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AMAZING GRACE God’s grace is amazing – for all the reasons we have explored over the last three weeks and more. How does that grace change our own hearts? How does it impact the way we live and love? Is it possible to imitate God’s grace to us in our relationships with others? It’s so hard to love and forgive those who have hurt us the most. So how do we do it? Join us today as Chris Danes wraps up our series ‘Amazing Grace’.

AMAZING GRACE Have you ever struggled to break a behaviour or habit which you know God doesn’t approve of? One of those things you keep apologising to God for, only to do again the next day or week? Have you wondered if there’s some timer counting down to the moment when God will no longer forgive you for those things? Is there a limit to his grace? How do you know if you’ve reached it? If you apologise for these things but keep doing them, do you wonder if you’re truly sorry? Join us today as Mike Riddell considers these questions in light of what the Bible teaches and we continue to explore God’s Amazing Grace.

AMAZING GRACE A confusing part of the whole grace conversation is the issue of obedience. If grace is all encompassing, and also unmerited, then why was Jesus so insistent on obedience? Why would a gracious God ask his people to take up their cross to follow him? If grace and obedience are both important to understanding life to the full how can we strike balance between the two? Join us today as Chris Danes explores what answers the Bible offers to these questions, as we continue looking at God’s Amazing Grace.

AMAZING GRACE “God loves you.” We hear that phrase a lot – and we might even believe it most of the time. Yet we find ourselves wondering how much God really loves us, whether he still loves us when we do things he disapproves of, and whether there are limits to his forgiveness. We talk and sing about the grace of God, but do we really understand what it means for our lives? Do we understand its incredible power and beauty? Join us over the next four weeks as we take a look at what makes the grace of God so amazing.

Today we have special guests Mark and Jodie Simmonds from MAF coming to share with us about their work with people in South Sudan.

GOING VIRAL Every week we are surrounded by all sorts of people – friends, family, co-workers and neighbours who we would love to introduce to Jesus, but we get stuck in what to say, when to say it and how to say it. We can often be trapped in the fear that we will do more harm than good and hold back when we’d love to speak up. Today, Paul and Sharon from the Ugly Duckling Co. in the UK are joining us in all services, and will be helping guide us through some ways we can engage effectively in faith conversations. We’d love to see you there as we wrap up our ‘Going Viral’ series!

GOING VIRAL It’s great when the people we know and love come to know and love Jesus. After Jesus died and rose again, his followers got to see and hear about hundreds of thousands of people responding to the good news. But what happened after the message of Jesus went viral? Was that the end of the story, or the beginning of a new one? What do we, or those we love, do after we first put our faith in Jesus? There’s a lot to be learned from the example of the leaders in the early Church, which we read about in Acts. Join us today as Bill Brown helps us ask “what next”?

GOING VIRAL Sometimes it can feel like the cards are stacked against us when it comes to sharing our faith in our current social and political climate. Whether we are facing religious restrictions in schools and workplaces, experiencing social disapproval of the Christian message, or even where finding ourselves sinking into a comfortable existence where sharing Jesus doesn’t seem that urgent. How much does our context impact the spread of the message of Jesus? Are we living in a time where it’s all too hard, or all too easy? Does it really make a difference? Join us as Chris Danes examines the context of the early church when the message of Jesus went viral – and asks whether we can hope for a similar movement in a new context.

MOTHERS' DAY Join us today as Mandy Stark shares with us this Mother's Day.

GOING VIRAL These days we often like to make sure things are under control. Our lives are often carefully planned and scheduled to make sure the important things get done. We talk about being ‘intentional’ in the things we invest in, aiming to show wisdom and forethought in our decisions. Yet when we look at the stories about the early Church in the Book of Acts, things didn’t seem quite as carefully planned. What can we learn from the history of the Church, and how might it affect what God does through us today? Join us this morning as Bill Brown shares with us.

GOING VIRAL Have you ever felt thoroughly under qualified for a job? Have you even thought that someone else could do it better? You might have thought those very things when it comes to sharing your faith in Jesus with other people. The Bible does talk about people having certain roles to play in the church, so maybe we’re made for something different? Today, Chris will be taking us back to look at the life of the early church and who God used to spread the news about Jesus. Join us as we consider whether what worked then can still work today.

GOING VIRAL UnpredictableIn the years after Jesus’ death and resurrection, the news about him spread like wildfire, accompanied by all sorts of powerful and amazing wonders. So what was the spark that set the world ablaze with hope? What enabled the people of God to share the message with courage and love across all sorts of borders? How did they do it and could it still work today? Join us as Bill Brown helps us seek answers to these questions in the Book of Acts.

EASTER - LOST & FOUND

EASTER - LOST & FOUND

EASTER - LOST & FOUND

TELL ME A STORY: READING GENESIS WITH FRESH EYES It’s a nice image – that of a young Joseph standing in his technicolour dreamcoat. It’s part of a story full of crazy twists and turns which kids love to hear. Even as adults we love the wild ride which is the story of Joseph. But what lies beneath the surface of this story? What can we learn from story about a middle-eastern boy sold into slavery thousands of years ago? How might this story change our story today?Join us today as we take a fresh look at this well-known story from Genesis.

TELL ME A STORY: READING GENESIS WITH FRESH EYES It’s a nice image – that of a young Joseph standing in his technicolour dreamcoat. It’s part of a story full of crazy twists and turns which kids love to hear. Even as adults we love the wild ride which is the story of Joseph. But what lies beneath the surface of this story? What can we learn from story about a middle-eastern boy sold into slavery thousands of years ago? How might this story change our story today?Join us today as we take a fresh look at this well-known story from Genesis.

TELL ME A STORY: READING GENESIS WITH FRESH EYES If the story of Abraham’s ‘almost-sacrifice’ of Isaac was reported in the news today, it would cause widespread uproar and shock. Yet many of us pass over it casually as we read through Genesis. When we stop to think about it, this story is a confusing one. What does it say about who God is? What does it say about what God requires of those who follow him? Is this the sort of faithfulness we are asked to live out today, and if so, what might that look like?Today Chris Danes will be tackling some of these tricky questions as we take another look at this famous story from Genesis.

TELL ME A STORY: READING GENESIS WITH FRESH EYES At some point in life, most of us make promises or have promises made to us. However, it’s unlikely any of those would involve having descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, or becoming the father of a nation. Yet this was part of the promise made by God to Abraham which led him to embark on a journey which would change the course of history.How does this promise impact the life of someone living in Melbourne in 2017? Is there more to this story than meets the eye? Join us today as we explore this special story from Genesis with fresh eyes.

TELL ME A STORY: READING GENESIS WITH FRESH EYES At some point in life, most of us make promises or have promises made to us. However, it’s unlikely any of those would involve having descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, or becoming the father of a nation. Yet this was part of the promise made by God to Abraham which led him to embark on a journey which would change the course of history.How does this promise impact the life of someone living in Melbourne in 2017? Is there more to this story than meets the eye?Join us today as we explore this special story from Genesis with fresh eyes.