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In the Beginning…

This new series takes us to the opening chapters of the Bible—Genesis 1–4—where we encounter the foundations of life as we know it.

Across these four weeks, we’ll explore how these early chapters speak into some of the biggest questions we all carry: Who are we? What’s gone wrong with the world? Who is God? And what hope is there for the future? In these pages, we meet the God of creation and judgment, and we see both the beauty of human potential and the tragedy of human failure.

Genesis also raises important questions about how faith relates to science. While these chapters may touch on areas that intersect with scientific inquiry, their primary focus is not on explaining physical processes, but on revealing who God is, who we are, and how we are meant to relate to Him, to one another, and to the world.

This is a complex and sometimes challenging space, but also a rich opportunity. As we engage both God’s Word and God’s world, we’re invited to think carefully, grow in understanding, and hold our convictions with humility. Faithful Christians may come to different conclusions on some of these questions—and as we do, we seek to continue loving, serving, and learning together.

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  • Holy Spirit and Church
    • 21/7/25

    Holy Spirit and Church

    “… We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

    We believe in one holy universal and apostolic Church.

    We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins…”

    In our fourth Sermon on the Nicene Creed, Luke Prentice explores what it means for the church to believe in the Holy Spirit.

    Understanding who the Holy Spirit is, the Trinity, and the unified universal church is a series of complex elements of faith. Luke, guides us through each of these topics drawing from John 15:26-27 and Ephesians 4:1-6 to expand our awareness and knowledge in this area.

  • Jesus Christ the Eternal Son
    • 6/7/25

    Jesus Christ the Eternal Son

    “…We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human…”

    In the second sermon in our series on the Nicene Creed, Luke Prentice helps us come to a deeper understanding of the hypostatic union of Jesus the 100% divine and Jesus the 100% human. This concept is a common challenge for many people exploring Christianity, and yet it is a crucial duality that made Jesus life, death and resurection effective for us.

    Luke gently helps his listeners to come to a deeper understanding of this part of Chirstian faith with the aid of John 1:1-14 and Hebrews 2:14-18

  • Easter is Nonsense
    • 21/4/25

    Easter is Nonsense

    On the surface, Easter makes no sense; our own experience of life tells us that the dead do not come to life, and yet this is the claim of the Bible and the events in our passage, John 20:1-18.

    Mike helps us to see the heart of this passage, the truth of Jesus’ resurrection and the real and honest emotional responses of Jesus’ friends and followers; Mary, Peter, and John. In this passage, we see how in Jesus we can make sense of the nonsensical.

    This easter, you are invited to re-examine the empty tomb and encounter the risen Jesus. He is risen, he is risen indeed.

  • The King of Peace
    • 14/4/25

    The King of Peace

    The crowds on the road to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival welcome Jesus as their king, but as we read John 12:12-19, it is revealed that Jesus is a different kind of King.

    Mike unpacks this passage and helps us to consider what good leadership should look like and how we can exemplify it in our lives.

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