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Ok kiddos you guys are dismissed to go up stairs! If you weren’t with us last week we kicked off an Advent series and instead of having a kids story each week we are going to watch a video that helps us see what these 4 words mean that we reflect on during this season. Last week we looked at hope, and…

As we begin our message today on the second Sunday in Advent, our theme is Peace. I want to share with you a vide3o from our friends at Bible Project. I encourage you all to watch these videos more than once, as there is a lot of information packed into these short videos. You can find them at Bible…

Have you ever known someone whose disposition transcended life’s chaos? Someone who possessed a calm composure no matter the conditions around them? Life’s circumstances didn’t dictate how they reacted to difficult situations. What they knew and how they lived came from within... “Jim and Joanna knew…

I’ve told this story before. I like it so much that I wanted to tell it again. On Christmas Eve night 1914 something amazing happened. Something that still has the world scratching its head. It was at the beginning of WWI and there was a fierce battle going on in Belgium between the French and the English…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We thank You for the privilege of coming together today in Your presence to hear Your Word. Lord, we acknowledge that peace is a precious gift, one that only You can provide. We ask that as we open the Scriptures today, You would reveal to us the peace that surpasses…

World Peace World peace… now I’m pretty confident that this is an ideal that almost everyone on this earth wants. Of course, I’m sure there’s some out there that thrive on the chaos, probably a good number that are profiting from the way things are… but, most people (I think), recognise that the current…

The Gift of Peace: Heaven’s Promise for Earth Bible Passage: Isaiah 9:6-7 , Philippians 4:6-7 In the late 19th century, two titans of invention faced off in a fierce and electrifying competition that would shape the modern world as it moved towards electrical lighting. On one side was Thomas Edison,…

Anxiety is an increasingly distressing reality for Australians. Why, when we are increasingly safe and protected, are we increasingly worried? Jesus and the Apostle Paul have some powerful insights about anxiety and how to respond to it. Join Malcolm as he unpacks these encouraging and transforming passages of Scripture.

14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Peace is assured with faith in Christ Jesus calms our fears 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe…

Introduction Revisit past messages in series: Spiritual Blessings (v1-14) Introduction (v1-3) An Inheritance (v4-14) - Spiritual blessings of the Saints Of Being Chosen (v4); Of Adoption (v5); Of Acceptance (v6); Of Redemption (v7); Of Revelation (v8-10); Of Predestination (v11); Of Assurance (v12-14)…

Two weeks ago, we left off where Jesus was addressing the crowd and His disciples. In the final verses of that weeks sermon, Jesus told a parable about a servant being ready for when the Master comes. This week, we finish up chapter 12. Jesus transitions us to another thought along this line. Look at…

Creating our own restoration This coming week is going to be a big week for Americans, and by virtue of their influence over the world, for the all of us. Unless you don’t listen to any news at all, you’ll all no doubt know that America are going to the polls to elect their next President. It will either…

Psalm 46:1-11 Introduction I have come to prefer speaking of this as Advent I like that it has a start & finish : ) Advent more accurately reflects what this celebration is about Christmas/Advent is about the glory of Christ’s first coming (advent) His first advent is pointing us to look for His second…

Psalm 85:1-13 Introduction What is Christmas about? For many Christmas is about family, love, giving It’s essentially a time of sentimentality For Christians Christmas isn’t about sentimentality but certainty It’s not just a celebration that Jesus came but a celebration of why He came Salvation that…

Reflecting on the manifestations of Christ’s Peace. Isaiah 9:6-7 . 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and…

Introduction: Viktor Frankl a very successful Austrian physician and holocaust survivor who witnessed prisoners give their food to others even though it meant they wouldn’t survive made this statement about success: “Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are…

1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that…

In review, children of God seek the heavenly in the power of the Holy Spirit by putting off vices (their old identity) and putting on (their new identity) the five virtues of compassion , kindness , humility , meekness , and patience , covered in love . In this passage we will learn how seeking the heavenly…

Pontius Pilate I am Pontius Pilate. And the only reason you recognise my name is because it features in your creed. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried… You sing about me. You talk about me. Whenever you talk about Jesus. During the reign of Tiberius Caesar I was made…

Do you ever walk through the grocery store and just look at people. Not in a creepy way. But, people-watch. It’s fascinating. Until you realize that only about 25% of the people you see in the grocery store have placed there faith in Jesus Christ. And that people-watching becomes really sad. There are…

Main: As we go forward it is important that we should be aware that the Apostle’s concern for these people is that they “may know” the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. They are not, primarily, to seek the blessings that He can give, nor are they necessarily to seek holiness, they are to seek the Lord Himself.…

How many of you got up and got dressed this morning? Paul commands us to be dressed in the five virtues of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. These are embodied in the actions of bearing with, forgiving, and loving each other. We all get dressed each day. Use that as a prompter to…

Demonic Wisdom Splits the Church In This last week of “devilish psyops” we would like to consider what the other epistles say about spiritual warfare and victory in these daily battles. Let’s start with James. James 3:13–16 says, “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct…

One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his…

1 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer. 3 When he opened…