Denise reminds us of the importance of personal connection with Jesus and that He wants us to come just as we are.

We all have those moments where the heat of the day gets too much, and we take shade under our fig tree of choice. Looking at the story of Jesus calling Nathanael from under the fig tree, we see how the invitation to walk with Jesus is an invitation to experience an altogether different way of living, being transformed as we encounter Him.

In this talk, Wendy explores all that encountering His presence releases to us: Healing, Provision, Peace, Hope, Joy, Life and Wisdom.

Have you found yourself running dry? Needing God to step in? As we continue in our ENCOUNTER series, we look at Jesus’ first miracle, changing water into wine at the wedding at Cana. As the groom encounters Jesus, He encounters God's mercy. But more than that, we see the wedding story foretelling the wedding which is to come and the new wine which Jesus brings – and everyone is invited.

Mark kicks off a brand-new series entitled, ENCOUNTER. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be exploring stories from the gospels of ordinary men and woman encountering Jesus and the transformation that encounter brings. In our first talk, we look at the story of the woman with the issue of blood, and in it we see five hallmarks of encountering Jesus and what it means for us today.

Rushing headlong into 2020? Determined to keep your New Year resolutions? After Christmas we tend to charge into the New Year all set to accomplish our new ‘to do’ list. But if we read the scriptures, God regularly prompts us to pause and take time to reflect upon what He has done. With that in mind, we decided to take this Sunday to look back at 2019 with thankful hearts. In Mark’s talk, he offers us five good reasons to adopt the ‘attitude of gratitude’, and challenges us to introduce a permanent rhythm of thanksgiving into our lives.

Isn’t Christmas supposed to be more than a story? Isn’t Christmas supposed to tell us our lives will never be the same again. Christmas is supposed to mean something of universal importance has happened. But what? Richard dives into the end of this series to find out.

We come to the part of the Christmas story telling us about the arrival of our Saviour Jesus. But unlike the momentous arrival of Hollywood superheroes, His arrival is a remarkably unremarkable affair, born out of sight in a overlooked manger. As we read on into the story of His birth, we see Jesus came to bring peace to all mankind; visiting them as three key groups: the insiders, the outsiders and those who are distant.

As we continue to look at the arrival of Jesus this Christmas season, we come to Part 3 of our story, the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. We learn that the fulfilment of God’s plans and purposes always require us to go, and that Mary and Joseph’s journey uncovers 3 characteristics which are still relevant for us today.

In this talk our Founding Pastor, Chris Lane,  takes up the title “First Contact” and encourages us to believe that God is always reaching out to us. He concludes by asking the question “Where are you?”