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Why does the resurrection of Jesus matter for faith and life today? This Resurrection Sunday message begins with the reading of Luke 23:50 to 24:12 and then reflects on the meaning of Jesus’ resurrection through 1 Corinthians 15, Romans 6, and Philippians 3. The sermon focuses on the resurrection as foundational, transformational, and relational for the Christian life.  

On Good Friday, Darren Western reflects on Mark 15 by tracing four themes in Jesus’ death: Darkness, Abandonment, Access, and Response. He invites the church to dwell at the cross and consider both the depth of Christ’s suffering and the grace flowing from His death: Forgiveness, Belonging, and Access to God for those who believe. With the temple curtain torn and the centurion confessing, “Truly,...

In this final message in our series on 2 Corinthians, Luke Watts turns to Paul's closing appeal to the church at Corinth in 2 Corinthians 12:11 to 13:14. The passage is tender and weighty. Paul warns with love, calls believers to examine themselves, and urges them toward repentance, restoration, maturity, and peace in Christ. This sermon reminds us that God does not confront us to crush us, but to...

In this message, Peter Budimir opens Paul’s difficult but beautiful words, "When I am weak, then I am strong." As Paul responds to false and self-promoting teachers, he does not point to outward impressiveness, but to suffering, weakness, and the sustaining grace of God.  This sermon reminds us that true Christian strength is not found in self-confidence, status, or appearance, but in humble depen...

Luke Watts shares about Paul's "self" defence which was really a defence of the Gospel. When we know our Saviour, know the resrouces of divine power we have, know who we are because his work, we can correctly identify the enemy and overcome any attack against us. 

What does 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 say about biblical generosity? In this Conversation Sunday, we slow down and open these chapters together, reflecting on the grace of God, the example of Christ, cheerful giving, readiness, integrity, and thanksgiving to God. Please keep your Bible open, search the Scriptures carefully, and pray for wisdom as you listen. Will you humbly ask God to examine your heart...

Visiting speaker Craig Broman from Engage Work Faith shares with us from Acts 10 on how God transforms us, bringing outsiders in to his family. We are challenged to think about our prejudices - who is in my sheet?

From "open wide your hearts," to "do not be yoked," to "godly sorrow brings repentance," Luke Watts shows a single path: love that stays open, holiness that stays loyal, and repentance that stays honest. This is not isolation from the world, but refusing anything that reshapes your worship while embracing community that reshapes you into Christ. What is shaping you more right now: the influences y...

Luke Watts shares with us from 2 Corinthians 5 and 6 about our call to be ambassadors of Christ. Who is sufficient for such a calling? Those who know the fear of the Lord and are seized by the love of Christ! 

Darren Western teaches us from 2 Corinthians 5 on how to live a hopeful, faithful, and focussed life. The ressurrection life of Jesus works for us here and now and whatever we build in life from reliance on him will last. 

Peter Budimir leads us in a look at 2 Corinthians 3 and how beholding Christ builds our faith. 

Luke Watts shows that resilient faith submits our plans to God’s faithful "Yes" in Christ, refuses Satan’s schemes of deception, division, and destruction, and stays close enough to Jesus to carry the aroma of Christ into the world as we follow Him in His victory procession. Do your plans show you’re close to Jesus and are shaped by his "Yes," or do they show you’re being driven by comfort and con...

In 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, Luke Watts invites us to start 2026 with resilient faith, showing that God is sufficient in every circumstance; as we face suffering and weakness, His grace, peace, and comfort sustain us, and through shared prayer and reliance on Him, we can endure, grow, and witness His deliverance.

In Matthew 2:13-23, Darren Western walks through Joseph's journey from Bethlehem to Egypt and then to Nazareth, showing how God is at work in moments of sudden change and in long, ordinary seasons, keeping His promises in His Son, Jesus. As this final message in the "Promised and Expected King" series closes out 2025, what will you pack into 2026 as you trust and follow the King?

In a world marked by hatred, violence and evil, where even God’s people are attacked and terrorised, this Christmas sermon from Luke Watts proclaims the peace God has promised in the reign of King Jesus, the shepherd-ruler from “too little” Bethlehem who “shall be their peace.”   As you listen, how will you respond to this King who has come and offers himself as our peace?

In our Christmas 2025 series: Promised and Expected, Luke Watts shows how God's Immanuel promise in Isaiah 7 is first given to Ahaz, a fearful, faithless and evil king, and then fulfilled in Jesus in Matthew 1, God with us who comes to save his people from their sins and release them from their fears. This Christmas, will you respond to God's promise like Ahaz who refuses to trust, or like Joseph...

False teaching adds prerequisites to Jesus: a rule, a badge, a barrier. In Galatians 2:11-21, James March warns against "Jesus plus" thinking and points to God’s safeguards: Scripture, prayer, and fellowship that helps us hold the line together. How will you test what you hear before it tests you?

Mike Waskiel from Flinders University Evangelical Students (ES) teaches that living humbly, gently, patiently, and in love helps Christians keep the church united. Through Christ, His people are given gifts to serve others, showing His power and grace (Psalm 68:18) and helping the body grow and mature in faith. Today’s baptism reminds us of our shared life in Christ and calls us to take an active...

Luke Watts shares in a slightly different style of service from the book of Malachi, seeking to answer the question, "What does it look like for our church to fear the Lord?" There is much to be confronted by in Malachi, but much to be encouraged by as well. Those who fear the Lord and speak to one another are counted as precious in his eyes. This recording includes a full reading of Malachi and s...

Every day we face two invitations: one loud and tempting, the other quieter and life-giving. Luke Watts explores how those choices shape us, why Proverbs 31 can feel overwhelming, and how Jesus offers rest instead of pressure. Which invitation shapes your choices?

Peter Budimir asks why a loving Father disciplines His children and shows how God’s correction is the feedback that keeps a wandering heart on course. Where is God redirecting you today?

From the words of Solomon to the life of Christ, Luke Watts traces a single thread: God's heart for the oppressed. He calls believers to see, to speak, and to act with the courage of faith. What would happen if we lived as though every need were our neighbor's?

Luke Watts teaches from Proverbs 17:1–17 that God made us for relationships, not isolation. Wise friendships begin with the fear of the Lord and find their fullness in Jesus, the friend who never leaves. Are your friendships drawing you closer to Him?

Do your words hurt, heal, or reveal? Darren Western opens Proverbs 15:1-14, showing how speech wounds or mends and how it exposes the heart. What habits steady your tongue, and what character sustains them? See how Jesus accepts, forgives, and by the Spirit helps us speak with wisdom.

What if the real battlefield of wisdom and foolishness is inside the heart? Luke Watts studies Proverbs to show that the heart decides long before the mouth speaks or the hand acts. Who truly governs the thoughts and desires shaping your life?