For the next five weeks we’ll be developing our understanding of God’s most precious gift to His Son – the Church. We’ll be considering what the church is, why God is building it, why sermons are preached, how we can serve and the big question behind it all for many, “Why bother with church at all“. It should be a great ride, join us.
Big Question: “Why bother with Church?” Jesus’ church is one community of loving relationships. The structure and busyness of today’s society presents particular challenges to churches really being communities. How can Christians help to ensure that their church is a community, and not simply a group of strangers that meet...
Big Question: “How can I serve?” All Christians are ‘ministers’ (that is, servants), and called to serve Jesus’ family with the gifts God has given them, for the health and upbuilding of their church community. How do I get started? How can I know how God has gifted me to...
Big Question: “Why sermons? Why the Bible?” The Bible is the word of God and Church is Jesus’ gathering community come to hear that word preached. What is the point of sermons? How are they supposed to benefit Christians? How should I get the most out of them? You can...
Big Question: “Why is God building His Church?” This sermon was given by the bishop of Wollongong, Peter Hayward, at the commemoration of NewLife Anglican Church becoming a Provisional Parish. Peter takes us to Acts 11 to reflect on how Jesus-centred, Bible-believing churches are essential to a local community. You...
Big Question: “What is church?” Revelation 7 will be our key text. We kick off our series on church with an investigation of what the Nicene Creed means when it says that Christians believe in ‘One, Holy, Universal and Apostolic Church’. You can listen to Stuart’s first sermon of the...
New Life Anglican is a group of Christians who live in and around Oran Park, starting a brand new church with the express goal of seeing new life come to every home in Oran Park and the growing South West.
