COASTAL | Teaching

Chris dives into Jesus liberating and restoring the demon-possessed men in Mark 5. Questions of allegiance and discernment abound, but Jesus is victorious, and in him we hope.

Chris continues our series in the life of Jesus according to Mark, looking at the parables found in Mark 4.

We jump back in where we left off in Mark 2, following the Jesus life—this time landing in the invitation to ‘keep’ Sabbath.Text: Mark 2:23-3:6

Resurrection hope. Text: Mark 16:1-8.

Frank leads us in meditating on welcoming Jesus on Palm Sunday. Text : Mark 11:1-10Content warning: there is a story involving description of murder by machete from the Hutu/Tutsi genocide in central Africa.

Jenny considers the invitation to fasting as a spiritual discipline as an expected part of the life of a Jesus-follower.Text: Mark 2:18-22.

We continue in our journey through Mark, touching down in two instances in Jesus’ life that invite us to consider prayer and hospitality as a flow of life that follows Jesus closely.Text: Mark 1:35-39; 2:15-17.

Chris kicks off a new journey through the story of Jesus according to Mark, beginning with Jesus’ first sermon—an invitation to consider the kingdom of God and its king, Jesus. Text: Mark 1:14-15; 8:29.

Jenny lands our series in the invitation to a life of love worked out in community.Text: 1 Cor 13:1-9

Join Chris and a panel of friends as they discuss the gifts of the Spirit, particularly focusing in on hearing from God and leaning into prophecy.Text: 1 Cor 12:1-11; 14:1.

We dive into the invitation to be filled with the Spirit, and to sing songs from the Spirit as the first outworking of that filling. We also hear from the wisdom of a few people in our community and their experiences. Text: Ephesians 5:18-20.

Jenny leads us to an honest assessment of being witnesses in the power of the Spirit. And the invitation is to be compelled by the person of Jesus so that we share our lived experience.Text: Acts 1:3-8

We continue in our journey looking at the Holy Spirit, reflecting on five metaphors given across the Scriptures: breath, water, dove, oil, and fire.Text: John 20:19-22

We kick off 2026 with a new series, recognising that what we need is not a new life hack or lofty resolution, but the person of the Holy Spirit.Text: John 14:16-18, 26-27.

We take time to explore the theme of advent through the lens of John 1 - who are we waiting for?Text: John 1

Ricky Linton powerfully closes out our series on James, inviting us to see and step into the power of prayer and confession that leads to healing and restoration.Text: James 5:13-20

Frank Hottenbacher continues our series in James with a provocative, imaginative journey into wisdom and humility. Text: James 3:13-4:12.

Chris continues our series in James, looking at the power of our words, and the invitation to reframe what we say through abiding in Scripture and practising encouragement.Text: James 3:1-12

Jenny Bruce from MCF leads us through an invitation to obedience from James 1&2 by gazing on who Jesus is and how he lived. Text: James 1:19-27; 2:14-26

We continue through James, looking at the wisdom contained around how to approach our wealth and finances. Text: James 1:9-11, 16-18; 4:13-5:6.

We kick off a new series through the book of James, looking at the invitation to a wise, whole life. Hot off the heels of where we live, this series is designed to furnish our imaginations for how we live faith that is textured, felt, like fabric. Text: James 1:1-8, 12-15; 5:7-11.

We wrap up our series on values, looking at Humble Curiosity as a way for our own hearts to grow, but also as an invitational posture to those asking questions of faith. Text: Acts 2:42-47

Ricky Linton creates space for us to consider Faithful Presence, where we show up faithfully in the presence of God, one another, and the community around us. Text: Acts 2:42-47

We continue in our series looking at our values from Acts 2. This week we explore hospitality and how we are hoping to practice this as a community going forward.Text: Acts 2:42-47

Chris introduces our new series looking at our values as a community. Text: Acts 2:42-47

In a standalone teaching, Chris reflects on Matthew 9:35-10:8. What images come to mind about church? What is the mission we’re invited into? Who are our people? Where is our ‘here’?

Chris wraps up our God Story series reflecting on heaven. We’re also indebted to Stu Bothwell for his thoughts on this beautiful vista of a future hope.

Chris jumps into a two parter on Revelation to finish the God Story. Join us in the throne room of heaven in Revelation 4&5 as we peek behind the veil together!

Hannah leads us through Acts 2 and the story of the birth of the church, as the Holy Spirit was poured out in power, bringing unity, fluency, and joining.

We join Paul writing to this diverse, sacrificial, normal community in Rome as we explore what kind of community we’re invited to be as the church, centred on Jesus.

Philip Agnew teaches from Acts, joining the story as these bewildered young men and women, living in the crazy days post-resurrection, doubtful and uncertain, were catapulted into the being an empowered, embodied community that changed the world - the church.

We sit with Thomas and the other disciples in their questions as they sought to make sense of Jesus’ resurrection. Questions and doubt are inevitable in life, but what will we do with them?

Donna Jennings powerfully and provocatively unpacks and invites us into the fullness of the great commission.

Enjoy a short Easter reflection fromCastlerock Beach as we celebrated Easter Sunday and baptising the Blair twins together!

Chris unpacks our perspectives on the kingdom of God, and invites us to reorient Jesus as king to see the kingdom come.

We arrive in the New Testament, looking at Jesus’ baptism and temptations. What kind of King is this?

We find ourselves in exile, leaning into and learning from Jeremiah’s letter in chapter 29, recovering postures and practices for life in exile.

Wallace Bruce unpacks the prophetic literature through Isaiah 1, offering us a vision of what individuals and societies following Yahweh can look and feel like, ultimately resting in the prophet who makes it all possible.

Hannah invites us to consider the wonder of the poetic imagination as a doorway into appreciating nearly 1/3 of Scripture!

How do we conceive of leadership in these days? What might we be invited into in light of the God Story? How can we be people after God’s own heart, in the pattern of David? Join us as we explore this and more, seeking to align our hearts with the king who is truly after God’s heart.

We find ourselves joining Ruth and Naomi on the road to Bethlehem, confronted with the apparent absence of God alongside a radical triangulation of welcome and hospitality, where perhaps God is actually most vibrantly present.

What do the stones mean? As we consider the question asked of the Israelites on the banks of the Jordan, we’re urged to reflect on the altars of worship and remembrance we build in the rhythms of our own lives.

We join the children of Israel on Mount Sinai, offered the path to life - wisdom to live by and the presence of God to be empowered by. Will we lean in and hunger for the presence of God?

Chris takes us on a bird's eye view of the Exodus, inviting us to trust in the saving character of God for the miraculous and the mundane, and ultimately this is an invitation to know him.

Such a joy to have John Alderdice sharing with us as we join the God Story with Moses' encounter with God at the burning bush. What is your name?

Sarah Coghlan reflects on the story of Elizabeth and Zechariah, inviting us to consider if we're ready for the life God has on offer for us. **There's a bit in the middle where the reading is unclear, but the text is Luke 1:5-25; 57-80.

We jump forward to the silence present before Matthew introduces us to the account of Jesus' origins, in continuity with the story so far. Advent invites us to look at the darkness with honesty, and watch for the coming light with tenacious hope.

Chris unpacks Abraham and Isaac from Genesis 22, an invitation to faith, trust, and conviction in the goodness of God.

We sojourn through Abram's story, recognising his humanness, even as he is invited to embody the blessing he is promised to the nations.

Chris leads us through this troubling, bewildering narrative of the Flood, seeing how we can have deep trust in the God who, though grieved at the violence in the world, redeems order from chaos and preserves a little Eden to recreate all things.