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Nathan continued our Done series with a message on faith, choosing to trust in God even when life feels uncertain. He shared five ways to stay anchored in faith: friends, affirmation, immersion, thankfulness and honesty. Faith grows not by sight, but by walking with God through every season.

Ps Mel shares that faith waits patiently, trusts confidently, and rests. We need to understand that it is not enough to just believe in God, but we need to believe Him. It is during times of waiting that we continually need to choose to trust God that He will fulfill His promises. By looking at the story of Abraham, we can be encouraged that God is good to His promises. when we choose to keep going in faith.

This week, Ps Paul kicked off our new series on faith, reminding us that faith is more than belief. It's a life of trust, response, and relationship with God. We were encouraged to grow strong in truth and walk daily in faith that overcomes.

On Easter Sunday, Ps Mel shared a moving message about the resurrection of Jesus and the freedom it offers. She spoke on forgiveness, both for others and ourselves, and the power of surrender, reminding us that because Jesus rose from the grave, we can live free, forgiven, and fully committed into God's hands.

This Good Friday, Ps Mel shared a powerful message reflecting on the sacrifice of Jesus. She reminded us that He carried our sin, shame, and sorrow. Through His death, the way to relationship with God was opened. The cross changed everything.

This week we were blessed to hear from guest preacher Ps James Edwards, who shared a powerful message about living our life in Jesus. He spoke about remaining in Him, receiving His grace, and being shaped by His righteousness.

This week we wrapped up our series on the book of James by exploring chapter 5. Throughout this chapter, the author James covers a variety of things that we need to ensure that God is at the center of. Jess encourages us to make God a part of it all, and reminds us that He cares about all of the big and little things.

This week, John preached from James Chapter 4, focusing on the call to draw near to God and His promise to draw near to us. He spoke about the importance of humility, reminding us that God lifts up the humble and that a surrendered heart creates space for His presence.

This week, we continued our series on James, diving into Chapter 3 with a message from Nathan Oliver. He spoke about the power of our words, reminding us that what we say flows from the heart. Nathan encouraged us to speak life over ourselves and others, using our words to build up and reflect the heart of God.

This week we were blessed to hear from guest preacher Ps Greg French, who shared a powerful message on how God uses our weakness and brokenness for His glory. We are not disqualified by our struggles, instead, God shapes us through them to fulfil His purpose and reveal His grace.

We are continuing to study the book of James. Ps Paul explores chapter 2 and asks the great question of if our faith is visible. Genuine faith emerges from our hearts many times through every day. It honours and trusts God as we continually walk by faith.

We're diving into a new Going Deeper series this week, starting with James 1. This week, Ps Mel explored the themes of trials and temptations, highlighting the importance of asking God for wisdom in faith and without doubting. She encouraged us to trust in God's guidance, knowing that He generously gives wisdom to those who seek Him wholeheartedly.

This Sunday, we wrapped up our Body Works series with a powerful message from Tim on the final part of our church vision: "Serve His Purpose." He shared how we are called to serve each other humbly in love, following the example of Jesus. Serving isn't just something we do—it's part of who we are as followers of Christ.

Ps Mel continues our Body Works series sharing on our value of ‘Connect' which is all about connecting people to Jesus. She shares about what has been spoken over this church and what God has planned. In the Old Testament people would set up altars to remember the things that God has done, and there are altars being established in this place.

This Sunday, we launched our new series, Body Works, exploring how we function and grow as the body of Christ. Ps Paul kicked off the series by sharing about the importance of being in a group. He reminded us that small groups aren't just about what we can get out of them, but what we can bring - encouragement, support, and a space to grow in faith together.

We are overcomers. Ps Mel wraps up our Going Deeper series by reminding us that, because of God, we are overcomers. We become and grow as overcomers as we overcome. It is our trust in God that gives us the victory.

This Sunday was Dream Sunday, which was a special opportunity to pray over your God-given dreams. Megan shared a powerful message from John 15:5-8, reminding us that abiding in Christ is the key to seeing our dreams bear fruit. Be inspired and encouraged to dream boldly and remain rooted in Him as you step into all that God has for you.

This week, Nathan Oliver continued our study of 1 John, focusing on Chapter 4. He explored the profound message of God's love, emphasizing how perfect love drives out fear and how we are called to love one another as God loves us.

This week, Ps Mel Marshall continues our study of 1 John by exploring Chapter 3. She unpacks the incredible depth of God's love for us, what it means to be His children, and how this love transforms the way we live.

We are starting off the new year by studying the book 1 John together. Ps Paul begins this series by looking at the first two chapters. He looks at the features John addresses of what makes a Christian and how this makes us different.

Ps Mel shared an encouraging message on Christmas Eve reminding us that God came to us. When we open our hearts and accept God, we can be held by heaven. Our relationship with God is based on what Jesus did, and that is good news.

Ps Paul wraps up our In Him series encouraging us that everything we need is found in God. He also explores how our minds need to be transformed to keep us focused and open to hear from God. As Christians we keep working to remain in this zone.

John kicks off our brand-new series by sharing how God simply wants our hearts. God wants to spend time with us, more than we want to spend time with Him. John then goes on to explore the apostle Paul and how in our lives God can be revealed first to us, then in us.

The gift of Heaven is the perfect gift. Ps Mel shares at our Christmas Party about the incredible gift of Jesus Christ which is available to everyone. We all have an invitation to accept God's perfect gift. To accept His incredible love, and to allow ourselves to be loved by Him.

Do you know what you are inviting someone to? Tim wraps up our latest series sharing about the importance of knowing what you are inviting someone to. The people that we are inviting to the Christmas Party, we are inviting them into the Kingdom of God. Tim explores both what God's Kingdom is, and what can be expected when we step into it.

Ps Jess continues our series, ‘An Invitation', by encouraging us to live as a light on a hill, shining brightly so others can encounter God through us. She gives us come practical tips on how to invite the people in our lives to church so that they may have their own relationship with God.

Ps Mel continues our series looking at how we can encourage others to come and see. We can share the invitation to others around us to come and experience Jesus. We get to be Christ's ambassadors to let others see God through us, and for them to be able to have their own experience.

Ps Paul begins our brand-new series, ‘An Invitation'. He explores how we are called to be ambassadors for God here on Earth, and what this means for each of us. As ambassadors for God, He will protect and provide.

Guest speaker Gary Morgan shared an incredible message with us this week. He spoke on how God is still moving and doing things today and that we can celebrate this. We need to have a connection with God that is based on what He is doing now, not what He has done in the past. He is still saving, healing, and outworking today. We pray that you are blessed by this message.

Nathan beautifully wrapped up our October series this week. Discussing how sometimes we create our own missions rather than asking God what he has instore for us. He encourages us to align our missions to God's will for us and to pour out and build the culture of Heaven.

Ps Mel shares about how we live on purpose by knowing Jesus. We are born for God's purpose, and it is in Him that we find our purpose. Living on purpose will simplify your life. To do this though we need to be surrendered to God.

Ps Paul continues our latest series looking at how we can give both our money and our time. He encourages us that giving and investing into others creates opportunities for people to discover the love of God. We pray that you are blessed by this week's message.

Ps Mel kicks off our brand-new series, ‘Rich in Good Works'. One way of pointing people to Jesus is through our good deeds, which gives God the glory. Jesus went into other people's worlds, and we are to follow this example. We want our community to know that everyone matters to God.

We are adopted and chosen by God. Kate and Amanda wrapped up our series on identity this week, inviting us to step into Gods presence and allow Him to change us. We are encouraged to surrender every part of ourselves to God and allow him to transform our identities.

John continues our series on identity. He uses the story of the prodigal son to show us that our identity isn't tied to our past, but to God. He also challenges us to ask God who we are and step into the authority and identity that He has given us.

To find out about our identity, we can ask God as the one who created us. Tim continues our identity series sharing how when we submit to God, we are saying yes to letting Him define us. We can then begin living in the identity He has given us. We pray that you are blessed by this week's message.

Nathan kicks off our brand-new series on identity. We need to know that we are first God's. We might know it in our head, but we need to be living it out in our hearts. There are many things that can affect and influence who we think we are, so we need to know our identity is centered in God.

The Holy Spirit is our superpower. Ps Mel wraps up our ‘Super' series by looking at the Holy Spirit and all that he is and does. He comes and fills us with what we need. God wants to bring back life to wherever you are facing a valley of dry bones. We pray that you are blessed by this message.

Ps Mel brings the next message in our Super series, looking at the spirit of intimidation. When intimidation tries to shut us down, we need to stand up and speak up. Ps Mel brings an encouraging message, reminding us that God is so much bigger than the intimidation we may face. We pray that you are blessed by this week's message.

Ps Jess starts off our brand-new series, ‘Super'. She starts our journey on learning more about the spiritual realm. God has given us spiritual tools to use so that we can hold onto Him and His truth when the devil tries to pull us away from God. We pray that you will be blessed by this week's message.

This week's message looks at community and the transformation that it brings. Megan shares about how God is able to bring transformation to us through being in community. Ps Mel then continues on about our need for others and to have people that we can follow and imitate, with Jesus being the first and most important one. We all need people around us who are further ahead and who can share wisdom with us. We pray that you are blessed by this week's message.

Ps Jess continues our latest series, ‘People Skills'. She looks at how we can actively bring God into our workplaces, as well as for all of our relationships. We can do this by being encouragers, controlling our tongue, and through the way that we handle conflict. We pray that you will be blessed by this week's message.

Ps Mel tackles a hard but very important topic when looking at relationships. Bitterness can have many effects on us if we have unresolved issues in our hearts. We can always though come to God and ask Him to remove any roots of bitterness within us, so that it will stop holding us back from the plans He has for us.

Healthy relationships manage expectations well. Ps Mel addresses that we all have expectations in our relationships and these need to be managed. She shares an encouraging message about how we can all be more effective in this. We pray that you are blessed by this week's message.

Nathan starts off our new series, ‘People Skills' by diving into how our relationships will look different because we follow in the way of Jesus. The Gospel has the power to completely transform our relationships and how we live alongside one another. We pray that you will be blessed by this week's message.

We are God's ambassadors and are called to be stewards for Him. Ps Mel shares about our call to be stewards of what God has given us, because it all belongs to Him. To be good stewards, we take ownership of what we have been given and look after it like it is our own. We pray that you will be blessed by this week's message.

If you build God's house, He will build your house. Ps Paul shares about how God has a spot for each of us in His Church, and we can all be a part of building it. Everyone has a part that they can play to build God's house. We pray that you will be blessed by this week's message.

Ps Mel begins our Vision Builders month by sharing about our theme, ‘a plentiful harvest of new lives'. Our Church is building something that is impacting this city and beyond. God loves the people in Canberra, and He wants to partner with us to reach them.