"We just would talk about Jesus" Listen as Jodie McNeil talks about Ministry, family, faith, and GAFCON. "and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." - Ephesians 5:2
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: The Purpose of God’s Law Bible Passage: Romans 7:7–13 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: 15th June 2025, 9:30 am If God’s law is good, why does it seem to lead to guilt, failure, and even death? In Romans 7:7–13, Paul answers this by showing us the true purpose of God’s law—not to save us, but to reveal our desperate need for salvation. This Sunday morning, Robin Vonk will help us explore how God’s law exposes the depth of our sin and points us to the ho...
"God... if you can use me somewhere, use me there" Listen to this episode of Stories of the Saints as Amy Stephens talks about mission in Argentina and her testimony. Link to Amy's newsletter and ways you can support her: https://www.cms.org.au/missionaries/stephensa/
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: Set Free to Belong to Christ Bible Passage: Romans 7:1–6 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: 8th June 2025, 6 pm What happens when grace not only sets us free from sin but also gives us a whole new identity? In Romans 7:1–6, Paul explains that through Jesus’ death, we have been set free from the law, not so we can live for ourselves, but so that we might belong to Christ. This Sunday evening, Robin Vonk will help us unpack what it means to be released fro...
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: Set FREE from Sin Bible Passage: Romans 6:15-23 Preacher: Ian Morrison Date: 1st June 2025, 6 pm What does it mean to be truly free? In Romans 6:15-23, Paul challenges the idea that freedom means doing whatever we please. Instead, he shows us that everyone serves something—either sin, which leads to death, or God, whose gift is righteousness and eternal life. This Sunday evening, Ian Morrison will open up this powerful passage and invite us to se...
Listen to Travis Dalla's journey of faith in this episode of Stories of the Saints. "'Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” " - Mark 9:24
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: New Life Under Grace Bible Passage: Romans 6:1–14 Preacher: Ian Morrison Date: 25th May 2025, 9:30 am If we’re saved by grace, does it matter how we live? In Romans 6:1–14, Paul gives a resounding yes —not because grace gives us freedom to sin, but because grace gives us the power to live free from sin . This Sunday, Ian Morrison will lead us through this transformative passage, showing us what it truly means to live a new life under grace . Thro...
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: Life Through One Man: Jesus Christ Bible Passage: Romans 5:12–21 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: 18th May 2025, 9:30 am In Romans 5:12–21, Paul reveals the sweeping story of humanity through the lives of two men— Adam and Jesus . Through Adam’s disobedience, sin entered the world, and death spread to all people. But through Jesus’ obedience, grace overflows and life is offered to all who believe. This Sunday, Robin Vonk will unpack how the gospel answ...
Hear Bek's story and learn more about foster care on this Stories of the Saints episode. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. " - Proverbs 3:5-6
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: The Blessings of Justification Bible Passage: Romans 5:1–11 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: 11th May 2025, 9:30 am What difference does it make to be justified by faith? In Romans 5:1–11, Paul opens up the rich blessings that flow from being declared righteous through faith in Jesus Christ. This Sunday, Robin Vonk will guide us through this deeply reassuring passage, showing how the gospel doesn’t just rescue us from guilt—it ushers us into a new life...
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: Faith and Promise Bible Passage: Romans 4:13-25 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: 4th May 2025, 6 pm In Romans 4:13-25, Paul continues unpacking the story of Abraham to show us how God’s promises are received—not through the law, but through faith . This Sunday evening, Robin Vonk will help us see that Abraham's unwavering trust in God wasn’t just about his own future—it was a foreshadowing of the kind of faith that saves us today. God promised Abraham ...
Learn about the Men's Shed and more with Ron Dryburgh. "However, as it is written: 'What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived' — the things God has prepared for those who love him— " - 1 Corinthians 2:9 "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. " - 1 Peter 4:10
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: Faith and Works Bible Passage: Romans 4:1–12 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: 27th April 2025, 9:30 am What makes a person right with God— faith or works ? In Romans 4:1–12, Paul goes back to the story of Abraham to answer this crucial question. This Sunday, Robin Vonk will explore how Abraham, the great father of faith, was not justified by what he did, but by believing God's promise. Before the law, before circumcision, before any good works—Abraham ...
Sermon Series: Hope Sermon Title: Hope Lives Bible Passage: Luke 23:50 – 24:12 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: Easter Sunday, 20th April 2025, 6 pm On Easter Sunday evening, we celebrate the truth that changed everything: Hope lives . In Luke 23:50–24:12, we move from the silence of the tomb to the shock of resurrection. What seemed like the end—the lifeless body of Jesus laid in a grave—becomes the beginning of new life for the world. In this message, Robin Vonk will walk us through the discovery of...
Sermon Series: Hope Sermon Title: Hope in the Cross Bible Passage: Luke 23:32–49 Preacher: Ian Morrison Date: Good Friday, 18th April 2025, 9:30 am On Good Friday, we gather at the foot of the cross to remember the darkest moment in history—yet the moment where our greatest hope was secured. In Luke 23:32–49, Ian Morrison will lead us through the final hours of Jesus’ life, as the innocent Son of God is crucified between two criminals. As we watch the scene unfold, we see mockery, injustice, and...
Learn about prison ministry and evangelism in this interview with May Spencer. “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ - Matthew 25:40
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: Humble Faith Bible Passage: Romans 3:27–31 Preacher: Ian Morrison Date: 13th April 2025, 9:30 am As we continue in our Romans (Heaven Sent) series, Ian Morrison will lead us through Romans 3:27–31, where Paul explores the proper response to God's saving grace— humble faith . After revealing that we are justified freely by God’s grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus, Paul now asks: Where, then, is boasting? The answer is clear: it...
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: Justified Freely by His Grace Bible Passage: Romans 3:21–26 Preacher: Ian Morrison Date: 6th April 2025, 6 pm After confronting us with the universal problem of sin, Paul now opens up the heart of the gospel in Romans 3:21–26—a passage many consider the very centre of the good news. In this message, Justified Freely by His Grace , Ian Morrison will help us reflect on the breathtaking truth that, though we could never earn our way to God, He has m...
Barry Beazley – Came to know Jesus through their kids coming to church. So blessed by ministry at All Saints. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: The Gravest Problem of All Bible Passage: Romans 3:9-20 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: 30th March 2025, 9:30 am In this powerful passage from Romans 3:9-20, Paul delivers a sobering truth: all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God . No one is righteous—not one. This is the gravest problem of all : our universal sinfulness and our complete inability to save ourselves. Paul makes it clear that neither religious background nor moral effort ca...
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: What Then Is the Advantage for God's Covenant People? Bible Passage: Romans 3:1–8 Preacher: Ian Morrison Date: 23rd March 2025, 9:30 am As our Romans (Heaven Sent) series continues, Ian Morrison will take us into Romans 3:1–8, where Paul raises a striking question: What advantage is there in being part of God’s covenant people? Paul answers that there is great value—most of all in being entrusted with the very words of God. Yet even this privileg...
Learn about parenting and church in the USA in this interview with Mesha Aroutsidis. "As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things." - Ecclesiastes 11:5
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: Practice What You Preach Bible Passage: Romans 2:17–29 Preacher: Ian Morrison Date: 9th March 2025, 9:30 am In this week’s message from our Romans (Heaven Sent) series, Ian Morrison will unpack Romans 2:17–29 in a sermon titled Practice What You Preach . In these verses, Paul speaks directly to those who have confidence in their religious identity and knowledge of God’s law yet fail to live it out. His words expose the danger of outward religion ...
Learn about pastoral care and hospital chaplaincy in this interview with Natasha Hansen. "But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit." - Jeremiah 17:7-8 Book: Someone Cares - Bible League https://bl.org.au/shop-offer.php?intid=166...
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: The Moral High Ground Bible Passage: Romans 2:1-16 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: 2nd March 2025, 9:30 am In our Romans (Heaven Sent) series, Robin Vonk will take us through Romans 2:1-16, a passage that challenges those who believe they stand on The Moral High Ground . Paul turns his attention to those who judge others while failing to recognize their own sin, warning that God’s judgment is based on truth, not outward appearances or self-righteous c...
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: The Wrath of God Is Being Revealed Bible Passage: Romans 1:18-32 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: 23rd February 2025, 9:30 am As we continue our Romans (Heaven Sent) series, Robin Vonk will guide us through one of the most sobering passages in Scripture—Romans 1:18-32. In these verses, Paul declares that the wrath of God is being revealed against all ungodliness and unrighteousness, showing how humanity, in rejecting God, spirals into moral and spiritu...
Interview and a look into the past of our church with Sandra Burgess "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: The Way of Salvation Bible Passage: Romans 1:16-17 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: 16th February 2025, 6 pm In our Romans (Heaven Sent) series, Robin Vonk will unpack one of the most powerful and foundational declarations of the Christian faith—Paul’s words in Romans 1:16-17. In this passage, Paul boldly proclaims that he is not ashamed of the gospel , for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes . These verses reveal The Way of S...
Sermon Series: Romans (Heaven Sent) Sermon Title: Paul and the Romans Bible Passage: Romans 1:8-15 Preacher: Robin Vonk Date: 9th February 2025, 9:30 am (All-In Service) As we continue our Romans (Heaven Sent) series, Robin Vonk will explore Paul and the Romans in Romans 1:8-15. In this passage, Paul expresses his deep gratitude for the faith of the Roman believers, his longing to visit them, and his eagerness to share the gospel—a message that is for all people, Jew and Gentile alike. Paul’s wo...
Interview with Con Despinidic. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. (2 Timothy 4:7-8) If you want to hear more from Con, check out his podcast: Living in Faith with Pastor Con Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ma/podcast/living-in-faith-with-pastor-con/id1...
