Entries by Jodie McNeill

More on Being Missional

When I wrote last week about how our church is missional, I forgot to talk about how our church services connect with people who are not yet followers of Jesus. In our church we rarely run any special ‘outreach’ or ‘evangelistic’ events, but instead, we try to make every public gathering an opportunity for someone […]

We are Missional

The third of our six church values states that, “we are missional in our outlook, as we recruit, train and send people and resources to proclaim the gospel locally and globally.” In his final words in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations, and so continue in this […]

We are Anglican

The second of our six church values states that, “we are Anglican in our form, as we reflect the Reformation in the shape and substance of our common prayer.” We are more than just Anglican by name, for we also follow the way of doing church that was put in place by the English Reformers […]

We are Orthodox

The first of our six church values states that, “we are orthodox in our doctrine, as we believe and teach God’s unchanging word in an ever-changing world.” The word ‘orthodox’ reminds us of ‘orthodontist’, a person who makes crooked teeth straight… just like how our church seeks to have ‘straight’ teaching that’s aligned to God’s […]

What are our values?

If someone asked you to sum yourself up in six words, then what would you say? This was the challenge our church gave itself last weekend at our ‘Vision Day’, when after much discussion, we came up with a draft list of six values. These describe what is special about our church, and help us […]

United with Christ – Ephesians Talk One: Chosen for Blessing Ephesians 1:1-8 25-26 July 2020 – Jodie McNeill

The Lucky Country Christians are the most _______ of all. We don’t _______ God’s blessings. It’s from ____ the apostle. God’s totally in _______. It’s a message for God’s ____ people. A ______ for grace and peace. It’s about God’s mind-blowing _________. We have received _________ blessings. We are fully _________ to Christ. He chose […]