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Finding Meaning & Mission in Following Jesus
Making the most of every opportunity, and finding new and creative ways,
to reach, teach and equip people to know, love and serve Jesus
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus
As Jesus sets his face firmly to go to Jerusalem and the cross, he has begun telling his apprentices regularly about his coming betrayal, suffering, death, and resurrection. As they go on the way, Jesus shows and teaches what it means to follow him. To know God is both a blessing and life’s highest priority.
Sunday Communion Services
7th April 9am Good Friday Luke 9:51-56 | Rejection (Mercy)
9th Apr 10.30am Resurrection Sunday Luke 9:57-62 | Priorities (Resurrection Life)
Apprentices of Jesus
Jesus is teaching and training his disciples, as he prepares them to follow him with their whole lives. He is their Master, Teacher, and King, who has come to serve and suffer, in order to save those who would trust him and come under his name.
Sunday Communion Services
26 Feb Luke 9:1-9 | Apprenticeship
5 Mar Luke 9:10-17 | We Need the Master
12 Mar Luke 9:18-27 | Following a Suffering Messiah (The Cost of Apprenticeship)
19 Mar Luke 9:28-36 | Present Suffering, Future Glory
Christmas, Summer Series and Harvest Thanksgiving
Sunday Communion Services
11th December 10.30am Children and Youth Christmas Service
18th December - 10.30am John 1:14 | He pitched his tent among us
25th December 9am Christmas Day service
15th January
19th February Harvest Thanksgiving and Report from Ruth's Trip
The Saving Power of Jesus' Word Pt. 2
“Who is Jesus?” Who can do such works and teach with such power? How is Jesus the Saviour?
Jesus reveals his power and authority as the Son of God and chosen Messiah. Jesus reveals his message and mission to those who would see and hear. Jesus leads his disciples to trust him, and he teaches them what it means to follow him in his mission.
Sunday Communion Services
30th Oct - "But just speak a word!" | Luke 7:1-17
6th Nov - Unexpected Friend of Sinners | Luke 7:18-35
13th Nov - A Testimony to Forgiveness | Luke 7:36 - 8:3
20th Nov - Listening and Acting on His Word | Luke 8:4-21
Moving to Mission
True discipleship starts at home – moves into connecting and partnering with followers of Jesus – then expands to include others.
Based on a series from Caesar Kalinowski that leads us through simple steps that every follower of Jesus can partner in as a part of Jesus' mission:
Sunday Communion Services
21st August - Matthew 28:16-20 | A Bigger Gospel
Trust wholeheartedly and learn to communicate a much bigger gospel–one that impacts every area of your lives today.
28th August - Acts 2:42-47 | More Meals Together
Making meal times meaningful and a safe doorway for others into friendship and conversations about following Jesus.
4th September - John 4:1-10 | Prayerfully Pick Your Place
Find natural places in your town or neighbourhood that are a perfect fit for you to make friends and build relationships.
11th September - Luke 10:1-9 | Preparing the Way (People of Peace)
Identify friends and acquaintances who are “leaning in” to relationship and deeper conversations about faith.
18th September - John 5:19-24 | What Next Lord?
Trusting the Holy Spirit to guide your next steps with people, and together as followers of Jesus.
16th October - Hebrews 2:5-18 | From Friends to Family
Create daily disciple rhythms and environments for relational growth that are inviting and eventually help people to connect and engage with other followers of Jesus.
23rd October - Luke 24:44-49 | The Story of God
Communicate the Word of God in a simple and faithful way that everyone can grasp hold of with joy and pass on to others.
The Power of Jesus' Word to Save
“Who is Jesus?” Who can do such works and teach with such power? How is Jesus the Saviour?
Jesus reveals his power and authority as the Son of God and chosen Messiah. Jesus reveals his message and mission to those who would see and hear. Jesus leads his disciples to trust him, and he teaches them what it means to follow him in his mission, especially about rejection and suffering.
Sunday Communion Services
24th April Luke 4:14–30 | The Gospel According to Jesus
1st May Luke 4:31–44 | Authority and Power
8th May Luke 5:1–11 | Recruiting Sinners
15th May Luke 5:12–26 | To Make People Whole
29th May Luke 5:27–39 | Even the Tax Man
5th June Luke 6:1–11 | Have You Not Read?
12th June Luke 6:12-26 | Master and Apprentices
3rd July Luke 6:27-36 Who is My Enemy?
31st July Luke 6:37-42 The Only Right Path is to Follow Jesus
Winter Series 2022
Sunday Communion Service
10th July - Matthew 21:42 - 22:14 | Come, All is Ready - Global Mission Partners with Val Zerna
17th July
24th July
Resurrection Sunday 2022
Sunday Communion Service
17th April John 20:24-31 | Hope Explored
Now these have been written in order that you may trust that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and so that in his name, as you are trusting, you may have life. ~ John 20:31
Jesus may not be physically visible on earth any more, but he is present through the words of his disciples and the work of his Spirit. And he says: “Stop doubting and put your trust in me”. He invites us to find life in his name.
Trusting God's Plan
In this Sunday series we look at the first few chapters of the Gospel as recorded by Luke. We particularly focus on the way we see different people trusting God's plan of redemption. We are encouraged to trust God's plan of redemption as we follow Jesus today and into the future because we know His faithfulness and power to act in the past.
Inasmuch as many have undertaken to present a narrative account concerning the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word have given them over to us, it seemed good also to me, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it down methodically for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certain security of the words about which you were instructed. ~ Luke 1:1–4
Sunday Communion Services
30th January Luke 1:1-4 | Without Slipping
6th February Luke 1:5-25 | The Bones You Crushed Will Rejoice
13th February Luke 1:26-38 | Called
20th February Luke 1:39-56 | With Joy and Praise
27th February Luke 1:57-80 | A Sign of Certainty
6th March Luke 2:1-21 | The Lord Messiah is Our Rescuer
13th March Luke 2:22-40 | Worth Waiting For
20th March Luke 2:40-52 | My Son, Take My Words
27th March Luke 3:1-20 | Preparing the Road
3rd April Luke 3:21-38 | The Chosen One Revealed
10th April Luke 4:1-13 | Jesus, the Faithful Son
Christmas Services
The Story of God
The use of stories and times of deep, shared interaction are an historically proven and powerful way of helping people as they follow Jesus. We live in stories. Stories are the language of our world. Stories speak to the mind, the body, the emotions—our spirits. Together we learn about life as we connect through stories. We all yearn to know many of the same parts of the Story. . .
What happened before time began? How did all of this start? Who or what created me? Why do I exist? Does my life really matter? Does it have meaning? To whom? What happens after I die? Why is the world the way it is? Things don’t seem to be going that well. . . .
Learning the Story of God can be a starting point of following Jesus, with times of conversation, interaction, and reflection, that serve as a foundation for knowing who God is, knowing who we are in Christ Jesus and how we are part of the story.
Sunday Communion Services
20th June Revelation 12:1-17 | Beginnings (Heavenly Beings)
27th June Genesis 2 | First Humans
25th July Genesis 3 | Separation
1st August Genesis 4 | Cain and Abel
8th August Genesis 6-9 | The Flood
15th August Genesis 12 - 21 | Covenant
22nd August Genesis 22 | Isaac
29th August Genesis 25 - 35 | Esau and Jacob
5th September Genesis 37 - 50 | Joseph
12th September Exodus 1 - 4 | Moses
19th September Exodus 5 - 15 | The Passover
26th September Deuteronomy 5:32-6:9 | Instructions, Commands and Administration of Justice
17th October Leviticus 1:1-17 | Sacrifices
24th October Deuteronomy 16:18 - 18:22 | Judges, Kings and Prophets
31st October Matthew 1 - 2 | The Birth of Jesus
7th November Matthew 3 - 4 | Baptism, Temptation and Disciples
14th November Matthew 23 | The Pharisees
21st November Matthew 18:1-5 | The Kingdom
28th November Matthew | Miracles
5th December Matthew 26 - 28 | Death and Resurrection
19th December Colossians 1:9-23 | The Church and Restoration
every day Gospel Basics
The Gospel Story
In part one, we will walk through the character of God, our relationship with God, the results of sin, how Jesus came to make us right with God, and how God invites us to live on-mission. We want people to know who God is and what love is, so that when they hear, “God loves you!” they understand what it means. Because God is love and because He is forgiving and compassionate, Jesus comes and saves us. Because Jesus saves us and we are friends with God, we live on-mission.
For by that gracious favour you are saved through trusting in him, and this is not from yourselves it is the gift of God, not from works, so that no one can boast. For we are his creation, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, that God prepared beforehand, so that we might walk in them. ~ Ephesians 2:8–10
Sunday Morning Services
7th February - Exodus 33:12 - 34:9 | Who is God? - The Character of God
14th February - Genesis 3 | Our Gospel Need - Creation & Separation
21st February - Harvest Thanksgiving - Acts 2:22-41 | Gospel Power - The Power of God to Save
28th February - 2 Corinthians 5:11 - 6:2 | Gospel Purpose - God is Making All Things New
Our Gospel Identity
When we put our trust in Jesus, we are made new, given a new beginning and a new end.
Jesus said, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born again [from above], he is not able to see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3.
Peter, one of Jesus’s best friends, said, “...God has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Peter 1:3
This new life has nothing to do with what we have done or what we can do. It has everything to do with who God is, what He has done, and what He can do. In this section of the journey, we are going to cover a few changes in our identity and what it means to be ”in Christ.“ Throughout this section, we will be reminded of God’s character and the new identity we receive in Christ.
These four lessons can be summed up in what Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:17: “So then, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; the old things have passed away; Look! New things have come!”
Sunday Morning Services
7th March - Matthew 4:18-22 | We are Disciples - Called to Learn from Jesus
14th March - Galatians 3:23 - 4:7 | We are Family - The Father has Adopted us as Children of God
21st March - Philippians 2:1-11 | We are Servants - Jesus Served, and Jesus is King
28th March - Acts 1:1-11 | We Are Missionaries - The Holy Spirit Empowers Us as Witnesses
Our Gospel Life
We have learned about who God is and what He has done for us. We have also learned about how God changes us and makes us new people. Now we are going to talk about how we live and what we do differently because of Jesus.
We want to be equipped to see all of life as ministry and mission, to live out the gospel in everyday activities—everyday rhythms. There are transferable patterns or rhythms of life that we see throughout “The Story of God” and in every culture in every part of the world. Through each of these rhythms, people have the opportunity to walk by faith (walking in line with the truth of the gospel) or walk in fear or prideful rebellion to God (walking in unbelief).
Ephesians 4:1 says, “Therefore . . . lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.”
Sunday Morning Services
2nd May - John 10:1-21 - Listen | We listen to God and Others
9th May - Acts 17:16-34 - Story | We Know and Tell the Story of God
16th May - Romans 12:9-21 - Bless | We Give and Help Others
23rd May - John 2:1-11 - Celebrate | We Give Thanks for Good Things With Others
30th May - Matthew 9:9-13 - Eat | We Eat Meals With Others
6th June - Genesis 2:1-3 - Recreate | We Rest, Play, Recreate and Restore With Others
Our Gospel Commission
Autumn Series 2021
Sunday Morning Services
4th April - Philippians 3:7-11 | Righteousness - Sharing in the Resurrection
11th April - Acts 15:36 - 16:5 | Membership - A Commitment to One Another in Mission
The Expected One
New Advent series based on the Advent devotional 'The Expected One' by Scott James
"God didn’t just promise His people that a miracle child would be born. He also promised that this Child would grow up to be the loving Shepherd of His people, the place-switching Sacrifice, the resurrected Lord, and the righteous King who reigns in glory forever. But there is yet another promise: this King is coming back for His people!" ~ Scott James
Sunday Morning Services
29th November - Isaiah 9:1-7 | The Promise of His Coming
6th December - Isaiah 11:1-10 | The Promise of His Life
20th December - Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 | The Promise of His Death and Resurrection
25th December - 2 Samuel 7 | The Promise of His Eternal Reign
Children's Christmas Service 2020
Sunday Morning Service 13th December, led by children's ministry teachers and children.
Always Prepared
Sunday morning service
22nd November - 1 Peter 3:8-17
An encouragement during whatever circumstances we face, to be prepared in our hearts and in our thinking, to pursue the well-being of others, and to speak of our hope in Jesus.
Jonah: How We Are God’s Mission While On God’s Mission
Jonah is an interesting character. We see Jonah's heart revealed in his resistance as he is called to a confronting mission. The compassion of Yahweh is seen in his work to bring heart change in both Nineveh and Jonah. This series will inspire and challenge us as we consider the mission Christ calls us to, our role in it, and how the gospel can come to our towns and cities.
Sunday morning services
27th September - Jonah 1:1-3 | God’s Mission and Our Hearts
4th October - Jonah 1:4-17 | God's Grace Interrupts Our Rebellion
11th October - Jonah 2:1-10 | God Uses Incomplete People
18th October - Jonah 3:1-4 | Participating in God's Mission
25th October - Jonah 3:5-10 | Repentance: The People Trusted in God
1st November - Jonah 4:1-11 | Our Anger and God's Pursuit of Us
8th November - Jonah 4:1-11 | God's Mercy for the Great City
God's Glory in Creation
Sunday Morning Service
20th September - Psalm 8
Merv shares from God's Word about seeing God's glory in what we see around us and how we might respond.
Come Back Stronger
Based on a sermon series from Red Church in Melbourne, 'Come Back Stronger' is a series that reflects on scripture and examples of how God uses times of disruption, restriction, and crisis to move us into deeper dependence and fellowship with him, and opening our hearts to the power and work of his Spirit.
Sunday morning services
19th July - 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 | His Power Made Perfect In Our Weakness
26th July - Acts 1:3-8 | The Road to the Upper Room Leads Through Calvary
2nd August - John 20:11-18 | An Invitation to Transformation
16th August - John 21:15-19 | Shame Meets the Resurrection
23rd August - Acts 1:1-11 | Our Identity Revealed in Jesus' Ascension
30th August - Acts 2:1-21 | A Pentecost Like No Other
6th September - Colossians 3:1-4 | Freedom from the Kingdom of Self
13th September - Ephesians 1:3-14 | How to Practice Resurrection
Sunday Morning 9th August
State Minister of Churches of Christ SA-NT, Peter Barney and his family, joined us on the occasion of our church anniversary. Peter spoke from Revelation 5 and how we might continue to follow Jesus, the Lamb who is seated on the throne, in these current times.
Caring for One Another
Video summaries of a previous sermon series based on Ed Welch's book 'Caring for One Another: 8 Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships'.
Imagine . . . an interconnected group of people who entrust themselves to each other. You can speak of your pain, and someone responds with compassion and prayer. You can speak of your joys, and someone rejoices with you. You can ask for help with sinful struggles, and someone prays with you.
The goal of this book is that these meaningful relationships will become a natural part of daily life in your church. With short chapters and discussion questions meant to be read in a group setting, Ed Welch guides small groups through eight lessons that show what it looks like when ordinary, needy people care for other ordinary, needy people in everyday life.
Books are available for group, couple or individual use. Download the preface and first chapter of the book here.
Week 4: Know the Critical Influences
Week 8: Remember and Reflect