This talk introduces our series called Habits of Grace, exploring spiritual disciplines that enable disciples of Jesus to flourish. This week we look at the habit of reading scripture.
Jesus in the passage speaks to us about the futility of worry and turns our attention to right thinking and right priorities — Seeking first him and his kingdom.
One of Jesus’ greatest promises to us is that he will be with us until the very "end of the age”. The real question isn’t "Will Jesus be with us?"…
What is success? Many of us spend our lives desperately trying to achieve it, in our career, at school, in our families, relationships and even in ministry. We are constantly…
In this passage, Jesus speaks of the terrible weight and burden we all have and the wonderful rest we can find in him.
Do you crave the approval of others? Do you live in bondage to what other people think of you? Do you feel enslaved by your need to be affirmed, liked,…
Our culture is addicted to approval. We seek approval from others, we try to receive recognition for what we do and make sure people know when we do good things. Yet,…
The Samaritan woman meets the Messiah, and finds that through Jesus she is fully satisfied and is transformed. Jesus quenched her spiritual thirsts, and offers the same to all. Through…
Jesus made many promises to His people. He promised to provide for the needy, to fill the empty, to free the anxious, to uplift the weary, to comfort the discouraged,…
Jesus came to call sinners, not the righteous. Ultimately, it’s an invitation to all of us, to anyone humble enough to recognise their need for Jesus’ love and grace and…
God brings victory when we recognise who he truly is and give him the praise he deserves. King Jehoshaphat found victory in the battle through a right relationship with God.…
God consistently works “in His way, in His time, and for His purpose and glory” and as He does so, He invites us into partnership with Him. But we’re not…
It is so easy to adopt an attitude of helplessness when overwhelmed by the current environmental crisis. As disciples of Jesus Christ we are called to a different response to…
As Jesus sets the man with impure spirits free, he also sets us free from the things in our lives which bring about destruction. We are set free by Jesus,…
Paul challenges us to love Jesus and love his gospel. Doing this means choosing to behold, proclaim, preserve, embody, and pass on the gospel. We also choose to adore and…
Jesus encourages his disciples (us) to consider how we might use our wealth for eternal purposes. Investing our money into people, seeking to see their lives transformed by gospel.
In this passage Jesus encourages his disciples (us) to consider how we might use our wealth for eternal purposes. Investing our money into people, seeking to see their lives transformed…
Is the good life measured by how much you experience or how much you own? Will knowledge in life bring you security? The author of Ecclesiastes realised the answer is…
The Bible commands us to 'practice hospitality', but what does biblical hospitality look like? Through Jesus, all people get a seat at God’s table. When we grasp the generosity of…
It has been said that the Bible answers life's most often asked questions such as "Who am I", "Where did I come from", "Why am I here", and "What am…
Is your life driven by the pursuit of knowledge and pleasure? The author of Ecclesiastes tried this and found it meaningless. It may be confronting, but the good news is…
Special guest David Groenenboom, from the International Justice Mission, explores the biblical mandate to seek freedom for the captives and oppressed. Then, we interview a panel of guests from IJM…
In this talk we begin our journey in seeking to answer to the big question of life. What is life and its meaning. Where is meaning and purpose to be…
A wave of persecution scattered the early church out into the Empire, to places like Antioch, where the gospel was first preached to the gentiles. The culturally diverse church of…
Love in all directions. How a Jesus focused, spirit filled community is meant to be a spiritual family to one another
Acts 10 is a story of God at work in Peter and Cornelius, revealing what the Kingdom of God is to be like. God’s kingdom is for all people, even…
John Stott argues that verses 1-2 in Romans 12 are "a summary of the whole of the Christian life”. Transformed people choose gratitude and depend on mercy. They choose to…
There is no place we can go, no place we can run, there is nothing we can do, that will ever separate us from the reality we are loved by…
God can change you to be more like His Son, in fact in Christ Jesus He has changed you by the power and presence of His Spirit. The same power…
Paul begins by reminding us that there is no condemnation is Christ. Then he speaks of the power of God Spirit to transform us, Our future glory in Christ, the…
Live bold, courageous, passionate lives! Paul’s letter to the Romans is arguably the single most important piece of literature in the history of the world. And Chapter 8 is perhaps…
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves