As we move through Ezekiel, we encounter a God who uses violence to overpower overpower and control. How do we sit with this tribal deity, and still find a way to worship? In this week's talk we encounter an ancient way of understanding YHWH, while finding glimmers of hope that call us home. We also explore notions of domestic and family violence, and place this within the context of Jesus - the prince of peace ..read more

As we dive into our new series, we meet Ezekiel (let's call him Ez) sitting on the banks of a river, in exile, pondering what on earth went wrong (spoiler alert - a lot went wrong). And yet as he sits by the river he has a vision that upends how his life is going to unfold... it also happens to change the course of history at the same time. It turns out God didn't work to Ez's script, and maybe doesn't stick to ours either ..read more

As we begin our series in Communitas, Rev Karina Kraminski opens up the mystery of mission - what it means to be listening to the heart cry of our world, and simply allowing the universal luminosity of Christ to shine in and through us ..read more

What does the beast's number 666 mean, or that 144, 000 will be saved? Did Revelation intend to polarise Good and Evil? Is Armageddon the definitive end of the world and the human race? Along with answers to these questions, Revelation 12-16 offers a surprising and powerful message of encouragement when we listen like its original audience ..read more

As we end our series in Revelation, we encounter a deep reality, summed up brilliantly by Robyn Whitaker: To live with hope is not to live without despairthey are two sides of the same coin. Indeed, hope is required precisely in moments of despair when we feel utterly powerless to change our fate. We dont need hope when life is going wonderfully well! Perhaps that is why this text has particular appeal for those who know oppression all too well. It is a text for those who are in the minority, for those who feel powerless and face overwhelming injustice every day. The hope that God will act is ..read more

As we are drawn into the very throne room of God, we discover a ceaseless cycle of worship across the cosmos. Here, we are invited into a divine chorus that subverts the power of empire to worship the lamb that was slain ..read more

Identity, Culture, and Faith In this talk, Robyn Whitaker explores the history and meaning of Johns messages to the seven churches inRevelation2-3. The common thread in the messages is an anxiety about how Christians maintain their identity and faithfulness to Jesus in the midst of a world that is sometimes hostile and mostly quite different to them. The messages of complacency, encouragement and rebuke raise questions that remain relevant for contemporary Christians as we seek to with in the world, for the world, but not be entirely of the world ..read more

Revelation throws us into unknown waters, holds us gently, and transforms us with a fierce love. As we begin our series in this dangerous, wild book, we orient ourselves to the style of literature, the themes, and our ways of reading it, and we prepare ourselves to slay dragons, cast crowns, and rest in hope ..read more

Some thoughts on how an adult ADHD diagnosis shifted Matts theological thinking on faith, fear and fellowship ..read more

Let's bring children in from the margins today with Jesus in Luke 9:43-48. And welcome the most important kid in your life: your younger self, a child of God ..read more