The kingdom of heaven is like... a generous master who involves his servants in the building of his kingdom, only requiring faithful stewardship in return. What has God given you to faithfully and responsibly care for? These are the questions Lee Weissel asked as he brought us this week's sermon from Matthew 25:14-30.

This parable from Jesus gives us some more insight into how his new kingdom will operate. The kingdom is a place where brothers and sisters in Christ confess their sin, apologise for any pain caused, and pursue peace through the sometimes awkward conversations of forgiveness. Jesus isn't just telling us this is what it will be like in heaven, but what it can already begin to be like now.

In two of the shortest stories Jesus told, he is somehow able to convey the value of the kingdom of heaven with perfect clarity. What is it worth? Everything. Yet despite the simplicity of the story and the clarity of the message, is that how we value it?

This week we began our series looking at some of the parables of Jesus, starting with The Sower. Jesus tells this parable to invite people to cultivate hearts that are prepared to participate in the kingdom of God. He sees their hearts, he knows them better than they know themselves, and from that place of insight and knowledge he draws them toward something wonderful: the kingdom of God. And he still does the same for each of us today.

Bishop Richard preached from Luke 8 about how for 2000 years Jesus has been the hope of humankind. Whether it was a Jewish woman with an incurable disease, a desperate father whose daughter was on death's door, or people today who have no hope after death. Jesus offers salvation, and in salvation - hope. He took our hopelessness to the cross, and exchanged it for hope.

Curveballs are unexpected, but not rare. So when they come, how do you handle them? Dave shares some theological responses for curveballs, and then shares one of our own that our church now has to navigate through.

Jonny from the Moore College Mission Team preached from Luke 12:13-21, about the parable of the rich fool, who stored up his wealth and was not 'rich toward God'. A timely warning for all of us to use all of our resources to prepare well for Christ's return.

Guest preacher from Moore College, Nikhil Kurien, preached on the familiar-yet-challenging story of the Good Samaritan. It's a story of an unlikely hero, and unlikely love, and a demonstration of a love that gives life.

This question has been asked by many, many people over the years, because pain and suffering will eventually be a reality for all of us. However, we need to be careful in how we respond to this question, as it can be asked in very different contexts. Dave outlines what three main types of people will ask this question, and how each different asker requires a different response.

This is a specific but important quesiton! How does the Holy Spirit function in us and communicate to us? Whilst there isn't an easy answer, Scripture has not left us in the dark. Dave looks at some of the key Scriptures and theological understandsings that help us know the intimate access that Christians have to God through the third person of the Trinity.