According to scripture, marriage is the lifelong covenant between a man and woman, voluntarily entered into for life, to the exclusion of all else.

In this sermon, Michael Wood talks about the gold standard of marriage, what it means and how it connects with our faith. He also touches on singleness as a gift from God, representing another gold standard of oneness with God.

Human sexuality is wonderful, complex and personal, but what is the purpose of sex? Does God have an opinion about how we use our bodies? How is the physical act of having sex connected with our emotional and spiritual selves? What does the bible have to say about soul ties? And how might we resist sexual immorality?

In this talk, we outline two false beliefs that have impacted church and culture, providing a positive vision for how we might embrace a biblical view of sex.

Freedom is one of our most important values in Australia. But what is freedom and what does it look like to be truly free?

In this talk, we explain the challenges of defining freedom through popular culture. He examines the biblical imagination of personal freedom and demonstrates how freedom requires logical limits in the areas of health, money and sexuality.

"Don’t throw your pearls to pigs. They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you." What is that all about?

In this talk, Julia Verdouw continues our Longing for Love series by discussing what it means to love sacrificially with agape love.

How does the way we view people shape our ability to love like Jesus? Who are the pigs? And what might we need to do about it?

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This two-part teaching was recorded for a Together Network Global Gathering in May.

Hope Group leaders meet every 6-weeks to discuss questions about mission, discipleship and evangelism. 

In this podcast, Daniel Sih talks about how to progress friendly conversations, to meaningful conversations, to spiritual conversation, to gospel conversations. He also discusses how to recognise a Person of Peace. 

This two-part teaching was recorded for a Together Network Global Gathering in May.

Hope Group leaders meet every 6-weeks to discuss questions about mission, discipleship and evangelism. 

In this podcast, Daniel Sih talks about how to build predictable patterns in our lives to connect with unchurched people.

The Beatles once suggested that "all you need is love." But what IS love?

In this talk, Michael Wood explains the importance of defining love by something other than itself. He outlines four different Greek concepts for love, which are Storge (family affection), Philia (friendship), Eros (romantic) and Agape (divine love).

All of us need love. Love is one of our highest emotions. We search for love in many places, even if there is confusion about how to live out our most intimate relationships.

This talk introduces a new series called ‘Longing for Love,’ exploring the bible’s perspectives on sex, sexuality and gender. We outline a framework for the series and explore the importance of beginning with the revelation; ‘God IS love.’

It can be hard to live in a culture that does not believe in God, particularly when we experience pressure to conform. In this talk, Daniel Sih shares two stories from the book of Daniel, to help us live faithfully as a remnant in exile. This talk also summarises the series as a whole.

Michael Wood continues our series on “Eyes That See” by exploring the pattern of worship and idolatry seen in the Older Testament. What made a good king? What made a bad king? And how do these biblical lessons shape our capacity to love a ‘jealous’ God in our day and age?