Melbourne Inclusive Church

What does it really mean to be righteous? Is righteousness about following rules, being good enough, or somehow earning God's approval?

In this message, Righteousness: Rescued, Reconciled, Recommissioned, we discover that righteousness is not about measuring up — it's about God's faithfulness, grace, and commitment to putting things right.

Through three  passages of Scripture, we explore how God:

Rescues us — God's faithfulness brings freedom, not because we've earned it, but because God keeps promises. (Exodus 2:23–25)

Reconciles us — Through Jesus Christ, our debt is cancelled, the powers of condemnation are defeated, and we are made alive in Christ. (Colossians 2:8–15)

Recommissions us — We are given a new identity as God's people and called to demonstrate God's love, justice, and goodness to the world. (1 Peter 2:9–10)

If you've ever felt unworthy, excluded, or burdened by past mistakes, this message is a reminder that your failures don't have the final word. God does.
We are not simply rescued from something. We are rescued for something.

At Melbourne Inclusive Church, our vision is One House. No Walls. Everyone Belongs. Come discover what that looks like when God's righteousness is lived out in our everyday lives.

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Melbourne Inclusive Church boldly and proudly proclaims Christ’s equal love for all people regardless of their ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, gender, race, ethnicity, or culture.

Melbourne Inclusive Church is part of the EMI Global family of churches.

Your past is part of your story, but it doesn't get to write your future.

In Isaiah 43:19, God declares, "See, I am doing a new thing!" But stepping into something new often means being willing to let go of what we've been holding on to. Sometimes we carry old wounds, fears, regrets, disappointments, or even memories of better days into the new season God is opening before us. 

In this message, That Was Then – This Is New, we explore God's promise to the people of Israel, how that promise finds its fulfilment in Jesus, and what it means for us today.

We'll discover how to:
Recognise the things that have held us captive without allowing them to define us.
Release the past while remembering God's faithfulness.
Experience the freedom and new life Jesus offers.
Recognise the new things God is already doing in our lives.
Move forward together as a community where everyone belongs.

God isn't asking us to erase our past. God is inviting us to stop living in it.

Join us at Melbourne Inclusive Church as we discover what it means to embrace God's new beginnings. 


To support the ministry of Melbourne Inclusive Church go to: www.michurch.org.au/give

Melbourne Inclusive Church boldly and proudly proclaims Christ’s equal love for all people regardless of their ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, gender, race, ethnicity, or culture.

Melbourne Inclusive Church is part of the EMI Global family of churches.

Does God still perform miracles? Is divine healing, supernatural intervention and the power of the Holy Spirit still available to believers today, or did these gifts end with the apostles?

In this thought-provoking message, we explore what Scripture teaches about miracles, examining both sides of the theological debate and discovering why we can still approach God with expectant faith.

Through passages including Hebrews 13:8, John 14:12 and 1 Corinthians 12, we discover that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.

We also explore what it means to pray boldly while trusting God's sovereignty, exercise spiritual discernment, and recognise that unanswered prayer is never proof of insufficient faith.
The greatest miracle isn't simply what God can do for us — it's the new life God brings through Jesus Christ.

Join us at Melbourne Inclusive Church as we explore how to live with open hearts, expectant faith and a willingness to see God at work in our world today.

To support the ministry of Melbourne Inclusive Church go to: www.michurch.org.au/give

Melbourne Inclusive Church boldly and proudly proclaims Christ’s equal love for all people regardless of their ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, gender, race, ethnicity, or culture.

Melbourne Inclusive Church is part of the EMI Global family of churches.

We live in the most connected time in human history, yet so many people still feel lonely. Why? Because connection and community are not the same thing.

In this message, we explore what genuine community looks like through the example of the early church in Acts 2:42–47 and Jesus' commandment to love one another in John 13:34–35.

Discover what it means to be known, valued and carried, and how we can build a community where people don't simply attend but truly belong.

Community isn't about being surrounded by people who are just like us. It's about loving across differences, sharing life together, caring for one another and making room at the table for everyone.

To support the ministry of Melbourne Inclusive Church go to: www.michurch.org.au/give 

Melbourne Inclusive Church boldly and proudly proclaims Christ’s equal love for all people regardless of their ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, gender, race, ethnicity, or culture. 

Melbourne Inclusive Church is part of the EMI Global family of churches.

Do you know that God has a plan for your life? This plan is revealed to us when we stay in God's word and presence. It is a plan greater that we could have ever imagined. Pastor Sandy Turnbull from The Glory Center brings a special message titled "Saying Yes to God." 

https://www.gloryctr.org/

The Glory Center is a welcome, inclusive congregation in Bellflower California that is committed to igniting the world with the loving presence of God through worship, reconciliation, and relationships. We want to see lives transformed for His Glory!

To support the ministry of Melbourne Inclusive Church go to: www.michurch.org.au/give 

Melbourne Inclusive Church boldly and proudly proclaims Christ’s equal love for all people regardless of their ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, gender, race, ethnicity, or culture. 

Melbourne Inclusive Church is part of the EMI Global family of churches.

Do you know that God has a plan for your life? This plan is revealed to us when we stay in God's word and presence. It is a plan greater that we could have ever imagined. Pastor Sandy Turnbull from The Glory Center brings a special message titled "Saying Yes to God."

https://www.gloryctr.org/

The Glory Center is a welcome, inclusive congregation in Bellflower California that is committed to igniting the world with the loving presence of God through worship, reconciliation, and relationships. We want to see lives transformed for His Glory!

To support the ministry of Melbourne Inclusive Church go to: www.michurch.org.au/give

Melbourne Inclusive Church boldly and proudly proclaims Christ’s equal love for all people regardless of their ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, gender, race, ethnicity, or culture.

Melbourne Inclusive Church is part of the EMI Global family of churches.

After 50 Days of Transformation, it’s time to stop, look back, and celebrate what God has been doing in our lives.

Transformation isn’t about becoming worthy of being a new creation. In Christ, we already are a new creation. The journey is about learning to live out what God has already made true in us.

In this message, New Season, New Fruit, we explore what it means to recognise the fruit God has been growing in our spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, relational, financial and vocational lives.

Like a tree planted by streams of water, real transformation happens as we remain rooted in Christ and planted in community. Sometimes the growth is dramatic. Sometimes it happens quietly beneath the surface. But even the smallest signs of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control are worth noticing and celebrating.

Spring has arrived. The winter is past. A new season is here.

To support the ministry of Melbourne Inclusive Church go to: www.michurch.org.au/give 

Melbourne Inclusive Church boldly and proudly proclaims Christ’s equal love for all people regardless of their ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, gender, race, ethnicity, or culture. 

Melbourne Inclusive Church is part of the EMI Global family of churches.

What dream has God placed in your heart—and what’s standing in the way?

In the final week of our 50 Days of Transformation, we explore our vocational life—not simply our job or career, but the deeper calling and purpose God has placed within us.

Through the story of David and Goliath, we discover that the biggest giants we face aren’t always the ones in front of us. Sometimes they are delay, discouragement, disapproval and doubt.

David shows us another way. He remembered God’s faithfulness, used what God had already placed in his hands, refused to be defined by the voices of the naysayers, and stepped forward expecting God to act.

Whatever God has placed in your heart, the presence of giants doesn’t mean the dream is over.

Remember what God has done.
Use what God has given you.
Ignore the naysayers.
Expect God to act.

The 50 Days of Transformation may be concluding—but our transformation is just beginning.

Sermon notes: https://www.michurch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/50-Days-of-Transformation-Week-8-My-Vocational-Life-Notes.pdf

To support the ministry of Melbourne Inclusive Church go to: www.michurch.org.au/give 

Melbourne Inclusive Church boldly and proudly proclaims Christ’s equal love for all people regardless of their ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, gender, race, ethnicity, or culture. 

Melbourne Inclusive Church is part of the EMI Global family of churches.

What if financial transformation isn’t primarily about how much money we have, but about how we think about what God has placed in our hands?

In Week 7 of 50 Days of Transformation, we explore Financial Health: How to Think About Money God’s Way.

Through Jesus’ surprising parable of the shrewd manager in Luke 16, we discover that money was never meant to master us—it’s a tool we can steward with wisdom, generosity and purpose.

We’ll explore how:

• Everything ultimately belongs to God
• Money reveals what we love and trust
• Money is a tool for God’s purposes
• We can invest what we have in things that last for eternity
• We are called to faithfully steward what God places in our hands

Jesus reminds us: “You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.” — Luke 16:13 (NLT)

Financial freedom begins when our thinking changes. Instead of loving money and using people, Jesus invites us to love people and use money—to bless others, build relationships and invest in what lasts.

Sermon notes: https://www.michurch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/50-Days-of-Transformation-Week-7-My-Financial-Life-Notes.pdf

To support the ministry of Melbourne Inclusive Church go to: www.michurch.org.au/give

Melbourne Inclusive Church boldly and proudly proclaims Christ’s equal love for all people regardless of their ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, gender, race, ethnicity, or culture.

Melbourne Inclusive Church is part of the EMI Global family of churches.

Why can relationships be so difficult—even with the people we love most?

In Week 6 of our 50 Days of Transformation journey, we explore how God wants to transform our relational life. Looking back to Genesis 3, we discover three fears that can quietly damage our relationships:

• Fear of exposure – What if people really knew me?
• Fear of disapproval – What if I'm criticised or rejected?
• Fear of losing control – What happens if I allow myself to be vulnerable? 

These fears can lead us to hide, become defensive, blame others, or try to control the people around us.

God's answer to relational fear isn't simply greater confidence or better communication techniques—it is learning to live securely in God's love.

“Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear.” — 1 John 4:18 (NLT)

In this message, we explore three daily practices that can transform the way we relate to others: surrendering our hearts to God, remembering how deeply God loves us, and offering that same love to others. 

When we know that we are completely accepted, unconditionally loved, totally forgiven and deeply valuable, fear begins to lose its grip. We become freer to be vulnerable, extend grace, forgive, hope and love others as Christ has loved us.

Transformation isn't just about changing what we do. God wants to transform the way we think, love and relate—from the inside out.

Sermon Notes: https://www.michurch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/50-Days-of-Transformation-Week-6-My-Relational-Life-Notes.pdf

To support the ministry of Melbourne Inclusive Church go to: www.michurch.org.au/give

Melbourne Inclusive Church boldly and proudly proclaims Christ’s equal love for all people regardless of their ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, gender, race, ethnicity, or culture.

Melbourne Inclusive Church is part of the EMI Global family of churches.