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Join us as lead pastor Arnaldo takes us through the parable of The Sower.

Merry Christmas! Join us as Pastor Arnaldo explores the beauty and depth of the incarnation. God with us! We pray you have a blessed Merry Christmas, and we hope to see you at one of our Gatherings soon.

Join us as Pastor Arnaldo helps us understand and enter into the backdrop of the Christmas story. In order for us to understand the beauty and depth of the incarnation of Jesus we must first understand who we are, how we've fallen, and how Jesus intends to restore us. We pray you have a blessed Merry Christmas, and we hope to see you at one of our Gatherings soon.

The mission of God's church is to have a heart for the lost. We have been called to participate in the privilege of being part of God's rescue mission for sinners. Listen in as Seti Latu helps us understand that God's desire is that we share the good, greatest, and glorious news of Jesus with others. We pray this teaching is a blessing to you and hope to see you at one of our Gathering...

Celebration Sunday! We are hard-wired to give thanks. In our secular age, in the absence of God, we find our culture often directing their thanksgiving to themselves, each other, or the universe. But we are made to send our thanksgiving to God for his loyal love; this is what we're made for! Join us as Pastor Arnaldo walks through Psalm 136 and prepares our hearts and mind to live a life of th...

This week we finish our journey through the book of 1 Peter. Pastor James opens up 1 Peter 5:1-11 to show us what a counter-culture leader looks like and what it means to be a people that live counter-culture lives as we follow Jesus in a post-Christian world.

As a human we will suffer; but as Christians we have a choice to not allow our suffering to turn us bitter. Listen in as guest preacher Gavin Mork walks us through 1 Peter 4:12-19. We may suffer, but our suffering is yet another context to glorify God. We pray this teaching is helpful and hope to see you at one of our Gatherings soon.

What does it mean to live out of the victory of Christ? Last week's passage talks about Jesus ascending above angels, authorities, and principalities and therefore encouraging us to walk through suffering for his sake. What does that look like in the world and in the church? Join us this week as Pastor Arnaldo walks us through 1 Peter 4:1-11. We pray this teaching was a blessing to you and hop...

If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. Peter calls Christians to always be prepared to give an account for the hope that is within us. While this has spawned many an apologetics ministry - Peter's call is far more defensive than offensive. His main concern is that we live such good lives amongst people of other or no religions that they would be compelled to ask us about the hope...

Peter, in his letter to the church, calls followers of Jesus to live lives of gospel beauty, but what does this look like? This week, Pastor James opens up 1 Peter 2:11-3:7 to show that lives of gospel beauty are lives living out bold submission.

One of the most profound shifts you can make in your Scripture reading is moving from reading every "You" in the Bible as singular to reading it as collective. It's often the case that Scripture is addressing a whole group of people at once and this can dramatically change the way we understand Scripture. This week, our Pastor Arnaldo will take us through one of the most explosive ve...

"Be holy, as I am Holy" sounds daunting. Is it even possible? What is holiness and how can we pursue it for the sake of the world? This week Pastor Arnaldo will walk us through what holiness is, why it's vitally important, and how we get it. We pray this teaching was a blessing to you and hope to see you at one of our Gatherings soon.

08/10/23 The story of faith is one full of complexity. This week, Pastor Arnaldo will walk us through Asaph's journey with God in Psalm 73. Asaph moves from being safely orientated with God and faith into the liminal space of disorientation where his theology and experience don't seem to match up. As he continues to stay tethered to God and community he finds himself with a much truer and...

Join us this week as we hear from guest speaker Gavin Mork as he shares with us where true happiness can be found. We pray this teaching was a blessing to you and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

What's love got to do with freedom, with justice? Apparently, everything! Cornel West said that we must remember that justice is what love looks like in public. The good news of Jesus propels us to give of our time, talent, and treasure to those that may find themselves in a less fortunate state. The gospel is not an enemy to justice but the place where justice and mercy meet. Join us as Pasto...

You hear the statistic that about 50% of marriages end in divorce everywhere; while the actual number in Australia rests at about 40% of first marriages, the state of marriage in our world and in the church is in trouble. This week, our Lead Pastor Arnaldo will take a look at the topic of marriage - what it is, what it's for, and how to pursue and maintain a life-long union. He's take us o...

Join us as Pastor Arnaldo looks to 1 Corinthians to help us explore the realities of singleness. For many of us the topic can bring up disappointment, or even shame. We pray that as we look at God's design for singleness you will be encouraged and equipped to live out of the love of God in Christ. We pray this teaching is a blessing to you and hope to see you at the Gathering soon.

How many times have you heard this? It's not necessarily a bad thing, and can actually be a really good and healthy thing to do. But growing up also comes with some dangers. In our growing up, we can be tempted to believe the lie that we must earn everything we get. But the Kingdom of God doesn't work this way. This week we hit pause on our Relationship Series 2023 to explore the paradox o...

What does it mean to be a true friend? In this first instalment of our 'Relationship' series, Pastor James shares what the Bible says about friendship. Through the wisdom of Proverbs and the example of Jesus, we see what a true friend is and how Jesus' life, death, resurrection and future return shapes what it means to be a true friend to those around us.

What is the book of Job really about? While suffering usually takes centre stage when we think about the book of Job - suffering sets the scene for the real question the book is seeking to answer: Do we worship God because he blesses us or do we love God for God's sake? Join us as Pastor Arnaldo closes out our series through the book of Job. We pray this teaching is a blessing and hope to see...

In our pain and suffering, we've often cried out: "Why me?!" In some of our most honest moments we've doubted the goodness and wisdom of God. "Why would God allow ... that to happen...?" And more often than not, unless we understand the reason by pain comes into our lives, we can't see how it could ever serve a purpose. We protest and ask God to give an account for...

We don't really have the choice of whether or not we will suffer in this life; it's going to happen. We do, however, choose how we walk through the furnace of affliction. What do we need to know, be, and do if we're going to walk with God through suffering? How can we make it to the other side? Join us as Pastor Arnaldo walks through Job's defence and how we're called to walk t...

At one point or another we've either given or received platitudes or cliches in the midst of suffering. This serves no one well. This week we'll encounter Job's friends vigorously defending the retribution principle - the idea that what you put in is what you get out as a strict measure of running the world. Job will end up calling them "miserable comforters". So join us this...

Join us as Pastor Arnaldo starts a new series on the book of Job. Job is one of the most fascinating pieces of literature. Ancient, it speaks to the modern dilemma of suffering. We'll learn that ultimately, suffering is a deep mystery that the book of Job doesn't so much answer; but a guide to faithfully wrestling with the inevitable suffering that we'll all experience. We hope you&#39...

God's mission is unstoppable and unhurried. Join us as Pastor Arnaldo delves into a topic that sits close to the heart of who we are as a church. We believe that one day the knowledge of the glory of God will cover the face of the earth and God calls us to partner with him to bring about the renewal of all things. We pray this teaching was a blessing to you and hope to see you at our Gathering...