Sermons from September 2021
Thanksgiving Sunday 2021 (10:45am Traditional)
Thanksgiving Sunday 2021Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4-20Preacher: Rev Phil Swain Even after a year of disruptions, lockdowns, anxiety over COVID and limited opportunities to gather, we are taking time to reflect on God’s goodness to us and to give thanks. In a creative and participatory service, we will be pondering what we are thankful for, praising God for God’s goodness and exploring how we might be able to respond with gratitude by living lives of thankfulness. Click here for Sermon Slide Read more
Thanksgiving Sunday 2021 (9am)
Thanksgiving Sunday 2021Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4-20Preacher: Rev Phil Swain Even after a year of disruptions, lockdowns, anxiety over COVID and limited opportunities to gather, we are taking time to reflect on God’s goodness to us and to give thanks. In a creative and participatory service, we will be pondering what we are thankful for, praising God for God’s goodness and exploring how we might be able to respond with gratitude by living lives of thankfulness. Click here to download Kid’s Read more
Thanksgiving Sunday Links
This Sunday is Thanksgiving Sunday in the life of our church and I just wanted to send this special email to update you on three ways that you can participate. Even though we are in lockdown and our three worship services will be online, there is still many things to be thankful for. So how can you be part of Thanksgiving Sunday? Connect in with the worship services. All our worship services are online and this Sunday in particular it Read more
Context Matters (Night Church)
Series: Term 3 2021Title: Context MattersDate: Night Church. 19th September, 2021Preacher: Rev Phil SwainBible Reading: Hebrews 1:1-14 In response to a request for some more “exegetical preaching”, Phil is helping us dip our toes into the New Testament Book of Hebrews and unlocking one of the keys to understanding Hebrews – that context matters. Who was this letter written to and why is Hebrews a great example of contextual theology? If you are looking for a deeper dive into the Read more
One thing I Seek (10:45am Traditional)
Theme: One Thing I SeekBible Reading: Psalm 27:1-14Preacher: Rev Phil Swain Being in lockdown has made some of us reconsider what is most important in life. Is the 2 hours of travel to work each day really worth it? COVIDhas encouraged us to reconsider our priorities. This new sermon series is exploring this idea with the context of a phrase found 5 times in the Bible … “One Thing”. Five times we are encourage to think about “one thing” or Read more
One thing is needed (9am)
Theme: One Thing is neededBible Reading: Luke 10:38-42 & Mark 10:17-22Preacher: Rev Phil Swain Choices are easy when we are choosing between good and bad, but what if the choice is between a number of good things? We continue our sermon series exploring “the one thing” by deep diving into two very familiar gospel stories where Jesus himself challenged people with the phrase “one thing”. What was Jesus implying when he said that just one thing was needed, or that Read more
Passion – Communion (Night Church)
Series: PassionTitle: Passion – CommunionDate: Night Church. 12th September, 2021Preacher: Rev Phil SwainBible Reading: John 17:20-26 In the last of our Passion sermon series we are looking at our desire to know and be known. This not only relates to each other but also with our relationship with God. Phil will be sharing some “17 year old Phil-osophy” as well as insights from Kenda Creasy Dean’s book on Practicing Passion. PowerPoint Slides This is our last week of our passion Read more
HymnFest 2021 (10:45am Traditional)
Today we put aside our usual liturgy and sing 16 wonderful hymns – allowing the words and music of the hymns to speak and minister to us. Using the imagery of the Celtic Cross, the hymns will help us lift our eyes to God in Praise, be reminded of God’s love reaching out to us, give thanks for the cross of Jesus and recommit to live out our faith everyday. Hymn #1 – All creatures of our God and KingHymn Read more
One thing I Seek (9am)
Theme: One Thing I SeekBible Reading: Psalm 27:1-14Preacher: Rev Phil Swain Being in lockdown has made some of us reconsider what is most important in life. Is the 2 hours of travel to work each day really worth it? COVIDhas encouraged us to reconsider our priorities. This new sermon series is exploring this idea with the context of a phrase found 5 times in the Bible … “One Thing”. Five times we are encourage to think about “one thing” or Read more
Wisdom from our Father (10:45 Traditional)
Title: Wisdom from our FatherDate: 10:45am Worship. 5 September, 2021Preacher: Rev Phil SwainBible Reading: Proverbs 1:1-9 This Sunday is Father’s Day – and while we acknowledge that for some the relationship with their Fathers can be complex … we are using this day to ponder the wisdom, teaching and example passed down to us from our fathers or other significant people in our lives. In a creative worship experience, Phil is framing the conversation around the Old Testament book of Read more
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