Here is our Sunday Gathering sermon archive, perfect for if you have missed a Sunday, want to hear something again or want to share with a friend.
Intention: What do you want? - pt 3 (Our practices shape our loves)
Dan Sheed finishes our summer series inspired by the book "You are what you love" by looking at how our practices shape our loves, and in particular we celebrate the Church's practice of the communion table.
“To imitate Jesus well, we must regularly place ourselves in practices that help us to do this. These well-worn places shape what story we live in - they shape what loves we end up having.”
Intention: What do you want? - pt 2 (You might not love what you think)
Dan Sheed continues our summer series, looking at how when we look at our habits and practices, we may not love what we think.
“Be intentional about your habits, because your habits reveal your loves, and when you have a good look at them you may be surprised to find that you don’t love what you think.”
Intention: What do you want? - pt 1 (Loving what Jesus loves)
We kick off 2017 with a summer series inspired by the book "You are what you love" by James K. A. Smith. This week, Dan shares on the power of asking what we want and looking at how that shapes what we do.
““Becoming a follower of Jesus is more than knowing what Jesus wants you to believe. It’s loving what Jesus loves.””
And I will give you rest - pt 4 (Rest is good)
We finish 2016 by reflecting on our Good Gifts initiative, Dan Sheed lands the series and we hear an important prophetic word that has been brewing up for a few weeks.
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it is with your soul.”
And I will give you rest - pt 3 (Rest is trust)
Dan Sheed takes us through the third part of our "And I will give you rest" series, looking at how rest is trust in what God is doing when we can't do anything,
“Be still in the presence of the Lord,
and wait patiently for him to act.”
And I will give you rest - pt 2 (Rest is freedom)
Dan Sheed continues our series "And I will give you rest." looking at how rest is intrinsically tied to freedom and how to live it out joyfully.
“Most of the things we need to be most fully alive never come in busyness. They grow in rest.”
And I will give you rest - pt 1 (Rest is a rhythm)
Dan Sheed kicks of our new series "And I will give you rest" where we look at how work and rest is a rhythm to find.
“Sabbath is deliberate interference.”
Guest speaker: Jacinda Lilly (Trust and obey)
Guest speaker, Jacinda Lilly, shares with us a challenge to keep being people who say "yes" to what God is leading us towards: both as individuals and a growing church.
“Every “yes” means a change to the status quo - we must always be ready for change. This is part of a what it is to be dynamic.”
Guest speaker: Lloyd Rankin (Movement, ambition and rhythm)
Guest speaker Lloyd Rankin shares on what it is to have a good ambition for building a life and sharing it with others.
“Go and be the people of peace in a culture of chaos.”
Gifted - pt 11 (The gifted community / Love lived together)
Dan Sheed finishes our Gifted series, landing us in 1 Corinthians 13 with a community manifesto to pursue love as our highest calling.
“THIS IS OUR COUNTER-CULTURAL MOMENT; AN ANTITHESIS FOR OUR CURRENT REALITY.”
Gifted - pt 10 (The ministry gifts / Equipping and building fires)
Dan Sheed shares on Ephesians 4, and how as gifted people we all play a part in equipping each other towards maturity.
“Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. ... As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.”
Gifted - pt 9 (The gift of healing / The bridge between the broken and the holy cont.)
Dan Sheed continues our "Gifted" series, looking at the gift of healing and why God heals as well as what is happening when we're not healed.
“One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases. Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.”
Gifted - pt 8 (The gift of faith / The bridge between the broken and the holy)
Dan Sheed continues our "Gifted" series, looking at the gift of faith and how it makes us the bridge between the broken and the holy.
“Faith alone is certainty. Everything but faith is subject to doubt. Jesus Christ alone is the certainty of our faith.”
Gifted - pt 7 (The gifts / Unexpected service)
Cameron Thorp shares in our "Gifted" series on the gift of service, and how it changes the way we will see what God is doing and how we will see people.
“The gift of service is foundational to all the other gifts. We are in the pass it on business.”
Gifted - pt 6 (Discernment / Learning where to look)
Georgia Johnstone shares in our "Gifted" series, looking at the gift of discernment and how it works in our lives.
“Discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about truth. The ability to think with discernment is synonymous with an ability to think biblically.”
Gifted - pt 5 (The gifts / Prophecy)
Strahan Coleman shares in our "Gifted" series, looking at the gift of prophecy and how we can practice it everyday.
“But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them.”
God as Father (Projected or revealed?) - Fathers Day special
We took a break from our series this week, with Dan Sheed sharing this talk on how we view God.
“We all live with projected images of God which are intrinsically tied to our view of our earthly Fathers ... rather than being people made in His image, we’re making Him in ours.”
Gifted - pt 3 (Gifts of grace / Charismata)
“We’re a Charismatic church: we believe that in our weak and limited state, the gifts are given to us all by the Holy Spirit, to be used to continue the mission of God.”
Gifted - pt 2 (Limited chats with the Limitless / Trinitarian prayer)
“The discovery of God lies in the daily and the ordinary, not in the spectacular and the heroic. If we cannot find God in the routines of home and shop, then we will not find Him at all.”
Gifted - pt 1 (Our limitations as humans / Clay vessels)
“We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.”