Episode 12 of our Church-Planting Podcast, where we discuss our developing thoughts and plans around establishing a new local church in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.

A church that, we are excited to announce, now has a name!

In this episode, we provide a brief update and review of our last 4 months of soft-start church-planting Sundays; unpack some of the reasons behind our choice of name in 'FOUR12 CHURCH'; discuss 5 of our core values as seen in some of the Bible's most well-known 4:12 verses; and explain the inspiration behind our logo design.

Head over to https://www.four12church.com and continue the journey with us there!

by Chad Mansbridge.

In this third instalment of our Ephesians Series, 'God, His Church, and Me', Chad walks us through Ephesians Chapter 3, thought-by-thought, before then settling our attention on the image of the believer as a planting of the Lord, 'rooted and established' in the soil of God's Love, Christ's Lordship, and the Local Church of His Holy Spirit!

Key texts include: Ephesians 3:1–21; Colossians 2:6–7; Psalm 92:12–15.

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by Chad Mansbridge.

In this second message in our Ephesians Series, 'God, His Church, and Me', we walk paragraph-by-paragraph through Ephesians Chapter 2, before taking a look at the picture of the Church as God's Temple and exploring some of the implications of that glorious reality, for us today.

Key texts include: Ephesians 2:1–22.

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by Chad Mansbridge.

In this opening message to our Ephesians Series, 'God, His Church, and Me', we walk through the first chapter of this powerful epistle and explore the glorious truth of God as Father; the Church as His Family; and us, each of us, as His children.

Key texts include: Ephesians 1:1–23.

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by Chad Mansbridge.

This is Chad's first message for the year in our Coffs Harbour church-plant, where he examines key passages of Scripture that each speak to what we must 'seek first', or place 'above all', in regards our priorities in life. Namely, the Person of Jesus; the Protection of our Hearts; the Preciousness of People; and the Privilege of Partnership.

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by Jaye Mansbridge.

This sermon was recorded at our first Encounter Sunday Service for 2026, with our growing church-plant in Coffs Harbour.

In this message, Jaye takes to the pulpit for the first time and leads us back to the account in Genesis 26 of Isaac re-digging his father's wells. As it turns out, wells feature all through Scripture as places of Provision, Community, Encounter, and Divine Blessing!

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by Chad Mansbridge.

This sermon was recorded at our Encounter Sunday Service in the lead up to Christmas.

In this message, we walk verse-by-verse through the opening of Matthew's Gospel, from Jesus' genealogy to the gifts He received from the Magi, and uncover the glorious reality that Christ is King, Priest and Prophet. Jesus, born into a world of dysfunction, is eternally worthy, holy, and able!

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This episode of our Church-Planting Podcast features a teaching by David McDonald, an internationally recognised Ephesians 4 ministry, and the first visiting guest to speak into the life of our fledgling church-plant community.

In this message, David emphasises the importance of apostolic and prophetic leaders and explains how their ministry is outworked in the local church.

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This episode of our Church-Planting Podcast features audio from our third 'Encounter Service' held Sunday 30 November.

We begin this message in Genesis 28, where Jacob (aka Israel) has his first encounter with God at Bethel, the place of the anointed stones. From there, we examine some of the admirable attributes of Israel's sons and consider how God today is fathering us to become a Praising People (Judah); a Priestly People (Levi); and a Perceptive People (Issachar).

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This episode of our Church-Planting Podcast features audio from our second 'Encounter Service' held Sunday 16 November.

In this message, we take a brief look at the account of Isaac in Genesis 26, where he restored the wells of his father, Abraham. We then head to Acts 15 and explore how God, in the New Covenant era, is restoring what Amos referred to as "David's Fallen Tent", suggesting five possible implications of what this promised restoration includes.

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