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YOU LOST ME AT LEVITICUS OVERVIEWIn our culture, the word ‘purity’ has some interesting, and often unhelpful, connotations. But what did it mean to God’s people as he instructed them in how they would live and interact with him in the new nation he was building?Thousands of years later, in our culture, what has changed about God’s views on purity and what has stayed the same?This week, Andrew Bawden will help explain the teaching around purity in the Book of Leviticus – what they meant then, and what we might still learn from them now. SERMON SERIES‘You Lost Me at Leviticus’ Series (Week 3/6)  SCRIPTURELeviticus 15-17

YOU LOST ME AT LEVITICUS OVERVIEWIn every business, organisation, community and family, people play different roles and have different responsibilities. When God was establishing his people after their exodus from Egypt, he appointed certain people to a very specific role – the role of priests.Why were they needed? How were they chosen? And this side of Jesus, is priesthood still relevant?This week, Mike Riddell will help us better understand this area of teachings from the Book of Leviticus and figure out how they might relate to life todaySERMON SERIES‘You Lost Me at Leviticus’ Series (Week 2/6) SCRIPTUREEx. 19:3-6; Lev. 8:1-6; 9:21-24; 10:1-3 Hedb. 4:14-15; 7:23-26; 1 Pet. 2:9

YOU LOST ME AT LEVITICUS OVERVIEWWhen you open up the Book of Leviticus, you only get two verses in before you encounter the first teaching about animal sacrifice. At this point, many readers decide to skip this book and move onto something a little less intense and a little less confusing.But even though Jesus has changed the picture for us, what if there’s still some significant things to learn from this ancient text about our God and ourselves?In this first week of ‘You lost me at Leviticus’, Chris Danes will help us figure out what lies behind some of these teachings about rituals and what they might still reveal to us today.SERMON SERIES‘You Lost Me at Leviticus’ Series (Week 1/4)SCRIPTURELev. 27:34; Ex. 19:10-12; Lev. 1-7; Lev. 1:2-4; Heb. 9:22; Mt. 26:27-28; Lev. 19:1-2.

BUT WHY? OVERVIEWIsn’t it a bit weird to meet with a group of people regularly to read the Bible together? Is it really necessary?  After all, we can read the Bible alone.  We can pray by ourselves.  We have plenty of commitments and people in our life already… surely God wouldn’t want us to add more?This week, Mandy Stark will help us think through various perspectives about sharing life with a committed community of believers and consider what invitations and opportunities God might have for us in this space.SCRIPTUREGen. 1-2; 1:27; Mk. 1:16-18; 13:13-14a; Mt. 22:37-39; 1 Cor 13:13; 2 Pet. 1:5-7; Acts 2:46; 1 John 1:7

BUT WHY? OVERVIEWYou’ve got to admit…getting dunked in a bathtub of water in front of a crowd of people is a little weird. So why do it?You can follow Jesus without getting Baptised, so what’s the point? Isn’t it just an unnecessary tradition that’s no longer relevant?This Sunday, Chris Danes will help us better understand the ancient practice of baptism and why it’s still important and powerful today.SERMON SERIES‘But Why?’ Series (Week 3/4) SCRIPTUREMatthew 28:18b-20; Romans 6:1-2, 3-4; Acts 8:12-13; Romans 3:4-8. 

BUT WHY? OVERVIEWWe can attend church every Sunday without becoming an ‘official’ church member…so why do people do it?  Why would you bother?Doesn’t the whole ‘membership’ thing just make church seem more exclusive rather than inclusive?This Sunday, Jonathan Stark will explore church membership – what it is, why it’s often misunderstood, and why it’s such a significant aspect of life for a follower of Jesus. SERMON SERIES‘But Why?’ Series (Week 2/4) SCRIPTURE

BUT WHY? OVERVIEWThere are plenty of things demanding our time and attention – work, chores, family, health, team commitments… so why would we add something else into the mix? Why would we voluntarily give up a couple of hours a week or month to serve at or through our church? There are plenty of others who can help… surely, we aren’t needed? This week, Chris Danes is going to unpack these common perspectives and explore what answers the Bible offers to the question, “But why?” SERMON SERIES‘But Why?’ Series (Week 1/4) SCRIPTUREPhilippians 2:3-5 (MSG)Romans 12:7-81 Corinthians 12:24-26

STAND ALONE MESSAGES OVERVIEWThis Sunday we are joined by special guest Karl Faase, who works with Olive Tree Media to create resources that help communicate the good news about Jesus and grow people's relationship with him.In this one-off message, Karl will be sharing stories of faith from right here in Australia to encourage and challenge us.SCRIPTURE2 Judges

TO BE CONTINUED OVERVIEWThe young church of Thessalonica were doing their best to follow Jesus in the face of some great challenges and trials.  So what advice did Paul give them for the road ahead?  What words of wisdom did he offer to guide them in who they were called to be as Jesus’ Church?In this final week of our series, Chris Danes will explore Paul’s message to the church about what was, and still is, to be continued.SCRIPTURE1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

TO BE CONTINUED OVERVIEWAt some point, we all wrestle with death.  Death is the looming end to every story. And that raises a lot of questions.  It certainly did for the church in Thessalonica. This week, Fi Brown will help unpack Paul’s words to this young church as they wrestled with questions of death and of what hope there was for the future. SERMON SERIES‘To Be Continued’ Series (Week 3/4) SCRIPTURE1 Thessalonians 4:13-14; 5:1-3, 4-11.

TO BE CONTINUED OVERVIEWWhen Paul wrote to the young church of Thessalonica, he encouraged them for how they were living, and gave some advice on how to continue living well. What did he teach them and why did it matter?What difference would it make then and what difference could it still make today? This week, Mandy Stark will help us better understand Paul’s advice and what we can learn from it. SERMON SERIES‘To Be Continued’ Series (Week 2/4) SCRIPTURE1 Thessalonians

TO BE CONTINUED OVERVIEWMany people around the world and throughout history have made a decision to follow Jesus at some point.  But what happened next?  How did the story continue? In this first week of our new sermon series, we learn about a group of people who decided to follow Jesus…and then did exactly that, even in the face of incredible adversity. In this message, Dave C will help us understand what we can still learn from them. SERMON SERIES‘To Be Continued’ Series (Week 1/4) SCRIPTURE1 Thessalonians 1

LET GO OVERVIEWIn our society, money and ‘stuff’ remain some of the most common and tangible methods to measure a life.  It’s so interwoven in our culture, many of us don’t even realise how deeply that perspective is woven into us.  We don’t realise how tight our grip is on the money in our bank accounts and the items which fill our homes.The thought of letting go can be terrifying.  How would we even do that? And what difference would it even make?This week, Mike Riddell will be concluding our series by helping us explore what God has to teach us about letting go of materialism.SCRIPTUREMatthew 19:16-22; 27-28

LET GO OVERVIEWWhen we’re children, we’re often asked what we want to be when we grow up. We’re encouraged to dream of where life might take us.   But as life we might find that life doesn’t take us where we hoped.  Sometimes that’s a good thing, but sometimes we find ourselves disappointed and disillusioned, maybe even angry at God for leading us down this path. This week, Tim Dyer will help us unpack the very real and very heavy burden of unmet expectations of life, and what it might mean to ‘let go’. SERMON SERIES‘Let Go’ Series (Week 3/4) SCRIPTURE

LET GO OVERVIEWThere are many things in life which leave a mark. These marks aren’t visible to the naked eye, but they are there under the surface.Reminders of pain, betrayal, disappointment, failure and loss. How would someone let go of these things, even if they wanted to? And what if you don’t want to?This week, Bill Brown will help us better understand this very complex and difficult area of life and what God has to speak into it.SERMON SERIES‘Let Go’ Series (Week 2/4) SCRIPTURE

LET GO OVERVIEWOne of the things many of us clutch most tightly to is a sense of control. It can express itself in a multitude of ways, yet does it ever really deliver on its promise? Join us as Mike Riddell kicks off our sermon series, Let Go, by exploring the lure of control and why letting it go could be the best thing we ever do. SERMON SERIES‘Let Go’ Series (Week 1/4) SCRIPTURE

STAND ALONE MESSAGES OVERVIEWAfter Jesus rose from the grave at Easter but before he ascended to heaven, Jesus gave his followers instructions to carry the good news about him into the world. But before they were to leave, he wanted them to wait for a gift from heaven that would empower them for the journey ahead. That gift was the Holy Spirit.On Pentecost Sunday, we reflect on God's outpouring of his Spirit to the first believers. What did it mean then and what might it mean for us now?How can we invite the Holy Spirit to be at work in and through us today?Our special guest, Beth Jackson, will be helping us explore these questions for this special day in the Christian calendar.SERMON SERIESStand-alone SCRIPTUREActs 2:1-11; Isaiah 11:1-3

LITTLE LETTERS OVERVIEWThe letter of 2 John only has 13 verses, but those 13 verses hold some really important and valuable warnings and encouragements that still speak to us today.In this final week of our ‘Little Letters’ series, Bill Brown will help us better understand the significance of this tiny-but-mighty piece of writing.SERMON SERIES‘Little Letters’ Series (Week 3/3) SCRIPTURE2 John

LITTLE LETTERS OVERVIEWIf you’ve ever read the 25 verses that make up Jude’s letter in the New Testament, it would be unsurprising if you have some questions.This little letter packs a punch and it references some things which can be pretty confusing to our modern eyes and ears. Yet this letter is included in the biblical canon for a reason, and this week, Ruth Bawden is going to help us explore why that may be.SERMON SERIES‘Little Letters’ Series (Week 2/3) SCRIPTUREJude

LITTLE LETTERS OVERVIEWWhat are we to make of the 25 verses that comprise Paul’s letter to Philemon?Focusing on a very specific situation between a church and an ex-slave named Onesimus, what is the relevance for us today? What does God want us to learn from this exchange?Join us as Micah Evans explores this little letter and helps us explore these questions.SERMON SERIES‘Little Letters’ Series (Week 1/3) SCRIPTUREPhilemon