Today we continue through the book of Jonah and The Heartbeat of God.
 Jesse Behan opens the reading of:
Jonah 2:10 - 3:1-10

We delve more into the book of Jonah with Eric Geiger Jonah 1: 17+2:1-10

Today we start a new series in the Book of Jonah, where we'll be examining God's heartbeat for lost people.

Zane Elliott walks us through chapter 1 using two headers: the response of  the 'godly one and the response of the 'godless ones.'

Today we gather to celebrate that Jesus is Risen from the dead! His resurrection means that everything has changed. We'll be hearing John's account of Jesus resurrection in John 20:1-23, and we'll be looking at;
 i)Mary's Misery,
 ii)Mary's Misunderstanding, and,
 iii) Mary's Message as Zane Elliott

The Road to Jerusalem -Be Prepared Luke 12:35-48

At the 10:30am service today John Palmer opens Luke 12:13-34, and helps us see where we find true wealth. As we think about true wealth, and where we can find it we'll explore this theme under three headings:
i) An Interruption, 
ii) A Parable, 
iii) A challenge about possessions.

In this service we are going to be encouraged to 'Be faithful to the faithful one' as Dave Clancey, who is the ministry director for the Church of Confessing Anglicans, and tutor at Bishopdale College will open Luke 12:1-12 for us as we continue in Luke's Gospel.

Today we continue in the Gospel of Luke.  In today’s passage, Zane Elliott  takes us back to the crowd who demanded a sign, and accused him of working for the devil. 

Today he shows us how Jesus challenges their motives as he shows them that;
 i)Jesus' message is enough vv.29-33, and then highlights their false motives as he insists that;
 ii) Jesus' self-revelation is enough vv.33-36.

As we continue in the Gospel of Luke Zane Elliott walks us through an illogical accusation and three grave warnings after Jesus heals a mute man.

As we continue in the Gospel of Luke Jean Palmer takes us to famous instructions for followers of Jesus on how to pray.

In this service we'll continue on the 'Road to Jerusalem' with Jesus, as we open Luke 10:25-37 and come to the very well known Parable of the Good Samaritan.

Jesus tells this story in response to a lawyer, an expert in the Jewish law who hammers him with a question, which aims to achieve something very different from what it sounds like on the face of it.

Today, in Luke 10:25-37, we are going to grapple with that question, and Jesus’ answer.  {slide 3} We’re going to spend some time understanding i) the Lawyer’s questions vv.25-29
Before we see Jesus, ii) getting to the heart of the matter vv.30-35,. Then we spend most our time exploring how Jesus asks iii) a better question vv.36-37

In this semon we return to the Gospel of Luke. We'll pick up at Chapter 9 verse 51, a key verse in this gospel, where Jesus resolutely sets his face towards Jerusalem and all that awaits him there.

As we work through the passage (9:51-10:24) we'll see how Jesus reframes the expectations of his disciples.

He gives the instructions about going out and sharing in Kingdom proclamation i)Under the Sovereignty of God vv.1-16. 
And he reframes ii) What ministry success really looks like v.17-24. As we explore those two big concepts we’ll also draw on the two preceding encounters, one in a Samaritan village where Jesus was rejected, and one where disciples were called to prioritise Kingdom proclamation above all else.

Under The Shadow of his Wings Psalm 61

In this short series 'Under the shadow of His wings" we look at the overwhelming confidence Christine can have, as they take refuge in God's care and protection. Today Zane Elliott walks us through Psalm 36 and helps us think through where we can find refuge in the storms of life, even extreme situations where others threaten to harm us. He'll help us see:
 i)what the wicked are like, and how we can face their plots and schemes because of
 ii) The love of God.
Please note: The reading of Psalm 36 has been excluded from the audio.

Life can be uncertain and unpredictable. As we begin a New Year we are taking time to consider God's Sovereign providence, care and protection as we work through a series of three Psalms. the series is called 'Under the Shadow of His wings.'

Today Jean Palmer opens Psalm 91.

Today we continue in our Advent series 'the Coming of a Saviour.' Zane Elliott takes us to a prophecy given around 7-800 years before Jesus was born, which pointed to how God would fulfil his wonderful promise to gather people who had rejected him back to himself as God's people, they would live in god's place enjoying God's blessing. 

Today we explore God's Plan to do that, and how it came true for King Ahaz, and how it came true in the birth of the Lord Jesus.

Today we are going to meet men who come and bow before a king, not in a grand palace but humbly on the floor, recognising the Kingship of a baby. As this saviour is recognised as a king, we are both surprised, and reassured as Matthew points us to the Old Testament consistency of Jesus’ reign which calls us to {slide}
i) recognise the king! As we see the responses of Herod and the Magi to this King Matthew helps us to
ii) grasp the scope of his kingdom and puts us on the spot helping us to think through how we will respond to its ruler.

This week we continue engaging with the birth of Jesus, as we consider his naming, and presentation in the Temple. John palmer will be preaching on Luke 2:21-40, and Isaiah 61:10-26:12.

As we continue working through the big series for Advent called The Coming of a Saviour we've already considered Our Problem and God's Promise. This morning Jean Palmer is helping us look to the glorious future we have with God as we think about the theme 'God's Place.'

Today we continue the four part Advent series called: The coming of a Saviour.

Last week we spent time considering Our Problem; and highlighted why we need a Saviour in the first place. 
Today John Palmer is going to help us consider God's Promise as he preaches on Genesis 12:1-8, and 2 Samuel 

We don’t have to look far to recognise this world isn’t a world of perfection right now. If you’ve ever wondered why everything feels so messed up, why we find ourselves in conflict with other people, why God feels distant.

Zane Elliott helps us see why, as we tackle the theme  ‘Our Problem’ and asks ‘why do we need a saviour?’

This is the final sermon in the series we've been working through in 1 Peter. 

Last week we saw how leaders can do that; by emptying themselves, and following the example of the Good Shepherd. Watching over the flock by exercising a servant leadership under the great shepherd, the Lord Jesus. 

In this last section Zane Elliott help's us follow Peter’s train of thought  which moves from leaders to young people, and then the rest of the Church, as he calls every believer to i) follow Jesus’ example of humility. He also offers strength to Christians, in the midst of suffering. He identifies a great threat to their faith, and encourages us to ii) be of sober mind when we suffer.

The failures of Christian leaders are often high-profile, and always deeply harmful to a Christian church, and its members. 

In 1 Peter 5:1-4 Peter helps Christian people think through how leaders can model the Lord Jesus as they watch over the flocks entrusted to them. 

As Zane Elliott opens 1 Peter 5:1-4 we are going to see how leaders are not exempt from the trials of the Christian life, but Christian leaders:
 i) share in Jesus’ sufferings v.1, but that despite being the target of some particular hurt and challenges must shepherd well, and
 ii) follow Jesus’ example vv.2-3, and when they do, they will
 iii) share Jesus’ glory v.4

Over the next three weeks we'll finish the series we started earlier in the year in 1 Peter. 

As we work through this passage today  we’re going to anchor the very real suffering we experience in i) The Pattern of Jesus vv.12 &13, we’re going to consider the purpose of ii) Suffering for Jesus vv.14-18 and how we are sustained by iii) The Example of Jesus v.19, so that we can not only endure suffering when it comes our way, but so that we can see how God uses it to his glory in the world.

Today we are joined by ECM Mission Partner Féy Cotter who works to mobilise mission work in Europe. She will open Matthew 9:35-10:8 and 28:18-20. She will help us consider when Jesus commissioned his disciples and sent them out to proclaim the good news of the Kingdom to the ‘lost sheep of Israel, and then anchor this within the Great Commission.