Thinking about how discipleship is high value for us and wanting to keep the flow going in terms of developing this in our church, we have listed out here some questions a person might ask their disciple to initiate helpful discussions. We need to give people tools like this to help them to learn the practice of discipleship. DISCIPLESHIP QUESTIONS When you get together with your disciple/s these are some helpful questions that will allow you to discuss walking with Jesus and growing in relationship with Him and growing in faith. 1. What are a couple of things you’re praying about at the mom ..read more

IT’S TIME – WEEK 1 – JUNE 6, 2021 SET THE SCENE ·       12 months until handover, ·       Thinktank brainstorm session to rethink how we engage with the community over the next 5-10 years. ·       Pandemic has impacted the church significantly world wide. o   Attendances have dropped by 20% across Australia o   Some churches have closed o   People who used to attend in person now attend online o   People who used to attend weekly now attend fortnightly or monthly. o ..read more

RELATIONSHIPS – LOVE YOUR BROTHER – 16/5/21 Our theme through April and May is about building great relationships. April 11 - Daniel - Relationship with Self - Identity April 18 - Daniel - Relationships with one another through Connect Groups (Connect Expo that day) April 25 - Craig - Combined Church Service - our relationships across the whole church. May 2 - Daniel - Marriage and Dating May 9 - Rhys - Mother’s Day - Relationships Parent/Child - Honour Parents May 16 - Craig - Forgiveness and not taking offence. FOUNDATION VERSES FOR TODAY 1 John 4:7-8   AMP 7 Beloved, let us [unsel ..read more

THE RESURRECTION – EASTER SUNDAY 4 APRIL 21  I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE IN THE BEGINNING BEFORE ANYTHING No stars, no earth, no people. God and God alone, Father Son and Holy Spirit, He created angels, 10,000 times 10,000 = 100 million God the father – desires to have children, offspring of God, made in His image, who would carry His heart, fellowship with Him, walk and talk with Him by choice. Jesus, the Son, with the Father, co-equal with the Father declares His willingness to pay a price for love. HE IS IN GLORY, SURROUNDED BY ANGELS, DWELLING IN PERFECTION, READY TO CREATE THE HEAVENS AND ..read more

MESSAGE 14 MARCH 21   10AM - PS. CRAIG ANDERSON WALK IN THE LIGHT. Refer back to our key theme verses Rom 12:9-21 Romans 12:9-21   The Message – READ ALOUD 9-10 Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle. 11-13 Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality. 14-16 Bless your enemies; no cu ..read more

COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS #1 – 6 DECEMBER 2020 – FIRST CHURCH IN PERSON! PERSPECTIVE WE MISSED YOU! THIS IS A TRULY GREAT CHURCH – WE HAVE OVERCOME. BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT PEOPLE!!! THANKS – MINISTRY TEAM - WORKED VERY HARD. – TIME OFF. ALL GROUP LEADERS PASTORAL CARE PEOPLE – SHARON, MAU, GERRY, BETH, KIDS MINISTRY -  DIMMI, DES, LAURA. HOW DID WE DO? REALLY WELL – ABOUT 80% STAYED CONNECTED. GIVING IS UP. 46% IN SMALL GROUPS ONLINE. PEOPLE SAVED THROUGH ALPHA. SOME NEW PEOPLE HAVE JOINED. CHURCH WORLD-WIDE – SOME CLOSED, SOME HAD LARGE DROP IN FINANCES. DISCIPLESHIP HAS BEEN REVALUED. CA ..read more

DISCIPLESHIP – HUNGRY TO LEARN COVID TIMES If there’s one thing going through Covid has taught the church, it’s that you can’t count attendance anymore as a guide to growth and effectiveness. Some churches saw online attendance soar to levels that were vastly higher than their Sunday attendances. But the problem was we couldn’t know who these people were or how to get to know them. At the same time others who used to come to the building for church went missing. There was no way to connect with them. What this did was to rejuvenate the reality and value of discipleship as the way we do church ..read more

DISCIPLESHIP LIVED OUT – SUNDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2020 ONE OF THE LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS COVID SEASON IS THE VALUE OF DISCIPLESHIP. THE CHURCH WORLDWIDE IS TALKING ABOUT DISCIPLESHIP AGAIN. LET’S DIVE INTO THE STORY OF JESUS CALLING HIS DISCIPLES Jesus had disciples (learners). He called them to follow Him. Matt 4:18-22  AMP 18 As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 And He said to them, “[b]Follow Me [as My disciples, accepting Me as your Master and Teach ..read more

SUFFERING - A SERIES OVERCOME BY THE WORD OF YOUR TESTIMONY – MESSAGE 30/08/2020 Rev 12:11 AMP  And they overcame and conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, for they did not love their life and renounce their faith even when faced with death. Paul shares his testimony many times: Acts 22: 6 “But as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a great blaze of light suddenly flashed from heaven and shone around me. 7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ 8 And I replied ..read more

SUFFERING – A SERIES TITLE: GETTING THROUGH TOUGH TIMES. No. 4 REVISION: Suffering is a tough gig! Right now, many are suffering due to the COVID pandemic. Some have suffered the loss of loved ones, some have suffered illness, some have suffered the loss of jobs or income, some have suffered because of the circumstances of lockdown. I have wanted to bring some helpful messages about suffering because it is a subject that deeply troubles many people, believers and non-believers. Here is a summary of the messages so far. You can see the other messages on the Church online page and the church blo ..read more