Episodes
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Mission Life 3: The good news and evangelism
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
'Evangelism' can be a word that evokes anxiety in Christians, or images of street preachers yelling at people. Who wants to be like that? But God has gifted some in the church to be evangelists, and called the whole church to do the work of evangelism. We don't do this in our own power - we do it empowered by the Holy Spirit. The whole church can support the work of evangelism - which is simply sharing the good news of Jesus with others - through the gifts of all people, including prayer, hospitality, and care.
This sermon is the third in a series on mission, preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church on Sunday 1st September 2019.
It can be enhanced through viewing the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link.
Enjoy!
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Mission Life 2: The Gospel and Prayer
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
The gospel - the good news, that Jesus does for us what we could never do for ourselves - is the power of salvation. But it is also the power of mission. Not our own power, but the power of God for a lost and broken world.
When we understand that the gospel is good news for us - each of us, individually - we come alive in faith. When we understand that the gospel is good news for everyone, we come alive in mission.
This sermon was preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church on Sunday 25th August 2019.
It's accompanied by the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link.
Enjoy!
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Mission Life series part 1: a mini church in mission
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Our mission series kicks off with a surprising passage - Ephesians 4:7-11, where Paul writes that only together, with everyone in the church using their God-given gifting, can we grow and become mature in Christ.
The calling of the pastors and leaders is not to DO the ministry but to EQUIP God's people to do the ministry!
We introduce the metaphor for the mission life series: the restoration of a classic mini. God's mission is to restore not just us, but ALL THINGS in Christ. And we get the joy of joining in with that and being part of it!
This sermon was preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church on Sunday 18th August 2019.
It can be enhanced by viewing the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link.
Enjoy!
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Luke 12 How to be truly rich
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
'Be on your guard against all kinds of greed,' Jesus says.
'Life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.'
Yet this message is the antithesis of modern consumeristic culture. Jesus had strong words about what true wealth consists of. To one man who approached him, Jesus told the parable of the rich fool, which could be summed up by the No Fear T-shirt slogan: He who dies with the most toys...still dies.'
So what does it mean to be truly rich? What do we do with wealth? How do we respond to the looming reality of our own death? And how can we be rich towards God?
This sermon was preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church
on Sunday 4th August 2019. It can be enhanced by viewing the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link.
Enjoy!