God calls you “my child”

Series: IGHO (In God’s Humble Opinion)

Date preached: 7th August 2022

We talk a lot about what we think about God … but what does God think about you? Today Matt explores one of the life-changing things God says about his followers when he calls you “his child”. (And if you’re a Christian and this sounds like “Ho hum … I’ve heard this before”, think again. This is radical good news that changed the lives of those who first heard it and when we really grasp hold of this truth it will change us too.)

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What is your first reaction when you hear the words “my child” spoken to you by God?

2. What is new (or re-new) about this idea for you today?.

3. How do you (or could you) live differently in light of this image God has of you?

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.

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What is the biggest IDOL in your life? 

Series: IDOLS

Date preached: 24th July 2022

In this series we’ve talked about all sorts of IDOLS (see our other messages) and today we wrap up this series talking about the BIGGEST IDOL OF ALL … you! We live in a world that says me first. It’s my life and I’ll live it my way. No one is going to tell me what to do. Jesus came to show us a radically different - and better - way to live. But it won’t be easy …

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What is your first reaction when you hear the idea that the way you “you” could be your own idol?

2. What would it look like to “die to yourself and live for God”? Be specific.

3. Are you ready to do it? Talk about why or why not.

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. 

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Body & Health

Series: IDOLS

Date preached: 24th July 2022

Diet, exercise, wellness, health … these words drive so much of how we live in the 21st century. Today Matt explores what it looks like when our ‘physical selves’ become an idol, and what we can do about it when it does

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What is your first reaction when you hear the idea that the way you think about your physical body and your health could be an idol?

2. How does thinking about eternity impact the way you think about your physical self?

3. How would you live differently this week (be specific) if you thought about eternity more in your day to day life?

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. 

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Is God more important than my family?

Series: IDOLS

Date preached: 17th July 2022

We can’t talk about things that we put as first place in our life and things that we look to for joy, security and meaning, without talking about … family? But can your family really be an idol? in this message Matt looks at the unexpected words of Jesus on the subject of family and we ask some tough questions about the place of God versus the place of family in our lives.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. How do you first respond to the idea that your family can be an idol?

2. What would it look like for you to put God ahead of your family?

3. What’s one practical step that you could make this week to make this change?

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. 

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Worshipping work

Series: IDOLS

Date preached: 10th July 2022

One of the first questions we ask someone we meet is “what do you do?” Many of us define ourselves by what we do. Our work gives us meaning and purpose. While we might not think of it this way, our work becomes an idol - something we put in the central place in our lives, that place reserved for Jesus. In this message, Matt discusses “the idol of work” and looks at what Paul’s life as a tentmaker can teach us about the place of work in our faith and God in our work.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What are your first thoughts when you hear our jobs described as an idol?

2. How do you follow God at work - what does this practically look like for you?

3. What is one thing you can do to get (or keep) God at the centre of your work life?

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Money, money, money

Series: IDOLS

Date preached: 3rd July 2022

Idols aren’t just gold statues of other ‘gods’. An idol is anything we put in the central place in our lives - the place God should be. In this series we look at some of the idols many of us struggle with … and there’s no bigger idol in our culture than money. In this message Matt talks about the impact of setting up money in the centre of our lives and about what we can do to change.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What are your first thoughts when you hear money described as an idol?

2. Matt talked about overcoming the idol of money by practicing radical generosity. What does generosity look like in your life?

3. What is one thing you can do in your life this week to push more into a generous life.

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Be Happy

Series: IDOLS

Date preached: 19th June 2022

Idols aren’t just gold statues of other ‘gods’. An idol is anything we put in the central place in our lives - the place God should be. In this series we look at some of the many of us struggle with … and today we explore the idol of happiness. Why do we ‘worship’ happiness and what can we do to put God back where he belongs at the centre of our lives.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What are your first thoughts when you hear that happiness can be an idol that we worship instead of worshipping God?

2. Matt talked about overcoming the idol of happiness by “being clear on how important Jesus is to us” and “practicing daily gratitude”. How would these ideas change the way you chase happiness in life?

3. What is one thing you can do in your life this week to ‘chase’ Jesus more and happiness less? Be specific and practical.

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History Makers: living a life that will make history

Series: - - -

Date preached: 19th June 2022

There’s a part of all of us that images ourselves as the heroes of the stories going on around us. In reality many of us feel like extras. Today we reflect on the life of Ananias (don’t worry nobody’s ever heard of him) and we ask ourselves what does it look like to live a history-making life?

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What would your ‘hero-life’ look like?

2. Matt talked about being ‘available’ and being ‘obedient’. Which of these is most challenging for you?

3. What is one thing you can do in your life this week to step toward the kind of history-making life Matt discussed this morning? Be specific and practical.

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Faith

Series: ON PURPOSE

Date preached: 12th June 2022

“Faith is a certainty about what we do not see”. What does this mean and how do we get there? In a world dominated by facts and data where we believe only what we can see and touch and prove, what does it mean to live a life of “faith”.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What do you think about when you first hear a statement like “faith is being sure of what we do not see”?

2. Matt talked about faith based on the evidence of our past experience and on the character of God, what does this mean for you?

3. How would your life look different if you could live each day with greater faith?

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Joy

Series: ON PURPOSE

Date preached: 5th June 2022

If you ask an average person what words come to mind when they think about Christians “joy” is probably not high on their list. And yet Jesus was full of joy. In this message we explore the kind of joy Jesus talked about and discover how to achieve it in our lives.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What words first come to mind when you think about joy?

2. What does it mean to you to hear Jesus say “rejoice that your names are written in heaven”?

3. How would your life be different if you were able to live with the kind of joy Matt talked about (joy that is independent of your circumstances and instead dependent on Jesus)?

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. 

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