What is the Gospel and how is it good news? This series — ‘The Very Good Gospel’ — explores these questions and what the good news story of God through Jesus means for us, our neighbours and our world. Stephanie Wilson brings the fourth part in our series 'The Very Good Gospel' looking at what the Gospel of shalom and wholeness might mean for living at peace with who we are and who God made us to be. Drawing from the story of Hagar we find the root of our shalom comes from a compassionate and ki...
Jun 13, 2021•22 min
What is the Gospel and how is it good news? This series — ‘The Very Good Gospel’ — explores these questions and what the good news story of God through Jesus means for us, our neighbours and our world. Looking at Jesus encounter with the Samaritan Woman (John 4) David Armstrong speaks on the deep human longing for home and how that leads us to relationship and knowing God - the source of all life.
Jun 06, 2021•33 min
What is the Gospel and how is it good news? This series — ‘The Very Good Gospel’ — explores these questions and what the good news story of God through Jesus means for us, our neighbours and our world. Stephanie Wilson brings the second part of the series drawing on the image of shalom and goodness from our origins story in the book of Genesis and shows how this is the blueprint of what the Kingdom of God looks like and calls us to in our world today.
May 30, 2021•31 min
David Armstrong begins the series with a beautiful vision of the gospel as restoration and wholeness for a broken and fragmented world and contrasts this with the small, limited 'gospel' that is so often preached from soap boxes and plastered on the walls of our city.
May 23, 2021•31 min
David Armstrong continues the series Encounters with the Risen Christ looking at another personal moment between Jesus and a disciple. In John 21 Jesus speaks words of grace and life to Peter, freeing him from the old world that had him stuck and inviting him into a new world of possibilities in the Kingdom.
May 16, 2021•23 min
David Armstrong speaks about the impact of COVID on life including church life and — drawing on the words of Jesus to Mary in John 20 — points a way forward, encouraging us to follow Jesus into the new world.
Apr 25, 2021•21 min
David Armstrong continues our series 'Encounters with the Risen Jesus' looking at the attentive presence of Jesus towards Mary Magdalene as she sees him through her tears and grief.
Apr 18, 2021•21 min
David Armstrong begins 'Encounters with the Risen Jesus' looking at the terrifying reality of Easter... an invitation to dare to hope in the power of God to raise dead things to life, and to live that out here and now.
Apr 11, 2021•27 min
Stephanie Wilson reflects beautifully on what the cross of Jesus means to her and how taking another fresh look at the meaning of it all brings hope, peace and a way to live by.
Apr 03, 2021•6 min
Encounters with Jesus is a Lenten Journey on the road to Easter, joining us in solidarity with Christ and carving open space within us for the life of God to spring forth. David Armstrong continues 'Encounters with Jesus' with a reflection on Palm Sunday, the anticipation and arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem as he begins the week of his passion and the events of Good Friday.
Mar 28, 2021•26 min
Encounters with Jesus is a Lenten Journey on the road to Easter, joining us in solidarity with Christ and carving open space within us for the life of God to spring forth. David Armstrong continues 'Encounters with Jesus' with Jesus call to his disciples to live the way of the cross everyday, and enter into the great paradox of the Kingdom of God: that through death comes abundant life and joy.
Mar 21, 2021•24 min
Encounters with Jesus is a Lenten Journey on the road to Easter, joining us in solidarity with Christ and carving open space within us for the life of God to spring forth. David Armstrong continues 'Encounters with Jesus' with a reflection on the love of God from John 15 and the call for followers of Jesus to bear the fruit of love in their lives, a love that flows from our connection and friendship with Jesus.
Mar 14, 2021•22 min
Encounters with Jesus is a Lenten Journey on the road to Easter, joining us in solidarity with Christ and carving open space within us for the life of God to spring forth. David Armstrong continues 'Encounters with Jesus' with the third and final of Jesus temptations in the wilderness showing that the way of the Kingdom of God comes not by power or force but by the way of self-sacrificial love, seen clearest at the cross.
Mar 07, 2021•29 min
Encounters with Jesus is a Lenten Journey on the road to Easter, joining us in solidarity with Christ and carving open space within us for the life of God to spring forth. David Armstrong continues exploring the story of Jesus temptations in the Judean wilderness. The second temptation sees Jesus demonstrate that the Kingdom of God comes instead in small, slow and ordinary ways as an invitation to a deep relationship and not shallow spectacle.
Feb 28, 2021•27 min
Encounters with Jesus is a Lenten Journey on the road to Easter, joining us in solidarity with Christ and carving open space within us for the life of God to spring forth. David Armstrong begins our new series 'Encounters with Jesus'. looking at the first temptation of Jesus in the wilderness and the invitation to find nourishment for our souls in the story of God.
Feb 21, 2021•36 min
Join us for a new series, 'Look for the Light: An Epiphany Series' that calls for us to slow down during this season of Epiphany in 2021 and to pay attention to the divine presence of God. As seen in the coming of Christ, God is so often found in the darkest and most unlikely of places waiting to be discovered. David Armstrong finishes our Epiphany series 'Look for the Light' with the story from Mark 9 of the transfiguration of Jesus. The brightness of Christ is our hope and light amidst the glo...
Feb 14, 2021•23 min
Join us for a new series, 'Look for the Light: An Epiphany Series' that calls for us to slow down during this season of Epiphany in 2021 and to pay attention to the divine presence of God. As seen in the coming of Christ, God is so often found in the darkest and most unlikely of places waiting to be discovered. David Armstrong continues our series 'Look for the Light' with part 5 from the Gospel of Mark. Jesus begins his ministry preaching and embodying the good news of the Kingdom of God with a...
Feb 07, 2021•24 min
Join us for a new series, 'Look for the Light: An Epiphany Series' that calls for us to slow down during this season of Epiphany in 2021 and to pay attention to the divine presence of God. As seen in the coming of Christ, God is so often found in the darkest and most unlikely of places waiting to be discovered. In Part 4 David Armstrong speaks from Mark 1: 14-20 and encourages us to place a ruthless trust in Jesus.
Jan 31, 2021•29 min
Join us for a new series, 'Look for the Light: An Epiphany Series' that calls for us to slow down during this season of Epiphany in 2021 and to pay attention to the divine presence of God. As seen in the coming of Christ, God is so often found in the darkest and most unlikely of places waiting to be discovered. In Part 3 David Armstrong looks at the wedding in Cana as found in John 2: 1-11 and Gillian Stewart shares a beautiful prayer with us.
Jan 26, 2021•29 min
Join us for a new series, 'Look for the Light: An Epiphany Series' that calls for us to slow down during this season of Epiphany in 2021 and to pay attention to the divine presence of God. As seen in the coming of Christ, God is so often found in the darkest and most unlikely of places waiting to be discovered. In Part 2 David Armstrong looks at Jesus’ baptism as found in Mark 1: 1-15.
Jan 19, 2021•23 min
David Armstrong brings the first talk in a new series, 'Look for the Light: An Epiphany Series' that calls for us to slow down during this season of Epiphany in 2021 and to pay attention to the divine presence of God. As seen in the coming of Christ, God is so often found in the darkest and most unlikely of places waiting to be discovered. The first story we reflect upon is from the Christmas story from Matthew 2:1-12 and the moment when the Magi, the wise people from the east, follow their curi...
Jan 12, 2021•20 min
Stephanie Wilson shares her word for this season.
Nov 17, 2020•16 min
David Armstrong shares a word for this season. Today with all that is going on in our world, and as followers of The Way, we should take comfort and hope in our story: • We belong to a different Kingdom • We follow a different King • Despite the world we should not fear but trust in the goodness of God.
Nov 10, 2020•21 min
Over the past several Sundays one portion of our liturgy has been ‘Prayer for Others’, lead written by people in our community. We trust these prayers will bless you and also create a sacred spacious place in you where you can carry others to God in prayer.
Nov 03, 2020•9 min
Over the past several Sundays one portion of our liturgy has been ‘Prayer for Others’, lead written by people in our community. We trust these prayers will bless you and also create a sacred spacious place in you where you can carry others to God in prayer.
Oct 27, 2020•5 min
Richard shares with our community his word - Christian Responsibility, and how it has impacted him this year.
Oct 27, 2020•8 min
David shares with our community his word - Team, and how it has impacted him this year.
Oct 27, 2020•14 min
Campbell shares with our community a word that has impacted him this year.
Oct 13, 2020•15 min
Jude shares with our community a word that has impacted her in this season.
Oct 06, 2020•14 min
David Armstrong shares from the Gospel of Luke the story of Mary and Martha and encourages us to make sitting at the feet of Jesus our priority in this time.
Sep 01, 2020•19 min
