In this message, Paul’s provides us with an opportunity to have a heart- check.

In preparation you may like to reflect on Luke 19:41-44 (Matthew 23:37ff), Mark 12:28-34, Ezekiel 36:25-27 and Matthew 6:19-21…and these words from a Bruce Cockburn song: “I learned as a child not to trust in my body/I’ve carried that burden all through my life/But there’s a day when we all have to be pried loose……I’ve seen the flames of hope among the hopeless/And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all/That was the straw that broke me open.”

And these questions:

When was the last time you wept? 

What breaks your heart (around the corner/nation/world)? 

Remembering the words of U2: “a heart that is broken, is a heart that is open…” 

What do your priorities (and favourite things) say about your heart?

As Advent continues Paul describes the ‘hinge’-moment of the angel’s message to Mary about carrying the Messiah (she said yes!); are we as brave to say yes to God?

Paul tonight guides us as we wait for the coming of Jesus; a gift to the world during this advent season.

On Sunday Paul’s Open Tables introduction Placemaking: Connections and Partnerships was based on Jeremiah 29:4-7. As place makers we are students and stewards of our neighbourhood, with a cultivated curiosity and prayerful love…

The Bible is a big book bursting with life; it’s the word of God to people about life. But how should we read it? How should it read us?

Leadership is a hot potato, exacerbated by COVID-19. In both political and church worlds issues of control, power, territory and ego come into play. Can we find another way?

This podcast’s theme is Encounter, summarising Christianity’s ‘value proposition’. It’s about encounters with Jesus and with others, encounters that bring deep connections and unexpected outcomes.

This week, Paul explores how Christian unity is discovered and expressed in variety, not conformity or uniformity. Drawing on inspiration from how an orchestra operates and Ephesians 4, he invites the church to embrace our differences to become who God is shaping us to be. 

 

Ephesians 4:4-7 (Msg) You were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly. You have one Master, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who rules over all, works through all, and is present in all. Everything you are and think and do is permeated with Oneness. But that doesn’t mean you should all look and speak and act the same. Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift.

What is our Spiritual Fingerprint and how does this identify Liquid as a Church?

Tonight, Paul Cameron leads us as we continue to unpack and explore our heritage and identity; and where we are headed during this transitional season at Liquid.

In this message, Paul shares the importance of hospitality as he invites us to reflect on the open invitation to the communion table extended to us from Jesus our Lord.