In this special series Alex Milne looks at the season of Advent.

Advent is the season where Christians can celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and although not celebrated by all Christian traditions, is a great way to focus on the real reason for the season.

Week 3 of Advent celebrates joy, not just a happy emotion, but a state of being that finds its source in God.

You can listen to Sunday Celebration every Sunday morning from 6am on Brisbane's 96five.

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In this special series Alex Milne looks at the season of Advent.

Advent is the season where Christians can celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and although not celebrated by all Christian traditions, is a great way to focus on the real reason for the season.

Faith is an important theme of Advent and that's what Alex explores in this episode.

You can listen to Sunday Celebration every Sunday morning from 6am on Brisbane's 96five.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special series Alex Milne looks at the season of Advent.

Advent is the season where Christians can celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and although not celebrated by all Christian traditions, is a great way to focus on the real reason for the season.

Hope is an important theme of Advent and that's what Alex explores in this episode.

You can listen to Sunday Celebration every Sunday morning from 6am on Brisbane's 96five.

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The world has witnessed a tragic escalation of violence in the Holy Land, as a massive attack by Hamas on Israel on Saturday, October 7th, has left both Israeli and Palestinian families in anguish.

To find out more about what is happening on the ground, Sunday Celebration host Alex Milne spoke to Matthew Barnes (not his real name) from Open Doors, who work through local partners in the Gaza Strip.

Click here to find out more about how Open Doors supports the church in both Israel and Gaza.

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Alex spoke to Greg Jones who is the CEO of the Martyn Lloyd-Jones Trust.

The Martyn Lloyd Jones Trust was established in 2013 as a charitable trust to distribute and promote the audio sermons of the late Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones.

The goal of the Trust today is to share all 1,600 of his teachings and sermons with Christian audiences for free. You can listen to the sermons for free on the Martyn Lloyd-Jones Trust’s website, app and YouTube channel.

Born in Cardiff at the end of the 19th century, five years before the start of the Welsh revival, Lloyd-Jones went on to become a medical student at St Bartholomew’s Hospital after attending a grammar school in London throughout World War I.

In 1921, he started work as the assistant to the Royal Physician, Sir Thomas Horder, and after obtaining his medical degree from the University of London, the young graduate was held in such high esteem that he was touted to be the next Royal Physician.

A champion of expository preaching, Lloyd-Jones often took months, or even years to expound a chapter of the Bible.

His dedication to the word of God inspired Christians from around the world to flock to Westminster Chapel, with several thousand listening to each of his sermons.

His commitment to exposition continues to inspire many of the greater preachers today, and his sermon recordings have been listened to almost 20 million times online.

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Alex spoke to Robert Ferguson, pastor and Bible teacher from Hillsong Sydney.

Robert is the author of a number of books, and his latest book is titled 'Jesus And...'.

Click the link if you would like to purchase the book.

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Alex Milne speaks to Reverend Annette Woods and a member of the St David's congregation over morning tea. They speak about the history of the old stone building and the work that they are doing in the local town of Mossman.

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Alex Milne speaks to Pastor John Whyte from Atherton Tableland Baptist Church. John shares the ways that his church is reaching the local rural community and some of the challenges he faces each day. 

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Alex played back Jess Drummond's interview with author Melanie Saward about why so many young people leave the church, and how we can develop a faith that is deep and lasting.

Find out more about Melanie and her book Deep Faith, Resilient Faith at her website.

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Professor Clare Johnson is Director of the ACU Centre for Liturgy and Professor of Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology at Australian Catholic University.

She holds undergraduate honours degrees in music (University of Melbourne) and theology (Melbourne College of Divinity), a research Master of Arts in Theology (Catholic Theological Union Chicago), a Ph.D. in Liturgical Studies (Notre Dame USA) and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (ACU).

Alex Milne spoke to Clare about the role of the liturgy within the Church, as well as the traditions and history of music for worship.

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