Maitland Church

You may have heard the stories of Spiritual Gifts being misused or abused in the church. Maybe you experienced that first hand. For Spiritual Gifts to be used in the way that God desires, they must be saturated with love and used in a community of love.

The beauty of the church is found both its unity and diversity - unity as one body in Christ and diversity in the gifts of the Spirit that have been given to us to use for the common good.

Spiritual Gifts are good gifts from a good God, to be used in a good way. Rob shares how Paul wrote to correct the thinking and practice of the Corinthians, and how we can grow in the ministry of the Spirit as we are immersed in His Presence.

Rob preaches about the presence of God and how we can learn to be present, awake, and attentive to what the Lord wants to do in the church, and in our walk as believers.

Geff preaches from 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 about the Lord's Supper, stirring our hearts for the remembrance celebration that Jesus gave us.

We're celebrating baptisms this week at Maitland, the powerful visual demonstration of the miracle that God does in our hearts!

Well, we've made it to 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 - hold onto your hats. Rob shows us how we can apply the timeless principles across a difference in context to ensure that everyone of us, male and female, cultivate the creation of a church community where God is worshiped and honoured distraction-free.

Christ has set us free, but how do we use this freedom? Rob preaches from 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 about how our freedom is focussed by 4 things: Biblical mandate, personal conscience, the good of others, and the glory of God.

Dave speaks from 1 Corinthians 10:14-22, preaching about avoiding idolatry and keeping the Lord Jesus at the centre.

Rob teaches at our Discipleship Evening, looking at various of views Christians have around supernatural healing and how we can faithfully step forward in praying for the sick as a church, for the glory of God!