Sermons on Joy
GG#1 – Real Happiness
Title: Real HappinessSeries: Growing GenerosityReadings: Matthew 5:1-12 Preacher: Phil Swain We begin our Growing Generosity program — a three-week journey exploring what it means to live with generosity. Each Sunday in worship we will focus on a different aspect of what it means to grow in generosity as followers of Jesus, both as individuals and as a church community – to live a life that reflects God’s extravagant grace and love in all we do. Our theme this week is Read more
Living the Triple Call of Grace
Living the Triple Call of Grace Readings: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Preacher: Kevin Kim In the final verses of his letter to the Thessalonians, Paul calls the church to live out a Spirit-filled life as they await Christ’s return—not with fear, but with faithfulness. Faithful waiting means living well today—with a posture of respect, patience, and prayer. We are invited to live peacefully in a loud and demanding world, to serve purposefully in love, to rejoice continually, pray without ceasing, and give thanks Read more
Resurrection Song: Choir Sunday
Resurrection Song: Choir Sunday Reading: Luke 24:13-35 Preacher: Kevin Kim This Sunday is Choir Sunday, and our service will be filled with the sound of resurrection hope as the choir leads us in two beautiful Easter anthems. Surrounded by butterflies—symbols of new life and transformation inspired by Elizabeth Kübler-Ross—we’ll be reminded that resurrection is not just a past event, but a present reality. Our Bible reading from Luke 24:13–35 takes us on the Road to Emmaus, where two grieving disciples Read more
Advent #4 – Quiet Joy (10:45am Traditional Worship)
Theme: Rejoice (Sunday 6 December, 2020)Series: Advent 2020Bible Reading: Luke 1:26-56Preacher: Phil Swain Do you have a Christmas memory that just makes you smile everything you remember it? Something heart-warming or joyous that just captures the spirit of Christmas? Marion and I have a great memory of a Christmas conversation with Matthew when Matt was very young. It was Christmas and we were doing something in the loungeroom, and Matt was chatting away. (Which was not that unusual because Matt Read more
Advent #3 – Sounds of the Season (Night Church)
Theme: Sounds of the Season (Sunday 13 December, 2020)Series: Advent 2020Curator: Jonty Cornford This Service will be run in Hybrid mode, both in person at the church and LIVE on our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/turramurrauniting/live/ This Sunday Jonty has pulled together a bunch of musicians from both within and beyond the congregation to present our carols service with a twist. Come and enjoy some different renditions of the traditional carols and yes … we can sing along!
Advent #3 – Rejoice (9am Worship)
Theme: Rejoice (Sunday 13 December, 2020)Series: Advent 2020Bible Reading: Luke 2:26-56Preacher: Sam Sadrata This Service will be run in Hybrid mode, both in person at the church and LIVE on our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/turramurrauniting/live/ Kids Church Activity Sheet Download It is with some sadness that this Sunday we will farewell our student minister Sam (as he finishes up his year of student ministry with us). It is also slightly ironic that that the topic for this Sunday is Rejoice! In Read more
Advent #3 – Carols and Lessons (10:45am Traditional Worship)
Theme: Carols and Lessons (Sunday 13 December, 2020)Series: Advent 2020Various readings from the Biblical Christmas StoryPreacher: Phil Swain Our traditional Carols and Lessons for 2020. Seven readings from the Biblical Christmas story surrounded by beautiful carols. A highlight for our congregation in the Advent Season. INTROIT – O Come O Come Emmanuel Lighting of the Advent Candle 1st LESSON Isaiah 9:2-7 Once in Royal David City 2nd LESSON Micah 5:2-5 O Little Town of Bethlehem 3rd LESSON Luke 1:26-35,38 The Read more
Advent #2 – REJOICE (Night Church)
Theme: Bringing Joy to the World (Sunday 6 December, 2020)Series: Advent 2020Bible Reading: Luke 2:26-56Preacher: Sam Sadrata This Service will be run in Hybrid mode, both in person at the church and LIVE on our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/turramurrauniting/live/ We often hear that the goal in life is to be happy. But how do you find a sense of happiness when the things around you keep changing. This Sunday we are looking at the story of Mary and how she was Read more
Advent #2 – Rejoice (10:45am Traditional Worship)
Theme: Rejoice (Sunday 6 December, 2020)Series: Advent 2020Bible Reading: Luke 1:26-56Preacher: Phil Swain Secular historians concede that the birth of Jesus was one of the top world-changing events. The irony was that at the time, nearly the whole world missed it. At the time, less than 100 people even had an idea that the saviour of the world had been born – everyone else missed it completely. I wonder if we are any different. Have you ever had one of Read more
Advent #2 – Children’s Christmas Experience (9am Worship)
This Service will be run in Hybrid mode, both in person at the church and LIVE on our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/turramurrauniting/live/ 5 Christmas Experiences (+Kindifarm). 9am – 10.30am.Christmas Sausage Sandwich & drink . 10:30am-11am. We have done some adapting to make our kids focused Christmas Service COVID friendly. We will break into 5 smaller groups and rotate around five Christmas experiences focusing on music, the Christmas story, helping others, craft, and meeting & patting the Kindifarm animals (supervised by the Read more
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