What if God is trying to talk to us but we haven’t learned to listen?

Our guest speaker Ps Josh Greenwood from Influencers Church continues our Hearing God series by reminding us that we hear God naturally when we rest in Him in prayer and receive His love, before sharing a few helpful tests to make sure we know whose voice it is we’re listening to.

Teaching text: Jeremiah 33:3

What if God is trying to talk to us: but we haven’t learned to listen?

Ps Mike continues our Hearing God series by showing us how Jesus’ pattern of engagement and retreat creates space to hear from God. Our distractions lead us to a place of anxiety, but intentional rest leads to personal renewal in God.

Teaching text: Mark 6:30-45

What if God is trying to talk to us: but we haven’t learned to listen?

We kick off 2020 with Jemima D’Lima bringing a message from our new series Hearing God; sharing about how the Bible is the first, clearest and most consistent way to hear from God.

Teaching text: 2 Timothy 3:15-17

Ps Mike finishes our Advent series, O Glorious Light on Christmas Day, by exploring the prophetic text in Isaiah 9 and the way the presence of God is our ultimate good news at Christmas.

Teaching text: Isaiah 9:1-7

Ps Mike continues our Advent series, O Glorious Light, by examining the angel Gabriel’s appearance to Mary, the damaging lens of cynicism and Christmas as a marker of global hope.

Teaching text: Luke 1:26-38

Ps Mike continues our Advent series, O Glorious Light, by looking at the story of the wise men and asking what makes them wise and showing us that we don’t have a Superman God - and that’s very good news.

Teaching text: Matthew 2:1-12

Guest preacher Tim Hein continues our Advent series, O Glorious Light, by discussing the coming of Jesus shown in John’s gospel and how this deeply personal action helps us discover a sense of meaning in the universe.

Teaching text: John 1:1-14

Ps Mike opens our Advent series, O Glorious Light, by explaining how the light of the world came into the world and ultimately made his home in us.

Teaching text: Psalm 72:1-7

Ps Mike shares the vision for Encounter Church in 2020 and unpacks the four key directions we will explore:

Developing Resilient Disciples,

Culturally Engaged Leaders,

Contending In Prayer and

Hearts On Fire For Jesus.

Teaching text: Romans 8:31-39

The Four Loves: ways to understand the depth of our relationship with God and each other.

Our special guest Ps Steph Tai closes off our Lovember series by sharing about the powerful witness of agape love - God’s divine love - and how to receive it and share it with others to change the world.

Teaching text: 1 John 4:7-21