God comes close at Christmas

Series: CLOSE

Date preached: 24th December 2025

TIDE Church is a diverse community of people on a mission to follow the teaching and life of Jesus. We are a Christian church based in Adelaide, Australia who are sharing the good news of Jesus with people everywhere. 

Today’s message …

In today’s Christmas message, Matt talks about the wonder and significance of God coming close to humanity at Christmas.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. THINK: what is one thing that really stuck out to you in this message?

2. FEEL: how does this message make you feel?

3. DO: what will you do this week in response to this message?

4. BE: who am I becoming?

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God came close to EVERYONE

Series: CLOSE

Date preached: 21st December 2025

TIDE Church is a diverse community of people on a mission to follow the teaching and life of Jesus. We are a Christian church based in Adelaide, Australia who are sharing the good news of Jesus with people everywhere.

Today’s message …

Two groups of people showed up at the first Christmas: a bunch of shepherds and a group of ‘wisemen/kings’. Today we learn what God is trying to show us through the shepherds and wise men - not just history lessons but lessons for living our lives today.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. THINK: what is one thing that really stuck out to you in this message?

2. FEEL: how does this message make you feel?

3. DO: what will you do this week in response to this message?

4. BE: who am I becoming?

If you’ve got questions or want to connect, we’d love to hear from you.

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God moved into your neighbourhood

Series: CLOSE

Date preached: 14th December 2025

TIDE Church is a diverse community of people on a mission to follow the teaching and life of Jesus. We are a Christian church based in Adelaide, Australia who are sharing the good news of Jesus with people everywhere.

Today’s message …

Whatever you think about God, if he’s real, you want to be close to him. For thousands of years God promises that in spite of the sin and brokenness of humanity, he’s coming close. And then, in the most unexpected way God shows up in a human baby born in Bethlehem. Today’s message encourages us to rethink what Christmas is all about and to take the hand that is reaching out to invite us to come CLOSE.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. THINK: what is one thing that really stuck out to you in this message?

2. FEEL: how does this message make you feel?

3. DO: what will you do this week in response to this message?

4. BE: who am I becoming?

If you’ve got questions or want to connect, we’d love to hear from you.

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Sharing Faith at Christmas

Series: -

Date preached: 30th November 2025

TIDE Church is a diverse community of people on a mission to follow the teaching and life of Jesus. We are a Christian church based in Adelaide, Australia who are sharing the good news of Jesus with people everywhere.

Today’s message …

Everyone gets a little bit interested in Jesus at Christmas. Songs about Jesus are played in public places, images of Jesus are displayed in shop windows (in nativity scenes), and words like hope, joy and peace are hung in our homes and shared all over social media (these words come directly from the story of Jesus’ birth). So how do Christians share their faith at Christmas in a way that is honest, authentic and gracious? That’s what we’re going to talk about today..

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. THINK: what is one thing that really stuck out to you in this message?

2. FEEL: how does this message make you feel?

3. DO: what will you do this week in response to this message?

4. BE: who am I becoming?

If you’ve got questions or want to connect, we’d love to hear from you.

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Inclusivity & Hospitality

Series: Who We Are

Date preached: 23rd November 2025

TIDE Church is a diverse community of people on a mission to follow the teaching and life of Jesus. We are a Christian church based in Adelaide, Australia who are sharing the good news of Jesus with people everywhere.

Today’s message …

Most people don’t realise it, but Jesus was crazy about hospitality and inclusivity. He hung out with all kinds of people. He invited all kinds of people to follow him. He had dinner with all kinds of people. In this message, we explore his commitment to inclusivity and hospitality and see the way it surprised some people and angered others.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. THINK: what is one thing that really stuck out to you in this message?

2. FEEL: how does this message make you feel?

3. DO: what will you do this week in response to this message?

4. BE: who am I becoming?

If you’ve got questions or want to connect, we’d love to hear from you.

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Partnerships

Series: Colossians

Date preached: 9th November 2025

TIDE Church is a diverse community of people on a mission to follow the teaching and life of Jesus. We are a Christian church based in Adelaide, Australia who are sharing the good news of Jesus with people everywhere.

Today’s message …

Colossians is an ancient letter written to people a lot like us: people living in a complex world full of many different opinions and ideas about life and spirituality. In this series we dig into this ancient letter and ask “what can we learn for life in today’s complex and diverse world”?.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. THINK: what is one thing that really stuck out to you in this message?

2. FEEL: how does this message make you feel?

3. DO: what will you do this week in response to this message?

4. BE: who am I becoming?

If you’ve got questions or want to connect, we’d love to hear from you.

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A Love Revolution

Series: Colossians

Date preached: 2nd November 2025

TIDE Church is a diverse community of people on a mission to follow the teaching and life of Jesus. We are a Christian church based in Adelaide, Australia who are sharing the good news of Jesus with people everywhere. 

Today’s message …

Colossians is an ancient letter written to people a lot like us: people living in a complex world full of many different opinions and ideas about life and spirituality. In this series we dig into this ancient letter and ask “what can we learn for life in today’s complex and diverse world”?.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. THINK: what is one thing that really stuck out to you in this message?

2. FEEL: how does this message make you feel?

3. DO: what will you do this week in response to this message?

4. BE: who am I becoming?

If you’ve got questions or want to connect, we’d love to hear from you.

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A New You

Series: Colossians

Date preached: 26th October 2025

TIDE Church is a diverse community of people on a mission to follow the teaching and life of Jesus. We are a Christian church based in Adelaide, Australia who are sharing the good news of Jesus with people everywhere. 

Today’s message …

Colossians is an ancient letter written to people a lot like us: people living in a complex world full of many different opinions and ideas about life and spirituality. In this series we dig into this ancient letter and ask “what can we learn for life in today’s complex and diverse world”?.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. THINK: what is one thing that really stuck out to you in this message?

2. FEEL: how does this message make you feel?

3. DO: what will you do this week in response to this message?

4. BE: who am I becoming?

If you’ve got questions or want to connect, we’d love to hear from you.

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Stand Firm in Your Faith

Series: Colossians

Date preached: 19th October 2025

TIDE Church is a diverse community of people on a mission to follow the teaching and life of Jesus. We are a Christian church based in Adelaide, Australia who are sharing the good news of Jesus with people everywhere. 

Today’s message …

Colossians is an ancient letter written to people a lot like us: people living in a complex world full of many different opinions and ideas about life and spirituality. In this series we dig into this ancient letter and ask “what can we learn for life in today’s complex and diverse world”?.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. THINK: what is one thing that really stuck out to you in this message?

2. FEEL: how does this message make you feel?

3. DO: what will you do this week in response to this message?

4. BE: who am I becoming?

If you’ve got questions or want to connect, we’d love to hear from you.

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Love Jesus and Love the Church

Series: Colossians

Date preached: 12th October 2025

TIDE Church is a diverse community of people on a mission to follow the teaching and life of Jesus. We are a Christian church based in Adelaide, Australia who are sharing the good news of Jesus with people everywhere. 

Today’s message …

Colossians is an ancient letter written to people a lot like us: people living in a complex world full of many different opinions and ideas about life and spirituality. In this series we dig into this ancient letter and ask “what can we learn for life in today’s complex and diverse world”?.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. THINK: what is one thing that really stuck out to you in this message?

2. FEEL: how does this message make you feel?

3. DO: what will you do this week in response to this message?

4. BE: who am I becoming?

If you’ve got questions or want to connect, we’d love to hear from you.

Get in touch:

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Follow us at:

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