As a church with more than one minister, we need to work out how to share the pastoring of paid and volunteer leaders. For next year we’re looking for a replacement for Jacob as he heads off to Moore College, so our staff and Parish Council have been considering ways to best define our different […]
How do we compare to Hillsong? How do we compare to ___________ churches? It’s easy to ____ the first Pentecost Modern spiritual gifts are often ___________ Pentecostalism ____________ Spirit from Word People trusted _________ more than God’s word God’s ______ brought God’s word This passage speaks of _______ and prophesy Tongues is speaking a _______ […]
It’s been a delight to hear back from so many of you by email about what you consider to be the values of our church, and for me to praise God for how he’s used our church to encourage and equip you to love others. As I’ve read your responses, it’s been clear that there […]
A world without love We’re all _______ by nature The Corinthians wanted _________ gifts The Corinthian church was a ____ They’ve been clambering for spiritual _____ This chapter was written to a _______ church It ______ with five ‘what ifs’ What if Paul _____ all the languages? What if Paul was like an Old Testament […]
Almost three years ago to the day, we invited everyone from our church to gather for a ‘Vision Day’ to consider our mission, vision, and values. As a result, we identified six values that have defined who we are and, most significantly, what we consider to be important. We decided that we were orthodox, Anglican, […]
Organising people Whoever has responsibility needs _________ People think the person in charge is more _________ We need different people in different _____ The most special organisation is the ______ We have different _____ but equal importance We’re united by _______ The body of Christ is one body with many _____ Your negative feelings don’t […]
Over the past few weeks some of our staff and senior leaders have been giving prayerful consideration to the best way to help support our growing church through refreshing and defining how leadership works in our church. One of the things we talked about was whether it might be better to call each of us […]
Having a good death A good gospel life precedes a good death Death and judgement (verse 10) Christ died for us, we are now called to live for Him The motivation (verse 11a) Persuading with integrity (verses 11b to 12) Persuading others Willingness to be ridiculed (verses 13) What drives us (verses 14 to 15) […]
It’s 80 days since Mandy, Barbara and I returned from Africa, and although life has largely returned to normal, there is a sense in which I continue to see things differently since visiting Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania in April. Like any cross-cultural experience, there’s learning to be gained from both those who visit and those […]
This Sunday we’ll be hearing from Stephen Bligh who will be sharing with us on the topic ‘Relational Evangelism’ as he opens up 2 Corinthians 5:10-6:2 After our 9 am service we’ll be enjoying brunch together, and after our 4 pm service we’ll be having dinner. We’d love you to join us in-person if you’re […]