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We need community || Joel Snibson || Ecclesiastes 4:8-12
Starting out a new year is a great time to find new rhythms – God-created ways to help us flourish.
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Who does God choose to use? || Tim Johnson || Luke 2:1-20
God’s audacious plan was to send his Son to Earth to live amongst humanity.
So who did God choose to use, and to tell about this infinite infant? Not who you’d expect the ruler of all creation to pick.
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Waiting For A Priest || Joel Snibson || Hebrews 10:1-18
What’s better: a short-term fix, or a long-term solution? The ancient Israelites made sacrifice after sacrifice, but this was just a bandaid solution. The real, long-term solution is what they were waiting for.
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Waiting For A Prophet || Tim Johnson || Deuteronomy 18:14-22
Who is Jesus? A good teacher? A prophet with wise things to say?
If you want to know what God is like, look at Jesus.
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Thanksgiving 2022 || Tim Johnson || Philippians 4:4-9
It’s been 155 years since our foundation stone was laid, and St John’s continues to proclaim Christ crucified for the forgiveness of sins.
What good news that is!
Kirk’s Last Talk || Ephesians 2:8-10
After 10 years at St John’s, the Mackenzie family are heading off to Plentylife where Kirk will become their Senior Minister.
In his final talk at St John’s, Kirk gets to pick his own topic, and heads out swinging reminding us of GRACE – the unearned, …
Prison Fellowship’s 40(+1) Years || Luke 4:14-21
At St John’s, we are passionate partners in God’s global and local mission. We believe that God loves the whole world and so we pray, give money, and equip people for mission work locally, around Australia and throughout the world. Today, we’re joined …
Saul’s Performance Review || Flawed Leadership || 1 Samuel 13:1-15
We’ve all got stories about a bad boss. In this series, we look at Flawed Leadership in Israel’s history.
It’s coming to the end of the year, so you, like me, might be about to undertake a performance review at work. You’ll sit down with your boss, and…
Relying on your own strength? || Flawed Leadership || 1 Samuel 10:17-11:15
We’ve all got stories about a bad boss. In this series, we look at Flawed Leadership in Israel’s history. When we try to carry it all on our own, we inevitably fall. When Israel’s first king eventually lent in to relying on God though, we saw great cha…
Character or Credentials? || Flawed Leadership || 1 Samuel 9:1-10:16
We’ve all got stories about a bad boss. In this series, we look at Flawed Leadership in Israel’s history.
What do we do when we hear God’s call? Lean in and trust, or ignore it and carry on our own ways?
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Israel Asks for a King || Flawed Leadership || 1 Samuel 8
We’ve all got stories about a bad boss. In this series, we look at Flawed Leadership in Israel’s history. What we want and ask for isn’t always in our best interest. God’s got a plan, and as hard as it can be, we need to trust Jesus’ way.
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Dealing with Judgement || The Kingdom of Heaven || Matthew 13:47-52
Jesus loved to talk in parables – using fictional stories to demonstrate real truths. Delle wraps up this series with an uncomfortable topic – God’s judgement.
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Where are your Priorities? || The Kingdom of Heaven || Matthew 13:44-46
Jesus loved to talk in parables – using fictional stories to demonstrate real truths. In this talk, Joel examines what gets our priorities in life.
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Two Tips to Read Parables || The Kingdom of Heaven || Matthew 13:24-35
Jesus loved to talk in parables – using fictional stories to demonstrate real truths. These parables aren’t always the easiest to understand, so Andi brings us two tips on reading and interpreting parables.
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Hard Hearts || The Kingdom of Heaven || Matthew 13:1-23
Jesus loved to talk in parabales. Using fictional stories to demonstrate real truths. This series will explore a few of these parables, with Kirk starting with the parable of the weeds.
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Where is God in the Mundane? || God in the Everyday || Colossians 1:9-14
In today’s talk, we’re wrapping up our God in the Everyday series, and through it, we’ll be exploring what actually takes up the vast majority of our every-day – the mundane ebb and flow of our lives. Where is God when we’re on autopilot? By the end of…
What Does God Say About The Environment? || God in the Everyday || Genesis 1:27-31
Going through our daily lives, as we work, study, rest, as we disagree and face conflicts, as we go through hard times, as we interact with our natural world – God is with us in all these situations.
Tim continues our series by asking what God says abo…
Where is God in Conflict? || God in the Everyday || Romans 14
Going through our daily lives, as we work, study, rest, as we disagree and face conflicts, as we go through hard times, as we interact with our natural world – God is with us in all these situations. Kirk continues our “God in the Everyday” series.
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Where is God in Work & Study? || God in the Everyday || Genesis 2:4-15
Going through our daily lives, as we work, study, rest, as we disagree and face conflicts, as we go through hard times, as we interact with our natural world – God is with us in all these situations. We’re continuing our “God in the Everyday” series.
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Where is God in Suffering? || God in the Everyday || Romans 8:18-30
Going through our daily lives, as we work, study, rest, as we disagree and face conflicts, as we go through hard times, as we interact with our natural world – God is with us in all these situations. Today we begin a new series – “God in the everyday”….
Don’t stop Forgiving || Jesus and Relationships || Matthew 18:21-35
As Christians, we believe that God designed us to live a certain way – primarily living to love God, and love other people. Believe it or not though, we don’t always do that very well. The core message of Christianity though, is that God – through the …
Is there something in my teeth? || Jesus and Relationships || Matthew 18:15-20
You know in soppy rom-coms, and so-bad-they’re-good dramas, when the two main characters have an argument based on a misunderstanding? Like, the boyfriend sees his girlfriend hugging another guy, and gets really jealous and upset, only to find out much…
Childlike Faith || Jesus & Relationships || Matthew 18:1-14
Today we start a new series of talks, with our Associate Minister Joel kicking us off. We’ll be spending the next four weeks thinking about Jesus and Relationships. Joel today starts by asking the question “what is greatness”? In our bible reading that…
The Christian Dream || Wei Han Kuan || Revelation 7:9-16
What’s the end of the Christian story? That’s what Wei Han is taking a look at today, as we see in the visions of the book of Revelation.
The great Australian dream is so different to the image we see in Revelation. The Christian Dream makes a huge dif…
No Reconciliation Without Unity || NAIDOC Week || 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
Neville Naden from Bush Church Aid brings today’s message.
There’s no reconciliation without unity. Secular reconciliation requires one person doing something for someone, and that person returning the favour. Biblical reconciliation though says that G…