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Easter Weekend is a time of remembering a huge moment in history. It was especially huge for those living in that time, although their expectations for what was happening were very different. It turns out Jesus was doing something way bigger than anyone thought. The question is: do we know better? Or are we also missing what Jesus is really doing in our lives?

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. In our final week we get a less...

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. This week we see Jesus calling...

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. This week Jesus shows us the im...

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. This week has Jesus showing us...

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. To start us off, we see Jesus s...

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’ These famous words highlight how some of humanity's greatest achievements often hinged on small  and significant steps. This was true of Daniel, whose epic story began with a seemingly unimportant decision about food. In this series we explore the lessons from that one small step, and how they (and the moon landing) can teach us how to achi...

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’ These famous words highlight how some of humanity's greatest achievements often hinged on small  and significant steps. This was true of Daniel, whose epic story began with a seemingly unimportant decision about food. In this series we explore the lessons from that one small step, and how they (and the moon landing) can teach us how to achi...

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’ These famous words highlight how some of humanity's greatest achievements often hinged on small  and significant steps. This was true of Daniel, whose epic story began with a seemingly unimportant decision about food. In this series we explore the lessons from that one small step, and how they (and the moon landing) can teach us how to achi...

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’ These famous words highlight how some of humanity's greatest achievements often hinged on small  and significant steps. This was true of Daniel, whose epic story began with a seemingly unimportant decision about food. In this series we explore the lessons from that one small step, and how they (and the moon landing) can teach us how to achi...

As the Christmas season approaches, we are often faced not with peace, but chaos and stress. And yet that baby boy gifted to us is called Car Shalom—the Prince of Peace. Join us as we trace the story of shalom through the Bible to see how truly special this baby would have been to those who beheld him.

Back in September CNW started a church-wide conversation and study of women in leadership, and specifically around their inclusion in eldership--the highest level of authority in the local church. Today we reveal and explain the elders’ conclusion on this interesting and controversial topic, and CNW’s decision on how we will operate moving forward.

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. As we wrap up the book with Paul’s journey to Rome, we take a look back and see how the major themes...

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. As we continue Paul's march toward Rome, Paul finds himself entangled in the Roman political and cour...

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. As we continue Paul's march toward Rome, we see him interacting with the two major powers—Rome and th...

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week starts the final stage of Acts—the Road to Rome. We look at the determination of Paul as he...

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. We find ourselves in chapter 20 this week, where Paul gives a kind of self-eulogy, an assessment of h...

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week sees us in Ephesus, where Ty will show us some clues about how the great revival in that ci...

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week we finish Paul’s second missionary journey, and learn some critical lessons for how best to...

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week we follow Paul as he begins his second missionary journey, and we see a familiar character...

Throughout history, the church has faced serious questions that threaten to create divides and rifts in the community. But as Acts 15 shows us, these questions can be handled well and bring life to the church. This week, we take some of the lessons learnt from that episode to tackle the tricky question of women in eldership.

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week we encounter a familiar situation in church life: conflict. How can we engage conflict in a...

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week begin the third section of Acts as Saul and Barnabas go on their first church planting miss...

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week we are introduced to one of the villains of the book: Herod Agrippa I.

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and  rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week’s message focuses on one of the most pivotal moments in the early church—the conversion of...