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HE SHALL BE CALLED Jesus has been called many things - both before and after his birth. But what will we call him? Why does it matter? What does it change?Enjoy this short spoken word piece, filmed in Melbourne, Australia, as part of our online Christmas service in 2020.

HE SHALL BE CALLED Overview About 700 years before Jesus was born, the nation of Israel received a message of hope from the prophet Isaiah: A baby would be born and he would be called ‘Prince of Peace’. For a people who had been broken by war and exile, the promise of peace was a big one. But Jesus was destined to bring peace beyond the nation of Israel. In fact, he was born to bring peace to the whole world.So, has he? Sometimes it doesn’t seem like it. So is Jesus really worthy of the name ‘Prince of Peace’? If he is, what difference does it make to us here and now? Join us as Mike Riddell helps us understand why Jesus is given this name and why he deserves it. Sermon Series He Shall Be Called

HE SHALL BE CALLED Overview We might be used to hearing of Jesus as ‘the Son’, but when the prophet Isaiah forecast the arrival of a baby who would bring salvation, one of the names he used for him was ‘Everlasting Father’So how does that work?What does it tell us about Jesus and how does it impact our response to him today? Join us this week as Chris Danes takes a closer look at this significant passage from the Bible. Sermon Series He Shall Be Called

HE SHALL BE CALLED Overview At this time of year we’re pretty used to seeing Christmas cards with pictures of a baby in a manger, surrounded by farm animals. It’s unusual but not entirely crazy. But what if the baby lying in that manger was actually God? Sounds crazy, but 700 years before Jesus was born, the prophet Isaiah foretold the arrival of a baby who would also be known as ‘Mighty God’. Jesus himself later pointed to his identity as God. So if the baby in that manger was actually God in human form, how does that change the picture of Christmas? And what difference does it make to us once Christmas is over? Join us as Jason Brown helps us tackle these questions. SERMON SERIES He Shall Be Called

HE SHALL BE CALLED Overview When you think of Jesus, the title ‘Counselor’ probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind But about 700 years before Jesus was born in a stable, a prophet named Isaiah declared that Jesus would be called ‘Wonderful Counselor’. What does that mean and why would that have been good news back then? Is it still good news now? Join us this week as Bill Brown helps us figure that out. Sermon Series He Shall Be Called

GOOD KING BAD KING Overview In the age of photoshop and Instagram, it’s hard to know when an image is real or fake. A little touch-up here or a filter there and suddenly flaws are hidden, cracks are disguised and colours are more vibrant. What happens if we take the same approach with our faith? If our life is full of touch-ups, what legacy will we really leave? Join us this Sunday for our final week of our series ‘Good King/Bad King’ as Chris looks at the story of King Joash. SERMON SERIES Good King Bad King

GOOD KING BAD KING Overview Being jolted awake by an alarm isn’t always pleasant but it’s usually necessary if we don’t want to sleep our life away. Sometimes God sends wake up calls in our life.Again, not always pleasant, but necessary. Maybe he’s been trying to wake us up for a while? The question is, are we willing to open our eyes? Join us this Sunday as our special guest, Sarah Beard, introduces us to King Josiah and the story of his wake-up call. SERMON SERIESGood King Bad King

GOOD KING BAD KING Overview Desperate times call for desperate measures. When we’re facing desperate times, what are our desperate measures and are they the right ones? Join us this Sunday as Chris Danes takes us through the story of King Hezekiah and the measures he took in his moment of desperation. SERMON SERIES Good King Bad King

GOOD KING BAD KING Overview The biggest decisions are often the hardest to make. There are often many ways we could go and many voices we could listen to, but what are we willing to do to seek out the one voice that really matters? This Sunday Mandy Stark will be helping us explore the story of Jehoshaphat as he faced a huge nation-altering decision SERMON SERIES Good King Bad King

GOOD KING BAD KING Overview What are we willing to do to get what we want? What are we willing to ignore if it means our desires are fulfilled? Join us this Sunday as Mike Riddell looks at the story of King Ahab and what we can learn from it as we carve our own path through life. SERMON SERIES Good King Bad King

GOOD KING BAD KING Overview The weight of expectation can be heavy. What people expect us to do and how they expect us to act can feel like an inescapable pressure. But who we will be and the legacy we will leave is in no one’s hands but our own. Join us this Sunday as Chris Danes kicks off our new series ‘Good King/Bad King’ and helps us figure out what we can learn from the legacy of Rehoboam. SERMON SERIES Good King Bad King

Overview Even though 2020 hasn’t been the year we all expected, there is still so much to celebrate on Syndal’s 66th Anniversary! Join us as we worship together, hear stories of God at work, and listen as our Senior Pastor, Chris Danes, shares the words God has placed on his heart for us as we look ahead Sermon Series —

FIRST THINGS FIRST REFRAMED Overview It seems everyone keeps saying how much they’ve learned from the COVID-19 restrictions. We’ve realised what’s important. We’ve realised what’s not. We’ve realised that the way they were living before isn’t necessarily the way they want to live in the future. The question is, what are we going to do about it? Join us for our final week of ‘First things first: Reframed’, as Jonathan Stark helps avoid wasting the lessons learned from this season. Sermon Series First things first reframed

FIRST THINGS FIRST REFRAMED Overview When it seems a little like the world on is ‘pause’, it can be tempting to kick back and ‘press pause’ on the things we know God has called us to do. And even when we are willing to keep serving God in this season, it can be hard to know how – especially when everything seems so different. Join us this week as our special guest, Kylie Butler, chats with us about how we might grab onto the opportunities in front of us in this season. Sermon Series First things first reframe

FIRST THINGS FIRST REFRAMED Overview When COVID-19 restrictions kicked in, many of us had grand plans about how we would make the most of the slower pace of life: Getting fit, reading more, learning a new skill…maybe even spending more time with Jesus. As we look back at how we’ve used this time, can we confidently say we’ve managed to put ‘first things first’? If not, why not? If we want to do better, where do we start? Join us this week as Chris Danes helps us figure it out. Sermon Series First Things First: Reframed

HALLELUJAH Overview If a ‘Hallelujah Life’ is about more than singing songs at church on a Sunday, then what does that look like? In those hard moments or those great moments, what does it mean to choose to praise God? How do we make it part of every day? How do we make it part of who we are? How do we life lives that declare to the world, ‘God be praised!’? Join us today as Mike Riddell helps us think through how we begin to live a ‘Hallelujah Life’. Sermon Series Hallelujah

HALLELUJAH Overview For some of us, praising God is uncomfortable, unfamiliar and something we struggle with. We find ourselves in situations where praising God is the last thing we feel like doing. For others, singing songs and speaking words of praise to God can become so routine that we find ourselves detached and distracted when we do. It doesn’t feel like it once did. So why bother? What difference does it really make? Join us this week as Chris Danes, helps us understand the power of praising God. Sermon SeriesHallelujah

WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? OverviewShakespeare said ‘Love is blind’. But what if real love means truly seeing?What if real love means seeing something beyond what everyone else is focused on? What if real love isn’t blind, but is actually the most visionary thing of all?Join us this week as our guest, Emily Embery, wraps up our series, ‘What’s love got to do with it?’Sermon SeriesWhat's love got to do with it?

WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Overview Have you ever played that game ‘what’s wrong with this picture?’.Where you have to figure out what’s not quite right about the image before you…something missing, something out of place, something which doesn’t belong. Countless people every week play that game when they look at churches and religious institutions around the world.So much appears right, yet it feels like something is missing. What if the things which is missing is love? What would it take to bring it back to where it belongs? Join us this week as Christ Danes continues our series in the Book of 1 John. Sermon Series What's love got to do with it?