The power of invitation

Series: Created for Community

Date preached: 29th September 2024

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 …

Why do Christian churches get together weekly? Why do Christians eat together and hang out together? In this series we explore the idea of “Christian community”, looking at what it is and why it’s been so important to followers of Jesus for thousands of years. In this message we’re talking about “the power of invitation” to invite people into community.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What’s one thing you wouldn’t do on your own but you might do if someone invited you?

2. What is one thing that really sticks out to you in this message?

3. What does (or could) invitation look like in your life? Who could you invite to what?

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

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Created for Community

Series: Created for Community

Date preached: 22nd September 2024

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 …

Why do Christian churches get together weekly? Why do Christians eat together and hang out together? In this series we explore the idea of “Christian community”, looking at what it is and why it’s been so important to followers of Jesus for thousands of years.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What’s the first thing you think about when you hear someone say “community”?

2. What is one thing that really sticks out to you in this message?

3. In your own words, what should a Christian church community look like?

4. What is one thing you could do to make Christian community come to life in this church?

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

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Grace

Series: Who we are

Date preached: 15th September 2024

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 …

Grace is a word that gets used a lot in church, but what does it really mean … and why should we care? In this message we unpack this ancient Christian idea and explore what it means for us today in our lives, in the church and in the world around us.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. Have you ever had something really good come your way that you feel like you didn’t deserve? Explain.

2. Matt talked about Christian grace as “requiring an RSVP”. What is your RSVP to God’s grace?

3. What does it (or could it) look like for you to live with grace on a daily basis? 

4. What are some practical things that you could do to “share grace” with the world around you?

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

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Sharing hope

Series: HOPE

Date preached: 1st September 2024

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 …

There are lots of things we hope for: from a great family and a healthy long life to our team winning this weekend. In this series we’re talking about what hope means in the Christian faith. In this third episode we talk about sharing the hope we have we a world that craves hope.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. On a scale from empty to overflowing, how full is your hope?

2. What is one PRACTICAL thing you could do to fill up your hope tank (if it’s not full already)?

3. How does hope overflow in your life? What does it look like? What works for you? 

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

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Holding on to hope in tough times

Series: HOPE

Date preached: 25th August 2024

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 …

There are lots of things we hope for: from a great family and a healthy long life to our team winning this weekend. In this series we’re talking about what hope means in the Christian faith. In this second episode we talk about how we can hold on to hope when times get tough.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What do you do when times get tough?

2. How does this message affect the way you think about hope?

3. How could tough times in your life look different if you were able to be more mindful of your eternity?

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

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Hope is the main message of Christianity

Series: HOPE

Date preached: 18th August 2024

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 …

There are lots of things we hope for: from a great family and a healthy long life to our team winning this weekend. In this series we’re talking about what hope means in the Christian faith. In this first episode we talk about the key message of Christianity, which is a message of hope.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What first comes to mind when you hear the word “hope”?

2. How would you describe your personal hopes in life?

3. How does this message affect the way you think about hope?

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

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JOY

Series: Who we are

Date preached: 11th August 2024

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 …

What words come to mind when you think about church? For many people words like “boring” and “judgemental” are the first words that come to mind … and yet the words joy/joyful/rejoice appear over 400 times in the Bible. In this message we look at what the Bible says about joy and how we can live with joy today - especially in the middle of the difficult times in our lives.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What brings you joy? What do joyful people look like to you?

2. How does this message affect the way you think about joy?

3. How would your life look different if you could embrace more of the joy we’ve talked about today?

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

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How to hear God speak through other people

Series: Listen

Date preached: 28th July 2024

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 …

Does God speak to people? Will God speak to me? And if he does speak to me, how do I hear it? In this series, we explore these questions looking at the most common ways God has been speaking to people over history. In this message we look at how God speaks to us - through other people. Matt talks really practically about how we can hear God’s voice through other people, and also how we can speak God’s words into the lives of those around us.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. Have you ever experienced God speaking to you through someone else - can you share a specific example?

2. What is one thing you could do this week to better hear or share the word of God with other people?

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

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How to hear God speak directly to me

Series: Listen

Date preached: 21st July 2024

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 …

Does God speak to people? Will God speak to me? And if he does speak to me, how do I hear it? In this series, we explore these questions looking at the most common ways God has been speaking to people over history. In this message we look at how God speaks directly to people - through the prayer, dreams and visions. Matt talks really practically about how we can recognise God’s voice among all the other voices in our minds and hearts.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What do you think about when you hear someone talking about “hearing God speak to them directly”?

2. Have you ever experienced God speaking to you directly?

3. How have you learned to listen to God’s voice?

4. What do you want to change in your daily life after listening to this message?

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

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How to hear God speak through the Bible

Series: Listen

Date preached: 14th July 2024

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 …

Does God speak to people? Will God speak to me? And if he does speak to me, how do I hear it? In this series, we explore these questions looking at the most common ways God has been speaking to people over history. In this message we look at the most common way God speaks to people - through the Bible. Matt talks really practically how hears listens to God through the Bible and shares a specific plan that anyone can use.

Questions to reflect on and discuss from this message:

1. What do you think about when you hear someone talking about “hearing God speak to them”?

2. Have you ever experienced GOd speaking to you through his word?

3. How do you use the Bible to hear God speak to you?

4. What do you want to change in your daily life after listening to this message?

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

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