On the cross Jesus defeated Satan and disarmed the powers of evil, triumphing over them. We are invited to participate in implementing the victory of the cross through confronting the powers of sin and darkness in our lives and in our world with the love of Christ.

Jesus is our Redeemer.He has freed us from slavery to sin through the ransom of his own life on the cross. Our redemption cost God dearly - the death of His own dear son. But His love for us is great that it compelled Him to become the ransom for our lives, to set us free.

In this message Reuben explores the identity of Shore Community Church as a faith community and asks what God is doing among us and how we can respond to the presence and work of God in our midst.

John 6: 1-15 Jesus turning 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread into food for a huge crowd was one of His most powerful miracles recorded in the Bible. But was there more going on here than just large scale catering? And how should we respond to this?

Jesus raises from death, the only son of a widow. In doing so Jesus, in a gift of pure grace, shows a true heart of compassion, giving back to a woman, who had lost everything, not only her son but a restored life.

Before healing the invalid at the pool of Bethesda Jesus asks him a penetrating question: do you want to get well? That question confronts our tendency to become attached to our own pain and darkness instead of opening ourselves up to Jesus healing. This miracle invites us to receive the healing power of Christ by accepting Jesus invitation to “get up and walk.”

The miracle at Cana is an advanced taste of the kingdom of God coming about in and through the person of Jesus. The transformative power of God's love and Grace is bursting forth into the world, and we are invited to live in light of that.

We usually think of justice as punishment for offenders, but the biblical concept of justice is more focussed on restoration for victims. Jesus came as the bearer of God’s justice for the world, offering the loving, suffering justice of God to all those who are needy and downtrodden.

Jesus came as the Prince of Peace, bringing God’s shalom into the world and establishing the kingdom of peace on earth. As those who have received this peace we are called to be his bearers of shalom in the world, pursuing reconciliation and peace-making in relationships with those around us.

In this final chapter of Revelation we are drawn to three central images that have been woven throughout the book: the image of God the Father upon the throne, the image of Jesus the Lamb who calls us to follow him, and the image of the Spirit inviting us to come and take freely of the water of life.