The Collective Church

This week, Taso invites us to stop measuring God’s love by our performance and to receive what Jesus has already accomplished. From the Father’s welcome in the story of the two sons to Jesus’ call to love our enemies, he traces a life shaped by grace: knowing our worth, renewing our minds and letting God’s goodness flow through us. Follow The Collective Church on Facebook

This week, Kirsti invites us to tend the soil of our souls. Moving from the radical vision of Jubilee to Jesus as the vine, Romans 12, and the parable of the soils, she contrasts the world's demand for constant output with the Spirit's patient work of transformation. As we behold Jesus, welcome His presence, and live in authentic community, even difficult seasons can become ground for new life. Fo...

This week, Jacques explores Jesus’ picture of new wine and new wineskins. He invites us to let go of the structures we build around our own strength and to live from Jesus as our true source. As we become rooted in His love and secure in what He has already done, we are freed to carry His life and become a source of blessing wherever we go. Follow The Collective Church on Facebook

This week, Rob invites us to reframe our expectations by becoming more confident in the nature of God. Sharing everyday disappointments and the disciples’ journey to Emmaus, he explores the difference between an empire mindset of success and failure and the pilgrim path of walking with Jesus. Together, we’re reminded that even when life feels uncertain, Jesus draws near, shifts our perspective and...

This week, Kirsti continued our Reframing theme, turning to Joshua's encounter outside Jericho and Gideon's call in Judges 6. She asked whether we're posing the right questions, looked at inheritance belonging to Jesus, the different economy of the early church in Acts 19, and the choice between the railway track and the pilgrim path. The gathering closed with a prophetic picture of David's stones...

This week, Hamish brought a message called "Reframing Hope." Drawing from the journey of Moses and the Israelites, he unpacked how the love of God redeems our imagination and lifts our eyes beyond present reality. Comfort asks for relief, but hope asks for inheritance. An invitation to let God paint a bigger picture of our future and step courageously into it. Follow The Collective Church on Faceb...

This week Sean Williams was with us, sharing on Small Obedience, Generational Impact - a look at Gideon's story. The struggle, Sean suggests, wasn't fear but a culture of compromise that dulled God's voice. The turning point comes through Gideon's father Joash, who chooses repentance and shields his son's obedience. Jannine closes with Isaiah 41 and the wind that blows away the chaff. The worst th...

This week, Ant invites us to reframe — discovering that a new way of seeing becomes a new way of being. Drawing on a moving visit to Gaudí's Sagrada Família and the truth of Ephesians, she explores how we so often view life through broken lenses of performance and "not enough." The invitation? To sit with Jesus in heavenly places, where our truest identity is found. Follow The Collective Church on...

This week Philip picks up the thread on reframing and identity in Christ. Drawing from the story of the spies in number 13 who saw themselves as grasshoppers, Rahab’s testimony in Joshua and Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 15, he explores how true identity flows from seeing ourselves in the light of who God is. By Grace, we work from identity not for it - stepping into audacious calling Follow The C...

This week, Shayne and Kirsti explore the powerful theme of reframing — choosing the lens through which we see our circumstances. Shayne draws from Numbers 13 and the story of the twelve spies, contrasting the fearful ten with the faithful spirits of Joshua and Caleb. Are you choosing the safety of Egypt or the adventure of the Promised Land? Even in the compost heap, there is fruit. Follow The Col...

This week, members of The Collective share testimonies of transformation — through baptism, answered prayer, and trials — before Kirsti unpacks two powerful images: greenhouses and forests. Drawing from Ezekiel 36 and Isaiah 61, she reminds us that we carry the flourishing presence of Jesus within us, and like trees thriving in Chernobyl, we are designed to bring life to the most inhospitable plac...

This week, Mark unpacks the finished work of the cross and what it truly means to walk in resurrection life. Drawing on the simplicity and power of the gospel, he explores our identity as sons and daughters of God, the unconditional nature of our inheritance in Christ, and how communion is a dynamic, faith-filled proclamation - not mere ritual - that releases divine exchange into our everyday live...

This week, Kirsti reflects on Saul’s encounter with Jesus to show how true identity is found in being made new in Christ. Rather than simple behaviour change, this rebirth is a deep transformation of heart, mind, and purpose. With help from Cas’s insight, the message calls us to leave false identity behind and walk with Jesus into wholeness, humility, and community. Follow The Collective Church on...

This week, Rob unpacks the concept of "Abiding" — what it truly means to make your home in Jesus rather than just visiting Him in life's beautiful moments. Drawing from John 15, Hebrew and Greek word studies, and the remarkable story of Brother Lawrence, Rob invites us into a life of permanent, fruitful connection with God, where peace flows not from passivity, but from union. Follow The Collectiv...

This week, Jacques reminds us that God's kingdom is the frame — not the world's noise, fear, or uncertainty. Drawing from David's habit in Psalm 16 and the depth of the Shema, he challenges us to consciously set the Lord before us daily, sharing honest personal stories of faith, waiting, and discovering that God is always doing more than we can see. Follow The Collective Church on Facebook

This week, Antoinette unpacks Joseph’s story as a living “echo” of Jesus—full of exile, betrayal, false accusation, and God’s relentless presence. She highlights how God forms character in the pit, the prison, and the waiting, and how Joseph’s dreams become a blueprint for blessing nations. Ultimately, she invites us to read Scripture for Christ, steward our pain with perspective, and choose forgi...

This week, Kirsti invites us into a powerful call to return — returning to God’s presence, our true identity in Christ, and the fullness of the gospel. Through the stories of Ruth, Naomi, and Abraham, we’re reminded that God is faithful in the waiting, grace restores what’s been lost, and faith awakens us to see the impossible made fruitful as we come home to Him. Follow The Collective Church on F...

This week, Kirstin unpacks Seeing the Impossible Made Fruitful, a message on healing, faith, and Kingdom alignment. In the midst of pain, grief, and unanswered questions, she reminds us that Jesus weeps with us and empowers us to stand boldly in faith. Through Scripture and lived experience, she invites us to pray from righteousness, trust God’s goodness, and partner with Him in the impossible. Fo...

This week, Rob calls us back to first love with Jesus, reminding us that faithfulness without intimacy easily becomes routine. Drawing from Revelation, Corinthians, and the Gospel stories of encounter, he shows that love is the source of all fruit. When we return to relationship—not performance—Jesus manifests His presence, sustains us, and re-centres everything we do. Follow The Collective Church...

This week, Antoinette invites us into a feast of thanksgiving, weaving vivid stories of hay bales in the Midlands, gratitude journals, and tables open to every kind of guest. Drawing from Leviticus, Joseph, and Jesus our perfect peace offering, she shows how thanksgiving stores grace for winter, heals offence, and leads anxious hearts into deep, shared shalom with God and one another. Follow The C...

This week, Jacques invites us into a powerful reflection on Tikva—the Hebrew word for hope—as a living, transformative journey between promise and fulfilment. Drawing from Israel’s story, Jesus and His disciples, and real-life testimonies, he reminds us that God is faithful in every season. As we fix our gaze on Him, hope is renewed, opposition fades, and love overflows into fruitfulness. Follow T...

This week, Terran unpacks Acts 2 and our call to empowered mission. He pictures the church as a harvest team, a home with arms wide open, and a net cast into the deep. Filled with the Spirit, we move from upper room to main road—combining go-and-tell with come-and-see, widening the front door and shrinking the back door—preaching Jesus, practicing hospitality, and carrying both local and global he...

This week, Kirsti unpacks Romans 12, contrasting God’s Will (the what) with God’s Way (the how): transformation through surrender, renewed minds, and the Spirit’s fruit. She calls us to humility and unity as one body, partnering with diverse gifts. God’s character is consistent yet His methods surprising; wisdom is known by its fruit. Lay down control, stay on the altar, and let love lead. Follow...

This week at The Collective Church, Hamish, Sean and Christos each shared powerful testimonies of God’s goodness and guidance. From prophetic words, miraculous protection and discipleship in everyday life, to freedom, authentic community and generational impact, to trusting God through major life transitions and hidden seasons, their stories echo one invitation: surrender the reins, walk with the...

This week, Langa unpacks “The Apologetic of Oneness,” anchoring in John 17 where Jesus prays we’d be one as the Father, Son, and Spirit are one. He shows how sacrificial, boundary-crossing love—rooted in the gospel—makes the church’s witness credible. Oneness isn’t theory; it’s costly, everyday practice: laying down time, treasure, and pride so our shared life demonstrates the kingdom and draws th...