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Open Homes, Open Hearts
FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARLY CHURCH: Open Homes, Open HeartsReading: Acts 16:12-34 Preacher: Rev. Phil Swain In the leadup to Pentecost we are continuing our series looking at Foundations of the Early Church and highlighting some of its defining characteristics. This week we will be looking at the theme of “Open homes, open hearts” – how the early church was one of hospitality and inclusion. In particular we will zoom in on Lydia – one of significant leaders in the church Read more
Easter Sunday 2025
Easter Sunday Service – Transformed for Life! Reading: Luke 24:1-12 Kids Talk: Daniel Gibb Preacher: Rev. Phil Swain This service will be filled with lively singing with the Easter worship band, great joy and lots and lots of butterflies as we celebrate that Jesus is alive. Daniel our children and youth worker has put together an awesome kids talk based on the theme of butterflies … did we mention that there will be lots of butterflies (well not real ones Read more
Good Friday 2025
Good Friday Worship – At the CrossLed by Daniel Gibb, Edwina Baily and Phil Swain A creative and reflective worship service which will focus on the cross of Jesus and the forgiveness, grace and life that we can find through his death. We have been journeying towards the cross for the season of Lent, today we arrive … at the cross. There will be a four short reflections led by Daniel, Edwina and Phil helping us to hear anew the Read more
Palm Sunday 2025
Experiencing Holy WeekUsing all our senses to Experience Palm Sunday and Holy Week Led by Daniel Gibb and Phil Swain Our Palm Sunday Worship will be a series of experiences led by Phil and Daniel where we will use our senses to hear, see, taste, smell and feel the events of Palm Sunday and Holy Week. This all-aged service will also includes singing, worship, prayers and reflections as we prepare to step into his most special of weeks. Sermon Text
A Transformed Heart part 2
Lent #4 – a Transformed Heart Part 2How can understanding the Word of God transform our hearts?Preacher: Daniel Gibb Reading: Luke 16:19-31 As we continue our Lenten journey of transformation, we are confronted with a difficult passage that invites us to continue reflecting on how our hearts might be transformed in the lead up to Easter. This Sunday, Daniel will be looking at the parable that Jesus told about The Rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). While this is a Read more
A Transformed Heart
Lent Week #3 – a Transformed HeartTransformation stories about lost, found and communityPreacher: Phil Swain Readings: Luke 15:1-32 Transformation is more than just thinking different … it can also be about a change of heart. This Sunday as we continue our Lenten journey within our “transformation” theme we are looking at three well-known and well-loved parables … the lost sheep, lost coin and lost son. These stories will stir our emotions as we rejoice as the lost is found and Read more
A Transformed Perspective
Lent Week #2 – a Transformed perspective How Easter can challenge our views about God and Life Preacher: Phil Swain Readings: Luke 13:1-9 We continue our Lenten journey within our “transformation” theme and how Easter has the power to transform our minds or our thinking … and even perspectives on faith and God and life. This week our narrative reading from Luke 13 is a challenging story where Jesus is being asked to give his take on some tragic current Read more
A Transformed Mind
Lent Week #1 – a Transformed Mind / How Easter can transform our perspective and thinkingPreacher: Phil Swain Luke 10:25-42 We start our six-week Lenten journey towards the cross and resurrection of Easter. This year at TUC, our theme for Lent is “transformation”. Easter is transformative … Easter should transform you. We are going to use Lent to ponder what it means for God to transform our minds or our thinking; how the cross can transform our hearts (or the Read more
Vision Sunday 2025
Preacher: Phil Swain Luke 13:6-9 & 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Vision Sunday 2025 is an important day in our church year as we cast a Vision of where God is leading us as a church for the next 12 months. This year will be a critical year as we continue on our journey in discerning what it might look like to be a 2030 church? Our ministry team will be sharing some of the preparation that our church has been doing Read more
Trusting Jesus in Life’s Transitions
Preacher: Phil Swain Reading: Luke 7:1-17 Life is full of transitions – getting older, moving house, changing jobs, having kids … as well as all the changes that society goes through. Transitions bring changes and challenges the status quo, which is probably why many people get anxious when transitions occur. Jesus lived in a time of transition. In the early chapters of Luke we have seen that during the beginning of Jesus ministry, he constantly pushed the boundaries and challenged Read more