Meditation

127

FORMED: Series Introduction & Prayer

128

Parables: The Wise and Foolish Builders (Luke 6:46-49)

129

Parables: The Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35)

130

Parables: The Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44-46)

131

Christmas 2023 - A Peace That Lasts

132

The Supremacy of Christ

133

Formed by the Presence

134

Faith In The Midst (Mark 4:35-41)

135

Celebration Sunday 2023

136

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | Shepherds, Lambs & Lions

137

Radiant | A Posture of Pride and a Heart of Humility

138

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | The Fiery Trial

139

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | Keep Doing Good

140

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | A Gracious Thing

141

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | God's People

142

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | You Shall Be Holy

143

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | Chosen Exiles

144

Christian Baal (1 Kings 18)

145

Compassion Sunday 2023

146

Friendship & Live Panel Discussion

147

Marriage

148

Singleness

149

Job: The Righteous Sufferer | A Voice from the Storm

150

Job: The Righteous Sufferer | The Art Of Lamenting

151

Job: The Righteous Sufferer | Comfort

152

Job: The Righteous Sufferer | Job’s Suffering

153

Global Mission Sunday 2023 | Beautiful Feet

154

Running with Perseverance (Hebrews 12:1-11)

155

Encountering the Risen Christ (Luke 24:13-35)

156

Movement Sunday 2023 | Power & Practices

157

Rise & Fall of Kings (1-2 Samuel) | Return of the King

158

Rise & Fall of Kings (1-2 Samuel) | A Man After His Own Heart

159

Rise & Fall of Kings (1-2 Samuel) | Success, Houses, & Covenants

160

Rise & Fall of Kings (1-2 Samuel) | No Shortcuts

161

Rise & Fall of Kings (1-2 Samuel) | Against All Odds

162

Rise & Fall of Kings (1-2 Samuel) | God Rejects Israel's King

163

Rise & Fall of Kings (1-2 Samuel) | Israel Rejects God as King

164

Rise & Fall of Kings (1-2 Samuel) | Philistines vs. Israel

165

Rise & Fall of Kings (1-2 Samuel) | Hannah's Song

166

Generosity

167

Palm Sunday 2023 | The King is Coming

168

YHWH - Source of Abundant Living

169

YHWH - How to Find Home

170

YHWH - Stronger than Death

171

YHWH - Protection & Provision

172

YHWH - Freedom

173

YHWH - A Good Guide

174

YHWH - Satisfying

175

Vision Sunday Part Two

176

Vision Sunday 2023 | Part One

177

Anchor at the Movies | Ferdinand

178

Anchor At The Movies | Creed

179

Anchor At The Movies | The Lord Of The Rings

180

Advent: The Arrival of the King

181

A Rebel Prophet: The Story of Jonah | Divine Pity

182

Rebel Prophet: The Story of Jonah | Ninety Degrees (ch. 3)

183

A Rebel Prophet | The Story of Jonah

184

The Upper Room | Not Of The World

185

The Upper Room: This Is Eternal Life

186

The Upper Room: I Have Overcome The World

187

The Upper Room: Better Without Jesus

188

Blessed By Giving | Compassion Sunday

189

Turning Problems into Praise

190

The Upper Room: Abide

191

The Upper Room: By My Word

192

The Upper Room: They Will Know The Father

193

The Upper Room: By This All Will Know

194

The Upper Room: Towel > Title

195

Global Mission Sunday

196

Vanitas // Full of Hope

197

Vanitas // The Vanity of Life

198

Vanitas // The Vanity of Morality

199

The Fathers Love

200

We're Better Together

201

Kingdom Come

202

Vanitas // The Vanity of Time

203

Vanitas // The Vanity of Pleasure & Possessions

204

Vanitas // Weariness

205

Easter 2022 // Resurrection Sunday

206

EASTER 2022 | Good Friday

207

Easter 2022 // Palm Sunday

208

The Way // Sabbath Resistance

209

The Way // Generous Justice

210

Incarnational Mission

211

The Way // Attentive Obedience

212

The Way // Abiding Prayer

213

The Way // Scripture Meditation

214

The Way // Life In The Spirit

215

Vision Sunday // Part 2

216

Vision Sunday // Part 1

217

Northern Beaches Commissioning // Why do we plant churches?

218

Summer // Faith In The Midst

219

Summer // Stumbling Towards Christ-likeness

220

Home for Christmas // A Thrill of Hope

221

Home for Christmas // The Necessity of Christmas

222

Generous // Stewarding God's Blessings

223

Generous // Generous Hospitality

224

Generous // Fighting Greed & Finding Contentment

225

Generous // Radically Generous Community

226

Radiant // In One Another We Can Enjoy God's Love

227

Generous // Our Generous Father

228

Exodus: A New Humanity // Building a New Eden // Exodus 40

229

Exodus: A New Humanity // HESED // Exodus 24

230

Exodus: A New Humanity // One Thing Led to Another // Exodus 32

231

Exodus: A New Humanity // Tying the Knot // Exodus 24

232

Exodus: A New Humanity // Ten Words // Exodus 19–20

233

Compassion Sunday 2021

234

Exodus: A New Humanity // Burned-Out Deliverer // Exodus 18

235

Exodus: A New Humanity // Grumbling People, Gracious God // Exodus 15–17

236

Exodus: A New Humanity // How's Your Praise? // Exodus 15

237

Exodus: A New Humanity // The Great Liberation // Exodus 14

238

Exodus: A New Humanity // Ten Pandemics // Exodus 7–12

239

Exodus: A New Humanity // I Will Redeem You // Exodus 5–6

240

Exodus: A New Humanity // YAHWEH // Exodus 3–4

241

Exodus: A New Humanity // God Saw, God Knew // Exodus 1–2

242

Global Mission Sunday // Acts 1:6–11

243

Tear Down These Walls // We Stand Up To The Devil // Ephesians 6:10–24

244

Tear Down These Walls // Gentle Fathers & Loving Bosses // Ephesians 6:1–9

245

Tear Down These Walls // A Picture of Marriage // Ephesians 5:20–33

246

Tear Down These Walls // Loving & Living Like Jesus // Ephesians 5:1–20

247

Tear Down These Walls // The Old Way Must Go! // Ephesians 4:17–32

248

Radiant: Enjoying God // In every blessing we can enjoy the Father's generosity // Psalm 65:9-13

249

Tear Down These Walls // Growing Up Together // Ephesians 4:1–16

250

Kingdom Come // Church-Planting Sunday // Acts 2

251

Tear Down These Walls // Praying For Power // Ephesians 3:14–21

252

Tear Down These Walls // A New 'Us' // Ephesians 2:11–22

253

Getaway 2021 // Cheap Grace // Grace Made Visible

254

Getaway 2021 // Cheap Grace // The Way Grace Changes Us

255

Tear Down These Walls // God's Masterpiece // Ephesians 2:1–10

256

Tear Down These Walls // Praying for Spiritual Wisdom // Ephesians 1:15–23

257

Tear Down These Walls // A New Identity // Ephesians 1:1–14

258

Resurrection Sunday // Encounters with a King // A Grieving Woman

259

Good Friday // Encounters with a King // A Death Row Inmate

260

Encounters with a King // A Donkey

261

Encounters with a King // The Apprentices

262

Encounters with a King // A Rich Man

263

Encounters with a King // The Angry Cousin

264

Encounters with a King // A Confused Pastor

265

Encounters with a King // A Hungry Crowd

266

Encounters with a King // A Paralytic

267

Winning at Happiness

268

Winning at Personal Growth

269

Winning at Relationships

270

Winning at Finances

271

Winning at Emotional Health

272

The Mess of the First Christmas

273

The Day of the Lord

274

Learning to Wait for God

275

Waiting for the Kingdom

276

Celebration Sunday

277

Selah // Psalm 139

278

Selah // Psalm 73

279

Selah // Psalm 51

280

Selah // Psalm 42

281

Selah // Psalm 23

282

Selah // Psalm 19

283

Selah // Psalm 8

284

Selah // Psalm 1

285

Compassion Sunday 2020

286

Wayward // The Household of God

287

Wayward // God Is Not Hiring

288

Wayward // The Reckless Love of God

289

Deconstructing God // What To Do When The Church Fails You

290

Deconstructing God // How Can The Christian Sex Ethic Be Good News?

291

Deconstructing God // If God exists, how could he allow suffering?

292

Deconstructing God // Bridesmaids From Hell

293

Deconstructing God // Violence In The Old Testament

294

Deconstructing God // A Human’s Guide to Doubt

295

VOUS: Mental Health & You // Anxiety

296

VOUS: Mental Health & You // Addiction

297

VOUS: Mental Health & You // Depression

298

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Fight

299

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Family

300

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Provision

301

Living Stones (6th Birthday)

302

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Mission

303

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Name

304

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Prayer

305

Compared to Who?

306

What Is The Church?

307

Is the Resurrection Believable?

308

Why is Good Friday Good?

309

Living by Faith in Uncertain Times

310

How to Meet Together (When We Can’t)

311

Help in Our Time of Need

312

A Very Present Help

313

A Better Word

314

Supreme

315

Church Planting

316

Bring, Build, Send

317

Whatever It Takes

318

More Of God

319

The Plot Twist

320

The Gift of God

321

Jesus the Warrior King

322

Advent: The Darkness & Light of Christmas

323

Advent: Waiting for the King

324

Celebration Sunday

325

Work & the Missio Dei

326

The Giving of Work

327

Work & Career

328

The Work of Rest

329

Work & the Curse

330

The Beauty of Work

331

Reversal of Fortunes

332

The Way of Forgiveness

333

The Silver Sack

334

Dream Job

335

Three Nightmares

336

Neighbour Love

337

Highs & Lows

338

When Dreams Don’t Come True

339

The Technicolour Dreamcoat

340

Why do we give?

341

Living by Faith

342

Decision Making

343

we are the future

344

we are others-centred

345

we are a counter-cultural collective

346

we are peacemakers

347

We Are Five!

348

we are under authority

349

we are created for community

350

Getaway: Session 3

351

Getaway: Session 2

352

Getaway: Session 1

353

Getaway: Meet Ray Galea

354

A Conflict of Desires

355

When Death Becomes Life: Resurrection Sunday

356

When Death Becomes Life: Good Friday

357

Grace > Sin

358

Unshakable Hope

359

A Gift Not a Wage

360

The Fairness of God

361

The Inclusivity of Depravity

362

The Exchange

363

Guest Preacher James Stinson

364

Eager & Unashamed

365

The Purest Gospel

366

Vision Sunday 2019

367

This Cultural Moment: Conversation with John Mark Comer

368

Fashion

369

Busyness

370

Technology

371

Food

372

Advent: Enlarged in the Waiting

373

Celebration Sunday-Kaleidoscope of Grace

374

Limping with a Blessing

375

Spots & Speckles

376

12 Sons

377

Neither Left nor Right

378

Two Weddings

379

Jacob’s Ladder

380

A Blessing Stolen

381

Twins

382

Marriage

383

Singleness

384

The Field

385

The Seed

386

The Sower

387

The Way: Living

388

The Way: Loving

389

The Way: Learning

390

The Call

391

The Mission

392

The Master

393

Vision Update 2018

394

Devote Yourselves to Doing Good

395

Teach Sound Doctrine for Life

396

The Greatest in the Kingdom

397

Eldership

398

4th Birthday

399

Genuine Faith

400

Judging

401

Worry

402

Money

403

Hypocrisy

404

Prayer

405

Enemies

406

Easter: O Death, Where is Your Sting?

407

Integrity

408

Anger

409

Getaway Sermon 3: Radical Mandate

410

Radical Justice Workshop

411

Radical Money Workshop

412

Getaway Sermon 2: Radical Humility

413

Getaway Sermon 1: Radical Nature

414

Radical Mission Workshop

415

Distinct

416

Blessed

417

Creating Magnetic Teams

418

Engaging With Secular Sydney

419

Is it Crazy to Believe?

420

Vision Sunday 2018

421

Resolutions & Mission

422

Resolution & Self

423

Spiritual Disciplines

424

The Dynamics of Gospel Change

425

Arrived

426

Promised

427

Identity and Temptation

428

Celebration Sunday +P.A.R.T.Y

429

Monk with a Mallet

430

The Running Father

431

Gospel Optimism

432

Living On Purpose

433

City Wide Gospel Transformation

434

Mars Hill

435

All You Need Is Faith

436

Gospel Truths

437

Ready, Set, Go to the Nations!

438

Life in the Kingdom of God

439

Churches Planting Churches

440

Gospel for EVERYONE

441

The Gospel to a Pharisee

442

The Gospel to the Outcasts

443

Sync/-Blend

444

When Suffering is a Sending

445

First Things First

446

You Are Needed

447

Needy

448

Living in the Paradox

449

Liar Liar Pants on Fire

450

Boom, Shake, Shake, Shake the Room

451

When God Inconveniences You

452

The 4 Hearts

453

Spirit Empowered Mission

454

Waiting & Deciding

455

A Gospel Centred Movement

456

Abraham’s Test

457

The Faithfulness of God

458

Faith Over Fear

459

Pleading for a City

460

The Two Laughs

461

The Trouble With Waiting

462

From Fear to Faith

463

The Test of Abundance

464

Abram's Call

465

Vision Sunday 2017

466

Restoration

467

Redemption

468

Fall

469

Creation

470

A New Community

471

Being a People of Hope in a Secular, Progressive Culture

472

D.A.N.C.E

473

Compared to Who?

474

Jesus & Zacchaeus

475

Sexual Identity

476

What the Gospel Produces

477

Prayer & Proclamation

478

Jesus Everyday

479

A New Wardrobe

480

Christ & the Old Self

481

The Problem with Legalism, Mysticism & Asceticism

482

You Never Graduate From the Gospel

483

My Effort, His Energy

484

It’s All About Jesus

485

Walk Worthy

486

The Hope of the Gospel

487

The Story of Work

488

What do you value?

489

MULTIPLY: FIVE YEAR VISION

490

Slaves or Sons

491

Spirit and the Church: Tongues

492

Spirit and the Church: Prophecy

493

Grace in Practice: Fruit of the Spirit

494

Grace in Practice: Empowerment

495

2 Year Birthday

496

Cultural Engagement

497

Gospel Foundation

498

Missional Innovation

499

What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit?

500

Presence: The True Story of the World

501

Person: He not it!

502

Talents

503

Death to Life

504

Seeing is Believing?

505

Time (attendance)

506

Rewarding Ruth

507

Redeeming Ruth

508

Risky Ruth

509

Boy Meets Girl

510

Returning Empty

511

Deep and Wide

512

Living When Dying Is Gain

513

With Everything

514

The Mess of the First Christmas

515

Purpose & Power of Thankfulness

516

The Vanity of Youth

517

Living In An Unpredictable World

518

The Good Life

519

The Vanity of Wealth

520

Loneliness

521

Work Hard, Play Harder

522

The Treadmill Life

523

The Power, Presence and Privileges of the Spirit

524

Exegeting Culture

525

How To Read Scripture Well

526

Day of Atonement

527

Gospel Motivated Giving

528

City on a Hill

529

Leadership on the Margins

530

To Identify with Christ

531

To Sin or to Suffer

532

Reconciliation

533

True Humanity and the Hope of Glory

534

In and Out

535

The Vindicated Sufferer

536

Ishmael People and Isaac People

537

Submission

538

Everyday Mission

539

Living Stones

540

Hope & Holiness

541

A Hope That Won’t Die

542

Heart of an Urban Missionary

543

Why Worship?

544

The Resurrection: Compelling & Satisfying

545

Confidence in the Power of the Gospel

546

City Wide Gospel Awakening

547

Gospel Optimism

548

Prayer for Power

549

The Mystery of Prayer & God’s Sovereignty

550

Persevering in Prayer

551

Prayer from the Trenches of Mission

552

The Power of Prayer

553

You Are the Light of the World

554

Bless the Lord

555

Lamenting Well

556

A Blessed 2015

557

A New Heart

558

The Giver is the Gift

559

Thanksgiving Sunday 2014

560

Storage Wars

561

The Respectable Sin of Greed

562

Hypocrisy and the Fear of Man

563

The Problem of External Righteousness

564

The Privilege of Prayer

565

The Pendulum Problem

566

Gospel-Motivated Mission

567

Gospel-Formed Community

568

The Gospel Foundation

569

No Fear in Death

570

Receptive to the Gospel

571

Compare or Despair

572

True Greatness

573

Marvelled by Jesus

574

Plank Eye

575

The Least Applied Verse in the Bible

576

Who Needs a Doctor?

577

Authority to Forgive

578

Fishers of Men

579

Know Your Enemy

580

A PR Disaster

581

My Eyes Have Seen Your Salvation

582

Great Joy for All People

583

God Can Use Me?

584

God of the Impossible