They say familiarity breeds contempt. How, then, might our familiarity with the gospel breed a kind of contempt, unbelief and apathy? That's the question Jonathan Shanks explores in this 29th message of the Gospel of New Beginnings series. Today's text is Mark 6:1-6a.

Jesus has the power to heal. Mark 5:21-43 records the story of Jesus healing the bleeding woman and Jairus’ daughter. In this message, Jonathan Shanks unpacks all of our need to be saved and healed by Jesus.

"We have been entrusted as environment-carers, light-bearers, grace-givers, redemption-tellers, holiness-revealers, gospel-givers and heart-healers."

In this message, Jonathan Shanks wraps up our May Mission Month with a message on 2 Timothy 1:9-14 exploring just what we have been entrusted with — proclaiming the gospel to the nations.

This is the fourth and final sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series for May Mission Month 2024. In this message, Scott explores how we can live with a posture of availability, attentiveness and action as we respond to God's missional leading. But we don't it alone! As we pray, give and act - we partner together in mission across the street, and across the world.

This is the third sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series for May Mission Month 2024. Here, Scott explores how we can follow Jesus' example of having a heart broken for the pain of the world, a heart captivated by God's restorative vision for the world, and a heart that welcomes missional collaboration as we work together in God's mission. 

This is the second sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series for May Mission Month 2024. In this message, Scott explores how Jesus embeds relationship into ministry, and how we can follow His example of relational proximity, partnership and potential.

This is the first sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series for May Mission Month 2024. Here, he explores the contest of the Spirit and the flesh that Paul highlights in Galatians 5, the way God's Spirit cultivates fruit in us and our need for community as we walk with Jesus.

CS Lewis said "There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second is claimed by God, and counterclaimed by Satan."

In the story of Mark 5:1-20, Jesus lands among foreign people in a foreign place under a foreign power, and takes ground FOR the Kingdom of God FROM the enemy. Yet as the Kingdom of God comes, Jesus is rejected from the area. Why? Because the people think Jesus is an even worse evil, not a much greater good.

In this message, Benjamin Shanks unpacks the idea that there is no neutral ground in our lives, and we must yield every part of ourselves to the King and His Kingdom.

To view the full message, go to https://www.northernlife.org.au/resources/sermons/gospel-of-new-beginnings-e27.

The story of Jesus calming the storm in Mark 4:35-41 has three stages:

1. The disciples are in charge;

2. The storm is in charge;

3. Jesus is in charge.

When we come to realise that Jesus is in charge, we have two options: FEAR or FAITH. This message will encourage you if you are in a stormy season of life that Jesus is in charge, and He is good, so you can have faith.

To view the full message, go to ⁠https://www.northernlife.org.au/resources/sermons/gospel-of-new-beginnings-e26⁠.

"The Kingdom of God is manifest in hiddenness." In this message, Jonathan Shanks explores this idea from the parables of Jesus in Mark 4:21-34.

To view the full message, go to ⁠https://www.northernlife.org.au/resources/sermons/gospel-of-new-beginnings-e25⁠.