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proVision - Week 4: A Vision for the CHURCH pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; proVision #8211; Week 4: A Vision for the CHURCH.br / This week will essentially be a celebration of the Church of Jesus Christ and our part in that Church! It will provide an opportunity to inspire our people to believe that investing in Christ#8217;s Body, the Church, is gilt-edged, with promised #8220;dividends#8221; both now and in Eternity.br / Reading: Matthew 16:13-20/p proVision - Week 3: A Vision for UNITY pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; proVision #8211; Week 3: A Vision for UNITY./p pGod#8217;s Vision for Northside is unfolding in an exciting way because Unity and Teamwork are among our Core Values. This sermon and study will stress the vital importance of these qualities as we move into the future God is planning#8230;/p pReading: Nehemiah 2:1-8 /p proVision - Week 2: A Vision for FREEDOM pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; proVision #8211; Week 2: A Vision for FREEDOM.br / A celebration of the ways in which our various Ministries release people to aspire to their full potential in Christ. Also, a focus on the untapped opportunities to continue on this road of healing and release.br / Reading: Exodus 3:1-10/p proVision - Week 1: A Vision for the IMPOSSIBLE pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; proVision #8211; Week 1: A Vision for the IMPOSSIBLE.br / Look at how far we#8217;ve come in 25 years, but look also at how much more potential there is to be developed. God is calling us to greatness#8230;to#8230;. bless the Nations.br / Reading: Genesis 12:1-9/p Finding Clarity: Spiritual Gifts in the Church Today - Week 3: Guided Gifts pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Finding Clarity #8211; Week 3: Guided Gifts. br / What are we here for? Paul draws his exposition of the gifts to a close #8211; by bringing his church back to the task at hand./p pReading: 1 Corinthians 14:26-33/p Finding Clarity: Spiritual Gifts in the Church Today - Week 2: Grounded Gifts pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Finding Clarity #8211; Week 2: Grounded Gifts. br / WHY? It#8217;s the question we asking in many aspects of our lives, yet do we apply it to Spiritual Gifts? In this passage we will uncover Paul#8217;s foundation for Spiritual Gifts in the church./p pReading: 1 Corinthians 13:1 #8211; 3/p Finding Clarity: Spiritual Gifts in the Church Today - Week 1: Given Gifts pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Finding Clarity #8211; Week 1: Given Gifts. br / They were a major source of division back then, and they can be in the church today. In this new series #8211; we will seek to FIND CLARITY around the topic of Spiritual Gifts in the church.br / Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1 #8211; 11/p Youre Invited - Week 3: Come Be Reconciled pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; You#8217;re Invited #8211; Week 3: Come #38; Be Reconciled.br / On the day the Church was born (Pentecost), Peter declares to the crowd in Jerusalem: #8220;God#8217;s promise is made to you and to all who are far away #8211; whom the Lord God calls to Himself . . .#8221; It#8217;s an invitation to be reconciled to God, through Jesus./p pReading: Acts 2:38-47/p Youre Invited - Week 2: Come Remember pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; You#8217;re Invited #8211; Week 2: Come #38; Remember.br / The invitation Jesus extended to His disciples in the Upper Room (#8220;Do this in memory of me#8221;), is a call to followers in every generation to regularly remember the pivotal events of our Faith, through the emblems.br / Reading: Luke 22:14-23/p Youre Invited - Week 1: Come Be Refreshed pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; You#8217;re Invited #8211; Week 1: Come #38; Be Refreshed.br / The prophet Isaiah announced the Invitation of God to the ancient Israelites that refreshment of their souls was available by drinking of #8220;the water#8221; available through Him. What is this water and how do we access it?br / Reading: Isaiah 55:1-5/p If God Owns It... What Am I Doing With It? Part 2 pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; If God Owns It#8230; What Am I Doing With It? Part 2br / In Romans 8 Paul makes it clear that stewardship in God#8217;s economy is not something we do, it#8217;s who we are/p pReading: Romans 12:1 #8211; 8/p If God Owns It... What Am I Doing With It? Part 1 pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; If God Owns It#8230; What Am I Doing With It? Part 1.br / In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus provides powerful teaching on the blessing and responsibilities of God#8217;s bounteous goodness.br / Reading: Matthew 25:14 #8211; 25/p The Art of Love - Part III: Love Others pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; The Art of Love #8211; Part III: Love Others./p pThis great love that God has shown us is not meant to be kept for ourselves . . . Yet it#8217;s often easier said than done when it comes to love others.br / Reading: Luke 10:25 #8211; 37/p The Art of Love - Part II: Love God pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; The Art of Love #8211; Part II: Love God./p pThe most central theme of the Christian life. In this passage Jesus takes love from being a concept and turns it into a commandment. How do we learn the Art of Love?br / Reading: Mark 12: 28 #8211; 34/p The Art of Love - Part I: Love Defined pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; The Art of Love #8211; Part I: Love Defined.br / For some it is difficult to believe that there is a God, but even more to say that He is loving. In this message, Sam Haddon looks at the difficult doctrine of the love of God.br / Reading: 1 John 4:7 #8211; 16 /p The Ultimate Lifestyle Part - III: Praying with Power pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; The Ultimate Lifestyle Part III: Praying with Power.br / Week Three: Praying with Power/p The Ultimate Lifestyle - Part II: Praying for Ourselves pSpeaker: Greer Dokmanovic #8211; The Ultimate Lifestyle #8211; Part II: Praying for Ourselves./p The Ultimate Lifestyle - Part I: Praying for Others pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; The Ultimate Lifestyle Part I: Praying for Others.br / Prayer is one of the most precious gifts God has given to us, but the lament of many Christians is: #8220;I don#8217;t pray as I should#8221;. That#8217;s generally because our view of prayer is restricted to a specific activity or #8220;position#8221;. What if we could make prayer a lifestyle#8230;a natural part of everyday life, flowing out of a strong sense of connection with God?/p Four Ways to Manage Family Conflict - Part IV pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Four Ways to Manage Family Conflict./p pConflict and tension can arise from time to time, even in the best of families. How we handle the conflict is absolutely crucial when it comes to maintenance of long term harmony and stability. Fortunately the Bible has some positive guidelines to achieve just that outcome . . . br / Reading: James 1:19 #8211; 27/p Four Ways to Better Understand a Teenager - Part III pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Four Ways to Better Understand a Teenager #8211; Part IIIbr / Reading: Ephesians 6:1-4/p Four Ways to Develop a Childs Love for God - Part II pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Four Ways to Develop a Child#8217;s Love for God #8211; Part II.br / There#8217;s a huge gap between the Brady Bunch and Bart Simpson! So many aspects of the world in which we#8217;re raising our children today are vastly different from those of even one generation ago. But have the foundational principles of Godly-parenting changed all that much?br / Reading: Deut 6: 4 #8211; 9/p Four Ways to Strengthen a Marriage - Part 1 pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Four Ways to Strengthen a Marriage: Part 1.br / Right across the country today, Marriages are in trouble. The pace of life and the increasingly high expectations of what married life will deliver, are putting enormous pressure on couples to perform at maximum effectiveness all the time. Maybe it#8217;s time we checked with the One who invented Marriage in the first place#8230; maybe it#8217;s time to check The Good Book and see what it has to say about growing healthy marriages.br / Reading: Ephesians 5: 21-33/p Laws of Motion Part IV: The Theory of Perseverance pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Laws of Motion: Principles From the Ministry of Paul #8211; Part IV: The Theory of Perseverance.br / In an age where attention spans are shrinking rapidly #8211; what can we learn from Paul when it comes to staying the course?/p pReading: 2 Timothy 4: 1 #8211; 8 /p Laws of Motion - Part III: The Theory of Adaptability pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Laws of Motion: Principles From the Ministry of Paul #8211; Part III: The Theory of Adaptability.br / Contrary to what we might think, the overflow of focus is NOT inflexibility, but adaptability. How do we become people that adapt for the sake of opportunity?br / Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:19/p Laws of Motion - Part II: The Theory of Focus pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Laws of Motion: Principles From the Ministry of Paul #8211; Part II: The Theory of Focus.br / Life poses us many choices which are sometimes distractions. How do we clear away the clutter and keep the main thing the main thing?/p Reading: 1 Corinthians 2: 1 Laws of Motion - Part I: The Theory of Opposition pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Laws of Motion: Principles From the Ministry of Paul #8211; Part I: The Theory of Opposition.br / Christians are fast becoming a minority in society today #8211; yet are things really any different? What do we do when we feel like giving up?br / Reading: Acts 26: 19-29/p Some Assembly Required pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Some Assembly Required/p pIn Luke 12 Jesus tells a parable about a self made man who thought he#8217;d put the pieces of his life together very effectively. However, as it turned out, he#8217;d failed to adhere to the Maker#8217;s Instructions.br / Reading: Luke 12:13 #8211; 21/p Open Up and Say Ahhh: The Taming of the Tongue pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Open Up and Say Ahhh: The Taming of the Tongue.br / Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me . . .REALLY? What we say according to James, reveals as much about us as what we do. In this message, Sam Haddon looks at the power words have to either tear down or build up. br / Reading : James 3:1 #8211; 2/p Hes Alive.... With 3 Things to Say! Part III: Mary....? pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; He#8217;s Alive#8230;. With 3 Things to Say! Part III: Mary#8230;.?br / The call of Jesus is always very personal. In the Garden on that first Easter he called Mary by name and in that moment her eyes were opened and she saw him for who he was#8230;br / Reading: John 20:11 #8211; 18/p Hes Alive.... With 3 Things to Say! Part II: Who Is It Youre Looking for? pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; He#8217;s Alive#8230;. With 3 Things to Say! Part II: Who Is It You#8217;re Looking for?/p pWho is it you are looking for? What were you hoping for this Easter #8211; a holiday, a good time, some sort of nominal religious experience? Mary was asked who she was looking for and that#8217;s a question all of us need to answer because at the bottom line, Easter is about a person: Jesus Christ, God#8217;s son.br / Reading: John 20: 11 #8211; 18/p Hes Alive.... With 3 Things to Say! Part I: Woman why are you crying? pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; He#8217;s Alive#8230;. With 3 Things to Say! Part I: Woman why are you crying?/p pWhy are you crying? What a question to ask someone who is grieving in a cemetery #8211; isn#8217;t that where tears are appropriate and expected? What#8217;s Jesus on about?br / Reading: John 20: 11 #8211; 18/p Good Friday Message pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Easter Good Friday Message./p pSenior Pastor Graham Agnew talks about the rise of militant atheism in Australia and his belief that the Christian church has nothing to fear#8230;/p Jesus Wants to Save Christians pGuest Speaker: Greer Dokmanovic #8211; Jesus Wants to Save Christians./p Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter - Part VI: A Second Chance pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter #8211; Part VI: A Second Chancebr / If you escaped a near death experience #8211; would you live differently?br / Reading : 1 Peter 1:3 #8211; 9 /p Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter - Part V: Grab the Rope pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter #8211; Part V: Grab the Rope.br / Eventually it comes down to this #8211; we must reach out and grab the hand of the rescuer. Which choice will you make?/p pReading: John 3: 16 #8211; 21/p Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter - Part IV: Ill Swap You pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter #8211; Part IV: I#8217;ll Swap You./p pWe see it on necklaces, buns and church roofs. The universal symbol of the Christian faith is not a crib or a manger, but the gruesome cross. Yet many people are unclear about it#8217;s meaning . . . so why did Jesus have to die?br / Reading :2 Cor 5:17 #8211; 21/p Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter - Part III: You Will Drown pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter #8211; Part III: You Will Drown.br / From politics to the corporate life, it seems we live in a society in which long term consequences are thrust to the back of our minds . . . Yet what about eternal consequences for earthly actions? God#8217;s judgement on the world may sound like an unpalatable topic #8211; yet in the midst of it, we find great news./p pReading: Eph 2:1 #8211; 5/p Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter - Part II: Were Not Sinking pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter #8211; Part II: We#8217;re Not Sinking./p pSin is a word often used and often misunderstood. At the heart of being rescued is the realisation of the need to be rescued. In this message, Graham Agnew explores what happens in our lives when we place ourselves at the helm and not God.br / Reading: Rom 1:20-23/p Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter - Part I: Thank God pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Rescue Is Coming: The Story Behind Easter #8211; Part I: Thank God.br / In this new series #8211; we take an in-depth look at the story behind Easter and at the centre, a character with whom there is no comparison#8230;.br / Part I: Thank Godbr / Reading: Rev 4:11/p Darkness to Light: Part III - Woman at the Well pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Darkness to Light: Part III #8211; Woman at the Well.br / A woman with enough personal issues to keep a counsellor busy formonths encounters Jesus at a well, near her village. After oneconversation with the Man from Galilee she#8217;s a changed woman#8230;it#8217;s a real darkness to light story.br / Week Three: Woman at the Wellbr / Reading: John 4:1 #8211; 10/p Darkness to Light: Part II - Zacchaeus pSpaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Darkness to Light: Part II #8211; Zacchaeus./p pThe transformation in the life of this shabby little tax collector certainly ranks among the most dramatic of the darkness to light stories in the Gospels. His turn around in action and attitude is spectacular.br / Week Two: Zacchaeusbr / Reading: Luke 19:1 #8211; 10/p Darkness to Light: Part I - A Madman Turns Missionary pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Darkness to Light: Part I #8211; A Madman Turns Missionary./p pOf the many people who experienced total transformation at the hands of Jesus, there are three stand outs./p pWeek One: A Madman Turns Missionarybr / Reading: Luke 8:26 #8211; 33/p Major Issues in Minor Prophets: Part III - Amos pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Major Issues in Minor Prophets: Part III #8211; Amos.br / They#8217;re called Minor because they#8217;re shorter than the Major Prophets, not because they are any less important! Each one of them packs a punch and in this Series we#8217;re looking at 3.br / Week Three: Amos/p Major Issues in Minor Prophets: Part II - Jonah pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Major Issues in Minor Prophets: Part II #8211; Jonah./p Major Issues in Minor Prophets: Part I - Hosea pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Major Issues in Minor Prophets: Part I #8211; Hosea./p Beautiful Contrast: Studies in the Book of John. Part VI - Alone\|Together pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Beautiful Contrast: Studies in the Book of John. Part VI: Alone\|Togetherbr / Continuing SERIES: Beautiful Contrast: Is he staying or is he going? The followers of Jesus weren#8217;t sure, but one thing was #8211; He was not going to leave them alone. How will you live in the absence of Jesus#8217; physical presence?br / Week Six: Alone/Together The Guidance Counsellor/p pReading: John 14:15 #8211; 27/p Beautiful Contrast: Studies in the Book of John. Part V - Master\|Servant pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Beautiful Contrast: Studies in the Book of John. Part V #8211; Master\|Servant.br / Perhaps one of the greatest contrasts of the Bible #8211; this passage shows us a master becoming a servant. What will Jesus example mean for you?br / Week Five: Master/Servant The Foot Washing God.br / Reading: John 13:1 #8211; 17/p Beautiful Contrast: Studies in the Book of John. Part IV - Below\|Above pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Beautiful Contrast: Studies in the Book of John. Part IV: Below\|Above./p pA late night encounter between a religious leader and Jesus has this scholarly man perplexed, yet hidden in the figures of speech lies the key to Christianity./p Beautiful Contrast: Studies in the Book of John. Part III - Dirty\|Clean pSpeaker: Graham Agnew #8211; Beautiful Contrast: Studies in the Book of John. Part III #8211; Dirty\|Clean The Cleansing of the Temple./p pPolitics, Piety and Profits #8211; sounds like a scene out of life today #8211; yet they were all the issues surrounding Jesus#8217; controversial clear out of the Temple of Jerusalem. Some see it as a tourist destination, others far more significant. In light of Jesus ministry, what does the Temple mean for us today?/p pWeek Three: Dirty/Clean: The Cleansing of the Temple/p pReading: John 2:13 #8211; 25/p Beautiful Contrast: Studies in the Book of John. Part II - Stay\|Follow pSpeaker: Sam Haddon #8211; Beautiful Contrast: Studies in the Book of John. Part II #8211; Stay\|Follow./p pThey were the everyday people like you and I, yet the first followers of Jesus had left everything behind. Still . . . we have the same thing in common today as they did back then. When Jesus calls us to follow #8211; will we stay or go? /p pReading: John 1: 35-54/p