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The Unexpected
| A Unexpected Reality | For most of his life on earth Jesus lived in quiet Nazareth, not by accident, but by God's purpose (Reading: Matthew 2:13-23) |
Simon Harris | 30 Dec 2012 |  |
| An Unexpected Name | The name of Jesus was common enough in His time, but it's meaning was extraordinary. (Reading: Matthew 1:18:21) |
Simon Harris | 25 Dec 2012 | |
| Unexpected Visitors | After His birth, Jesus was visited by Shepherds and by Magi from "The East" | Simon Harris | 24 Dec 2012 | |
| An Unexpected Bed | A manger is an unexpected bed, but it's deeper than that. | Simon Harris | 23 Dec 2012 | |
| An Unexpected Place | Even in familiar stories, the unexpected is significant. Did anyone expect the place of Christ's birth? (Reading: Luke 2:1-7) |
Simon Harris | 17 Dec 2012 | |
iRelate
| Hospitality | Hospitality is one of the ways we can show God and be like God (Readings: Romans 12:9-16, Hebrews 13:1-8) |
Simon Harris | 09 Dec 2012 | |
| Friendship | Friendship is a vital element of discipleship, and a key part of Christian life | Simon Harris | 02 Dec 2012 | |
| Sexuality and Pornography | Sexuality and Pornography are not common sermon topics, but they are important (Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:12 - 7:5) |
Simon Harris | 26 Nov 2012 | |
Other
iRelate
| Across All Divides | The radical love of Jesus is a love that crosses the divide between friend and enemy (Reading: Matthew 5:38-48) |
Simon Harris | 11 Nov 2012 | |
| Communion | Communion is a key relationship in Christian community, and it's based on a few basic principles (Readings: Mark 4:12:26, Ephesians 1:3-7, 1 Corinthians 11:23-28) |
Simon Harris | 04 Nov 2012 | |
| Faith | How does life in the 21st century affect our faith? (Readings: Matthew 6:25-34, Matthew 16:5-12, Matthew 17:14-20) |
Eddie Vass | 28 Oct 2012 | |
| His Story Through My Story | Paul told God's story through the story of his life (Reading: Acts 17:16-26) |
Linda Pepper | 21 Oct 2012 |  |
| Parenting | Parenting is moving children from dependence on us to dependence on God (Readings: Deutoronomy 6:1-12, Matthew 19:13-15, Hosea 11:1-11) |
Simon Harris | 14 Oct 2012 | |
| Singleness | Being single is not just the absence of marriage, it's an opportunity to live a life devoted to God (Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:1-9) |
Simon Harris | 07 Oct 2012 | |
| Marriage | Marriage reflects the relationships in the Trinity, and relies on a servant attitude (Readings: John 4: 7-26, John 4: 39-42) |
Simon Harris | 30 Sep 2012 | |
| iRelate ... to the world | God promised Abraham he would bless everyone from all nations, Solomon prayed that God would answer the prayers of visiting foreigners, and Christ called his followers to go and make disciples of everyone (Readings: 1 Kings 8: 22-30, 1 Kings 8: 41-43) |
David Pepper | 23 Sep 2012 | |
| The fruits of our labours | offering the first fruit of the harvest to God shows a relationship of trust, dependence and expectancy (Reading: Leviticus 23) |
Simon Harris | 16 Sep 2012 | |
| To be known in His image | If God is relational, and we are created in his image, we are relational too. (Reading: Phil 2:1-18) |
Simon Harris | 09 Sep 2012 | |
| To Know Him | Getting to know the triune Godhead, and the relationships at the core of existence (Reading: John 3:1-20) |
Simon Harris | 02 Sep 2012 | |
Building Community
Live It!
| Live it and take your stand | To live the Jesus life is to take a stand against the evil one (Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20) |
Simon Harris | 15 Jul 2012 | |
| Live it where you are | Mission is not somewhere you go, but the way you do things where you are (Reading: Ephesians 5:21 - 6:9) |
Simon Harris | 08 Jul 2012 | |
| Living in the light | Paul presents Christ's teaching on how to live your life to the churches in the province of Asia Minor (Reading: Ephesians 4:17-32) |
Simon Harris | 01 Jul 2012 | |
| Living in your gifts | We may all have a different mix of gifts, but we all have gifts and should recognize and use them (Reading: Ephesians 4:1-16) |
Simon Harris | 24 Jun 2012 | |
Other
| Introduction to a child called Ipswich | Introduction to a child called Ipswich (Reading: Matthew 9:18-26) |
15 Jun 2012 | |
Live It!
| Live in your calling | Jesus asked us to do what he did, Paul asked us to do it where we are (Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21) |
Simon Harris | 10 Jun 2012 | |
| Following Paul's example | In Ephesians 3 Paul gives us examples to follow (Reading: Ephesians 3:1-13) |
Jon Stannard | 03 Jun 2012 | |
| Living in community | Sharing your life with a family group is a vital part of Living It! (Reading: Ephesians 2) |
Claire Earl | 27 May 2012 | |
| Alive in Christ | Some early verses in Ephesians help to remind us that we are blessed,chosen and loved, with a destiny chosen by God (Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14) |
Simon Harris | 20 May 2012 | |
| A Missional Movement | About the author and recipients of "Ephesians", and what the book means to us (Reading: Acts 20:1-20) |
Simon Harris | 13 May 2012 | |
Other
| Three Strikes and You're Out | Jehoash was not a bold King of Israel, but he sought advice from from God when the prophet Elishah was on his deathbed (Reading: 2 Kings 13:10-25) |
Bob Moulton | 06 May 2012 | |
Heaven and Hell
| Hell | Jesus went to a lot of trouble to rescue us from Hell, what do we need to do about it? (Reading: Luke 16: 19-31) |
Simon Harris | 29 Apr 2012 | |
| Heaven | Is Heaven really a boring eternity of clouds, harps and endless hymns? (Reading: 1 Cor 2:6-16) |
Simon Harris | 22 Apr 2012 | |
Following Jesus
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Following Jesus
| Follow Jesus to the Cross | An exploration of some deeper meanings of Holy Week (Reading: Luke 23:32-49) |
Simon Harris | 02 Apr 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus like a child | To reach God's kingdom we need to be like children: compassionate, humble, intimate, full of life, and determined (Reading: Luke 18:1-34) |
Simon Barrington | 25 Mar 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus to discover God's heart | What is God like? A compassionate father who watches, waits and welcomes. (Reading: Luke 15:11-24) |
Simon Harris | 18 Mar 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus to a broken heart | True repentance is a change of heart, not just a struggle to change or conceal behaviour (Reading: Luke 11:29 -13:35) |
Simon Harris | 11 Mar 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus to a prayer-filled life | The disciples asked Jesus to "teach us to pray" - and he did for us too. Prayer is vital, even though the powers of darkness gather to make it difficult. (Reading: Luke 11:1-13) |
Simon Harris | 04 Mar 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus to a new mission | Jesus called people to love God. Mission is not just about getting more bodies through the church door. (Reading: Luke 8-10) |
Claire Earl | 26 Feb 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus to surprising people | Jesus surprised religious people by blessing a centurion, a widow and a sinful woman (Reading: Luke 7:1-17) |
Simon Harris | 19 Feb 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus to a radical lifestyle | Jesus explains that the poor and the weeping experience the Kingdom of God (Reading: Luke 6: 17-42) |
Claire Earl | 12 Feb 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus to a new kind of balance | Jesus shared and taught with his disciple. To live like Jesus we need to balance our "in", "up" and "out" (Reading: Luke 6:12-19 ) |
Julie Kite | 05 Feb 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus to a new way of thinking | Jesus argued with religious people, and broke or ignored rules they had added to God's word. What rules do you follow? (Reading: Luke 5:33 - 6:11) |
Simon Harris | 29 Jan 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus to all the parties | When Jesus called Levi to follow him he showed his disciples (and us) the importance of engaging with the unloved and marginalized (Reading: Luke 5:27-32) |
Simon Harris | 22 Jan 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus with Everything | A Rabbi in the time of Jesus was expected to take the best students as disciples. The disciples in turn were expected to abandon everything and follow the Rabbi everywhere (Reading: Luke 5:1-11) |
Simon Harris | 15 Jan 2012 | |
| Follow Jesus into the Desert | Jesus started his public ministry by seeking solitude, fasting and Spirit-guided reflection in the desert. There he dealt with the temptations of the Devil and emerged refreshed and prepared (Reading: Luke 4:1-13) |
Simon Harris | 08 Jan 2012 | |