Hope Central Australia

The Gifts of the Spirit   Comfort, Week 3 - 20 November 2022   This week Pastor Rad of our Salisbury campus encourages us to stir up and discover the gifts of God we have in us.  What are those gifts?  How do we find out what gifts God has placed in us?  How do we use them?  Be encouraged and uplifted by this powerful message.    

The Power of the Comforter   Comfort, Week 2 - 13 November 2022   Senior Pastor Joe Habermehl digs into the idea of comfort and power being closely aligned in the Holy Spirit.  What do we need and how do we get it?    

The Fruit of the Spirit   Comfort, Week 1 - 6 November 2022   In the first of our November series 'Comfort', Pastor Ashley reminds us of the need to be aware of the fruit in our lives, and how to have more of the fruit that God gives.  Listen in as we are reminded of some life changing truths.    

Sister Up   Take It Easy, Week 5 - 30 October 2022   In the final chapter of our series 'Take It Easy', Pastor Jodie addresses the weight of not being enough.  What is our response when we are burdened with the challenges that we encounter in life?  When we feel as though we are not going to get through, or when our ability to deal with issues is not enough, how do we respond?  We all need to "sis...

The Weight of Good Works   Take It Easy, Week 4 - 23 October 2022   Pastor Joe brings the fourth message in the October series, and ponders the question of how to be good enough to receive the blessings of God.  Is it possible to do enough to earn the favour of Jesus?  How do we measure it, and what do we need to look for and strive for in our lives?  The answers may surprise you.    

The Weight of Isolation   Take It Easy, Week 3 - 30 October 2022 Week 3 of this series takes us further into the vortex that results from undealt with sin, guilt and shame.  Journey with us as we discover the ways in which we create burdens for ourselves, and then we learn the way out of it all.    

The Weight of Shame   Take It Easy, Week 2 - 9 October 2022   The second instalment in our series 'Take It Easy'.  Pastor Ashley touches on the destructive power of shame in our lives.  What are the consequences of holding on to shame?  How do we deal with it?     

The Weight of Sin Take It Easy, Week 1 - 2 October 2022   In the first of our October series - 'Take It Easy', Pastor Matt King walks through the challenge that is the weight of sin in our lives.   Listen as he unravels the way sin can impact us, and the ways we respond to it.    

What Talent is in Your Hands?   1 May 2022 In this message Pastor Ashley talks about how we can hinder the work of God, in us and through us, by not accepting what He has placed in our lives for the greater good.   For more information about Hope Central, please visit our website - http://www.hopecentral.org.au   

Packing Baggage   24 April 2022   Matt takes us to a place of discovering and dealing with the things in life that weigh us down and keep us from walking in the fulness of God's will for our lives.   For more information about Hope Central, please visit our website - http://www.hopecentral.org.au   

Making Room   25 September 2022   Life gets busy, and we just want to make sure everything is under control.  Evan Young discusses the difficult task of navigating through the temptations and diversions we are thrown in our attempts to gain and maintain control of our lives.    

Disorder by Distractions 18 September 2022 When it comes to placing importance in our life, where do we put Jesus Christ?  Does our life reflect that fact, or are we hijacked by distractions?  This week Tonya examines just how easy and how much we can be distracted from Jesus and His will for our lives. For more information about Hope Central, please visit our website - http://www.hopecentral.org....

Power and Authority 11 September 2022 In this Hope Central episode Pastor Ashley poses some thoughts and questions for us to consider when mapping out the goals and paths of our lives.  Is our desire to be in control of our lives out of balance?  What is the power and authority we seek after?  What is the power and authority we have?  For more information about Hope Central, please visit our websi...

The Glory of the Fathers   4 September 2022   Fathers!  What is it about fathers that captivates and inspires?  How and why do we look up to our fathers?  In the end of it all, there is one Father who is there as an ultimate example of parenting, but it takes a realignment of our mindset to understand it.  Pastor Joe helps us through the jungle of priorities in the way we look to our fathers, and...

In Order to Love People Well   28 August 2022   Have you ever wondered how God helps us to become better versions of ourselves?  It seems as though life just rolls from one day to the next.  Same frustrations, same difficulties, same challenges ... like our own private groundhog day.  But God is not like us.  Pastor Joe leads us on a discovery of the person of God getting in our faces in a most un...

Relationships   14 August 2022   Relationships can be the best things in life, or they can be the worst things in life.  It gets tricky at times knowing what to do, what to say, how to make the best of the relationships we are in.  Lachlan Siderius opens up some challenging ideas on relationships and the importance they have in our lives.   For more information about Hope Central, please visit our...

Giving in Relationships   7 August 2022   What is it that makes relationships valuable and impactful?  How do we approach relationships of different kinds?  Pastor Matt leads us to ask questions of ourselves and our relationships.   For more information on Hope Central, visit our web page - http://www.hopecentral.org.au    

In Order to Have Gratitude   31 July 2022   Sometimes it is the small things that make the biggest difference.  Pastor Joe breaks down what real worship is, and leads us to a place of discovering that it is not as complicated as we sometimes make it out to be.   For more information about Hope Central, please visit our website - http://www.hopecentral.org.au     

Wonder 24 July 2022 In week 3 of our focus on worship, Pastor Ashley Downing reminds us of how we can sometimes take for granted the things around us.  Familiarity can lead us to a place of no longer recognising what is right in front of us.  God is everywhere.  Do you see Him? For more information about Hope Central, please visit our website - http://www.hopecentral.org.au    

The Importance of Worship 17 July 2022 Senior Pastor Joe Habermehl takes us on a journey to discover why we worship, what we worship, and the importance it is to our lives.  It may not be what you think it is.  Listen and find out more.   For more information on Hope Central, visit our web page - http://www.hopecentral.org.au

Worship in Art 10 July 2022 Pastor Derek McClure, Hope Central’s Worship Pastor, and creator of the 30 day worship journey, shares an inspiring message on how Worship is a creative expression of gratitude. Hear the heart behind the Blog. For more information on the 30 day journey, go to Hope Central Australia’s website http://www.hopecentral.org.au  

Time - Jodie Habermehl   What we do with our time matters.  It can be difficult to plan around all that comes at us in life though.  Pastor Jodie helps us to work through the prioritisation of our time.    

Evangelism - Ashley Downing   We come to Christ because someone shared the message of the gospel with us.  Who are we likewise sharing the gospel with, and how?  Pastor Ashley takes a look at what evangelism can look like in our lives.    

The Lord is My Shepherd - Glynn Greenwood   Our lot in life is most often related to the people we attach ourselves to and learn from.  Who should we be yoking ourselves to in this journey of life?    

Second Chances, God's Second ride - Ashley Downing   In March our Younique congregation, for families of special needs, had a series on 'Second Chances'.  This is message #4 from that series.