Last call before

Pentecost Sunday 2020

This is a remembrance of the way we used to gather.

The last call is our last sermon before Lockdown.

Gal 1: 1-5 The centrality of teh finished work of the Christ

Gal 2:15-21 We all have a past and an ethnicity

We are called because we called on the name, let’s finish what we’ve started.

Pauls plea to the Galatian churches to stay the course.

The worship is a reflection of our people, using photos they had submitted wnd some video clips from our welcome to Grace video to the songs:

We come alive in the river, Uthando – Come Holy Spirit-Where you belong –

 

Darkness into light

Welcome by Brandon and Lynne: Jesus walks on the water

Revelation Song: by Vaughan

Dealing with blindspots in the Faith in the context of second Temple worship and systems.

Paul’s journey from Destroyer and persecutor to Proclaimer of the Faith.

The impact of Stephen’s execution on Paul’s message.

The Jerusalem churches focus compared to the church in Antioch.

How our cultural and spiritual history affects our view of others and,

Ultimately how the Lord always took relationship over temple worship.

 

Grace is Enough

Introduction: Lynette Kube

Worship: featuring Vaughn and the Grace Collective

Songs: Beauty for Ashes and Fountains by Josh Baldwin

Message: Matthew 20

Grace is enough

The Kingdom of God viewed through the lens of the parable of the owner of the Vineyard and the hiring of casual labour for harvest.

It addresses the question; “who then can be saved?’

The benefits of being part of the Kingdom and the reward of salvation.

How we should guard our hearts lest we forget that we too entered by His grace.

The Power of His Seed

Our online service for 10 May 2020

Join us for worship with Joshua, Lucia and Vaughan with

1. 1. Where you belong     Grace Family
   2. King of my heart        Bethel
   3. Beauty for Ashes        Grace Family

The sermon: The Power of His Seed

Matthew 13 from the parables of the Kingdom

We learn that:

We journey into Kingdom life:

From hard hearts, to wavering, followed by receptive and finally confident believing hearts.

WE grow from receiving the seed of the Word to becoming the seed. We get sown and scattered into the world where we become kingdom embassadors.

We add to the expansion of our house by becoming children of the King.

Our hope is for this age and the age to come, and we pray; “Come Lord Jesus!”

The Way of Truth

Get some emblems ready and follow,

Brandon’s last reflection on the Lord’s table .

We sing the New Grace song: Where I belong

Before we Look at TRUTH.

Jesus is the Way, the truth and the Life

But Just like Pilate, the worlds asks, “what is Truth?”

We survey a few scriptures and attempt to give a Bible picture of truth.

Is it based on facts?

Is it a body of Scientific evidence?

Or is there another perspective.

We have a look at the Greek influence on the biblical understanding and make our way to the Figures of

David and Jonathan who gives us the first glimpse into the type of:

A belt of truth.

Truth reveals through the torn curtain,

That God is accessible through Jesus.

 

Beyond the Empty Tomb

We have a quick survey of the Tensions in Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus’s trial.

WE consider, the occupation, the tension, political climate and general atmosphere at the time of the passover that year.

We look at the role players and weigh their historical influence of the events of that week.

Since much time has passed and many historical facts are lost in translation, piece together the outcome of the ‘çourt case’ and consider how it impacted the leaders of the temple as well as the followers of Jesus.

How is it possible that such an influencial Rabbi could be found guilty of a Capital offence?

Would they come after his followers and where could they go?

Who took the body of Jesus?

Oh my, could it be?

 

Easter 2020

WE continue our Journey with Mark

As we follow the disciples who went from their greatest revelation of Belief, to their darkest nightmare of the long night of the soul.

Witness the confession of faithfulness of the 12,

Which crashes into total faithlure and a crisis of faith.

Then follow the unknown disciple who stayed as long as he could until even he fled for his life.

Messiah will die alone!

But when the women approah the Tomb…

Good Friday 2020

Jesus, The Wordworker.

Jesus came to teach the words of the works He came to enact. Every act a considered word and every word a considered act. From the first to the last verses of scripture we see a consistency of the acts of The Lord, that reaches its fulfilment in the incarnation, life, words and works of our loving Saviour.

Key Scripture John 17

Supporting Scriptures:

Genesis 1

John 1, 16 and 18

Revelations 1

Hosanna To The King

On this Palm Sunday, we celebrate Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

We lead of with some worship led by Joshua and Lucia Smith.
Then we dive right into Psalm 118 and the Gospels account of the week before Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday.

Solitary confinment is not equal to lonliness.
The value of Solitude and the notion that segrgation cannot divide hearts.
We look at Jesus in the wilderness in preparation for a life of servant leadership.
Crowd behaviour and its influences.
How people’s hearts differ and motives are hidden in mass actions.
Finally how the tension of the Kingdom is necessary to reveal hearts.

Online Service 29 March 2020

Live accoustic worship with Vaughan.

Always on Time: Mark 5

Have you ever been so desperate that you didn’t care what people think of your actions?

Has it been a while since you’ve sought the Lord?

Does it appear as if others always seem to be ahead in the queue?

Don’t be afraid, He is always on Time!