Join us on our last service this year as we celebrate the birth of Christ

Christmas Story #2 - Caleb Nicholes. This two-part sermon explores the Christmas story through the perspectives of the Apostles Matthew and Luke, highlighting their unwavering conviction that the baby Jesus was God incarnateGod on earth in human form.

SERMON APPLICATION

Read the chronological christmas story with your family

This two-part sermon explores the Christmas story through the perspectives of the Apostles Matthew and Luke, highlighting their unwavering conviction that the baby Jesus was God incarnateGod on earth in human form.

Living in Babylon #5 - Andrew Cavanagh

This series draws insights from the life of Daniel, a foreign exile in Babylon, to help us understand the challenges and needs of Jesus-followers living in secular Australia today. Please participate in the Daniel reading plan that complements the sermon series.

DANIEL READING PLAN: CLICK HERE

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1) Read through Daniel 6 - when have you been in a dire situation and needed to trust in God?

2) Darius declaration that He is the living God, and he will endure forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his rule will never end. He rescues and saves his people; he performs miraculous signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth foreshadows the Kingdom of God shown in the New Testament. How does believing this impact the way we live as exiles in Babylon (Christians in secular Australia)?

3) What has been the most impacting part of the Daniel reading plan for you?

Living in Babylon #4 - Caleb Nicholes

This series draws insights from the life of Daniel, a foreign exile in Babylon, to help us understand the challenges and needs of Jesus-followers living in secular Australia today. Please participate in the Daniel reading plan that complements the sermon series.

DANIEL READING PLAN: CLICK HERE

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1)Read Daniel 5 together. Are Christians and the church today like Daniel - seeking first Gods Kingdom and awake to the fact that prideful rulers and the arrogant Kingdoms of this world will end?

2) Ps Caleb posed five application questions - Discuss and identify which one God is challenging you with?

3) How has following the Daniel Reading Plan helped you understand the reality of being a modern day exile living in secular Australia?

Living in Babylon #3 - Leanne Tanner

This series draws insights from the life of Daniel, a foreign exile in Babylon, to help us understand the challenges and needs of Jesus-followers living in secular Australia today. Please participate in the Daniel reading plan that complements the sermon series.

DANIEL READING PLAN: CLICK HERE

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1) Read Daniel 3:1-15. How would you have responded to the king's demand?

2) Read Daniel 3:16-25. Have you ever stood up in faith for something without knowing the outcome? Have you ever sensed Jesus, the Son of God, with you? Briefly share an experience.

3) Is there an area in your life that God has highlighted to you recently to stand up in faith for? Briefly share.

4) Is there anything that has encouraged you from the Daniel Reading Plan?Share this with another person to encourage them.

Living in Babylon #2 - Andrew Cavanagh

This series draws insights from the life of Daniel, a foreign exile in Babylon, to help us understand the challenges and needs of Jesus-followers living in secular Australia today. Please participate in the Daniel reading plan that complements the sermon series.

DANIEL READING PLAN: CLICK HERE

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1) Read Daniel 2:1-12 How would you have responded to the king's demand?

2) Read Daniel 2:13-26 What were the key points of Daniel's response to the king's demand? How can we use those when we respond to challenges to 'do the impossible'?

3) Describe a time where you had to choose between saying what you think is wanted and what you felt God wanted you to say. Which did you choose and why?

4) In what ways have the readings in Danielchallenged you in the last week?

Living in Babylon #1 - Caleb Nicholes

This series draws insights from the life of Daniel, a foreign exile in Babylon, to help us understand the challenges and needs of Jesus-followers living in secular Australia today. Please participate in the Daniel reading plan that complements the sermon series.

DANIEL READING PLAN: CLICK HERE

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1) Read Dan 1:1-7 Why does God allow Israel and Daniel to be taken into exile? Describe how life would have been for the Israelites living away from Jerusalem, as captives in a foreign land?

2) Read Dan 1:8-21 Daniel choses to not defile himself with the food of Babylon. If we consider ourselves like Daniel, loyal to God but exiles and strangers in Australian secular culture. Then how should our lifestyles, habits, and priorities be different to others?

3) We need wisdom while living in Babylon! Name an area of your life where you need godly wisdom to navigate this world?

4) Have you begun the Daniel Reading plan and how do you plan to participate?

Special Guests, Pastor Hamin and his wife Eunji, from HisStory Church in Sydney, share about the calling God has set on their hearts.

Discussion Questions

Share about your hopes and dreams for your current work (even if its unpaid work).

Read Colossians 3:2325 (NLT) together. How does working for the Lord not people affect your work? Name the godly rewards (up, in, out) you experience in your work.

Ps Ham shared how he gave up his medical degree in order to better pursue Gods calling. How did this story (or another point) from Sundays sermon impact your perspective on your own calling?

This two-part sermon will help you understand your godly calling and purpose in life. Ultimately, it is the call to follow Jesus that gives meaning to our lives at home, at work and at church.Discussion Questions

Share about your hopes and dreams for your current work (even if its unpaid work).

Read Colossians 3:2325 (NLT) together. How does working for the Lord not people affect your work? Name the godly rewards (up, in, out) you experience in your work.

Ps Caleb shared from Genesis and the curse of toil that is redeemed only in Christ. Where does your work have the risk of being toil rather than God-honouring, life changing work?