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Part 1 — What You Receive Matters (James 1:21-25) We all know the feeling of hearing something true, nodding along, and forgetting it by lunchtime. James calls that a mirror problem. In Part 1 of this two-part study closing out James chapter 1, we unpack the implanted word — a seed grafted into your soul with the power to save it — and why hearing was never meant to be the finish line. Three point...

What's really going on when someone goes under the water? In this episode, Ps Matthew Wyatt separates baptism from the traditions we've often confused it with — christenings, dedications, and "just what our family's always done" — and walks through what Scripture actually says it is, why Jesus commanded it, and what it asks of us afterward. Drawing on pictures from Noah's ark, the Israelites cross...

In this powerful message, Laurence Hirsch of Celebrate Messiah unpacks the rich significance of the Feast of Trumpets and the Feast of Atonement — two ancient appointed times that call us to wake up, examine our hearts, and get ready for what's coming. Laurence shows how these feasts speak directly into our everyday walk with God, and points forward to their ultimate fulfillment: the "Last Trumpet...

Have you ever seen faith from a father toward their child? This sermon from Andy Furlong show the heart of not only Abraham but the way in which our Heavenly Father has woven His love for you into the fabric of the history of the world.  This is powerful!

Have you ever wondered why extraordinary people are the way they are? It is often that they are extraordinary at doing the ordinary things consistently.  Sam Wishart leads us through how someone can live an extraordinary life by reading the Bible. Not only that how it impacts tha lives of those around them. If you have been through seasons on struggling to consistently read your bible then this me...

ARISE: To Be First | James 1:9-20 | Manningham Christian Church Where does sin actually come from — and who's really to blame when we fall into temptation? In this message from our ARISE series, we dig into James 1:9-20 and uncover three truths: the world's ranking system gets completely flipped in Christ, sin has a genealogy that starts small and ends in death, and God — the Father of lights — ne...

WISDOM IN THE STORM | James 1:5-8 If your trial has left you more confused than complete, James has a next step for you: stop guessing, start asking. This week we look at what it means to ask God for wisdom - and why faith that wavers with every bit of bad news can never quite receive it. Continuing our series through James 1, we pick up right after "count it all joy" (James 1:2-4) to ask the ques...

Arise in Faith | James 1:2-4 | Manningham Christian Centre Trials aren't here to break you — they're here to reveal you. In this message from James 1:2-4, we unpack what it really means to "count it all joy" when life gets hard, why testing reveals character rather than creating it, and how patience does its full work in us so we end up lacking nothing. Three things testing does in you: 🔹 Testing...

Most people want to be devoted to God. Very few are willing to do what Mary of Bethany did. She broke open a jar worth a year's wages and poured it all over Jesus' feet — in public, without explanation, while people around her openly questioned whether she had lost her mind. And Jesus looked at her critics and said: wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will be tol...

Most of us don't struggle to believe in God. We struggle to feel like we're enough for Him. In this message from The Devoted Life series, we follow the Apostle Peter — the most relatable figure in the entire New Testament — from a fishing boat on the Lake of Gennesaret all the way to a beach breakfast with the risen Jesus. His story is messy, honest, and full of falls. And it's one of the most pow...

In this powerful message, Rod Walsh from Creation Ministries International (CMI) tackles one of the most debated questions in the church today: did God create the earth in six literal days, or over millions of years? Rod examines the scientific and biblical case for a young earth, unpacking key discrepancies and assumptions behind old-earth dating methods, and shows why the six-day creation accoun...

Are you devoted to God — or just attending? There's a difference. And most of us know it. The Devoted Life is a three-part series that traces eight levels of devotion using some of the most powerful stories in the Bible. In Part 1, we open with the Apostle Paul — a man who went from violently hunting down Christians to declaring that his entire former life was worthless compared to knowing Christ....

You believe worship matters. So why is it so hard to fully enter in? In Part Two of ARISE: The Call to Worship, we get honest about something most of us have never stopped to examine — the conditions we quietly place on God before we'll respond to Him. If I feel like it. If I like the songs. If I don't look awkward. If God shows up. Sound familiar? Those aren't just preferences. They're terms. And...

What if you were never meant to sit on the sidelines of your own faith? In Part One of our brand new series ARISE: The Call to Worship, we open in 1 Peter 2 and discover something that changes everything — you are not a spectator. You are a living stone. And the God of the universe has been looking for a home in you. This message will challenge the way you think about worship, about why you gather...

"The light precedes the arising" - Tim Lord shares this powerful message about responding to the Glory of God in our lives.    This is about allowing the Glory of God to increase in our lives. The divine light that never fades along with all of the biblical promises at work!

ARISE TO THE WORD | How to Make the Bible Personal — Sam Wishart The Bible is the most purchased book in history. But for many of us, it can also be the most unopened. In this message, Sam Wishart unpacks how to move beyond simply reading the Bible and into a place where Scripture comes alive — personally, practically, and powerfully in your everyday life. Because the Word of God was never meant t...

ARISE TO PURPOSE | Arise & Shine — Living the Life You Were Made For You were not made by accident. You were made on purpose, for a purpose. In this message, we dive into what God says about your life — not what you feel in your hardest season, but what the Creator of the universe declares over you. From Ephesians 2:10 to Isaiah 60:1, the Bible is clear: you are God's masterwork, designed with...

What if everything we've been calling "ministry strategy" is just love with a plan attached — and we've forgotten which one is supposed to lead? In this powerful message, Kellie Wishart, CEO of Carenet, challenges us to rethink how we show up in service, in leadership, and in community. Drawing from the heart of Scripture, Kellie reminds us that love isn't a tool we use to accomplish kingdom work...

Before you can step into your purpose — you need to know who is being called to arise. In this message, we unpack one of the most powerful truths in Scripture: that through faith in Jesus Christ, you have been begotten of God. Not a servant. Not a stranger. A child. An heir. And from that unshakeable identity, you are called to arise into the good works God prepared for you before you drew your fi...

ARISE TO LOVE | Perfect Love Casts Out Fear — 1 John 4:18-19 Is your relationship with God driven by love — or quietly controlled by fear? Fear that you're not doing enough. Fear that you've fallen too far. Fear that His love is somehow conditional on your performance. In this message, Ps Matt Wyatt at Manningham Christian Centre unpacks one of the most powerful declarations in all of Scripture: "...

But We See Jesus | Perspective and Hope | MCC Morning Service When you look at the world around you — the wars, the suffering, the unanswered prayers, the injustice — what do you see? It's easy to feel overwhelmed by how broken things look. But Scripture gives us a powerful shift in perspective: "But we see Jesus." In this message from Hebrews 2:8–9 and 1 Corinthians 15:24–25, we explore the tensi...

What if the reason so many of us feel like we're living at a fraction of what God promised is because we've welcomed Jesus as Savior — but quietly kept Him at arm's length as King? In this message, we unpack the Model Prayer — "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" — and ask the question: can you sincerely pray that prayer if you haven't yet let the King come? Drawing f...

Have you drifted from the closeness you once had with God — without even realizing it happened? In this message, we explore what it means to return to your first love. Drawing from the Parable of the Pearl of Great Price, the story of King David and Bathsheba, and Jesus washing His disciples' feet in John 13, we unpack the honest truth about distraction, self-preservation, and what it actually loo...

This Sunday, we were truly blessed to welcome the incredible Dr Allan Meyer to Manningham Christian Centre, as he delivered a powerful and deeply personal message that left hearts stirred and spirits renewed. Dr Meyer opened up about a defining moment in his own life — a moment where he stood at a crossroads and had to make a deliberate choice about how he was going to live. That pivotal moment, h...

What if the greatest barrier between you and God was already removed — 2,000 years ago? In this message, we explore one of the most revolutionary truths in all of Scripture: that through Jesus, ordinary people now have bold, direct, uninhibited access to the very throne room of God. No priest required. No protocol to navigate. No distance to maintain. Drawing on Hebrews 10:19-22, James 4:7-9, Isai...