Renew Discipleship Gold Coast

When Jesus rose from the dead, he changed the world. In a world riven by chaos, selfishness, and evil, we now have hope--hope that we can escape from the past, hope for the future, and hope for today.

When Jesus died on the cross, he made an off-ramp for us all, so we can leave the expressway to despair and chuck a u-turn to head towards life. Listen to Steve sharing how that is possible.

A reflective service centred around the idea of letting go, using worship, communion, and the word.

Proverbs is a difficult book, full of contradictions, puzzles and straightforward no-brainers.

How should a Christian treat this ancient collection of wisdom? Does it have any value for us in the distant 21st Century, almost three millenia removed from its origins?

Join us as we introduce our study on Proverbs, wisdom for life.

At Christmas we remember the time when God came to dwell with us in the person of Jesus Christ. But did you know God still comes to dwell with us, indeed, in us?

Join us as we reflect on encounters with God in both recent and ancient history, and how we, too, may encounter the creator of the universe.

Joy is a major theme in both the Old and New Testaments, so both Judaism and Christianity are faiths full of joy.

But what exactly is joy? Where does it come from? What suppresses it? How does it work today, in my day-to-day life in 21st Century Australia?

Join us as we tackle these questions.

What is love? Do the poets of our age (song writers) have its measure? Is it more than a feeling? Do we get to define it? What does it have to do with Christmas?

For millenia the Judeo-Christian tradition has held that God is a god of love. But what does that mean? And what does it mean for our lives here at the end of 2022?

Join Graham as he unpacks this deep puzzle.

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Peace. We all yearn for peace. A refuge from the anxiety of everyday life, from conflict and competition, from danger and loss.

But are we prepared to accept the preconditions of peace? Can we stomach the sacrifices we must make? Do we even understand what those things are?

Join us as we explore the prophet Micah's promise of peace, and how it will be fulfilled in the world and in our own lives today.

A powerful, northern neighbour mouths threats against us. Our economy is faltering. Our government seems determined to please people rather than be responsible. We all just wish it would go away and we could shop in peace.

Who are we? Are we modern Australia, or ancient Israel? Or perhaps we are both.

In times like this, God's hope shines bright. As we look towards Christmas, that reminder of God's great rescue mission, that hope is a balm to our hearts. Join us as Graham explains.

Why does Christianity continue to grow? What are the values that drive its culture-spanning history? How does it transform cultures and people into better versions of themselves, rather than forcing the one culture on everyone?

The values of inclusion and diversity, which lie at the heart of Christianity, account for all these questions.

But then why does the church struggle so much with the modern Western values of inclusion and diversity? Where did they come from? How are they different?

Join us as we grapple with these questions in the hope that we can understand how, as modern, Western Christians, we can embrace the values of Christianity while reaching out to a broken world.