Tide Church

Generosity Series: ON PURPOSE Date preached: 22nd May 2022 From the very first pages of the Bible God is pictured as abundant and generous. Jesus taught and modelled radical generosity and the early church followed his example. Today we look at our mission to live generously: what that looks like and how we get there.   Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message: 1. WDescribe a moment i...

Amazing Grace Series: ON PURPOSE Date preached: 15th May 2022 When Jesus walks up to a tax collector and says follow me … it changed how people would follow God forever. Today we explore God’s extraordinary grace - both as we receive it and as we pass it on to others.   Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message: 1. How do you feel when you think about Jesus reaching out to you in your...

Love Like Jesus Series: ON PURPOSE Date preached: 8th May 2022 The church isn’t something you go to … it’s something you are. So as we think about purpose as a church we’re asking “what kind of people should we be at TIDE church?” And when Jesus talked about the kind of people his followers should be, the most important thing for him was LOVE: love God and love others … the way I have loved you  ...

The Path Series: ON PURPOSE Date preached: 1st May 2022 Luke gives us an inspiring description of the early church (Acts 2:42-47). How does that ideal impact our church in the 21st century. After looking at our mission and purpose last week, this week we ask the question: how are we going to get there? If you’re on the journey with our church community this message will tell you what you can expec...

Where are we going? Series: ON PURPOSE Date preached: 24th April 2022 Jesus was clear that his followers have a purpose and a mission in life. It’s not about themselves but about others and about the world. Today Matt share TIDE’s commitment to the purpose and mission of Jesus. This is where we are headed as a church. Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message: 1. How would you describe...

Temptation Series: overcome/r Date preached: 10th April 2022 We don’t like to admit it and we definitely don’t like to talk about it. But everyone knows the voice of temptation. Those voices in our minds that tell us “it’s OK - everyone does it - no one will know”. Many of us struggle with temptation and this week we’re going to talk honestly about what we can do to overcome temptation in our live...

#Fail #Again Series: Overcome/r Date preached: 27th March 2022 We all make mistakes and everybody fails sometimes. It’s how we respond to failure that counts. Do we have what it takes to overcome failure or do we feel overcome by our failure. This week we explore at Peter’s ‘epic failure’ … and Jesus’ extraordinary response. Understanding Jesus’ response to our failure will change the way your res...

I doubt that Series: overcome/r Date preached: 20th March 2022 It seems we live in an increasingly uncertain and unstable world. And this uncertainty and instability increases the doubt that many of us live with. Is anything certain anymore? Is anything ‘true’? Can anything or anyone be trusted? In this message we explore what Christian faith means in a world where many of us feel overcome with do...

God’s got this Series: Overcome/r Date preached: 13th March 2022 Stress and worry seem out of control in our world today. Yet Jesus is described as the “Prince of peace”. Is there a way Christian faith can help us overcome stress and worry in our lives. This message explores that question through Jesus teaching about worry. This message will give you some practical tips for embracing Jesus teachin...

Afraid? Series: Overcome/r Date preached: 6th March 2022 If the Covid pandemic has showed us anything, it’s that fear is powerful. And whether it’s world events or a personal health crisis, many people live lives overcome by fear. Is there another way? Can we live lives characterised by courage instead of fear. Jesus seemed to think so. This week we jump into the boat with Jesus as he sails us int...

Conquering Sandcastles Series: Overcome/r Date preached: 27th February 2022 Life is hard and many of us feel overcome by fear, doubt, failure, temptation and loss. In this message we begin our series exploring the path from overcome to overcomer by challenging the idea that life with God should be comfortable and easy. Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message: 1. How do you feel when...

Walking in the Spirit Date preached: 20th February 2022 Roger Brook joins us to explore what it means to “live in the spirit” and to “walk in the spirit”. In a world ruled by our individual wants and desires, Paul writes about a different way to live – a way ruled not by our agenda but by the agenda of God’s Spirit. Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message: 1. How does this spiritual...

Famine Date preached: 13th February 2022 Millions of people are living without enough food to eat. It’s a global tragedy. This week we explore a hunger crisis that’s even worse: “a famine of hearing the words of the Lord”. So many people are starving spiritually – desperate to find spiritual food that will truly satisfy them. When Jesus says “I am the bread of life”, he’s making a bold claim about...

Jesus’ #1 rule Series: Jesus: all grown up Date preached: 6th February 2022 Jesus came into a world full of religious rules. And perhaps his most controversial move he announced that he was replacing them all with ONE NEW COMMAND. Just one. This command drove the early church and continues to drive followers of Jesus and churches today (at least that’s the idea). This week we go back to the beginn...

Changing the rules Series: Jesus: all grown up Date preached: 30th January 2022 When you think about who Jesus is and who his first followers thought he was, there’s one idea or theme that stands head and shoulders above all others: they thought Jesus was the “Messiah”. “Messiah” isn’t a word or idea that most of us think about in the 21 st century and it would be easy to ignore “Messiah” and read...

The future looks bright Series: Jesus: all grown up Date preached: 23rd January 2022 Do you ever think about what happens after you die? Jesus did. He talked a lot about heaven and eternal life. But for Jesus and his first followers, understanding and believing in heaven and eternal life wasn’t just about what happens after you die … it affects the way you live now, in this life. Questions to refl...

Changing the rules Series: Jesus: all grown up Date preached: 16th January 2022 Jesus talked a lot about the way people should think about and treat other people. And he didn’t just repeat old laws and rules. In fact Jesus laid out a whole new set of ideas and rules and then he looked at his followers and said … follow. Jesus expected followers of Jesus to … follow Jesus. Today we explore what tha...

Show me the way Series: Jesus: all grown up Date preached: 9th January 2022 In a world full of ideas about God and ideas about how to connect with and access God, Jesus comes with a radically different message. He doesn’t come saying “let me show you the way”, but rather comes saying “I am the way”. Today we explore what that means for us thousands of years later. Spoiler alert … it means somethin...

Good news for ALL people Series: Jesus: all grown up Date preached: 2 nd January 2022 Jesus hung out with all sorts of people. Jesus healed all sorts of people. Jesus called all sorts of people to follow him. It’s not an accident … the gospels writers go out of their way to show us that Jesus was radically inclusive: proving that the angels were right when they said that Jesus would be “good news...

Look what the postie delivered Date preached: 24 th December 2021 People had been waiting thousands of years for the first Christmas. But when it arrived it wasn’t what they were expecting … in fact it was so unexpected most people missed it altogether. Today we take a fresh look at the unexpected coming of the ‘saviour’ and ask what Jesus birth means for us today.  Questions to reflect on and dis...

Lost treasure Series: Hidden Treasure Date preached: 19 th December 2021 If you’ve ever lost something or been lost, you’ll know the relief and joy that comes when that lost thing get’s found. Today we explore a short story Jesus told about losing a coin and the hunt to find it. It’s a story Jesus tells to explain one of his core messages, one he repeated often … all people are valuable to God. Qu...

Buried treasure Series: Hidden Treasure Date preached: 12 th December 2021 Many of us dream of bring rich or famous or super-talented. We want to build inspiring careers and great families. The truth of course is that many of us feel pretty ordinary. Paul has good news for those of us who feel that way. Paul says that every Christian has something valuable inside us: he says it’s like we have trea...

Treasure Hunting Series: Hidden Treasure Date preached: 5th December 2021 Discovering buried treasure – or maybe winning the lottery – how cool would that be? One of the word pictures Jesus used to talk about life with God is the word “treasure”. Today we dig into that idea and ask ourselves what is faith and life with God really worth? Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message: 1. Wha...

Let’s get naked! Date preached: 28 th November 2021 Many of us live behind masks – carefully managing how the world sees us, and secretly afraid that people might see the real us behind the mask. This isn’t a new thing, in fact we see the roots of this behaviour all the way back in the opening pages of the Bible story. But Jesus life and death opened a new way for us to relate to God (and ultimate...

Courageous faith Date preached: 31st October 2021 Jesus did lots of things that amazed others, but only twice do we find Jesus “amazed’ … and both times he is amazed at the faith he sees in others. Today we look at these two stories where Jesus is amazed and ask ourselves: what does our level of faith look like? Is it rational and safe … or bold and courageous?  Questions to reflect on and discuss...