In this final message of the Introduction series, Dan reflects on Mary’s story in Luke 1:26–38 and the extraordinary forming of love within her ordinary life. Exploring the Spirit “overshadowing” Mary, this message traces God’s dwelling presence from Creation, to the Ark of the Covenant, to Mary — and now to the Church — reminding us that love is not manufactured but formed by God in willing, available hearts.

Join us for this third Introduction reflection, where we look at Elizabeth’s story as a picture of how God develops deeper joy in us. Luke shows that her five months of hiddenness weren’t wasted — they were the darkroom where God transformed years of disappointment into a joy ready to be shared when Mary arrived. This story invites us to embrace the slow, unseen work of God in our own lives, trusting that what He develops in the dark will one day be displayed in the light.

Join us as we continue our Advent reflection series Introduction. In this second reflection, Dan looks at Simeon and the “peace of recognition”—the kind of peace that comes not from circumstances resolving, but from seeing Christ in the middle of our lostness.

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NOTE: Our apologies, but the opening minute of this talk was not recorded.

Join us as we begin our Advent reflection series Introduction. Dan explored how Zechariah’s story in Luke 1 shows that God often restores hope not through noise or quick answers, but by creating space — the surprising gift of silence that softened his cynicism and slowly retuned his hope. Advent invites us into the same posture. In a season that easily fills with hurry, God meets us in the stillness we tend to avoid. Let’s make room for quiet, so we can begin to perceive the new things God is doing.

In this message Dan explores the final parable in Matthew 13 as a picture of God’s sweeping, uncurated grace towards a future where God puts the world right. The Parable of the Net shows us a Kingdom that gathers everything, while reminding us that the sorting is Jesus’ job, not ours — while also holding the sober truth that our choices matter in God’s story of renewal.

In this message, Alisha Wiseman explores Jesus’ parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl — two short stories about discovering something so valuable it reshapes your whole life. Through themes of discovery, sacrifice, and joy, Alisha reminds us that the Kingdom is a treasure worth giving everything for—and that in Jesus’ eyes, we are the treasure He joyfully gave everything to have.

In this talk Dan Sheed explores one of Jesus’ shortest parables — a one-sentence story on the Kingdom being like yeast that is mixed into a dough — and how even though it is hidden, it is quietly working its way through everything. This story invites us to patiently trust the unseen and unpanicked work of God’s Kingdom in our ordinary lives — because even when it’s hidden, we can stil trust that the dough is still rising towards completion.

In this message, Dan Sheed explores Jesus’ first recorded parable — the Parable of the Sower — as the doorway into all the others. What if this story isn’t about soil management, but about a reckless and generous Sower — a God is who is extravagantly sowing His Kingdom everywhere, even in places of resistance, and how good soil is found not through effort, but through grace and a willingness to listen.

In this opening message of our new series, Parables, Dan explores why Jesus chose to teach through these stories which create an analogy of comparison. These stories reveal the hidden reality of God’s Kingdom — grace breaking into ordinary life, and a world where God is ruling and reigning. Dan offers some wisdom on how to treat parables and how to practice reading them.

In this one-off message, guest speaker Adam Russell shares on the need for friendship in our discipleship journey and looks at the relationship between David and Jonathan as an archetype of covenant friendship.