Easter Sunday morning we gathered to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and the new era that has dawned the moment the stone was rolled away. The night is over, the new day is coming--so let's celebrate together!

You might know why Jesus died on the cross. But what does the cross mean to you? How has Jesus been the hero of your life story? That's the question we'll spend some time with on Good Friday. We'll hear from a few people who will share what goes through their mind when they think about the wondrous cross of Christ. We'll close our gathering with a time of communion and enjoying community together.

Who did Jesus die for? For guilty sinners like you and me--that's the right answer. But it does make you wonder--why did he die the most agonising, the most humiliating, the most shameful death known to man? Could it be because the people he died for have also known what it's like to be in agony, ashamed, abandoned?

We know the facts of the cross. But we don't talk as much about the feelings of the cross. We might not--but God does. Psalm 22 is the one that Jesus quoted while he was in agony. It's a song for anyone who has suffered. A song for anyone who longs not just for their feelings to be validated, but their life to be vindicated. That's what the cross is all about.

Join us this week as we worship the Lord who took our sin and our sorrow and made it His very own. We gather every Sunday at 10:00 at Christies Beach Primary School. Come early for a coffee and a chance to meet someone new. See you there!

Last week we got a look at King Jesus's weapons. No swords. No armour. Just straight up words of truth. This week we'll get a glimpse of his wardrobe. It's the kind of gear that never goes out of style.

In the moments before Jesus was sentenced to die, he stood before the watching world wearing a crown, and a robe. He was surrounded by a noisy crowd. And nobody could anticipate what He was about to do. Everything he wore in that moment proclaimed to the world what he was about to do. He was about to stare down the curse of death and abolish it once and for all.

Join us this week as we worship the Lord who came to earth dressed for battle with our greatest enemy. We gather every Sunday at 10:00 at Christies Beach Primary School. Come early for a coffee and a chance to meet someone new. See you there!

Jesus is King. We know it's true, but what kind of King is He really? And how are we meant to relate to Him as King? How are we meant to represent Him in the world?
Over the next two weeks we'll be unpacking the exchange in John's Gospel between King Jesus and Governor Pilate. We'll see what it tells us about the glory of King Jesus and the glory of His subjects. This week we'll look at the King's weapons, next week, the King's wardrobe. We'd love you to join us!
We gather every Sunday at 10:00 at Christies Beach Primary School for worship and the Word. Come early for a coffee and a chance to meet someone new. See you there!

It's that time of year where the nights are getting longer than the days. One of the longest nights in the history of the world is the night before Jesus died. The night he was betrayed. The night that takes up nearly a third of John's Gospel. 
That dark night set events in motion that would change the world. The King of Life was prepared to drink the cup of death. The Conspirators swarmed. The cowards tried to save themselves. Only the Christ stood tall that night. Which is how any of us can stand at all. Let's come ready this week to see what real courage looks like, and how we can have it.
We gather every Sunday at 10:00 at Christies Beach Primary School for worship and the Word. Come early for a coffee and a chance to meet someone new. See you there!

This week we're wrapping up the other Lord's Prayer in John 17. Jesus wants the whole world to know God and that His is the one God sent to make God known. But first, He wants His church to known Him. He wants you and me to press on to taste and see His goodness in everyday life.

It's knowing God that unites us with other believers. It's knowing God and experiencing His glory that helps us make Jesus big in the world we live in. It's knowing God that we aim for every time we gather on Sundays for worship. So why don't you join us this week for another glimpse of His glory!

We gather every Sunday at 10:00 at Christies Beach Primary School for worship and the Word. Come early for a coffee and a chance to meet someone new. See you there!

When you think of the Lord's Prayer, you probably think of the one recorded in Matthew 6 that starts "Our father in heaven...."  You might not know that there's another prayer recorded in John's gospel that could also claim the title "the Lord's Prayer." In fact, John 17 is the longest prayer of Jesus recorded in the Bible.
We'll be unpacking this beautiful prayer over the next two weeks. This week we'll take a closer look at what it means to belong to Christ, and how that shapes the people we are becoming. As Christians, do you think God sees us like fine China, or more like paper plates? The answer to that question is found in the other Lord's Prayer. 
We gather every Sunday at 10:00 at Christies Beach Primary School for worship and the Word. Come early for a coffee and a chance to meet someone new. See you there!

Life is a mixture of pleasure and pain. Joy and sorrow. Sometimes as Christians we think that we ought to be in some way immune to pain. If we admit we're struggling, somehow that feels like we're letting the team down. 
In Jesus's last teaching session with his disciples, he tells it like it is. Christians, just like everyone else, will experience pain. We will weep. We will mourn. But we do not have to despair because of what God has done, what he is doing, and what he promises to do. We'll unpack this together on Sunday. In this life, we all need more hope and more help--and in Jesus, we get both and more. 
We gather every Sunday at 10:00 at Christies Beach Primary School. Come early for a coffee and a chance to meet someone new. See you there!

In a dangerous situation, listening carefully to the people whose job it is to protect you sometimes makes all the difference. Likewise, listening carefully to God in times of crisis and in times of peace can be the difference between life and death. 
In John 16, Jesus is teaching his disciples to listen to the God who speaks. He's teaching us too to slow down and listen. Let's tune in together to hear His voice this Sunday. 
We gather every Sunday at 10:00 at Christies Beach Primary School. Come early for a coffee and a chance to meet someone new. See you there!