Discovery Church

Matthew 5:1-7 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousn...

We're joined by guest speaker Ash Barker. Ash Barker is immersed in the multi-racial and multi-religious inner city neighbourhood of Winson Green, Birmingham (UK) as the Founding Director of Newbigin House.

My Father’s Business - Luke 2:41-52 - Join Jody and the Discovery girls as they explore identity, calling & clarity and ask the question: who's agenda are we living for?

Matthew 5:5 — “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” 5 blocks of teaching Block 1- Matthew 5-7: 8 beatitudes, sermon on the mount Block 2 – Matthew 10: The “sending” sermon (Go into all the towns) Block 3 – Matthew 13: Kingdom parables (The Kingdom of heaven is like…) Block 4 – Matthew 17-18: The values of the Kingdom (Childlike faith, upon this rock) Block 5 – Matthew 24-25: 7...

Devotion and Discipleship - Deuteronomy 6:4-15 + Luke 10:26-28 - What does living a life fully sold out for Jesus look like? What is wholehearted devotion? How do we balance head and heart? What's the invitation for us to model devoted discipleship to the next generation and to the person next door. Join Jody and some of the Discovery girls as they explore these Q's and more.

Everybody knows what it feels like to have a guilty conscience. To have done something we know we should’t have done. And as we get older, we get more sophisticated at justifying our questionable behaviour to ourselves. If we’re honest, we all still do things from time to time that we know we probably shouldn’t do but we’re way better at convincing ourselves why it’s really not that bad. We say th...

Extreme PDA - Luke 7:36-50 - A sinful woman anoints Jesus with her tears and his feet with her hair! This response to Jesus made everyone in the room uncomfortable EXCEPT for Jesus. Why? Join Jody and some of the Discovery girls as they explore what this encounter teaches us about radical devotion and how it challenges us to think about how we come to Jesus.

Matthew 5:1-3 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. A tale of two mountains Mount Sinai Mount of beatitudes     Old Covenant New Covenant Moses Jesus 10 Commandments 9 beatitudes Written on tablets of stone Written on human...

Luke 18:18-25 The Rich and the Kingdom of God 18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’[a]” 21 “All thes...

Key Scripture: John 3:22-30 (ESV) 22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptising. 23 John also was baptising at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptised 24 (for John had not yet been put in prison). 25 Now a discussion arose between some of John’s disciples and a Jew ove...

Macquarie Dictionary word of 2023: Cozzy Livs One of Jesus’ favourite places, and the disciples on their faces The issue of authority a/ Jesus’ defeat of the devil b/ Jesus’ defeat of death If “Cozzy livs” was your word of 2023, let “Because He lives” become your word of 2024 Hold up… I don’t see it. He is working His authority through you 1/ As you go, make disciples: He makes us good news bringe...

Parable of the Farmer, or sower. Matthew 13: 1-23. The parable was used by Jesus to tell an earthly story with a Kingdom meaning. The farmer or sower is a representation of God the Father. He is the one who sows the seed, not us. Jesus speaks about four kinds of ground. Hard, rocky, thorny and good. As Jesus jewish hearers would have wanted to know which of the grounds they identify with, we are a...

How do we receive Jesus this Christmas? The gifts Jesus receive give us some helpful ways to receive him. Gold: A Gift for a King Frankincense : A Gift for a Priest Myrrh : A Gift for someone who is to Die

Nativity: the place, event and occasion of someone’s birth Judges 13:1-3 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and had no children. And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman a...

Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favoured woman! The Lord is with you!” 29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. 30 “Don...

26/11/2023 - Matthew Destry Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Roma...

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’” Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wi...

Life with Jesus is an invitation to intentional living. We are not merely spectators in the world but active participants in God’s Kingdom Mission (the bigger story) and called to glorify him in all things. Join the conversation as Jody chats with Jo and Gabi about how we live “on purpose” in our families, workplaces and neighbourhoods.

Key Passage – – Luke 22:39-46 – The Disciples Fall Asleep at Gethsemane Why was there so much urgency from Jesus for them to stay awake and what was the temptation that he was wanting them to guard against? Luke tells us that the disciples fell asleep because they were ‘exhausted with sorrow Q: Have you ever had an experience where you’ve felt overcome with sadness and sorrow about something, or s...

Special Guest Andrew Drummond from Kardinia Church joins us to speak about the life of Peter, a life of faith, courage and responsiveness to Jesus.

What is the cause of international conflict and where is God in the midst of it all? Genesis 25:24-33 This prophetic poem, the shortest book in the Old Testament, is addressed to the people of Edom, and shows us just how bad things can get when brothers turn against each other. This prolonged antagonism between Judah and Edom is in evidence in Obadiah, serving as the prophecy’s framework. It serve...