Northside Church - Sydney

It’s time to hear the experiences of our team’s recent trip to Madagascar. Join Rachael Kearns as we hear about their experience and glimpses of God at work on “the forgotten island”. The panel of Richard Grey, Shaun Royston Chia and Amelia Watts share in the morning service.

What if the aim of our Church was primarily to get people in front of people, rather than trying to get people in front of our ideas? If you’re going to be a contributor to the WikiChurch, then what are the practices of good neighbouring? Speaker: Emily Hopkins Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-7 & 8-10

Someone who lives “open source Christianity” is someone who sees themselves as the primary contributor of God’s love into someone’s life. Not the church or its Ministers. Nor the Theologians. If that’s the case, what does it look like to be a primary contributor? Speaker: Sam Haddon Reading: Mark 12:28-31 (TNIV)

Wikipedia. A phenomenon that has swept the world since 2001. It may not be the perfect source of information, but it makes good information widely available by being “Open Source”. Rather than relying on experts, it empowers everyone to contribute. Is that not the call of the Church today? In an era where people expect much less out of our ideas as Christians, and much more out of us as people, ho...

Join us for the return of John North as he takes the platform for a special message challenging you to rethink your purpose in your part of the world. Speaker: John North

Hear from guest speaker, and past Northside Senior Pastor Graham Agnew, as he presents this "random" but insighful message.

In the multitude of life choices that we face, how do we know when making the right one? For the Christian, how do we know this is what God wants for us? In this one off sermon, Sam addresses one of the most asked questions of the Christian life. Speaker: Sam Haddon Bible Reading:  Proverbs 16:1-4,9 (TNIV)

Someone once wrote “We become what we worship”. What we elevate in our lives can lead us to ruin or restoration. What does Jesus’ habit of elevating God in His life look like and what does that mean for us? Speaker: Sam Haddon Reading: John 4: 34-39

Someone once wrote “We become what we worship”. What we elevate in our lives can lead us to ruin or restoration. What does Jesus’ habit of elevating God in His life look like and what does that mean for us? Speaker: Emily Hopkins Reading: John 17: 6-9

Finding your way through life can be tricky enough. Where do we find the appropriate guidance? The Word of God (or Bible) has been more than a set of sound principles to pick at. What does it say to us when we see Jesus standing under its authority and working it into His own life? Speaker: Sam Haddon Reading: Matthew 5:17-20

How could your life change if each morning you woke up and asked – Lord what are you up to today? Can I be a part of it? That’s Jesus’ habit of Obedience to a Kingdom Agenda. Speaker: Emily Hopkins Reading: John 5:16-19

When we get busier, we tend to turn up the pace. On the other hand, the busier Jesus got, the more he slipped away to pray. What can we learn from this core habit? Speaker: Sam Haddon Reading: Luke 5.12-14

Holy Spirit Dependance Many ask themselves, how do I find peace, stability, poise amidst the stresses and business of life? If ever there was an example of a human that managed this, it was Jesus. In this new series, we'll identify 6 clear habits that powered Jesus' life and explore how they could become your "Engine Room". Speaker: Sam Haddon Reading: John 16: 5-16

God has a marvellous purpose for our lives but we often end up stuck on a never-ending ladder of comparison, measuring ourselves by whether we’re on a higher or lower rung to others. We’re going to discover how the God who has a purpose for your life also has a way to overcome comparison and set you free to live your life for him. Reading: Romans 12:3-8

Do Justice. Love Kindess. Walk Humbly. If ever there was a simple definition of Christianity it would be this passage from the Bible. But it’s a simplicity on the other side of complexity. What does this mean for us as we move forward in doing social justice? Speaker: Sam Haddon Reading: Micah 6:6-8 (TNIV)

Is it a matter of joining an organisation? Do you need to go on a mission overseas? Is it the responsibility of a department of the church? You only have to look at this clever story from Jesus, to understand some simple and practical components to start “putting things right” in your part of the world. Speaker: Sam Haddon Reading: Luke 10:25-37 (TNIV)

The world we live in screams in pain at every turn, and the Scripture is clear that God’s people are called to engage by living justly. But is Christian social justice simply doing good things, rallying and protesting, and giving our money to good causes? Or could it be something broader and deeper and wider – participating in an eternal project of restoration that finds its genesis in the heart o...

In an increasingly globalised world, the realities of disparity and injustice have become ever clearer. At the same time, the scale of humanity’s inequities can seem too big for a person to exert a significant influence. In this new series, we ask what if you saw social justice as the opportunity to simply “Put Things Right - Where you are”? Reading: James 2:15-17 (TNIV)

Guest Speaker: Graeme Innes, former Australian Human Rights & Disability Discrimination Commissioner.

It’s not quite accurate to refer to sin only as a list of the “bad things” people do. It’s far more than that. Under every person is a dynamic that if left unchecked can lead to much of the strife we have been observing in the world around us. What is that dynamic and why does it seem to be more prevalent amongst the religious? Speaker: Sam Haddon Reading: Jonah 2:7–3:5; 3:10–4:11 (TNIV)

There is a bumper sticker floating out there on cars that says “Not perfect, just forgiven”. Of course it’s true of the Christian… but is it slightly misleading. The news of Christianity says we’re not perfect… but the better news is we’re not meant to stay that way. In this final message of the series, we’ll ask “can you overcome what lurks beneath and if so … how?” Speaker: Sam Haddon Reading: P...

Mass Shootings. Terrorism. Intolerance. Racism. We’re seeking to answer the question “What is going on with the Human Race?” The Bible’s perspective says this thing called Sin sits beneath it all. Yet sin is more than just a list of “bad deeds”. What does it mean to see sin as a Stalker? Speaker: Sam Haddon Reading: Genesis 4:3-12 (TNIV)

Sin. It’s a word that makes everyone flinch. For the non-Christian it’s exactly what’s wrong with Religion…that teaching that says everyone is no good. For the Christian, they are aware of it, yet often misunderstand it. It’s more than just good deeds vs. bad deeds. So, what of our view of sin is way too “2-dimensional”? More importantly what if the Christian understanding of sin provides one of t...

The life of faith in Jesus is one of ongoing dialogue with him as he draws us to himself, helps us to experience his love, and involves us in his redemptive work so that others might experience the same. In this series we’ll look at the remarkable biblical story of one person’s conversation with Jesus in order that our own might be enriched. Speaker: Emily Hopkins Reading: John 4:27-42 NIV

The life of faith in Jesus is one of ongoing dialogue with him as he draws us to himself, helps us to experience his love, and involves us in his redemptive work so that others might experience the same. In this series we’ll look at the remarkable biblical story of one person’s conversation with Jesus in order that our own might be enriched.