Our friend and guest Jason Miller explores this simple yet profound paradox — the closer we move to the centre of faith the more elusive and mysterious it seems. God cannot be put in a box or category yet has been revealed in a very particular way in time and place... in the person of Christ. The invitation is to embrace the mystery.
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Jason Miller is a pastor, an artist, and a gifted teacher from South Bend, Indiana. He leads South Bend City Church, a community that seeks to practice the way of Jesus as they wrestles with the tensions of ancient faith in a modern world. You can follow his work at http://jasonadammiller.com.
Jesus was a contemplative activist, but never a reactivist. Dan Saunders speaks about the way of compassion from Matthew 14.
David Armstrong speaks about the church's calling to be cheerful givers and a community of generosity that responds to the lavish grace of God. He examines how this impacts our relationship with our resources and money.
Stephanie continues our series "Road to Easter" by exploring women as the first witnesses to the resurrection. Stephanie invites us to consider how we live resurrected lives.
This Easter Sunday, Ryan explores John 20:1-18, using the imagery of a black hole to help us understand the Resurrection. He then presents us with a fresh challenge, "Why don't we look more resurrected?" and seeks to answer, "How can we become more resurrected?"
David continues the series 'Road to Easter' with a talk that explores Jesus arrival as King in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
David Armstrong begins a mini series 'Road to Easter' beginning with this significant moment in Jesus life before he starts his ministry bringing God's Kingdom — his 40 nights in the wilderness and the three dark temptations that come to him.
This week David Armstrong completes our series in the Beatitudes with Matt. 5:10, "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
This week our guest and friend, Jonny Clarke, continues our series in the Beatitudes with Matt. 5:9, "Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they will be called children of God".
As someone with over 20 years of experience in peacebuilding and reconciliation, Jonny is perfectly placed to explore the meaning of this passage, and how we can be the 'shalom-bringers' God intends us to be.
This week, Ryan Hawthorne continues our series in the Beatitudes, with Matt. 5:8, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God". He encourages us to reorientate our hearts towards Christ, offering us a valuable practice and posture to embody, and therefore aid, that re-orientation.
Our guest and friend, Jarrod McKenna joins us this week to continue our series on the beatitudes, with Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. - Matt. 5:7. Pastor, activist and co-founder of First Home Project, Jarrod is well-placed to teach us about what mercy looks like and how God's people can show the mercy of God to others.
Dave Armstrong continues our series on The Beatitudes with Part 4, which looks at the verse, Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled - Matt. 5:6
David Armstrong speaks on the second beatitude and this strange proclamation of Jesus that those who mourn are blessed. He explores grieving and it's role to enlarge our souls, to make way for human connection and participation and make room for the comfort and healing of others and God.
The Series "The Upside Down" seeks to dig into the Beatitudes, understanding what Jesus is saying and seeing the upside-down world which He speaks about.
David Armstrong opens our new series on the Beatitudes, introducing us to the overall theme and diving into the first of the Beatitudes, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
The Series "The Upside Down" seeks to dig into the Beatitudes, understanding what Jesus is saying and seeing the upside-down world which He speaks about.
This week Ryan Hawthorne completes our series on the power of words, looking at creative and prophetic words. Giving us an overview of the prophets in the Old Testament and showing the unglamorous side of a prophet's life - the expectation of 'prophetic humiliation' - Ryan encourages us nonetheless to become people who speak the creative, hopeful words of God. By doing this, we begin to speak the Kingdom of God into being; we build a new world of justice, without pain or suffering, and in the presence of Jesus.
This week David Armstrong continues our series speaking about 'Healing Words' and the transforming power of Jesus to transform our pain to love and make us what Henri Noun calls 'wounded healers'. He then calls us as a community to be a 'house of healing' for the broken, a space where grace helps put us back together piece by piece.
This week David Armstrong continues our series on the power of words with 'Words of Encouragement' - Focussing on Jesus' words to Peter in John 21, Dave exhorts us to become a community which is deeply encouraging.
David Armstrong kicks off our new series entitled "Words Build Worlds" with an introduction to the power of words. Using passages from Proverbs and the Psalms, and adding his own experiences, David lays the foundation for the rest of the series.
Stephanie invites us to reflect, in this advent season, on our own story and the continued injustice in the world and, in all of this, to wait in hope.
David Armstrong returns with the second part of our Advent series, looking at Advent as a divine interruption.
