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Trinity Sunday: The House of Love

Trinity Sunday: The House of Love

The Trinity is one of the great mysteries of the Christian faith. Jesus ultimate agenda was coming to humanity to reveal what God is actually like — a seamless, dynamic, interwoven community of love that sits at the centre of all things — and the invitation to us to participate in that love and allow it to shape who we are.

Liberated by Love (Part 25) - Stephen

Liberated by Love (Part 25) - Stephen

David Armstrong speaks from Acts 6 & 7 on the example of Stephen who prayed for the forgiveness of the people who were stoning him to death. This radical love ethic is not easy but it is the way of Jesus flowing from a God who is love.

Liberated by Love (Part 24) - Called & Empowered

Liberated by Love (Part 24) - Called & Empowered

David Armstrong speaks from Acts 5 & 6 on the challenges emerging for this new community of Jesus and how, empowered by the Holy Spirit, they each responded to the call of Jesus.

Intro: 03 Tables

Intro: 03 Tables

David Armstrong continues our series INTRO that explores what makes us Redeemer. This week he speaks about Tables and how the table practice of Jesus informs the table practice of the church and the shape of church community as a whole.

Resident Aliens 06: A Community of the Future

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Resident Aliens 06: A Community of the Future

Ryan Hawthorne completes the series ‘Resident Aliens’ looking at the church as a community of future and our collective purpose to be an image of the glorious future in the kingdom of God. This series ‘Resident Aliens’ explores the idea of the church living in a strange age. Over the six talks we looked at the communal identity of the church, why it matters and what it's for.

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Resident Aliens 05: A Community of the Ancient II

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Resident Aliens 05: A Community of the Ancient II

David Armstrong asks the question "What time is it, Redeemer?" and shares insight into the season we are being led int as a community - one of seeking the face of God in prayer. To help with this we remember the ancient way of the Celtic Christians who, instead of forcing their agenda, paid attention to what was already happening and stewarded that... much like a farmer stewards the land in season. (This is the second part of a two part talk). This series ‘Resident Aliens’ explores the idea of the church living in a strange age. Over the six talks we looked at the communal identity of the church, why it matters and what it's for

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Resident Aliens 05: A Community of the Ancient I

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Resident Aliens 05: A Community of the Ancient I

David Armstrong continues the series ‘Resident Aliens’ looking at the church as a community of the ancient and how the counter-intuitive way of Jesus hides our future inside our history. The call for the church then is to rediscover those ancient paths and walk in them, learning particularly from our own Celtic spiritual history in Ireland. (This is the first part of a two part talk). This series ‘Resident Aliens’ explores the idea of the church living in a strange age. Over the six talks we looked at the communal identity of the church, why it matters and what it's for. Note: Unfortunately the recording of the excellent talk given by Stephanie Wilson on 3 June 2018 entitled "Resident Aliens: Part 4 - A Community of Differents" is not available due to recording difficulties. Apologies.

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Resident Aliens 02: A Community of Death

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Resident Aliens 02: A Community of Death

Ryan Hawthorne continues the series ‘Resident Aliens’ looking at the church as a community of death and the call to follow Jesus example of a sacrificial, cruciform way of life. This new series ‘Resident Aliens’ explores the idea of the church living in a strange age. Over six talks we'll look at the communal identity of the church, why it matters and what it's for.

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Resident Aliens 01: A Community in Exile

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Resident Aliens 01: A Community in Exile

This new series ‘Resident Aliens’ explores the idea of the church living in a strange age. Over six talks we'll look at the communal identity of the church, why it matters and what it's for. David Armstrong begins looking at the church as a community in exile in a digital Babylon age.

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