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FINALLY, SISTERS & BROTHERS Words from a Fellow Traveller (Part 2).

FINALLY, SISTERS & BROTHERS Words from a fellow traveller (Part 1 of 2).

BEYOND THE HEADLINE Beyond the headlines (Week 3).

BEYOND THE HEADLINE Overview Conversation about how we continue to understand and relate to our current issues.

BEYOND THE HEADLINE Overview Conversation about how we continue to understand and relate to our Indigenous sisters and brothers.

PNEUMA Overview Week 3: Gifts of the Spirit Chris Danes One of the great ironies of Christian History has been the great debate and acrimony around the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Some of these gifts are clearly supernatural and some are not. What is the difference between natural gifts and gifts of the Spirit? and how can we facilitate the best use of both? Join us this week as Chris Danes unpacks why the gifts of the Spirit are so important and how to use them in such a way as to honour God, and each other. Key Scripture 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 27-31; Romans 12:3-8

PNEUMA Overview Week 2: How to be filled with the Spirit When the disciples were filled with the spirit on the day of Pentecost, remarkable things seemed to happen. People came to know Jesus. People were healed. The community of believers grew exponentially. All down history when the Holy Spirit moves among the people of God, these sorts of things tend to happen. Many Christians wish to have these outcomes in their lives, but by their own reckoning fall well short. How can we make more room for the Holy Spirit in our lives? Is there anything that blocks the Holy Spirit? Is there anything that opens the way? Join us this week as Bill Brown looks at some of the hindrances and helps in being filled with the Spirit. Key Scripture Acts 4:31; Ephesians 4:25-5:2,18;

PNEUMA Overview Week 1: Who is the Spirit and what does the Spirit do? Bill Brown One of the things that Jesus promised the disciples as He left them, was that he would never leave them or forsake them. He promised that although he would be leaving bodily, the Holy Spirit would still be available and present to them. What did Jesus mean by this? Who is the Holy Spirit, and what does the Holy Spirit do? Join us this week as Bill Brown unpacks Jesus promise of the Holy Spirit to the Disciples and its implications for our lives. Key Scripture John 14:15-27; 16:5-15

OverviewThe Church of Jesus can be and should be the most welcoming and inclusive community on earth. The message today will seek to identify how we can keep building our community to fulfil that.

FOLLOW Follow Series Briefs When a person gives us last minute instructions, we tend to pay attention. In the week before he was crucified, Jesus gave his disciples some key instructions about what was coming and how they might respond to it. Join us as we walk ‘the passion’ with Jesus and His disciples and learn again what it means to FOLLOW. Follow: Easter Sunday Apr 21 Chris Danes x BIG IDEA: RESET – Beginning again Always we begin again! The words of Saint Benedict are a powerful reminder that new beginnings can be just around the corner. Resurrection Sunday is the epitome of new beginnings. As Peter and the other disciples have breakfast with Jesus, the joy of his return makes for great conversation. And for Peter, an invitation to begin again. Join as we look at what a new beginning means for Peter. And what it might look like for us! Key Scripture John 20-21

FOLLOW Follow Series Briefs When a person gives us last minute instructions, we tend to pay attention. In the week before he was crucified, Jesus gave his disciples some key instructions about what was coming and how they might respond to it. Join us as we walk ‘the passion’ with Jesus and His disciples and learn again what it means to FOLLOW. BIG IDEA: The many wrongs that made us right. God is in the habit of taking all that is evil and all that is bad, and somehow, miraculously, bringing good from it. From the sidelines, the heinous betrayal, and crucifixion of Jesus looks hopeless, pointless, and totally without light. Believe it or not, the darkness is where the dawn can shine its brightest. Join us as Bill Brown takes us through the darkness of the cross, and shows us where the light shines through. Key Scripture John 18-19

FOLLOW OverviewWhen a person gives us last minute instructions, we tend to pay attention. In the week before he was crucified, Jesus gave his disciples some key instructions about what was coming and how they might respond to it. Join us as we walk ‘the passion’ with Jesus and His disciples and learn again what it means to FOLLOW.ScriptureJohn 12:12-28

FOLLOW Follow Series Briefs When a person gives us last minute instructions, we tend to pay attention. In the week before he was crucified, Jesus gave his disciples some key instructions about what was coming and how they might respond to it. Join us as we walk ‘the passion’ with Jesus and His disciples and learn again what it means to FOLLOW. BIG IDEA: Being One We live in a time where agreement on any issue seems to be a rare commodity. As public debate heats up in politics, on social media platforms, and society in general. Where does one go to find agreement, or any sense of unity? Jesus seemed to think that His followers would show the way. Join us this week as Mandy Stark walks us through the final section of Jesus’ last prayer for those who follow him. You might be surprised and challenged at the confidence and clarity Jesus has about their unity. Key Scripture John 17:1-26

FOLLOW OverviewFollow Series BriefsWhen a person gives us last minute instructions, we tend to pay attention. In the week before he was crucified, Jesus gave his disciples some key instructions about what was coming and how they might respond to it. Join us as we walk ‘the passion’ with Jesus and His disciples and learn again what it means to FOLLOW.Key ScriptureJohn 15:18-16; 16:16-33

FOLLOW OverviewFollow Series BriefsWhen a person gives us last minute instructions, we tend to pay attention. In the week before he was crucified, Jesus gave his disciples some key instructions about what was coming and how they might respond to it. Join us as we walk ‘the passion’ with Jesus and His disciples and learn again what it means to FOLLOW.Follow wk5 Mar 24 Mike Riddell x3BIG IDEA: Share the love (beginning at home)Love is a word we often use to describe our feelings for things and people we like. When Jesus speaks of love, he speaks of something far more demanding. Join us this week as Mike Riddell unpacks Jesus’ New Commandment to those who follow him. Be ready to be surprised, not only by the demands he makes for those who wish to follow him, but at the promises that come with them.Key ScriptureJohn 15:9-17

FOLLOW OverviewFollow Series BriefsWhen a person gives us last minute instructions, we tend to pay attention. In the week before he was crucified, Jesus gave his disciples some key instructions about what was coming and how they might respond to it. Join us as we walk ‘the passion’ with Jesus and His disciples and learn again what it means to FOLLOW.Follow wk 4 Mar 17 Bill Brown (am) /Chris Williams (pm)BIG IDEA: Am I following Jesus?Bryan Sirchio is a Christian singer/songwriter, speaker, author, and worship/retreat leader. Some years ago he wrote the following lyrics to a song called, "Follow Me". It challenges me, and in the light of our current series, to ask, "Am I Following Jesus?"I met this preacher from Australia―He'd read the Bible searching for its dominant themes―And he counted 87 times when Jesus said, "Follow me!"Well, you know that got me thinking.Maybe that's the bottom line of what "Christian" means.Cause "I follow Jesus" is deeper than "I believe."It doesn't take much to mentally agree.Wit

FOLLOW OverviewFollow Series BriefsWhen a person gives us last minute instructions, we tend to pay attention. In the week before he was crucified, Jesus gave his disciples some key instructions about what was coming and how they might respond to it. Join us as we walk ‘the passion’ with Jesus and His disciples and learn again what it means to FOLLOW.Follow wk 3 Mar 10 Steve Nicholas (am) /Freyja Saunderson (pm)BIG IDEA: The way to God is narrow but open“Losing your way” is no longer a term that we restrict to geography. The word “lost” can describe experiences emotionally, physically, spiritually, and socially. When we are “lost” in these ways it can be very difficult to find a way out. Jesus made some radical claims about how he can help those who choose to follow him to find their bearings when they are lost. Join us this week as we explore what it looks like to not only know ‘The Way’ but learn to consistently walk in it.Key ScriptureJohn 14:1-14

FOLLOW OverviewFollow Series BriefsWhen a person gives us last minute instructions, we tend to pay attention. In the week before he was crucified, Jesus gave his disciples some key instructions about what was coming and how they might respond to it. Join us as we walk ‘the passion’ with Jesus and His disciples and learn again what it means to FOLLOW.Follow wk 3 Mar 10 Steve Nicholas (am) /Freyja Saunderson (pm)BIG IDEA: The way to God is narrow but open“Losing your way” is no longer a term that we restrict to geography. The word “lost” can describe experiences emotionally, physically, spiritually, and socially. When we are “lost” in these ways it can be very difficult to find a way out. Jesus made some radical claims about how he can help those who choose to follow him to find their bearings when they are lost. Join us this week as we explore what it looks like to not only know ‘The Way’ but learn to consistently walk in it.Key ScriptureJohn 14:1-14

FOLLOW OverviewWhen a person gives us last minute instructions, we tend to pay attention. In the week before he was crucified, Jesus gave his disciples some key instructions about what was coming and how they might respond to it. Join us as we walk ‘the passion’ with Jesus and His disciples and learn again what it means to FOLLOW.Follow wk1 – Feb 24 Bill BrownBIG IDEA: Serve others like they countHave you ever felt like you are the only one willing to serve? The only one to do the dishes, to wash the car, to vacuum the floors, to mow the lawns, to feed the kids? The only one to turn up, to cook the supper, to fill the roster, to look out for others? In this week’s passage, Jesus takes the disciples through an entirely different understanding of service to others. Join us as Bill Brown explores an awkward moment among Jesus and his disciples that cuts straight to the heart of serving and what it means for those who wish to follow him.Key ScriptureJohn 13:1-17

BRAND Disciples of Jesus are those who enrol daily in the school of Jesus and submit to the disciplines of following him. Jesus then works with them in some great causes.