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This week, Josh looks at Romans 13:11 to 14 as he discusses how we might use and experience time individually even while we are together. 

For our Neighbourhood Table discussion, Andy looks at Romans 14:1-12 and talks about how we all have the same common need to belong to a place and to a group of people. 

Looking at the next portion of Romans 14, Andy talks about how we can live life with one another based on who God is, what he has done for us, and how He has made us. Having a new identity in Christ and being adopted into God's life calls us into a completely new way of life. 

This week, Josh takes us through the first 6 verses of Romans 15 as he talks about how we can bear with one another and build one another up, even in the midst of our disagreements and divisions. 

Continuing in Romans 15 beginning at v. 7, Anna discusses the challenge of being in community  with people that are different from ourselves and following the command to love one another. 

Our last offering in the Being Together Again Series, Andy takes a look at Romans 15:14 to 21 and what true friendship looks and how to come alongside one another. 

Welcome to Advent! Reading from Luke 3, Andy explores the call of John the Baptist and how it relates to our own. We too are called to live prophetically, living out the call of Emmanuel, God with us. 

Continuing with the story of John the Baptist from Luke 3, we consider the words of his prophecy contrasted with our own frantic Christmas preparations. How does this time of year come to be connected to materialism when John was trying to get us ready to receive Jesus and His kingdom? 

Andy explains how we, like Mary and Elizabeth, are called to carry Christ to the world, bringing His hope, joy, and peace wherever we go. Luke 1:39-56. 

Four our last week of Advent, Josh takes us through Mark 13 as we ask several questions -How does the apocalypse of Jesus apply to the celebration of Christmas? Where do we focus our attention in this season filled with lights and distraction while our world is in suffering, and how will Christ reveal himself to us in the future?

A new year and a new preaching series! For 2022 we are kicking the new year off with a look at the Parables of Jesus from Matthew 13. Anna and Andy explore why we're doing this and what we hope to learn this Epiphany season. 

In the first episode in our parables series, Anna explains what exactly is the kingdom of God and where is it located? 

Looking at the Parable of the Sower, Andy examines the character of God (the One who Sows) and His Kingdom practises. Matthew 13: 3-9, 18-23

In the second instalment on the Parable of the Sower, Andy examines what God is sowing - the seed of His kingdom. 

Communication is key.  So why does God talk in riddles when Jesus speaks in parables? Continuing in chapter 13 of Matthew's gospel, Josh takes a look at parables, why Jesus used them, and what they mean. 

Continuing in Matthew 13, Anna discusses what the Parable of the Mustard Seed reveals about the nature of God and his coming kingdom. Hidden and small, the gospel transforms us and the world gradually over time. 

Looking at the Parable of the Pearl of Great Price from Matthew 13: 44-46, Andy asks us to reassess what we really value and examine the treasure that is God's kingdom. 

Looking at the last portion of Matthew 13, Andy sums up our learnings on the kingdom of heaven and how we can apply that knowledge to our lives. 

Andy and Anna talk about our focus for Lent 2022 and our continued readings in Matthew. 

Beginning our Lenten series on Matthew 16, Andy takes a look at verses 1 to 4 and talks about Jesus' call to suffer for our sake verses the expectations of the religious leaders of his day.  What does Lent mean to us and how do we apply the practise of Lent to our lives?

Looking at Matthew 16:5 to 12, Anna carries on in our Matthew series examining the temptation to doubt Jesus and his promises. Why do we try to replace Jesus with something else when we get a little uncertain in our faith? And when this happens, what should we do?

In this episode, a clue to understanding why the church finds it so easy to get following Jesus wrong so often.

The Road of Following Jesus is Harder but its Good. And the punch line is that we get the presence of Jesus when we follow it.

What is the meaning of the Transfiguration - that time Jesus took Peter, James and John up a mountain and was transformed in their presence. Elijah and Moses show up along with God's voice. Josh Wilton unpacks what is happening and what it has to do with us.

Anna explores the relationship between this episode and the Old testament story of Moses coming down the mountain in the book of Exodus. Also, why COULDN'T the disciples cast out this oppressive spirit?

Earthquakes and Angels provide some fireworks to this scene but they are not the resurrection. The resurrection itself happens off camera but the life of resurrection is available to all who would listen to the witnesses and follow after Jesus.

Matthew 17:24-27Anna sits down with Andy and talks about Jesus' strange way of paying the Temple Tax. 

In our new fall series looking at the 10 Commandments, Josh discusses the law as the tool God used to show us how to live both in relationship and with responsibility. Mystery and relationship are both bound up in God's desire for us to live with purpose and meaning. 

Continuing in our series on the 10 Commandments, Andy talks about how they reveal how to live in relationship to God with responsibility. As part of this responsibility, God asks us not to make and worship images of Him. Listen to Andy's explanation as to why!

This week Anna leads us through a study of the 3rd commandment - do not take the Lord's name in vain. Why does God give this command and what implications does it have for our relationship to Him? How will we bear God's name and His reputation in the world today?

Exploring the meaning of the 5th command as laid out in Exodus 20:12, Andy addresses how to honour your parents and those close to you by giving weight to those we might be tempted to take for granted.

Starting with Song of Songs chapter 8 and continuing into the New Testament, Josh discusses the challenging topic of adultery. How do we honour companionship with others and prevent our relationships from going sour? And what do we do when we fail? Can we trust God with our deepest desires or will we go somewhere else for comfort?

Anna takes a look at the 9th command to not bear false witness against one another and discusses the connection between our speech and our relationships. How can we be people of our word as God is? How can we love our neighbours through every word we utter and those that are left unsaid?

Looking at Genesis 2, 3, and Revelation 21, Josh traces the biblical command to rest throughout old and new testaments. If rest is the climax of God's creation, how do we practise sabbath as God does? How do we put rest at the beginning of our weekly commitments and work from a place of being already refreshed?

Based on John chapter 1, Bishop Dan examines what it means for Jesus to be called the Word, the ultimate self-disclosure of God Himself, and what implications this might have for us. 

Turning this week to Hebrews chapter 8, Anna looks at the covenant promises of God to redeem humanity and Jesus as God's greatest expression of love to us. 

Merry Christmas! Looking at the traditional Christmas passage from Luke 2, Andy examines the familiar scene of the Incarnation and the good news announcement of the arrival of Jesus. Greater than Moses, Jesus goes between God and broken humanity to make it possible for us to be closer to God and His goodness. 

New Year, new series! For 2023 we are starting with reading through the Beatitudes from Matthew chapter 5, Jesus most well known sermon. What is the blessed life and how do we live it?

In this next instalment on the Beatitudes, Andy looks at the promise that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be blessed. What does this mean? Why and how do we desire righteousness in such a visceral way?

This week, Josh takes a look at the 6th Beatitude - What does it mean to be pure in heart, and how does this help us see God? How can the goodness of Jesus be greater than the badness in and around us, and how can this goodness rub off on us?

Looking at Beatitude 8, Anna discusses Jesus' hard teaching on persecution - Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. How do we live in the tension between our life on earth and our call to live kingdom values here and now?

Andy starts our Lenten series with an examination of the Lord's Prayer. 

Here is one of the sermons from our Earth Speaks series from Spring 2023. We examine how creation, in this case stone, confirms the truth of God to us. 

This week Andy explores how water relates and reveals God. 

New year, new fall series! We are beginning our fall season with a look at the Nicene Creed as the basis and bedrock of our faith. For our first instalment, Josh looks at who is God and how can we talk about him?

In our second week on the Nicene Creed, Anna examines what it means to name God as both Almighty and Father. How do we understand and relate to these 2 different aspects of who God is?

This week Andy explores the next section of the Nicene Creed that speaks about God as Creator - maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. How is God distinct as an un-created being? How do we understand his categories of existance?

This week Josh discusses Jesus as the best and only person to trust with all of who we are because of who he is. He is the firstborn of God, and he has supremacy in everything, holding in his person the fullness of God. In the face of Jesus we see the glory and goodness of God. 

Continuing the exploration of the person of Jesus as written in the Nicene Creed, Andy discusses Jesus' incarnate nature - he was made man, although he was divine. In Jesus, God chooses to become a part of creation in order to pursue us. 

The Monday After is an extended discussion on the topics coming up on the Sunday prior. This season is called Revealed: The Mystery of God, during which we look at the a historic outline of Christian belief in the Nicene Creed.This episode Josh and Andy talk about God, language, creeds, and mystery.

This episode Josh and Anna talk about God as Father and God as Almighty.

This episode Josh and Andy talk about God and the creation of all things visible and invisible.

This episode Josh and Andy talk about Jesus as the Son, the word "begotten" (not made), and a fancy word that means "of the same stuff".

This episode Josh and Andy talk about God coming in the flesh.

Next in our Nicene creed series, Anna discusses the belief that Jesus died for a purpose - to atone for our sin and create a way for God and humanity to dwell together. It is in the death of Jesus that we discover who God really is and the depths of his love for humanity. 

Andy and Josh discuss Jesus' teaching on his coming again to judge the living and the dead. Can we have justice without judgment? Or is the whole topic just too 'judgy'?

Josh and Andy discuss a letter they received "on behalf of those Christians who do not celebrate Christmas." Should they even be celebrating a holiday that has non-Christian roots and rituals?

Beginning with 1 Corinthians 15:20, Andy discusses the reality of the resurrection and the events that followed. What does the resurrection mean for us and how does it impact our lives both now and in the future?

Merry Christmas from the Table! Anna shares the hope of the coming of Jesus and the anticipation of his coming again, bringing light and life to our darkness. 

Josh looks at Jesus' promise to come again and what surprises that might hold. He also discusses our possible responses to Jesus' return and what we might do while we wait for him. 

Continuing in our exploration of the Nicene Creed, Andy discusses the statement "For us and for our salvation he came down". In coming to earth the first time, Jesus crosses the barrier between earth and heaven because of the Father's love for us. 

Continuing in our series on the creed, Josh looks at Jesus as represented in the gospel of John, chapter 14 and why he describes himself as the Way, the Truth and the Life. 

Taking a detour from our series on the Nicene Creed, Anna takes a look at John chapter 15 and Jesus' instructions to remain in the vine. 

Continuing in John's gospel, Andy looks at the first half of chapter 16 and how the Holy Spirit is our continuing companion after the earthly departure of Jesus. 

Continuing in John's gospel, Josh takes a look at the last half of chapter 16 and Jesus' final words to his disciples before he goes to the cross. To prepare them for his departure, he explains that he is the demonstration of the love the of the Father. There will be trouble ahead for them and for us, but his love and his victory will be our ultimate comfort. 

In our last instalment in this series in John, Andy looks at the last portion of chapter 17 and Jesus' prayer for all his disciples. In his prayer, Jesus reveals his desire that we be in good relationship with God, ourselves, each other and all of creation so that we might bring glory to God the Father. 

Christ is risen! Looking at Colossians 3:1 to 4, Anna Spray explains that Jesus' miraculous resurrection points to our own future. This resurrection reality is the life of a Christian, and Colossians 3 encourages us to put our focus on that hopeful future. 

As we come to the last section of the Nicene Creed, Andy discusses the nature of the Holy Spirit - The Lord, the Giver of Life. The Spirit brings freedom to our lives as we keep in step with God, trusting in His love for us. 

We would love to hear from you!As we come to the end of the Nicene Creed series, Josh examines the role of prophet in revealing the person of Jesus to the world. 

We would love to hear from you!In the last instalment of our Nicene Creed series, Anna looks at baptism and what it means to belong to God and His kingdom. 

We would love to hear from you!On Trinity Sunday, Bishop Mike Steward came to celebrate a confirmation service and provided a chance for us all to renew our own baptismal vows. He reminded us that we all have an open invitation to come to Jesus, the only god who himself has wounds as we do, and is eager for us to come to Him. 

We would love to hear from you!Starting off our second Summer in Acts series, Andy looks at Acts 14 and the good news of the coming kingdom of Jesus. Recognizing God and His kingdom work around us, we are invited to testify and to share in this wonderful work. 

We would love to hear from you!Continuing our summer series in Acts, Anna looks at Acts 15 to 16 where despite conflict, God continues to grow his church. How do Christians remain in unity together in the midst of our disagreements and differences? How can our mission together be genuine if we are not united in Christ? 

We would love to hear from you!As Acts continues, we see the church continuing to wrestle with the details of the good news of Jesus. How does the story of God's rescue integrate within the first century Greco-Roman culture? How do we integrate our faith into our culture today? Will I change my belief system and my life to follow Jesus? How does our status as baptized believers impact my daily life?

We would love to hear from you!This fall we look at the first 11 chapters of Genesis and how they inform our understanding of God, ourselves, and our world. This week, Andy provides on introduction and helps us frame how to read and understand this first book of the bible and how it relates to the larger biblical story. 

We would love to hear from you!Continuing in our Origins series on Genesis, Anna takes a look at the first chapter and the creation narrative. Faith prompts us to reach outwards and look at God to understand our universe and our created purpose. Genesis is just the beginning of the larger story God is wanting to tell, and he longs to show us our part in that story. 

We would love to hear from you!Andy looks at the topic of work in the frame of Genesis 1. What does "to be fruitful and multiply" mean in our life today? Is this calling from God still part of our created purpose? 

We would love to hear from you!This week, Andy looks into the origin of sin as portrayed in Genesis 3 and the infamous fruit-eating episode. Why would a good, loving and wise God put something so dangerous in such a prominent location and forbid us from having it? 

We would love to hear from you!Anna continues our Origins series looking at the first murder recorded in the bible, as humans go from taking forbidden fruit to taking each other's lives. Human sin and violence is escalating - how will God intervene? Will there be redemption even for "bad seed" people?

We would love to hear from you!Andy looks at the events surrounding the flood and the further development of humanity and their interactions with God. Humans continue to grasp for meaning, fame, and power apart from their relationship with God, and concern for our own name becomes more important than becoming the faithful seed of God. How will God intervene and disrupt humanity's trend towards violence and sin?

We would love to hear from you!In our last instalment, Josh looks at Genesis 11 and the Tower of Babel story. Humans continue to resist faithful covenant with God and instead seek to build monuments to their own greatness. Despite God's offering of giving them a name, protection, and legacy, humanity decides they want to do it all on their own. 

We would love to hear from you!We begin Advent with a looking back at our Genesis series and how those learnings apply to this season of waiting for God to come again. 

We would love to hear from you!On this baptism Sunday, Anna examines Luke 3 and John the Baptist's announcement of the coming of Jesus. How do we prepare for Jesus' coming? What is the 'comfort' that the coming of Jesus will bring? What did Luke, Isaiah and John all want us to be ready for?

We would love to hear from you!Andy looks at the end of Luke chapter 1 and the interaction between Elizabeth and Mary and their prophecy regarding the coming Saviour. By reading their words, we discover that they are heroes for what it means to be the church today. In spite of their low position in society, they are at the very centre of God's activity in the world. 

We would love to hear from you!New year, new series! We are diving into the book of Colossians and the revelation that Christ is the centre of everything. 

We would love to hear from you!Celebrating another confirmation with us, Bishop Mike preaches on Galatians 1 and the conversion of Paul on the road to Damascus. Meeting Jesus in a powerful way, Paul changes from persecuting Christians to being one of the greatest missionaries the church has seen. Our goal as Christians is to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit who guides us, banishes our anxious thoughts, and shows us the way. 

We would love to hear from you!Starting at chapter 2:6, Andy explores how different life can look for us when we place Christ at the centre. This effects all parts of our existence: our identity, our community, our job, everything. Paul tells us that with Christ we come alive in a new way. Life with Christ brings with it new freedom for us to enjoy. 

We would love to hear from you!Beginning at Colossians 3:17, Anna explores the section entitled the "household codes" where Paul wrestles with how Christians should live out their faith in their current context. How can we be faithful to God within a surrounding culture that does not respect and may despise what we believe? Who is in charge of our relationships? What did Jesus say about human hierarchy and how should we live this in our homes and our communities?

We would love to hear from you!Come mark the beginning of Lent with us as we celebrate Ash Wednesday and contemplate our humanity and God's divinity. 

We would love to hear from you!For our Lenten study, we are looking at the book of Lamentations and uncovering the seeds of hope scattered there as the poet describes the emotional experience of exile. These 5 chapters are individual eulogies which serve as a funeral for a dead city (Jerusalem) and a dead nation (Israel). This week, we read about the suffering depicted in chapter 1 which was a result of Israel's habitual sin and the threads of mercy which are spread throughout the book.