Entries by Jodie McNeill

Our Highest Value

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 […]

Refreshing our values

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, […]

A Loving Church – 24: The Body of Christ – 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 – Jodie McNeill – 23 July 2023

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 […]

Members or Partners?

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 […]

80 Days Since Africa

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 […]

Coming up this Sunday 16th July 2023

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 […]

The Man Born Blind – John 9 – Michael Kellahan – 9 July 2023

Scene 1: The disciples’ super-awkward question (verses 1-5) Scene 2: Questioning by neighbours (verses 8-12) Scene 3: The Pharisees question the man (verses 13-17) Scene 4: The Pharisees question the man’s parents (verses 18-23) Scene 5: The Pharisees question the man again (verses 24-34) The super-awkward final scene: the blind see and those who see […]

Church news for the week beginning 9th July 2023

OUR SERMON This Sunday we are delighted to welcome special guest, Michael Kellahan, the Executive Director of Gafcon Australia. He is preaching from John 9 on the topic ‘The Man Born Blind.’ KBECET PIE DRIVE If you like pies and school Scripture, then this is for you! You can: purchase some pies, donate some pies, […]