What did Jesus really mean when he said, "Follow Me"?

In this message, Shannon explores the radical and countercultural nature of Jesus's invitation. Unlike the rabbis of the first century, Jesus didn't wait for elite scholars to apply to his theological school. Instead, he walked right up to everyday workers and invited them into a relationship, rather than a strict ideology or a religion.

Jesus pursues us directly and desires intimacy and connection over our performance. Our goal is simply to draw closer to Him.

What’s the difference between being a "fan" of Jesus and a true "follower"? In this message from our "Follow Me" series, Kath explores why Jesus isn't looking for a bigger crowd, but for hearts that are truly "all in."

When we empty our hands of the things that have taken God's place on the throne of our hearts, He fills them with something far better: Himself.

We often minimise what God has anointed in our lives, overlooking the small things we carry and underestimating what He can do through them. But God isn’t looking at our lack, He is looking from a place of abundance and all that He can give through us.

In this message, Lynley shares from 2 Kings 4 and 1 Kings 17, exploring the stories of two widows who each had only a little oil in desperate situations. One was in debt and about to lose her sons, the other preparing her final meal during a famine. Yet in both stories, the miracle began not with more—but with what they already had.

As they responded in obedience, the oil began to flow. When we pour out what God has given us, He brings the increase.

This message is a call to recognise the “except” in your life, the small thing you may have overlooked, and to steward it well. As you step out, make room, and continue to pour out, God moves in the flow, multiplying what you place in His hands.It’s time to stay full, keep pouring, and trust God for the increase.

Shannon opens up the invitation from Jesus: “If anyone would come after me…”

An open-handed call into a daily walk. To take up your cross daily is to choose His way of life, again and again, in the real decisions we carry. It’s a journey of trust, of laying things down, of walking closely with Him. The cross becomes a daily rhythm, an ongoing experience of following Jesus.

When Jesus sees Matthew and says, “Follow me,” he offers acceptance, freedom, hope; everything Matthew’s own choices had taken from him.

In this message, Andrea brings us into that moment, where Jesus calls and Matthew responds.

Not after everything is sorted out. Not with a clear picture of what comes next.

We follow first, then understanding comes. There are things we only come to know about Jesus on the other side of obedience.

Nothing you will ever hold is more powerful, more alive, or more capable of changing your life than the Word of God. In this message, Kath walks through the wilderness moment where Jesus faced temptation and answered with three steady words: “It is written.” Kath explores the difference between reading Scripture and believing it, showing how truth becomes a living word that anchors the heart. When everything feels disorienting, scripture becomes the instrument panel that reveals reality.

Through the stories of Balaam, Moses, and David, Stuart traces how the posture of the heart shapes the way people hear God. Experience, success, and even past faithfulness can begin to steer decisions when they replace a living, present conversation with God. Stuart walks through the subtle ways idols form in the heart and how comfort, familiarity, and past victories can blur discernment. Spiritual maturity grows through a life that keeps asking, listening, and leaning in.

A Building For The House - Andrea Cocker

Shannon opens one of the most confronting passages in Scripture and sits with Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:21–23: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven.”

People who prophesied, cast out demons, and performed miracles still heard Him say, “I never knew you.” It’s possible to do the things of God and yet never truly walk with Jesus. Our lives can be full of signs and wonders and still miss the one thing that truly matters — being known by Jesus.

In this message Andrea traces Jesus building a family out of opposites — a tax collector, a zealot, even a betrayer — and asks what it means to gather around him alone. Righteousness becomes more than personal morality, it’s about right relationship with God and one another. Jesus, be the center.