So were you taken by surprise on Saturday that apart from voting for Councillors and for a Mayor you also had to vote on a possible change to the Constitution? And if you hadn’t given it much thought (if any), what was your instinct? My guess, for most of us, the instinct was to vote [...]

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Like a dog with a bone, I’m just going to keep chewing your ear about the trip up to Brisbane…
We’ve had a bit of conversation about the event, chewed over the controversy, given credit where credit was due, now I’d love to hear what guys are doing in response. It was great to hear about [...]

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Peter Yock spoke to us from 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 where we saw that Paul changed himself in whatever way necessary to help win people to salvation in Jesus.
Key Verse
To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save [...]

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In this bible talk from Romans 16 by Steve Cree, we catch a glimpse of what happens when we are truly TRANSFORMED by God’s mercy to us in Jesus. Beyond the transformation that comes to each of our individual lives, we are transformed into a team, working with a united in purpose through our connection [...]

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In this bible talk from Romans 15 14-33 by Steve Cree, we continue to dig deeper into the TRANSFORMATION God’s mercy in Jesus brings to our lives. As God’s mercy transforms our lives, we will turn from selfish ambition to gospel ambition - ambition for the honor of Jesus.
Key Verse
It has always been my ambition [...]

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In this bible talk from Romans 14:1-15:13 by Wade Iedema, we continue to dig deeper into the TRANSFORMATION God’s mercy in Jesus brings to our lives. God’s mercy transforms our lives so that we will not only stop passing judgment on others, we will be consumed instead with bringing peace and building others up.
Key Verse:
Let [...]

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In this bible talk from Romans 13:8-14 by Steve Cree, we continue to dig deeper into the TRANSFORMATION God’s mercy in Jesus brings to our lives. This passage takes all the changes we’ve already been challenged about in Romans and adds to them a great note of urgency: the day of salvation is nearly upon [...]

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In this bible talk from Romans 13:1-7 by Steve Cree, we continue to dig deeper into the TRANSFORMATION God’s mercy in Jesus brings to our lives. As we stop rebelling against God’s authority in our lives, that transformation will be seen in a transformed way of relating to other authorities he has placed over us. [...]

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In this bible talk from Romans 12:9-21 by Steve Cree, we continue to dig deeper into the TRANSFORMATION God’s mercy in Jesus brings to our lives. It starts with transformed RELATIONSHIPS. And that requires transformed ATTITUDE. It’s about renewed minds. It’s about renewed attitudes. That’s what it takes for renewed relationships.
Key Verse
Be devoted to one [...]

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Well its about time I logged a blog, and while that doesn’t sound like a particularly pleasant thing to do, it will be great to share some thoughts and ideas over the coming months.
We recently unveiled our new church mission statement: connect. grow. serve. While it has been terrific to focus on that, its amazing [...]

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