Sermons on Mission
Transfiguration – From the Mountaintop to the Street Corner
Transfiguration: From the Mountain top to the Street CornerBible Readings : Exodus 24: 12 – 18 / Matthew 17: 1 – 9Preacher: Rev Kevin Kim We stand, between two seasons. Behind us is Epiphany, the period in which we look at ways in which Jesus revealed God’s glory and his own power. Ahead of us is Lent, the period in which we seek to penetrate the mystery of suffering and love and salvation. Between these two seasons, we have the Read more
We are part of this Vision
Series: Vision 2022Theme: Part of this VisionBible Reading: Joel 2:28-32, Acts 16:6-17Preacher: Rev Kevin KimDate: 20 February, 2022 Kevin, our new addition to our ministry team has a unique perspective being able to reflect on our Vision in a fresh way. In this sermon Kevin will not only share his plans and dreams on how we can bring Gods visions into reality, he will also help us to see that we are all part of this Vision. We are all Read more
VISION SUNDAY 2022
Series: Vision 2022Theme: Vision Sunday 2022Bible Reading: Romans 12:1-3, 9-13Preacher: Rev Phil SwainDate: 13 February, 2022 Vision Sunday 2022 is an important day in our church year – a time where we cast a Vision of where God is leading us as a church for the next 12 months. Our pastor’s – Phil and Kevin – shared an honest reflection on how we have gone with our church’s vision over the past two years before reminding us again the core Read more
The Fine Line between Hope and Discouragement
Series: Vision 2022Theme: The Fine Line between Hope and DiscouragementBible Reading: Exodus 15:22-27, 2 Corinthians 4:7-18Preacher: Rev Phil SwainDate: 6 February, 2022 As we stand at the beginning of a new year and a new era in our church, yet for some, we are not sure after the last two years we can get excited. Our experience of the disruptions and lockdowns of the previous two years has made us a bit wary of hoping too much, lest we get Read more
Understanding our local community matters – an exegetical walk
Series: Our NeighbourhoodTheme: Understanding our local community matters – an exegetical walk. Bible Reading: Numbers 1: 1 – 3 / Luke 14: 28 – 30 Preacher: Rev Kevin KimDate: 30 January, 2022 To build a better understanding of our local community, we as placemakers need careful, sensitive and critical observation. The word exegesis means a critical interpretation and we are required to read our neighbourhood as one of the primary texts of daily life. One good example of this exegetical Read more
Does Place matter?
Series: Our NeighbourhoodTheme: Does Place matter? Blessed are the Placemakers!Bible Reading: Jeremiah 29:4-7, John 20:11-18Preacher: Rev Kevin KimDate: 23 January, 2022 Kevin continues his first worship series with us by looking at Placemaking. Placemaking is a phrase that is increasingly being used in the community sector, and gaining traction in our churches as a helpful missional approach to local community engagement. Jesus was sent into the neighbourhood. He was sent to specific place. Jesus was a placemaker. The health and Read more
Does your Neighbourhood matter?
Series: Our NeighbourhoodTheme: Does your neighbourhood matter?Bible Reading: Isaiah 58: 9 – 12 / Matt 5: 14 – 16Preacher: Rev Kevin KimDate: 16 January, 2022 How well do you know your neighbourhood? Our new second minister – Rev Kevin Kim – preaches his first sermon on “Does your neighbour matter”. Using passages from Isaiah and Matthew, Kevin will help us understand that we as a church exists in a local context to function as one part of the ecology of Read more
Making God’s Love Tangible (10:45am)
Theme: Making God’s love tangible (Uniting World)Bible Reading: Luke 4:14-21Preacher: Dr Sureka Goringe, National Director Uniting World Our guest speaker, Dr Sureka Goringe, National Director of UnitingWorld, will be sharing with us stories and insights of people making God’s Love tangible and how they have been doing God’s mission even within the COVID restrictions. Sureka will also be giving us an update on Nimbong – the school in North Eastern India which we have been supporting. It will be a great time Read more
Making God’s Love Tangible (9am)
Theme: Making God’s love tangible (Uniting World)Bible Reading: Luke 4:14-21Preacher: Dr Sureka Goringe, National Director Uniting World Our guest speaker, Dr Sureka Goringe, National Director of UnitingWorld, will be sharing with us stories and insights of people making God’s Love tangible and how they have been doing God’s mission even within the COVID restrictions. Sureka will also be giving us an update on Nimbong – the school in North Eastern India which we have been supporting. It will be a great time Read more
Gods Church at Mission: The Growing Edge of the Church with Glen Spencer
Our guest preacher will be Rev Glen Spencer. Glen attends church at Newtown Mission, and works at Uniting Mission and Education as Growth and Innovation Consultant. Dave Cornford talking with him about his work supporting the growing edge of the church, and he’ll be preaching on John 15:1-17.