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Today Nathan shared with us from Matthew 21. Showing us that as Jesus cleansed the temple in Jerusalem, He also wants to cleanse us as the New Testament temple of the Holy Spirit so that we can encounter and know the full life of God.

Today we read the parable of the landowner, a story in which Jesus describes what the Kingdom of Heaven is like. Matt shared with us about how Heaven isn't simply somewhere we go when we die, but is the rule and reign of God breaking into the present through Jesus. It is a reality into which we are all invited by Jesus to serve Him and bring life giving fruit to the world.

Today, from Matthew 19, Glenys shared that only with Him and in Him is the impossible possible - a restored relationship with God even after we meddled with His plan. Jesus came to show us that the overlooked and downtrodden are loved and accepted by the Father. All we need to do is daily surrender and intentionally keep Jesus front and centre of our lives, laying everything that comes between Him and us at His feet.

Today we talked about the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 18. There we saw Jesus teach seriously about the reality of hell and the hope of Heaven. Jesus was serious about our sin and its outcome which is hell, because His heart has always been to save us from that for Heaven.

In this message on Matthew 17, James emphasises that the Christian life involves ongoing transformation through being with Jesus, learning from Jesus, and becoming like Jesus, and concludes with an invitation to salvation, prayer, and daily communion with God.

Jenni shares a teaching on Matthew 16, emphasising Christian identity, relationship with Jesus over rule-keeping, and discernment of truth.

Today we read Matthew 15 and Matt shared with us how through the accounts and imagery in this chapter we discover that Jesus is the one who invites us to find Him and invites us into holiness through Him, not by works and rituals but by receiving from Him.

Today was an amazing day for us as a church, as well as celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, and hearing from Matthew 14 (which you can find here on the podcast) we also had the joy of hearing testimonies from Bev and Sam as they were baptised.

Today we read the account of Jesus walking on the water in Matthew 14, and Matt pointed out to us that this story is more than just an account of Jesus amazing power but actually the story that the whole bible tells again and again. The story of a God who has come down to stand with us in our mess and lead us through the storms of death and sin to a place of provision and life.

Today Lara shared with us from Matthew 13, looking at how people responded to Jesus and then using His parables to challenge our response to Him also. Through this passage we discovered that Jesus came as an outsider, for the outsiders, to leave no one as an outsider anymore. The invitation is there, how will you respond?