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1 Corinthians 13 – Is Love the Greatest?
The words of 1 Corinthians 13 are very familiar to many people. But knowing the words is one thing, being known by those words is another! In this message we explore the meaning of the...
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1 Corinthians 11:17-34 – Order and Equality 1: Hospitality
In the last half of 1 Corinthians 11 Paul addresses the way the house churches in Corinth were partaking in the Lord’s Supper… which meant it wasn’t truly the Lord’s Supper at all! God’s stern...
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1 Corinthians 10: Becoming a Community of Conscience Pt 2
In 1 Corinthians 10 Paul is continuing to help the Christians in Corinth work out how to love God and each other when they don’t agree on fundamental issues about how to live as followers...
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1 Corinthians 8&9 – Becoming a Community of Conscience pt 1
In chapters 8 to 11 of 1 Corinthians the Apostle Paul is responding to a question about whether it’s OK to eat meat that was (or might have been) used in idol worship. Doesn’t sound...
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Road Trip 5: Sabbath vs Striving
In Luke 13 we read a beautiful account of how Jesus frees a woman who’d been in bondage for 18 years. In the process, He also frees a worshipping community from the bondage they’d been...
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Road Trip 2: Community vs Isolation
In this family service we learn together about how God has designed us for relationship, fixed the problem of sin that breaks relationships, and given us the tools we need to move from isolation to...
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We’re all in this Together
Paul Beard shares the New Testament vision of church community that we see shaping up in the book of Acts as the Holy Spirit works through the ministry of the Apostles and those who believe...
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Dads who make a Difference
As we celebrate Father’s Day we take some time to think about God’s design for Dads who make a difference in their families, churches and communities. Australian research published by the Fathering Project illustrates that...
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A Journey in Community
Psalm 40 is a wonderful song of thanksgiving as David reflects on what God has done to bring him out of a pit of despair. To get more insight into what David was feeling before...
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The Great Commission part 3
Every community needs to decide how it deals with the tension between what the individual wants and what is good for the whole community. We’re seeing institutions at all levels – from families, schools, community...