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.

Sharing about our faith can feel daunting, especially when some people in our lives don't like Jesus or Christianity. If we are going to be Christians in our world, we need to develop a resilience in our evangelism, so that we persist even in the face of rejection. This doesn't mean we try and force salvation, rather we trust God to do what only he can: save people.

This the beginning of our Big Questions series, and we kicked it off with a look under the bonnet of 'salvation'. After the sermon there was a time of Q&A, where Dave took questions from the congregation.

The story of Zacchaeus is multi-faceted, and this week it serves as a great example of what can happen when 'the rich' encounter Jesus. Stephen concludes the series by encouraging us to consider our own attitudes towards giving back to God that which he has graciously given us.

When Jesus encountered the proud, which was mostly the Pharisees, no one knew what was going to happen. And then when they saw it happen, no one could believe it. In these encounteres with Jesus we keep being reminded that he is not like us, and his encounter with the proud is no exception.

On multiple occasions Jesus encounters really obviously guilty people. How do you think a holy God might respond to such guilt? Well, probably not as you might think. Dave preaches on what we can learn from Jesus' response to the guilty, and what that means for our churches and how we respond to those who might come to us.

What happened when Jesus crossed paths with people who had been rejected by society? When God comes into contact with a demon-possessed man, and an unclean woman, how does he react? How are they affected? These and many other questions are answered as Dave preaches on these two incredible encounters of Jesus with outcasts.

Guest speaker, Adrian Lane from Bush Church Aid, highlighted how Joseph, Jesus' earthly Dad, displays such profound trust in God, even when the result isn't clear, or when it comes at significant cost and risk.