May 13, Steve Everist
John 14:5-14
God makes available to his people incredible power in order that the mission of God, the gathering of all people into a living relationship with their creator, is fulfilled. But why do we often decline this offer? Or accept and let it slip away?
May 6, Ric Bollen
John 10:11-18; Acts 4:5-12
Jesus is the good shepherd – but how does he achieve that? What are some of the key events in the life of Jesus that show He was the good shepherd? What challenges does this bring to us and our church?
April 29, Cliff Powell, Fiona Blair & Team
In April PUC sent an all-age team to Forbes, NSW to build relationships with and serve alongside the local church in Forbes enabling them to bless the community beyond the capacity of the resources they have. Our team was involved with two projects – Gooloogong school and Tammy’s backyard blitz. There is no study guide this week.
April 22, Nigel Rogers
1 John 3:1-10
The vast array of choices that we have ultimately informs the things that we care about. How much do we really care about others beyond ourselves? How much do we really care about God?
April 15, Nigel Rogers
Mark 16:9-20
God knows every part of you, even the aspects of your life that are hidden from others – and he loves you anyway. But we can all experience barriers to his love in our lives.
April 8, Easter Sunday, Nigel Rogers
John 20:1-10; 30-31
The resurrection of Jesus was a supernatural act, which reflects that there is more to life than just this world. God broke into this world through Jesus so that you and I might be drawn into his life now and throughout eternity.
April 1, Palm Sunday, Nigel Rogers
John 12:12-19
This series will be a collision of God’s truth with our own lives so that we might be shaken in a new way to respond to the extravagant love that God has for us. There is no better time than Easter to be reminded of the great collision of God’s love with the world that he created.
March 25, Marty Barrow
Luke 10:25-37
Have you heard about Our Neighbours Ministry in Zimbabwe and wondered what it was about? Have you been a supporter in the past? In March Marty joined us to give an update of the ministry in the last 12 months and to lay out before us their current needs. Marty challenged us to think about who our neighbour is and how can we walk in their shoes.
March 18, Steve Everist
Romans 8:18-27
Freedom, what is it? It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery (Galatians 5:1). Hear about how Jesus is the living law who frees us from vertical (the God-shaped gap within us) and horizontal pain (how we hurt one another). How free are you?
March 11, Steve Everist
Hebrews 9:11-22
Steve helps us follow the clues to understand the mystery of blood in the Bible. How does it effect our relationship with God? Is it a cure for sin? What power does it hold?
March 4, Steve Everist
Matthew 9:1-13
This week we want to talk about one of the most important words in any language. It is a word central to the Gospel describing what is wrong with me and what is wrong with you and what is wrong with the world. If this word does everything that is claimed about it, if it actually does have the power to explain what is wrong with the world and set us on the path of righting that wrong, then everyone would have to agree this is one of the most important words ever.
February 26, Steve Everist
Ephesians 3:14-21
As we study the word of God it becomes clear that the first and last concept that God wants people to grasp is His immense and tender love. What is not always clear is how the reality of God’s love makes sense in view of God’s warnings about hell and punishment. It is difficult to grasp the extent of God’s love until we come to grips with the issue of hell.
February 19, Nigel Rogers
Romans 1:16-17 and 2 Corinthians 5:14-21
The good news of Jesus is something that we share with others but for what purpose? Has there ever been a time when you have been ashamed of the gospel? What helps you stand strong and courageously for the good news of Jesus Christ?
February 12, Nigel Rogers
Matthew 25:14-30
More on our vision for 2012: the Gospel: know it, share it, live it. It can be said that the difference between the attitude of a slave and a servant is that “A slave has to do things whereas a servant wants to do things.” Are you God’s servant? How do you live your life to benefit Christ’s cause?
February 5, Nigel Rogers
Matthew 25:14-30
Our vision for 2012: the Gospel: know it, share it, live it. God inspires us to be strong and courageous in knowing, sharing and living out the gospel. The Gospel is the good news of Jesus.
January 29, Ric Bollen
Joshua 24:1, 14-28
In this second week of Joshua we look at the journey that Joshua took – how he faithfully led the people of Israel through victories and failures; sin and repentance.
January 22, Ric Bollen
Joshua 1:1-18
Joshua – over two weeks we will look at the beginning and conclusion to his leadership ministry. This week he and all his people stand on the edge of the Jordan River. They have been wandering are in circles for 40 years.
January 8, Steve Everist
James 5:13-18
From studying the Bible we are clear that Jesus healed and some of the disciples healed, but there is not exactly a clear command for churches to pursue healing ministries. The question is should a church practice a healing ministry?
January 1, Steve Everist
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
If we could look at our life through time lapse photography what would we see? What would we see differently? What would we have missed in that fast and frantic sprint that is our life? We tend not to see the depth of our lives as it stretches behind us. Three steps to getting the most out of this New Year: 1. Remember your testimony and face up to where are you now. 2. Ask God to raise in you a new level of faith. 3. Determine to pray.
December 25, Nigel Rogers
Luke 2:1-7
Christmas Day sermon.
December 18, Nigel Rogers
Luke 1:39-56
At Christmas, how can we preserve our servant heart? Especially towards God and his cause? How does Christmas in Australia seem more about fitting God into what we want to do? Let’s see how Mary approached it in Luke 1:46-56.
December 11, Nigel Rogers
Luke 1:1-38
As we approach Christmas it is time to think about who Jesus is. This week Nigel looks at Luke 1:1-38. Is Luke’s account of Jesus accurate? Can the Bible be trusted? If God brings revelation and truth to your life are you more inclined to doubt like Zechariah or believe like Mary?
December 4, Nigel Rogers
Matthew 1:1-17
As we approach Christmas it is time to think about who Jesus is. Why is the genealogy of Jesus important? What does the name Jesus Christ mean? Who can you point to Jesus during this Christmas season?
November 27, Steve Everist
Jonah 4
The loudest note in the book of Jonah is the thing that is missing – love for the people of the world – the book cries out for something or someone to change the hearts of, first, Jonah and then the believers that Jonah represents. Do you experience cultivating a love for all people in the world difficult? Do our limits to love limit our capacity to do mission?
November 20, Ben Powell
Revelation 7:9-17
God continually stirs up his calling for all people to live with a Kingdom ambition, so that the cause of Christ can be served by all who follow him. No video or podcast is available for this week.
November 13, Steve Everist
Jonah 1:1-17 and Acts 27:9-11, 14-26
Through the book of Jonah, God is saying something incredibly vital to us concerning our church culture and the success of the mission of God. What are our divine appointments in the flow of life? And what were Jonah’s three missed opportunities? How can we avoid making the same mistakes?
November 6, Steve Everist
Jonah 1
Through the book of Jonah, God is saying something incredibly vital to us concerning our church culture and the success of the mission of God. How much time does our heart give to the lost and to the needy in any given week? Where are our bunkers and bases?
October 30, Steve Everist
1 Peter 2:1-10
Part of the struggle of life is maintaining our focus – to refocus on the incredible importance and privilege of being a follower of Jesus Christ. This week we consider the areas of Community, Character, Christ, Cause, Confidence and Calling. In which areas do you currently feel the need to re-focus? How might you bring re-focus to your life?
October 23, Ric Bollen
Psalm 91:1-5 and Ruth 3:1-9
At our morning services Ric continued with Ruth, which in many ways is about transformation out of brokenness. How this transformation is in our relationship with God.
October 23, Fiona Wheeler
Fiona brought us the message at the 6pm service: Who was Mary of Magdala? What can we learn from her life? How does her transformation propel her to GO?
October 16, Nigel Rogers
Ruth 4:1-12
A preaching series focused on “belonging”. This week we take another look at Boaz and how he stepped up and was “there” for Ruth when she needed it.
October 9, Steve Everist
Ruth 2:1-13
A preaching series focused on “belonging”. Ironically our generation is the most technically connected and the most relationally disconnected of all time. But people have a need to belong. In Ruth, Boaz was the one who reached out to Ruth and helped her belong to that community. Who can we be a ‘Boaz’ for?
October 2, Nigel Rogers
Ruth 1:15-22
A preaching series focused on “belonging”. Looking at the book of Ruth, we will flesh out some of the important aspects of what it means to belong to a community of God’s people.