As we continue to unpack the pillars or foundation stones of our relationship with God, it has to start with grace. Grace leads to hope, to faith, to love, to justice, to joy and this week to serving. The radical teaching of Jesus, to serve others!
As we move into the 6th pillar of unlocking our relationship with God, we move to joy. Not just a joyful moment, but a life of joy! Join us for this weeks podcast as we dive into knowing joy.
As we continue to work through our Boot Camp series, we dive deeper into our belief and what underpins it. This week we talk about justice ... from two views, first is accepting God's justice, second is whether it is "just us".
As we continue on revelation of the pillars of our faith, this week we speak about love ... a revelation of love! The Father's love.
When it comes to hope is it just optimism? Just wishful thinking? Or is biblical hope more? What does scripture tell us about hope? Join us for this week's second installment of our boot camp as we explore hope.
As we explore some of the foundations of our faith, we look at the pillar of grace - it's relevance!
Is Church relevant? That is the question we begin to explore today. Kicking off a series, Boot Camp - we are diving into some of the pillars of our faith, our Christianity ... and ensuring we understand the question of relevance.
Welcome to Resurrection Sunday, to Easter and it is finished. The word Tetelestai had much deeper meaning to those assembled at the foot of the cross. Come with us as we explore the traditions of the Old Testament and the depth of the meaning to Jesus' final words.
Whose eyes are you going to look through? Those that have defined your past? The baggage? The anxieties? The fears? The history? Or with God's eyes, the promise of a future filled with hope. Filled with a promise! Whose eyes will you look through?
As a Christian sometimes it can feel like we are an imposter - doing all the right things on the outside, and yet, internally feel unworthy of that tag. Join us as Pete dives into what matters most.
On the road to Emmaus, two disciples walked solemnly, when joined by Jesus - who they did not recognise. Journeying through the Old Testament, Jesus showed how it all came together to be perfect for the outworking of what was now happening. Today we explore the journey of the nation, through to the new church, new covenant and new way.
This week we unpack Matthew 5:14, that we are the light of the world. Though have I interpreted this scripture correctly? Is the focus on my light, my actions, my deeds, my fruit? Or is my focus on how God can shine through me? Join us as we dive into light of the world.
Continuing our use of the Command Post analogy, this week we look at one of our enemy's tactics. The tactic of time ... the attempt to force us into the finite rather than the infinite, a focus on the present rather than eternity. Join us as we explore tactics of time.
This week we explore the testimony of two Tom's ... both born in Mobile, Alabama in 1946, one moved to Washington, one to Mississippi. Both attended a bible based church, yet went on to walk two remarkably different paths.
One claim on the Internet says we make up to 35,000 choices per day. From simple choices like which shoe to put on first, to more complex one's. Today we explore what it is to live with intent. To be intentional in our decision making, our choices, our actions and words. Can you step up to the challenge? Live with intent.
As we step into a new series we explore the concept of a command post. The Command Post is the hub of strategy, of setting tactics, of recuperating, of debriefing ... so too, in many ways, is a church. The outpost of the global church within a given region.
We are made for a purpose. Rick Vincenti brings the word this week and poses the question of What Would You Do if ... are we prepared for if? Does our preparation make us ready for the change? Will we walk in God's purpose for our lives and occupy the land given to us?
In this wrap up of the mini series, God Prompts, we seek to understand how to discern. What is discernment? Why do we need to discern? How do we apply our learning? Join us as we lean in closer to God and learn how to hear His voice.
In this second part on hearing God speak. we move onto the "heavenly communication spectrum"! From Wow factor to Doubt factor ... discerning God's presence and calling in your life. Join us as we continue to lean in and listen to God's still small voice.
Have you ever wondered what is meant by "it's on my heart" or "God said to me"? Do some of us have the ability to speak directly to God while others don't? This week is Part 1 of the message God Prompts, hearing from God. We can all hear from God, in fact, God desires our attention and wants to commune personally with all of us. Listen in to this weeks message to practice the presence.
This week we wrap up our initial framework of Fostering Our Relationship by looking at the final line in Matthew's version of the Lord's Prayer. Lead us not into temptation ... does God tempt? Does God lead us into temptation? Does God allow temptation? This is some of what we looked to explore today. Please excuse any audio issues due to distortion of recording.
Part 2 of the lines on forgiveness in the Lord's Prayer as captured in Matthew. Do you say forgive us our sins? Forgive us our trespasses? Or do you say forgive us our debts? The actual word is Opheilema ... we dive in a bit deeper this week as we explore what this and other words mean.
One of the greatest barriers that stops us entering a true relationship with our Father is our inability to accept forgiveness. As we continue the series, we move to the next line of the Lord's Prayer, "And forgive us for our debts, as we forgive those indebted to us". Join us this week as we seek to dive deeper into a relationship with our Father.
As we work our way into the second half of the Lord's Prayer, we move to our bold request - give us this day our daily bread! Yet our confidence in delivery relies heavily on our understanding of the first half of the Lord's Prayer. Join us this week as we talk about Jehovah Jaireh, Lord, the provider.
While our church may have been without power this week - the service wasn't! As we continue our series on Fostering our Relationship with God we stepped back and explored the real question in life ... IS THERE A GOD? For your answer to this question frames everything else in your life!
As we continue our series on Fostering Our Relationship with God, this week we dive deeper into discovering God's will for our lives and developing our heavenly language. To know God's will is to get the language in context.
As we continue our series on Fostering Our Relationship with God, this week we explore how we discern God's will. In the Our Father, the second petition is Your Will Be Done ... but what does that mean? What does it mean to do God's will. Is it different to my will? How do I know? Join us as we look into understanding God's will.
Has our Church swung too far towards familiarity? Have we embraced our childlike faith so much that we've lost our reverence? Our respect? Our fear? Has the very word God become just another curse word in our language? These are some of the themes we explored today.
How great is our God? Highlight on the question mark. Far too often, Christians have become, what Tozer calls, Santa Claus Christians. Listing our many prayer requests (demands) but neglecting our gratitude, our worship. So, how great is our God? How awesome is He? Really?
Today marks 100 years since the conclusion of World War I and is known as Remembrance Day. It's a day of celebration and of reflection. Those three words, Lest We Forget, have become synonymous with military service and Remembrance Day. Yet these were taken from a poem that was penned before World War I even began. Join us this week as we launch a new series on Fostering Our Relationship with God.
