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The Chase of Grace : Jonah

October 6, 2017 by Tim

The story of Jonah in the Bible is famous, but it’s meaning is less well understood. In the book of Jonah the great “chase” is not God’s pursuit of Jonah, but His pursuit of grace – both for Jonah and the people Jonah was sent to.

We will be looking at the book of Jonah and what it teaches us during our Bible Talks at Kallangur in October and November. The talks will include:

Running from God (Jonah 1:1-7)
The plan of grace (Jonah 1:8-16)
Salvation is of the Lord (Jonah 1:17-2:10)
God’s gracious warning (Jonah 3)
God of compassion (Jonah 4)
Jonah and Jesus (Jonah 1, Matt 12:38-42)

The Satisfaction Search

September 23, 2017 by Tim

In 1965 the Rolling Stones famously sang, ‚I can‚t get no satisfaction‚. More than fifty years on the song still resonates.

Is it possible to feel complete? To find lasting satisfaction? If so, how?

Sunday 29th October, 10:30am

Jesus – better than religion

August 20, 2017 by Tim

Most people in the world realise that we are more than just a collection of atoms; that we are spiritual beings. Many try to acknowledge this through ‘religion’ – angels, men in robes, rituals and good deeds done to earn God’s acceptance. The writer to the Hebrews though tells us that Jesus is better than religion. He is all that we need.

In this series of Kallangur Bible Talks we will consider:

Jesus – the message of God
Jesus – better than angels
Jesus – everything we were meant to be
Jesus – the Man for us
Jesus – the real Priest
Trusting God like Abraham: waiting for the heavenly city
Trusting God like Abraham: looking to one who raises the dead
Trusting God like Moses: Treasuring Jesus above everything
Trusting God like Jesus

Sermons for the series will be updated each week below.

The Blueprint: What we are about as a Church

August 13, 2017 by Tim

Every church needs a blueprint: a plan or model as to what we’re aiming at. Our earlier series, God our Saviour reminded us, that as a church, before anything else, we’re about the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. This series focuses us more specifically on six key areas of church life: Word and Worship, Prayer and Care, Growing and Going.

Exploring Christianity

July 19, 2017 by Tim

The following are one off messages by Kirk Zylstra, exploring Christianity. This is a great way to investigate what Jesus is all about.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact us.

You may also be interested in our series: If you could ask God one question, where we explored the big questions of:

How can a God of love allow suffering?
Why Christianity, when there are many religions?
Why isn’t Christianity more inclusive?
Does it matter whether or not Jesus rose from the dead?