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November 14, 2021 • Mark Helvadjian • Luke 10:25–37, Matthew 22:36–40
As we end the LOVE series, we look at the famous story of the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10:25-37, and the question of ‘who is our neighbour?’. However, as we dig a little deeper, we find if that if we’re looking to love our neighbour, then it’s the wrong question to ask.
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October 31, 2021 • Trevor Marr • 1 John 3:16–19, 2 Chronicles 1:7–12, Romans 12:2, Matthew 22:37, Ephesians 5:29–30
In order to love our neighbours, we first need to love ourselves. This talk explorers the how we can learn to Love our heart, our soul and our mind. It looks at what aspect of Love each part of us needs and applying some simple truths on how we can best look after ourselves in order that we can put the needs of others before our own.
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October 24, 2021 • Wendy Howson • Matthew 22:37–38, Luke 4:1, Song of Songs 8:5, 1 John 4:4–9, Isaiah 62:5
Following on from Mark's message last week of 'Loving God in the Wilderness', Wendy's talk, FACE TO FACE WITH LOVE, starts with the Song of Songs 8:5 'Who is this coming out from the wilderness, leaning on her Beloved?' This Shulamite Bride conveys the perfect picture of our walk with Jesus, our heavenly Bridegroom, the only one to lead us out of the wilderness into the fullness of life. Jesus looks into our hearts with eyes of fiery love and beckons us to come to Him, authentically and intimately, fully yielding to His perfect love, so that He can transform us from brokenness into His unblemished bride. The entire Bible is God's love story culminating in the ultimate wedding feast!
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October 17, 2021 • Mark Helvadjian • Psalm 57, Matthew 22:37, 1 John 4:19, Romans 5:8
When life is going great it seems that loving God comes much easier to us – after all, what’s not to love! But what about when life is not going great and we find ourselves walking through the wilderness? Do we find loving God as easy then? Mark looks at how we can ‘Love the Lord our God with all our mind, heart and soul’ as we walk through those wilderness times.
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October 10, 2021 • Mark Helvadjian • 1 Corinthians 13:1–6, Matthew 22:37, 1 Corinthians 12:27–31
As we continue looking at the ‘greatest command’, Mark looks at the church in Corinth, and how 2000 years later, we still need to head the Apolstle Paul’s exhortation to follow ‘a more excellent way’.
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October 3, 2021 • Jon and Andrea Taylor-Cummings • John 13:34–35, 1 Corinthians 13:1–7, 1 Corinthians 12:7–11
The pain of relationship breakdown is present both inside and outside the church. As we strive to be effective ‘ministers of reconciliation and strengthen unity in this post-pandemic era, the call for doing the hard work of learning to get along with each other has never been more urgent.
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September 19, 2021 • Emma Blustin • 2 Corinthians 5:18–19, Matthew 24:12–13, John 3:16, Matthew 6:12–15, Ephesians 2:6
Emma continues our LOVE series with the challenging issues of forgiveness and reconciliation. Whilst Jesus' command to forgive will eventually lead us into freedom, Emma suggests we pause to ask ourselves, what are we are actually doing when we forgive? What can we learn about the nature of forgiveness from the gospel story?
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September 12, 2021 • Mark Helvadjian • Matthew 22:36–40, John 3:16
Mark kicks off a brand new series looking at a subject close to all our hearts – love. In a world in love with love, what does it mean for us to live in the truth of the love God has for us, and in turn, the love we are called to show others.