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What Must I Do? - Face To Face With God Part V
September 22, 2018 14:00 - 33 minutes - 11.7 MBGood people don't go to heaven. Forgiven people go to heaven. -Andy Stanley Are you wealthy enough to get into heaven? Emotionally? Financially? Powerfully? Spiritually? Or is it about so much more that how much wealth we have? Listen as Kitch Morris shares why where we store our wealth is so important. Sermon notes available at http://bible.com/events/484216
Crumbs From The Table - Face To Face With God Part IV
September 15, 2018 14:00 - 39 minutes - 13.9 MBNo one likes to eat crumbs from a feast; everyone likes to sit at the table. —Sudanese Proverb Do you believe that you are unworthy to have anything but the crumbs that fall from the banquet table where Jesus sits? Or have you opened your invitation? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares the invitation God offers to you. Sermon notes available at https://www.bible.com/events/480133
Do You Believe? - Face To Face With God Part III
September 08, 2018 14:00 - 37 minutes - 12.9 MB"Do you believe in God? I believe in nothing but God!" - Frederick Franck Do you believe that God pursues not just faith, but your faith? Do you believe that He not only pursues your faith, but actively responds to it? Maybe the question we often fail to ask is simply 'do I believe?' Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares why the simplicity of this question is more than it seems. Sermon notes available at http://bible.com/events/475960
Seeing Or Believing? - Face To Face With God Part II
September 01, 2018 14:00 - 40 minutes - 14 MB"Seeing is not believing - it is only seeing." - George MacDonald Do we only believe what we can see? Are our eyes truly the only thing we trust enough to use as the basis of our belief? Or can we ironically only truly see once we believe that which we cannot? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber challenges us not to see with view to believing, but to see through the eyes of belief. Sermon notes available at http://bible.com/events/471858
Is He Willing? - Face To Face With God Part I
August 25, 2018 14:00 - 42 minutes - 14.8 MBThe biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted. - Mother Teresa Too unclean to love? Too unimportant to really matter? Just one in a crowd of 7.6 billion people? Does God really care about the one? The sinful one? The leperous one? The adulterous one? The gay one? The Muslim one? You? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares what Jesus shows us about the true interest of God in the one. Sermon notes available at http://bible.com/events/467440
Gifts And Abilities - #Faithful Part IV
August 18, 2018 14:00 - 30 minutes - 10.7 MB“What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to God.” - HANS URS VON BALTHASAR We all have gifts and abilities. Whether we overestimate, underestimate, or just don't understand those gifts, we are all blessed with abilities to be used for good. For whose good do you use your gifts and abilities? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares 3 ways to start moving from giftee to gifter. Sermon notes available at http://bible.com/events/463513
Time And Energy - #Faithful Part III
August 11, 2018 14:00 - 44 minutes - 15.6 MBSometimes it feels like 24 hours in a day just aren't enough. Our time and energy are two of the most overabused and underutilized things in our life. How are you investing these invaluable assets in your life? And who are you investing them in? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares with us some key principles to being faithful with our time and energy. Sermon Notes available at http://bible.com/events/458372
Money and Possessions - #Faithful Part II
August 04, 2018 14:00 - 52 minutes - 18.4 MB“Remember this - you can’t serve God and Money, but you can serve God with money.” — Selwyn Hughes Why are money and possessions such polarising things in our life? Do we honour God in all our dealings with money and possessions, or do we just try and honour God with whatever is left? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares a different way of looking at how we earn, give, save, own, and spend. Sermon Notes available at http://bible.com/events/455957
The Earth Is The LORD’s, and Everything In It - #Faithful Part I
July 28, 2018 14:00 - 33 minutes - 11.6 MB‘Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!’ - Seagulls from Finding Nemo We all like to own things, to have ownership over those things we value in our life. But what happens when we realise we are not the owner, but instead that we have been entrusted with those things that are not only valuable to us, but invaluable to God? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares why this shift in understanding not only changes the value we place on these things, but how we should use and invest them. Sermon...
How Big Is Your God?
July 14, 2018 14:00 - 33 minutes - 11.8 MB'Our position shapes our perspective' - Nick Barber Where are you standing? And why do we so quickly forget how big our God is compared to our problems? How can we keep our perspective clear and focused on God, rather than on the endless problems and concerns that will face us all through our life? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares some insight into how to maintain a perspective grounded close enough to God to allow us to focus on the Greatness of God rather than the difficulties of ou...
To The Ends Of The Earth - To The Ends Of The Earth Part VIII
July 07, 2018 14:00 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MB'Try it, try it, and you may. Try it and you may I say' - Dr Seuss What does the Dr Seuss classic 'Green eggs and ham' have to do with evangelism? And what do we need to take out of this story to help us with sharing God's story? So often we won't try evangelism because we have never tried, we have never tasted. Has evangelism ever scared you or left a bad taste in your mouth? Maybe it's time to have another taste? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares that evangelism is something that we...
To Every Tribe And Nation - To The Ends Of The Earth Part VII
June 30, 2018 14:00 - 47 minutes - 16.7 MB'Variety is the spice of life, that gives it all its flavour' - William Cowper Why then do we constantly and intentionally insist that others must be like us to have what we have? Is the gift you have been asked to give freely being limited by your own rules and regulations? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares why the answer is not just radical, but revolutionary.
To The Worst Of Sinners - To The Ends Of The Earth Part VI
June 23, 2018 14:00 - 46 minutes - 16.1 MB"That was the change of my whole life. I knew that God was real. And no-one will change that now" -Shane Taylor What do we do when we realise we are called to minister to what Paul refers to as "the worst of sinners"? Do we run? Do we hide? Do we impose unreachable expectations? Or do we, no matter their wealth, health, or social stature, provide a genuine encounter with Jesus to those that He loves? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares with us why who we are to others should be a reflec...
What Do You See?
June 16, 2018 14:00 - 36 minutes - 12.8 MBWhat you see is effected by so many things in your life. But how then do you ensure that we are surrounding ourselves with those things that keep our eyes focused on that which is truly important? What do you see? And more importantly, what have you surrounded yourself with to ensure that you are seeing what is truly there? Listen as David Nathan from Hive Church in Sydney shares with us some ways that we can improve our vision.
Refining - To The Ends Of The Earth Part V
June 09, 2018 14:00 - 52 minutes - 18.4 MBHave you ever thought 'the devil made me do it'? Life is full of hard choices. Sometimes we are tempted to make the easy choice, rather than the one that we know is right. We are all tempted. But in the same vein, we all have the choice to fall into temptation, to resist. Listen as Nick Barber shares why it's not the temptation that matters, but our response. What will you do with the story of Ananias and Sapphira?
Opposition - To The Ends Of The Earth Part IV
June 02, 2018 14:00 - 43 minutes - 15.2 MBIf you have no opposition in the place you serve, you're serving in the wrong place. - G. Campbell Morgan How do you respond to opposition? Most of us avoid it, calm it, ignore it. But look at the early church, and not only did they embrace opposition, but considered it essential to their mission and growth. The church is fastest growing in those places where it experiences the most opposition. Coincidence? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares why our faith is inextricably linked to opp...
Signs And Wonders - To The Ends Of The Earth Part III
May 26, 2018 14:00 - 50 minutes - 17.7 MB“And as to me, I know nothing else but miracles” - Walt Whitman When did you stop experiencing and believing in miracles? Maybe they never stopped happening, maybe we just stopped realising how important signs and wonders truly are, both inside and outside the church. Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares why miracles are not only vitally important today, but part of a faith and witness that we are all called to.
Pentecost - To The Ends Of The Earth Part II
May 19, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 20.9 MB“My fear is that people will become content to live without the fire, the power, the excitement, the supernatural element that makes us great” - John Wesley Are you living in power, passion, and excitement for that which you cannot control? Or are you cowering in fear of the life you have made? Dietrich Bonhoeffer encouraged us that “We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God”. Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares a simple three step pattern to reconnect yourself with al...
Witnesses - To The Ends Of The Earth Part I
May 12, 2018 14:00 - 48 minutes - 16.8 MB“Don't shine so others can see you. Shine so that through you, others can see Him.” ? C.S. Lewis No matter what your day to day job may be, be it serving food, selling clothes, or pastoring a church, you are called to live a life that influences and connects with others. Are you a witness to the big picture, or just the little details? Listen as Nick Barber shares why it is so important to live a life that witnesses to the grace, mercy, and redemption that we have been so freely given.
Those Who Sow In Tears Will Reap With Songs Of Joy
May 05, 2018 14:00 - 46 minutes - 16.2 MBWhat do we do when it all gets too hard? We ultimately have 3 options. Give up, keep trudging along, or dig in deeper. What's your default response? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber explains why some of the most beautiful harvests in our life come from the seeds we have sown in times of tears, and how we can learn to dig deeper in times of sorrow.
Craving God
April 28, 2018 14:00 - 44 minutes - 15.4 MBAre you an addict? Cravings and addictions are so often associated with the negative. Drugs, alcohol, Facebook. But what if it's not about being addicted, but what we're addicted to. Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares with us why we should crave; but more importantly, what we should crave.
The Next Generation
April 21, 2018 14:00 - 41 minutes - 14.5 MBLive, Love, Learn, and Leave a Legacy - Stephen Covey We are so caught up with gaining and retaining things for ourselves; physical, emotional, and spiritual. But will we truly be measured by what we keep, or by what we pass on? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares on why it is not only important to leave a legacy, but to also be sure that it is one that will sustain, nurture, and support the next generation.
The Widow And The Prophet
April 14, 2018 14:00 - 26 minutes - 9.42 MB"We always struggle so hard to hold on, but God says “trust me and let go." - Unknown How often do we only give out of excess? What if we are called to give sacrificially, no matter how great (or how small) that gift is? Listen as Deb Glassford shares about the unlimited blessings that so often come when we give from our limited means.
Trust In Your Armour
April 07, 2018 14:00 - 53 minutes - 18.5 MBThe world is at war. Whether physically, emotionally, or spiritually, we are all fighting for something. What are you fighting for? And how prepared are you to go into battle? More importantly, how are you preparing? Listen, as Josh Reading from Divergent Church in Canberra shares both how God has promised to armour us for the battle, and why we are called to trust his commission.
The Ultimate Sacrifice - It Is Finished Part V
March 29, 2018 13:00 - 23 minutes - 8.1 MBWhat is sacrifice? The term is thrown around a lot today, but do we really understand what true sacrifice is? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares with us about a sacrifice like none before, and like none since.
An Example To Follow - It Is Finished Part IV
March 24, 2018 13:00 - 37 minutes - 13.1 MBAre you Selfish or Selfless? Do you Hunger, or are you just Hungry? The world tells us to climb the ladder, Jesus tells us to hold it so that others may climb. The world tells us to get more, Jesus tells us to give more. The world tells us to be proud of who you are, Jesus tells us to be humble because of who He is. Who is your example?
The Seed That Falls To The Ground - It Is Finished Part III
March 17, 2018 13:00 - 37 minutes - 13.2 MBDoes life bring death? Or does death bring life? Is your life lived to bring glory to yourself, or to one who is so much bigger than you? How do you know if your hour has come? And how will you respond? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares on the importance of death when it comes to abundant life.
Made Alive With Christ - It Is Finished Part II
March 10, 2018 13:00 - 31 minutes - 10.9 MB“When you stop just existing and start truly living, each moment of the day comes alive with wonder and synchronicity.” -Steve Maraboli Are we living, or just existing? Living with grace always comes with the cost of remembering the death we have been called out of. Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares why we should not only celebrate our new life, but remember our death.
The Foolishness Of The Cross - It Is Finished Part I
March 03, 2018 13:00 - 38 minutes - 13.3 MBFrom any merely human perspective, the central message of the Christian gospel must always appear as folly (Gordon Fee), but to us who are being saved it is the power of God (1 Corinthians 1:18). What do you see when you look at the cross? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares why our perspective is such an important indicator of the condition of not only our faith, but our lives.
From Passenger To Passionate - Life Renovation Part IV
February 24, 2018 13:00 - 52 minutes - 18.4 MBBeing a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion - it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ. -Billy Graham Are you living with passion? Or have you let your fire go out? Are you a passenger in this life, lukewarm in your attitude? Or is your fire burning brightly, stirring a passion for the things that truly make a difference? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber share on why you can’t be both a passenger and truly passionate.
From Broken To Beautiful - Life Renovation Part III
February 17, 2018 13:00 - 45 minutes - 16 MB“God’s desire for you is not for people to come and see your brokenness and remember what was, and what could have been.” – Nick Barber But what does it really look like to shift from broken to beautiful. How do we start the restoration process? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares how we can start the journey towards turning our brokenness into beauty.
From Maxed Out To Margin - Life Renovation Part II
February 10, 2018 13:00 - 51 minutes - 18.1 MBHaving no margin, no rest, and no play, makes for grumpy, up tight, tired, dysfunctional, and unproductive people. - Nick Barber Our culture seems to celebrate burnout and exhaustion like a badge of honour. But is it really a badge of honour, or just a shiny millstone slowly drowning us? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares ways that we can create margin in our maxed out lives.
From Makeshift To Meaningful - Life Renovation Part I
February 03, 2018 13:00 - 38 minutes - 13.5 MBAre you living a life of purpose and meaning? Or have you just made do with bits and pieces tied together to try and make it through this season? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares with us why this life was never meant to be makeshift.
Karl Holgate - 2018 Summer Series Part IV
January 27, 2018 13:00 - 27 minutes - 9.63 MBWelcome to our 2018 ‘Summer Series’. Join us as we invite people to share their hearts and stories and encourage us with what God has been doing, and is continuing to do, in their lives. This week, listen as Karl Holgate speaks with Pastor Nick Barber about his struggles and failings, and how we might be able to reach those who have never known the intimacy of a personal faith in Jesus.
Off With The Old And On With The New - 2018 Summer Series Part III
January 20, 2018 13:00 - 30 minutes - 10.6 MBWelcome to our 2018 ‘Summer Series’. Join us as we invite people to share their hearts and stories and encourage us with what God has been doing, and is continuing to do, in their lives. This week, listen as Henna Watson encourages us to shed our old lives, chains, and regrets, and embrace the life that our Father has for us.
Fiona Peterson - 2018 Summer Series Part II
January 13, 2018 13:00 - 15 minutes - 5.42 MBWelcome to our 2018 ‘Summer Series’. Join us as we invite people to share their hearts and stories and encourage us with what God has been doing, and is continuing to do, in their lives. This week, listen as Fiona Peterson shares with us the testimony of God’s amazing grace and mercy over her life, and encourages us that He is always there with us.
Who Carries Who - 2018 Summer Series Part I
January 06, 2018 13:00 - 21 minutes - 7.53 MBWelcome to our 2018 ‘Summer Series’. Join us as we invite people to share their hearts and stories and encourage us with what God has been doing, and is continuing to do, in their lives. This week, listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares some of his story, and encourages us to think about who is carrying who in our relationship with God.
Three Gifts of Christmas
December 24, 2017 13:00 - 12 minutes - 4.58 MBWhat did you get for Christmas? The true gifts of Christmas are much more than those which wait for us under the tree or in our stockings in the morning. Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares with us three gifts that are offered to you this Christmas. Will you accept the gift?
A Tale Of Two Kings
December 23, 2017 13:00 - 25 minutes - 8.82 MBRoughly 2000 years ago, two kings were born… One into a royal family, quoted as being ‘divine’, ‘the son of God’, ‘benefactor and saviour of the whole world’. And then there was Jesus, born into obscurity; a refugee in a small country town; with no royal blood, or claim to an earthly throne. Which one do you follow? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares why things are not always as they seem.
Who Are You Waiting For? - Advent 2017 Part II
December 09, 2017 13:00 - 28 minutes - 10.1 MBWhat does waiting look like for you? Do you sit and wait, patiently hoping? Or do you actively wait, preparing yourself for what is to come? How we wait is the greatest indicator of who you are waiting for. Are you waiting in hope and expectation, or have you lost your hope that anyone else will ever be able to meet your hopes, desires, and needs. Do you know who are you waiting for?
What Are You Waiting For? - Advent 2017 Part I
December 02, 2017 13:00 - 35 minutes - 12.5 MB“Most of us don’t get what we want simply because we don’t know what we want” -Mark Batterson, The Circlemaker ‘What’ are you waiting for in your life? Do you know what the desires of your heart are? And are the desires of our heart really what we should be waiting for? Maybe we aren’t dreaming big enough. Listen below as Nick Barber encourages us to dream bigger, and to find our ‘what’ in a desire that is bigger and deeper than ourselves.
Overflow
November 18, 2017 13:00 - 39 minutes - 13.6 MB'Will you lead me, beside the still waters Where the oil, it runs over, and my cup overflows You restore my soul' - Caedmon's Call - Walk with Me Join us as Pastor Nick Barber looks back on the year that has been, and casts a beautiful vision of overflow for 2018.
An Ongoing Complaint
November 11, 2017 13:00 - 31 minutes - 11 MB"The chances are that at 8pm tomorrow night, you will probably need this message more than you do now" Are you weary from trying so hard to achieve on your own? Do you remember the greatness of your God and His truth? Or are you struggling to see and rely on him past the effort and striving you are putting in day by day? Listen to Kitch Morris encourage us to increase our view of God, and how much of Him we have in our lives.
Forgive Us Our Debts - Relearning How To Pray Part III
November 04, 2017 13:00 - 45 minutes - 15.7 MBAre we forgiven? Are you sure? If so, why do we have so much trouble forgiving others? Shouldn't our ultimate example be taken from our own experience of forgiveness? Or do we struggle because we forget that forgiveness is not a one off moment, but an attitude. And can we protect ourselves spiritually? Or is spiritual protection something that try as we might to achieve, we always realise is bigger than us? Join Nick Barber to explore why we are called to consistently, purposely, and unwa...
Give Us Today Our Daily Bread - Relearning How to Pray Part II
October 28, 2017 13:00 - 40 minutes - 14 MBAre you praying for bread? Or begging for cake? How we pray often directly influences what it is we are praying for. Are we defined by the clothes we wear? By the food we eat? By the money and the things we own? We all sometimes fall into the trap of believing that it is by the works of our own hands that we create our value and sustain ourselves. Listen as Nick Barber explains why the bible tells us that 'daily bread' is more important than 'cake'.
Hallowed Be Your Name - Relearning How To Pray Part I
October 21, 2017 13:00 - 47 minutes - 16.6 MBRetraining our prayer lives can feel a little like relearning to walk. It's uncomfortable, difficult, and seems (at the beginning) like we're just going backwards. Are you growing or stagnating in your prayer life. Are you taking the time to speak with God daily, or do you just have a once a week catch up? Listen as Nick Barber shares some insights on how to redevelop your prayer life to take advantage of the amazing relationships and blessings on offer.
Revival At Antioch
October 14, 2017 13:00 - 32 minutes - 11.4 MB"Show me a church where people are prepared to suffer for their faith, propagate the good news about Jesus Christ, demonstrate care for those who are needy, engage deeply with God in worship, remain always open to the guiding of the Holy Spirit, rid themselves of all class distinctions and racial prejudice, utilise the gifts of all God's people, hold together strong people who differ, and I will show you a church that will revolutionise the community in which it is placed" - Selwyn Hughes, E...
Rejoice In The Lord Always - Philippians Part IV
October 07, 2017 13:00 - 27 minutes - 9.57 MBBeatings. Whippings. Shipwrecks. Attacks. Hunger. Thirst. Cold. Hot. Pain. Suffering. This was Paul's life. Yet still he encourages us to rejoice in the Lord always. What is stealing your joy? And more importantly, how can we rejoice through these things, and always? Listen as Deb Glassford shares with us Paul's advice on how to find joy always.
I Consider All Things A Loss Compared To Knowing Christ Jesus My Lord - Philippians Part III
September 30, 2017 14:00 - 49 minutes - 17.1 MBWhat is your purpose? What race have you chosen to run? There is many who say the race is all about us, all about what we can take out of life. But what if we are running the wrong race? What is our greater purpose? And how do we take a hold of it? Join Steve Hill to explore how we can delve deeper into the purpose God has for our lives.
Your Attitude Should Be The Same As Christ Jesus - Philippians Part II
September 23, 2017 14:00 - 45 minutes - 15.8 MB"If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand." - Mark 3:25 NIV When did the golden rule become so tarnished? When did self-love become so much more important than loving and serving others? An attitude of unity is hard work. But in today's society, we can either stand together, or fall apart. Which one will you choose?