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Familiar Stranger: Clothed with power

2

Familiar Stranger: Keep in step with the Spirit

3

The Familiar Stranger: A Story of Extremes

4

The Familiar Stranger

5

Hungry for the word

6

Once for all

7

Easter Sunday

8

Work & Rest

9

Career and Calling

10

Work and the Curse

11

Thank God it's Monday

12

Not For Display: Raise em Up

13

Not For Display: No Spectators

14

Not For Display: Discipled by the Algorithm

15

Not For Display

16

When Jesus Walks you Home

17

Keeping Score before God

18

Jesus Loves Me , This I Know!

19

Love One Another

20

Better Than Our Plans

21

Christmas Service

22

Unbroken

23

CELEBRATION SUNDAY

24

No wasted pain

25

Breathe in the bones

26

The weight of glory

27

Spirit of Adoption

28

Spirit vs flesh

29

Uncondemnable

30

Healing the Boy with an Unclean Spirit

31

Wonder-Working God: Miracles

32

Compassion Sunday

33

Will The Future Still Be Human?

34

Infatuated with a Beautiful God

35

Baby Dedications | Father's Day

36

Made for Love

37

Who Am I, Really?

38

Beauty in the Ashes

39

When Life Feels Empty

40

Is There More Than This?

41

A Story Worth Living

42

Calming the Storm

43

Healing the Demoniac

44

Prayer & Faith

45

Patience & Hope

46

Gold & Silver

47

Submit & Resist

48

Demonic Wisdom

49

Horses, Ships & Fire

50

MOVEMENT SUNDAY

51

Visible Faith

52

Favouritism & Love

53

Doers & Deceivers

54

Perfect & Complete

55

Easter Sunday

56

Devoted to prayer

57

What is the future of the church?

58

What roles does the church play in the world?

59

Foundations of a Healthy Church

60

Why the Lord's Supper?

61

Rediscovering Church | Why do I need the church?

62

Rediscovering Church: What is church?

63

Rule of Life

64

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

65

DRAW NEAR (2025 VISION) Still Setting the Sail

66

DRAW NEAR (2025 VISION)

67

Wonder-Working God | Feeding the Multitude

68

Wonder-Working God | Healing The Paralytic

69

Wonder-Working God: Cleansing The Leper

70

Let Hope Rise | Advent

71

Waiting & Hope | Let Hope Rise (Advent)

72

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

73

Celebration Sunday

74

Set the Sail | A Consecrated Life

75

Set the Sail: God Uses Our Prayers!

76

Set the Sail: Presence at the Centre

77

Set the Sail - God Waits to Be Wanted

78

Set the Sail | Water & Breath

79

Set The Sail - Build the Altar

80

Set the Sail - Return to the Lord

81

The Parable of The Talents

82

The Parable of the Rich Fool

83

Compassion Sunday

84

The 'Everyday' Christian Life

85

The Gathering: His Resurrection & Ours

86

The Gathering: Of first importance

87

The Gathering: Tongues, Prophecy & Order

88

The Gathering: Membership

89

The Gathering: Gifts

90

The Gathering: Lord's Supper

91

Baby Dedications

92

The Gathering: Head coverings

93

For the Sake of the Church | The Glory of God

94

For the Sake of the Church | Flee From Idolatry

95

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

96

For the Sake of the Church | Food & Freedom

97

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

98

For the Sake of the Church | When Siblings Fight

99

10th Birthday

100

For the Sake of the Church | Porneia in the Church

101

For the Sake of the Church | Fools for Christ

102

For the Sake of the Church | Spiritual People

103

For the Sake of the Church | Wisdom & Power

104

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

105

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

106

FORMED: Witness

107

Easter Sunday

108

Good Friday

109

Palm Sunday

110

FORMED: Service

111

FORMED: Generosity

112

FORMED: Community

113

FORMED: Sabbath

114

FORMED: Solitude

115

FORMED: Fasting

116

FORMED: Scripture Meditation

117

FORMED: Series Introduction & Prayer

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

Christmas 2023 - A Peace That Lasts

122

The Supremacy of Christ

123

Formed by the Presence

124

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

125

Celebration Sunday 2023

126

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

127

Radiant | A Posture of Pride and a Heart of Humility

128

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | The Fiery Trial

129

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | Keep Doing Good

130

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | A Gracious Thing

131

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | God's People

132

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | You Shall Be Holy

133

Scandalous Witness (1 Peter) | Chosen Exiles

134

Christian Baal (1 Kings 18)

135

Compassion Sunday 2023

136

Friendship & Live Panel Discussion

137

Marriage

138

Singleness

139

Job: The Righteous Sufferer | A Voice from the Storm

140

Job: The Righteous Sufferer | The Art Of Lamenting

141

Job: The Righteous Sufferer | Comfort

142

Job: The Righteous Sufferer | Job’s Suffering

143

Global Mission Sunday 2023 | Beautiful Feet

144

Running with Perseverance (Hebrews 12:1-11)

145

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

146

Movement Sunday 2023 | Power & Practices

147

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

148

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

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

Generosity

157

Palm Sunday 2023 | The King is Coming

158

YHWH - Source of Abundant Living

159

YHWH - How to Find Home

160

YHWH - Stronger than Death

161

YHWH - Protection & Provision

162

YHWH - Freedom

163

YHWH - A Good Guide

164

YHWH - Satisfying

165

Vision Sunday Part Two

166

Vision Sunday 2023 | Part One

167

Anchor at the Movies | Ferdinand

168

Anchor At The Movies | Creed

169

Anchor At The Movies | The Lord Of The Rings

170

Advent: The Arrival of the King

171

A Rebel Prophet: The Story of Jonah | Divine Pity

172

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

173

A Rebel Prophet | The Story of Jonah

174

The Upper Room | Not Of The World

175

The Upper Room: This Is Eternal Life

176

The Upper Room: I Have Overcome The World

177

The Upper Room: Better Without Jesus

178

Blessed By Giving | Compassion Sunday

179

Turning Problems into Praise

180

The Upper Room: Abide

181

The Upper Room: By My Word

182

The Upper Room: They Will Know The Father

183

The Upper Room: By This All Will Know

184

The Upper Room: Towel > Title

185

Global Mission Sunday

186

Vanitas // Full of Hope

187

Vanitas // The Vanity of Life

188

Vanitas // The Vanity of Morality

189

The Fathers Love

190

We're Better Together

191

Kingdom Come

192

Vanitas // The Vanity of Time

193

Vanitas // The Vanity of Pleasure & Possessions

194

Vanitas // Weariness

195

Easter 2022 // Resurrection Sunday

196

EASTER 2022 | Good Friday

197

Easter 2022 // Palm Sunday

198

The Way // Sabbath Resistance

199

The Way // Generous Justice

200

Incarnational Mission

201

The Way // Attentive Obedience

202

The Way // Abiding Prayer

203

The Way // Scripture Meditation

204

The Way // Life In The Spirit

205

Vision Sunday // Part 2

206

Vision Sunday // Part 1

207

Northern Beaches Commissioning // Why do we plant churches?

208

Summer // Faith In The Midst

209

Summer // Stumbling Towards Christ-likeness

210

Home for Christmas // A Thrill of Hope

211

Home for Christmas // The Necessity of Christmas

212

Generous // Stewarding God's Blessings

213

Generous // Generous Hospitality

214

Generous // Fighting Greed & Finding Contentment

215

Generous // Radically Generous Community

216

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

217

Generous // Our Generous Father

218

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

219

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

220

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

221

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

222

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

223

Compassion Sunday 2021

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

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

230

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

231

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

232

Global Mission Sunday // Acts 1:6–11

233

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

234

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

235

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

236

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

237

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

238

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

239

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

240

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

241

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

242

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

243

Getaway 2021 // Cheap Grace // Grace Made Visible

244

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

245

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

246

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

247

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

248

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

249

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

250

Encounters with a King // A Donkey

251

Encounters with a King // The Apprentices

252

Encounters with a King // A Rich Man

253

Encounters with a King // The Angry Cousin

254

Encounters with a King // A Confused Pastor

255

Encounters with a King // A Hungry Crowd

256

Encounters with a King // A Paralytic

257

Winning at Happiness

258

Winning at Personal Growth

259

Winning at Relationships

260

Winning at Finances

261

Winning at Emotional Health

262

The Mess of the First Christmas

263

The Day of the Lord

264

Learning to Wait for God

265

Waiting for the Kingdom

266

Celebration Sunday

267

Selah // Psalm 139

268

Selah // Psalm 73

269

Selah // Psalm 51

270

Selah // Psalm 42

271

Selah // Psalm 23

272

Selah // Psalm 19

273

Selah // Psalm 8

274

Selah // Psalm 1

275

Compassion Sunday 2020

276

Wayward // The Household of God

277

Wayward // God Is Not Hiring

278

Wayward // The Reckless Love of God

279

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

280

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

281

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

282

Deconstructing God // Bridesmaids From Hell

283

Deconstructing God // Violence In The Old Testament

284

Deconstructing God // A Human’s Guide to Doubt

285

VOUS: Mental Health & You // Anxiety

286

VOUS: Mental Health & You // Addiction

287

VOUS: Mental Health & You // Depression

288

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Fight

289

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Family

290

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Provision

291

Living Stones (6th Birthday)

292

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Mission

293

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Name

294

The Lord's Prayer // God’s Prayer

295

Compared to Who?

296

What Is The Church?

297

Is the Resurrection Believable?

298

Why is Good Friday Good?

299

Living by Faith in Uncertain Times

300

How to Meet Together (When We Can’t)

301

Help in Our Time of Need

302

A Very Present Help

303

A Better Word

304

Supreme

305

Church Planting

306

Bring, Build, Send

307

Whatever It Takes

308

More Of God

309

The Plot Twist

310

The Gift of God

311

Jesus the Warrior King

312

Advent: The Darkness & Light of Christmas

313

Advent: Waiting for the King

314

Celebration Sunday

315

Work & the Missio Dei

316

The Giving of Work

317

Work & Career

318

The Work of Rest

319

Work & the Curse

320

The Beauty of Work

321

Reversal of Fortunes

322

The Way of Forgiveness

323

The Silver Sack

324

Dream Job

325

Three Nightmares

326

Neighbour Love

327

Highs & Lows

328

When Dreams Don’t Come True

329

The Technicolour Dreamcoat

330

Why do we give?

331

Living by Faith

332

Decision Making

333

we are the future

334

we are others-centred

335

we are a counter-cultural collective

336

we are peacemakers

337

We Are Five!

338

we are under authority

339

we are created for community

340

Getaway: Session 3

341

Getaway: Session 2

342

Getaway: Session 1

343

Getaway: Meet Ray Galea

344

A Conflict of Desires

345

When Death Becomes Life: Resurrection Sunday

346

When Death Becomes Life: Good Friday

347

Grace > Sin

348

Unshakable Hope

349

A Gift Not a Wage

350

The Fairness of God

351

The Inclusivity of Depravity

352

The Exchange

353

Guest Preacher James Stinson

354

Eager & Unashamed

355

The Purest Gospel

356

Vision Sunday 2019

357

This Cultural Moment: Conversation with John Mark Comer

358

Fashion

359

Busyness

360

Technology

361

Food

362

Advent: Enlarged in the Waiting

363

Celebration Sunday-Kaleidoscope of Grace

364

Limping with a Blessing

365

Spots & Speckles

366

12 Sons

367

Neither Left nor Right

368

Two Weddings

369

Jacob’s Ladder

370

A Blessing Stolen

371

Twins

372

Marriage

373

Singleness

374

The Field

375

The Seed

376

The Sower

377

The Way: Living

378

The Way: Loving

379

The Way: Learning

380

The Call

381

The Mission

382

The Master

383

Vision Update 2018

384

Devote Yourselves to Doing Good

385

Teach Sound Doctrine for Life

386

The Greatest in the Kingdom

387

Eldership

388

4th Birthday

389

Genuine Faith

390

Judging

391

Worry

392

Money

393

Hypocrisy

394

Prayer

395

Enemies

396

Easter: O Death, Where is Your Sting?

397

Integrity

398

Anger

399

Getaway Sermon 3: Radical Mandate

400

Radical Justice Workshop

401

Radical Money Workshop

402

Getaway Sermon 2: Radical Humility

403

Getaway Sermon 1: Radical Nature

404

Radical Mission Workshop

405

Distinct

406

Blessed

407

Creating Magnetic Teams

408

Engaging With Secular Sydney

409

Is it Crazy to Believe?

410

Vision Sunday 2018

411

Resolutions & Mission

412

Resolution & Self

413

Spiritual Disciplines

414

The Dynamics of Gospel Change

415

Arrived

416

Promised

417

Identity and Temptation

418

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

419

Monk with a Mallet

420

The Running Father

421

Gospel Optimism

422

Living On Purpose

423

City Wide Gospel Transformation

424

Mars Hill

425

All You Need Is Faith

426

Gospel Truths

427

Ready, Set, Go to the Nations!

428

Life in the Kingdom of God

429

Churches Planting Churches

430

Gospel for EVERYONE

431

The Gospel to a Pharisee

432

The Gospel to the Outcasts

433

Sync/-Blend

434

When Suffering is a Sending

435

First Things First

436

You Are Needed

437

Needy

438

Living in the Paradox

439

Liar Liar Pants on Fire

440

Boom, Shake, Shake, Shake the Room

441

When God Inconveniences You

442

The 4 Hearts

443

Spirit Empowered Mission

444

Waiting & Deciding

445

A Gospel Centred Movement

446

Abraham’s Test

447

The Faithfulness of God

448

Faith Over Fear

449

Pleading for a City

450

The Two Laughs

451

The Trouble With Waiting

452

From Fear to Faith

453

The Test of Abundance

454

Abram's Call

455

Vision Sunday 2017

456

Restoration

457

Redemption

458

Fall

459

Creation

460

A New Community

461

Being a People of Hope in a Secular, Progressive Culture

462

D.A.N.C.E

463

Compared to Who?

464

Jesus & Zacchaeus

465

Sexual Identity

466

What the Gospel Produces

467

Prayer & Proclamation

468

Jesus Everyday

469

A New Wardrobe

470

Christ & the Old Self

471

The Problem with Legalism, Mysticism & Asceticism

472

You Never Graduate From the Gospel

473

My Effort, His Energy

474

It’s All About Jesus

475

Walk Worthy

476

The Hope of the Gospel

477

The Story of Work

478

What do you value?

479

MULTIPLY: FIVE YEAR VISION

480

Slaves or Sons

481

Spirit and the Church: Tongues

482

Spirit and the Church: Prophecy

483

Grace in Practice: Fruit of the Spirit

484

Grace in Practice: Empowerment

485

2 Year Birthday

486

Cultural Engagement

487

Gospel Foundation

488

Missional Innovation

489

What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit?

490

Presence: The True Story of the World

491

Person: He not it!

492

Talents

493

Death to Life

494

Seeing is Believing?

495

Time (attendance)

496

Rewarding Ruth

497

Redeeming Ruth

498

Risky Ruth

499

Boy Meets Girl

500

Returning Empty

501

Deep and Wide

502

Living When Dying Is Gain

503

With Everything

504

The Mess of the First Christmas

505

Purpose & Power of Thankfulness

506

The Vanity of Youth

507

Living In An Unpredictable World

508

The Good Life

509

The Vanity of Wealth

510

Loneliness

511

Work Hard, Play Harder

512

The Treadmill Life

513

The Power, Presence and Privileges of the Spirit

514

Exegeting Culture

515

How To Read Scripture Well

516

Day of Atonement

517

Gospel Motivated Giving

518

City on a Hill

519

Leadership on the Margins

520

To Identify with Christ

521

To Sin or to Suffer

522

Reconciliation

523

True Humanity and the Hope of Glory

524

In and Out

525

The Vindicated Sufferer

526

Ishmael People and Isaac People

527

Submission

528

Everyday Mission

529

Living Stones

530

Hope & Holiness

531

A Hope That Won’t Die

532

Heart of an Urban Missionary

533

Why Worship?

534

The Resurrection: Compelling & Satisfying

535

Confidence in the Power of the Gospel

536

City Wide Gospel Awakening

537

Gospel Optimism

538

Prayer for Power

539

The Mystery of Prayer & God’s Sovereignty

540

Persevering in Prayer

541

Prayer from the Trenches of Mission

542

The Power of Prayer

543

You Are the Light of the World

544

Bless the Lord

545

Lamenting Well

546

A Blessed 2015

547

A New Heart

548

The Giver is the Gift

549

Thanksgiving Sunday 2014

550

Storage Wars

551

The Respectable Sin of Greed

552

Hypocrisy and the Fear of Man

553

The Problem of External Righteousness

554

The Privilege of Prayer

555

The Pendulum Problem

556

Gospel-Motivated Mission

557

Gospel-Formed Community

558

The Gospel Foundation

559

No Fear in Death

560

Receptive to the Gospel

561

Compare or Despair

562

True Greatness

563

Marvelled by Jesus

564

Plank Eye

565

The Least Applied Verse in the Bible

566

Who Needs a Doctor?

567

Authority to Forgive

568

Fishers of Men

569

Know Your Enemy

570

A PR Disaster

571

My Eyes Have Seen Your Salvation

572

Great Joy for All People

573

God Can Use Me?

574

God of the Impossible