Being a follower of Jesus who wants to grow in Christlikeness starts with confession and repentance. Not just acknowleding sin, but actually stopping sinning. But God meets our repentance with forgiveness and our darkness with light.

What do we do with our sin? How do we handle it? Well, it depends who you ask. God and our culture are at odds with what to do with our sins, wrongdoings, and faults. Unfortunately, even within the Church we can disagree about how to respond to our own sin. Dave outlines why lament has been, and still is, a pivotal practice in the life of a Christian.

We had the privilege of having our Bishop, Richard Condie, visting our parish and preaching for us. As part of this recording, you'll hear a short interview between Richard and Dave, followed by the sermon at Southern Beaches from 1 Peter 3:8-22.

You may not have ever wondered about the future of hospitality, but perhaps you should've! Towards the end of his life, Jesus speaks to his disciples in two key moments about the future of his hospitality towards them. And if you're a Christian, this is your future too!

Hospitality has been a key identifier of God's people since God made a people for himself thousands of years ago. And yet, many of us today find hosting people a particularly stressful thing. Where have we gone wrong? Why do we find following God in this area so challenging, still?

Hospitality is great, but it comes with a cost. Some people are more aware of that cost than others, and consistently try to have the goodness of the kingdom without the minimum cost. But how does the gospel impact the costs we are willing to incur for the sake of hospitality?

Hospitality can often feel like a nice thing that Christians should do. But on Sunday, Dave showed from Luke 10 and Hebrews 12 that joy-inducing hospitality is central to the heart of God, and therefore not an optional extra for Christians, but a key identifier of who we are and who God is.

Last Sunday Stephen preached about some of the roles of Jesus in his life and ministry and what that means for us today as people who follow him.

Every Christian has been given a hope to cling to as we await Christ. The hope is not presents under the Christmas tree, nor is it a spouse, it's not even the church! The hope of the Israelites was, and the hope of Christians today is, no one else and no thing else other than God himself. Christ our Saviour, our Hope, and Restorer of everything.