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Merry Christmas!In this message, Ps Arnaldo takes us to the "very strange" yet powerful text of Revelation 12:1–6, revealing that Christmas is far more than festivities - it is the greatest act of spiritual warfare in history. We are encouraged to look past the "light pollution" of commercialism and sentimentalism to truly behold the reality of the King who entered our darkness to make us His children.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

In this timely and pastoral message, Ps Arnaldo addresses the recent heartbreaking events at Bondi Beach, reminding us that while we confront the reality of evil in our world, our battle is ultimately spiritual. Grounded in Ephesians 6:10-20, he calls us to respond not with fear, but with fervent prayer, resistance to the spirit of the age, and by fixing our eyes on Jesus who reigns victorious. Ultimately, we are equipped with the Sword of the Spirit - the Word of God - to demolish strongholds and stand firm in the assurance of Christ's triumph.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

Join us this week as lead pastor Arnaldo takes us through the battlefield of the mind and what it means to put on the helmet of salvation.We hope this message blesses you and we hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

Does the Christmas season feel more chaotic than joyful? This week, Gavin shares the message 'Good News of Great Joy', exploring the shepherds' encounter in Luke 2:8-20.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to meet you at our Gathering soon.

Join us as Lead pastor Arnaldo takes us through Ephesians 6:10-20 and how we can fight the flaming arrows of the enemy with Gospel Confidence.We hope this message blesses you and we hope to see you in church next week.

Join us as Lead pastor takes us through Ephesians 6:10-20 and shows us what it means to use evangelism as warfare.We hope this message blesses you and we hope to see you in church next week.

In this message, Pastor Arnaldo explores Ephesians 6:10-20, revealing how our identity in Christ is a powerful weapon against the accusations of the enemy. We are encouraged to stand firm, not in our own goodness, but by putting on the "breastplate of righteousness"—the perfect righteousness gifted to us by Jesus. We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

The Beginning of Battle | Gen 3:1-7; 14-15 | 2025.10.26

Sin broke the world and so suffering exists in all aspects of life. Our secular, modern culture does the worst job at helping people deal with suffering. The good news is that the gospel offers us hope in this broken world. Pastor Arnaldo takes us through Psalm 9:1-10, and dives into what inevitable suffering gives and takes away from us. We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

Sin broke the world and so suffering exists in all aspects of life. Our secular, modern culture does the worst job at helping people deal with suffering. The good news is that the gospel offers us hope in this broken world. Pastor Arnaldo takes us through Genesis 2:18-3:11, and dives into what inevitable suffering gives and takes away from us. We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

Join us Today as Pastor Arnaldo continue on the series titled 'Beyond Grey' focusing on our identity and how it is shaped.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

Sin broke the world and so suffering exists in all aspects of life. Our secular, modern culture does the worst job at helping people deal with suffering. The good news is that the gospel offers us hope in this broken world. Pastor Matt takes us through Ecclesiastes 1:1-14, and dives into what inevitable suffering gives and takes away from us. We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

Sin broke the world and so suffering exists in all aspects of life. Our secular, modern culture does the worst job at helping people deal with suffering. The good news is that the gospel offers us hope in this broken world. Pastor Arnaldo takes us through Romans 8:18-39, and dives into what inevitable suffering gives and takes away from us. We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

Join us Today as Pastor Arnaldo kick starts a new series titled 'Beyond Grey', where he tackles complex topics of our culture, showing how the Gospel both condemns and consoles them. We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

In today's message, Arnaldo takes us through James 5:13-20 , as we explore what prayer is.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

In today's message, Arnaldo takes us through James 5:7-12 (ESV), as we explore the power of spoken words. We also finally find out why we called this series “Horses, Ships & Fire”.

In today's message, Arnaldo takes us through James 5:1-6.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

In today's message, Arnaldo takes us through James 4:13-17 (ESV). We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

In today's message, Arnaldo takes us through James 4:1-12. We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

In today's message, Seti takes us through James 3:13-18.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

In today's message, Arnaldo takes us through James 3:1-12 (ESV), as we explore the power of spoken words. We also finally find out why we called this series “Horses, Ships & Fire”.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

Join us this week as Pastor Arnaldo continues our journey through the Book of James as we explore the topic of true faith and pledging allegiance to Christ from James 2:14-26.

How are we made clean in the sight of God? Discover how Jesus healing a man with leprosy points us to the spiritual cleansing that we all need. Join us as Mitch Everingham leads us as we explore Mark 1:40-45. We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

Join us this week as James Ayre continues our journey through the Book of James as we look at the topic of favouritism from James 2:1-13.

Here's the 2nd message in our series on the Book of James, called “Horses, Ships & Fire”, as Lead Pastor Arnaldo takes us through James 1:19-27 (ESV). We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

Join us this week as lead pastor Arnaldo open up our new series, "Horses, Ships & Fire", going through the book of James.This week we're in James 1:1-18 (ESV) looking at suffering and what that looks like as we follow God.We hope this message blesses you and hope to see you in church next week.

Jesus' resurrection birthed a new world. A world where death does not have the last word; a world where despair turns to hope; a world where lack turns into abundance; a world where death finally gives way to life. Join us as Pastor Arnaldo walks us through a reflection on the reality and consequence of the resurrection of the Son of God. We pray this teaching is a blessing and hope to see you at our Gathering soon.

Why Is Good Friday Good? What kind of people celebrate a brutal execution—and call it good? In this two-part message, Lead Pastor Arnaldo unpacks the horror of Jesus' crucifixion and why His death matters. The cross is where evil is defeated, shame is cleansed, and Jesus takes our place to bring reconciliation and hope.This is the mystery of Good Friday: in its horror lies the salvation of the world.Join us this Easter Sunday for Part II.

Join us this week as guest speaker Seti takes us through Mark 11:1-11 We hope this message blesses you

Join us as Pastor Arnaldo takes us through what is the future of the Church, not Anchor South-West, not the Global Church, but marriage super of the Lamb.

Join us this week as Gavin Mork takes us through what makes a healthy church as part of the series "rediscovering church".

Today James Ayre unpacks Matthew 5:13-16 and shows us how we to be lights in the world, making God's grace visible to the world around us.

Last week we explored why you need the Church, but why does the Church need you? This week, join us as Lead Pastor Arnaldo takes us through 1 Corinthians 12:4-31 and gives us insight on the importance of having You part of the Church.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to meet you at our Gathering soon.

Join us this week as lead pastor Arnaldo takes us through our second episode of the series "Discovering Church" and the reasons 'Why You Need The Church'.

What comes to mind when you think of 'Church'? Society generally describes it in a positive and negative note, but most importantly, what does the Bible say? Check out the first message in our new series called 'Discovering Church.' This week guest speaker Scott Buchanan takes us through Acts 2:42-47 (ESV) as we discover the question “What is the Church?”.

Who can separate us from the love of Christ? This week, Lead Pastor Arnaldo takes us through the next message titled 'Separated', which is part of the series “'Exploring Paul's Greatest Chapter'.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to meet you at our Gathering soon.

What is shame? How is it holding us back from receiving God's love and glory? This week, Lead Pastor Arnaldo takes us through the next message titled 'Shamed', which is part of the series “'Exploring Paul's Greatest Chapter'.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to meet you at our Gathering soon.

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)Romans 8 is one of the most explosive chapters in all of Scripture. In fact one scholar called it the "inner sanctuary within the cathedral of Christian faith."Over the next four weeks Pastor Arnaldo will be taking us on a tour through Paul's Greatest Chapter. This week we will be exploring the reality that Christ didn't come to make us better, but to make us alive.We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to meet you at our Gathering soon.

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1) Romans 8 is one of the most explosive chapters in all of Scripture. In fact one scholar called it the "inner sanctuary within the cathedral of Christian faith." Over the next four weeks Pastor Arnaldo will be taking us on a tour through Paul's Greatest Chapter. This week we will be exploring the reality that in Christ, our condemnation has been dealt with. We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to meet you at our Gathering soon.

What is our mission in life? As Christians, we're called to share the gospel, but why? Join us as Pastor Arnaldo takes us through Matthew 28:16-20 (ESV). We hope this teaching was a blessing to you and hope to meet you at our Sunday Gathering.

We're called to pursue the presence of God in community. Join us as Pastor Arnaldo journeys through Psalm 133. We pray this teaching was a blessing to you and hope to meet you at our Sunday Gathering.

We exist to pursue the presence of God for the sake of the world. What does this actually look like in practice? Join us as Pastor Arnaldo looks at our second path towards practicing the presence of God as we look at prayer. We pray this teaching was a blessing and hope to meet you at our Gathering.

All Scripture is God-breathed. What does Paul mean when he writes this? Join us as we explore the first of four avenues of pursuing the presence of God for the sake of the world as we kick off a new series "Chasing Holy Fire." We pray this teaching is a blessing to you and hope to see you at our Sunday Gathering.