Entries by Jodie McNeill

News 6-7 April 2019

OUR BIBLE TALK This weekend we begin our three-week series ‘What would Jesus pray’ from John 17, as we examine why Jesus prayed for his glory in verses 1-5.  NEXT WEEK’S TALK Next weekend we continue our series on Jesus’ prayer by looking at what he prayed for his disciples from 17:6-19. MISSION OF THE […]

What’s so bad about Hell?

One of the greatest lies of the Devil is that Hell is not nearly as bad as its reputation. You might have heard people say that they want to go to Hell because they want to party with all their friends that they expect meet there. Jesus spoke more about Hell than anyone else in […]

Coming up 6-7 April 2019

Well having spent four weeks looking at sex (listen to the recordings here if you missed them), we’re now going to spend some time reflecting on the prayer that Jesus prayed to his Father on the night before he died. It’s from the New Testament Gospel of John, chapter 17, and our series is called […]

True Sex in the Song of Songs 4: True Sex is Committed Song of Songs 7:1-8:14 Jodie McNeill – 30 & 31 March 2019

“Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage.” Marriage is less ______ than before. People seek the ________ of commitment. Her fiancé richly _________ her body They express their ______ for sexual union. The woman longs to show ______ affection. Sexual ________ is beautiful. Enjoy sex within the __________ of marriage. ____ until […]

News 30-31 March 2019

OUR BIBLE TALK This weekend we conclude our four-week series ‘True Sex in the Song of Songs’ with a talk by Jodie titled ‘True Sex is Committed’ from Song of Songs chapters 7 and 8.  NEXT WEEK’S TALK Next weekend we begin a three-week, school holidays series on John chapter 17, titled ‘What would Jesus […]

It’s Costly to Come Alive

When we created t-shirts for our church four years ago, we printed the slogan ‘Come Alive!’ in recognition of our official title, ‘The Church of the Resurrection’. Last year’s hit movie ‘The Greatest Showman’ featured a song with the same title, in which the singers celebrate their decision to leave their unhappy life to ‘come […]

Coming up this weekend 30-31 March 2019

It’s been quite an experience for us as we’ve spent the past three weekends looking at the topic ‘True Sex in the Song of Songs’… a study of a remarkable book of the Bible. Some people have thought that this book simply describes the love of Jesus for his church, but it doesn’t take much […]

News 23-24 March 2019

OUR BIBLE TALK This weekend we continue our four-week series ‘True Sex in the Song of Songs’ with a talk by Jodie on chapters 3:1-5 and 5:2-8 called ‘True Sex is Secure’.  NEXT WEEK’S TALK Next weekend Jodie will be speaking on the final talk in our Song of Song Series titled ‘True Sex is […]