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In week two of our Going Deeper series, Ps Mel continues through 2 Timothy chapter 2. Paul’s encouragement to live strong in God’s grace reminds us that following Jesus involves perseverance, growth, and faithfulness. As we grow deeper in our walk with Christ, we are challenged to live with purpose, sow into others, and trust God for the harvest.

John starts off our latest series by diving into chapter 1 of Paul’s letter 2 Timothy. As we work through the chapter John pulls out various teachings and encouragements for us all. Be uplifted in knowing that our calling is in Jesus and keep discovering the purpose that God has for you.

Everyone is invited to come and see Jesus. Ps Mel shares a special Christmas Eve message encouraging us that we are all welcome to come and see Jesus. She explores three different examples of people who wanted to see more of Jesus. We pray you are blessed this Christmas season.

Everything points to Jesus - the light of the world. Throughout the Old Testament Jesus was prophesied about, which Ps Paul explores a few of. Jesus reveals many different things about God and what He is like. Along with characteristics of Him which are still very true for us today. We pray you are blessed by this week’s message.

Nathan shares at our Christmas Party by looking at the role of the Magi in the nativity story. While their role in the story was short, it was also very significant. Nathan looks at the gifts they brought and how important these truly were. The Magi saw something that no-one else did and the evidence of what this is in their gifts.

As we move into the Christmas season, Ps Amanda begins our new series. Everyone meets Jesus, but not everyone responds the same. Through looking at different groups of people and their responses to Jesus’ birth, we can see the reactions that are continued to be expressed today. As we all get the opportunity to meet Jesus, who is the light of the world.

Esther lived on purpose and with purpose. Ps Mel wraps up our Heroes of The Bible series by looking at Esther and the valuable things her story can teach us. She shows us that God has us here for a reason and that we need to use the time and opportunities He gives us. If God asks us to do something, we can trust in His plan.

This week’ hero is Joseph, whose life we can learn a lot from. Ps Paul looks at three main takeaways from his life that are great teachings and reminders for us today. Joseph’s life gave an example of Jesus’ life before Christ came. He shows us that no matter what happens to us, God is with us. We also are taught about integrity - that what we show to others should be the same as who we are inside...

This week’s Hero of The Bible is Moses - teaching us about timing and the school of wilderness. When we are in the school of the wilderness, there are treasures that can only be found here that will be deposited into us. It is a place of preparation for what is coming next in our lives. There is a reason for it, and God will bring you out at the right time through the door of hope. The right timin...

This week’s Hero of the Bible is Elijah. Tim looks at his story to share with us how God sees things differently than we do. He encourages us to ask, what do you see, what does God see, and are they aligned? We pray you are blessed by this week’s message.

Nathan launches our brand-new series by looking at David, with the teaching that we want to finish well. Through the story of David, we want to be inspired by his heart; but not mimic the way he lives. David shows us a teachable, humble, and repentant heart, which is the one that finishes well.

Ps Paul wraps up our Mind Your Map series by talking about being people of faith. Through looking through the passage Matthew 14, there is a lot we can learn from Peter’s experience and faith. We can challenge ourselves to think the way Jesus thinks.

Ps Mel continues our Mind Your Map series, speaking about how the things we believe shape the direction of our lives. She reminds us that many of our struggles begin in the mind, and that freedom comes as we recognise and replace lies with God’s truth. We pray this message encourages you and helps you walk in greater clarity and strength.

Through looking into the verse Philippians 4:8, Ps Jess continues our current series talking about the importance of what we focus on. The thoughts we focus on are what will then spill out into our lives. Therefore, we need to guard our thoughts as they shape everything else. Jess concludes her message by giving practical ways that we can start changing what our mind is set on.

John looks at the journey of transformation as we come to Christ and grow in relationship with Him. He as encourages us that we need to challenge the way we think. As what we choose is often determined by our mind, so we must be careful about what we think about. We pray that you are blessed by this week’s message.

Tim continues our series on mental health and how our minds are like a map that guides our life. He asks us all the question, where is your map leading you? Our map needs to be true, which comes from God and His word. This leads to freedom and hope.

Transformation comes as we change the way we think and allow God’s thoughts to be our thoughts. Ps Mel begins our new series by talking about the importance of working with God and allowing Him to change our mind. We need to be filled with God’s truth and allow this to be what guides and transforms us.

Ps Mel wraps up our 'Let it Shine' series. She reminds us that the reason we are doing this is to show others Jesus. To shine our light in the community, and to give God the glory. Together, we want to continue reaching out into our community to show people how loved they are by God.

This week Ps Paul shares about generosity. He looks at how God calls us to be generous. A legacy we can pass on is showing God’s heart to others. God will provide so that we can bless others.

Ps Mel launched our Serve Month with our brand-new series, ‘Let it Shine’. She spoke on our vision for this, and reminded us that we are here to serve our community and to share about Jesus to those who don’t yet know Him. We are called to be a light in Canberra and to let it shine to those around us.

Ps Paul wraps up our series on relationships by looking at both singleness and marriage. He shares how both are valuable gifts from God, each serving a unique purpose in a Christian's life. Those who are single are still just as important, and God can use this in great ways. Paul also shares about marriage and God’s original intention for this. The ideal of what God wanted it to be, and how it is...

Nathan continues our relationships series by bringing an important message on offence and relational hurt. He brings encouragement for all of us, that we have a loving God who sees and who wants to bring healing. We all need to watch our hearts so that when hurt happens, we don’t take offence. Nathan also shares about how we can take steps to help us not be carrying offence.

Continuing our relationship series, Jess shares about our call to encourage and appreciate others. We should be aiming to be building others up, just as Jesus showed us to do. We are called to be the biggest encouragers. Jess concludes her message this week by encouraging us to be speaking out words of life. We pray that you are blessed by this week’s message.

We had the privilege of having guest speaker, Ps Andrew McGruther, with us. Ps Andrew brought a powerful message to keep our lamps burning. Through looking at the life of Jacob, we get an example of someone full of faith to the end, and how God wants us to be living. To encourage us to not let our love and devotion to Jesus die out.

Ps Mel begins our new series on relationships. It is our vertical relationship with God that helps us with our horizontal relationships with others. Ps Mel looks at both how we need to be peace makers, and to check our control. We all need face to face connection with others.