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EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) OVERVIEWSometimes we find ourselves in situations we wish we could escape - times of trial, pain and suffering. Often, the best we hope for is simply to make it through to the other side. But what if there is more to hope for than that?Join us as Chris Danes explores a story from the Book of Acts where an unexpectedly difficult situation was transformed into something extraordinarily good.SERMON SERIES‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 5/7)SCRIPTUREJames 1:2-4; Acts 16:22-25; Philippians 3:10; Acts 26-28, 29-30, 34, 35-39.

EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) OVERVIEWSometimes it feels like our path is set, and change seems unlikely at best, and impossible at worst. Yet in the Book of Acts, we read many stories of lives which were completely turned around.Join us this week as Mandy Stark checks out one such story and helps us consider what might be possible with God - not just for us, but for those around us.SERMON SERIES‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 4/7)SCRIPTURE—

EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) OVERVIEWSometimes it’s hard to believe we might have anything special to offer in God’s plans for the world and people around us. Maybe being special isn’t the point? In the Book of Acts, God does some pretty extraordinary things through some pretty ordinary people.Join us as Mike Riddell takes a look at one example of what God can do with people who may not be special, but are willing.SERMON SERIES‘Extra-Ordinary People – ‘Extra-Ordinary (Acts)’ Series (Week 3/7)SCRIPTUREActs 4; Psalm 118:22; Mark 12:10; John 14:6.

EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) Groups of people, working together, can have a huge impact. Sometimes for good, and sometimes for bad.But what about a group of ordinary people filled with the Spirit of an extraordinary God? What might that look like?Join us as Way Lim unpacks one account of a Spirit-filled community in the Book of Acts and asks whether that is still possible today.

EXTRA-ORDINARY (ACTS) OVERVIEWIn the Book of Acts, the Holy Spirit interrupts all sorts of ordinary moments and the lives of ordinary people because he wants to do something extraordinary.Are we still willing to be interrupted by God like that?Join us as Micah (AM services) and Liv (PM service) explore one example of a God-interruption and what we might learn from it today.SERMON SERIES‘Extra-Ordinary’ Series (Week 1/4) SCRIPTUREActs 10; vv. 3-5, 14-16, 26-29; 34-35.

EASTER 2026 OVERVIEWIn this Easter Sunday message, Chris Danes explores how the resurrection of Jesus still offers hope and purpose today. Hope has a name - Jesus - but as we walk with him, hope can be our name too. SERMON SERIES‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 4/4) SCRIPTURELuke 24:11-12; Luke 11:9; John 20:25-28; Acts 2:14; 1 Peter 3:15.

EASTER 2026 OVERVIEWThe events of Good Friday are dark and brutal, yet we remember them every year at Easter because they are absolutely central to our faith in Jesus and the hope he brings.Join us this Good Friday as we remember Jesus' death on a cross, endured for our sake.SERMON SERIES‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 3/4) SCRIPTURE—

EASTER 2026 OVERVIEWOn this Sunday before Easter weekend, we take the chance to reflect on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem where he was surrounded by cheering crowds who would days later taunt him as he hung on the cross.What can we learn from the events of Palm Sunday? What do they reveal to us about Jesus, and what do they reveal about us?Join us as Andrew Bawden (AM services) and Tom Postlethwaite (PM services) help answer those questions.SERMON SERIESPalm Sunday: What If Jesus Were to Return Today? — ‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 2/4) SCRIPTURELuke 19:28-44; Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 118:25-27.

EASTER 2026 OVERVIEWAt the moment, if feels like the news cycle is pretty overwhelming. Between international conflicts, the rise of AI, economic pressures and more, many of us are finding our anxiety levels rising.We wonder what to make of all of this, what God might have to say about it all, and how to live lives of faith in this tumultuous context.Join us this week as Chris Danes explores words of hope, wisdom and perspective from the Bible for these uncertain times.SERMON SERIES‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 1/4) SCRIPTUREPsalm 46:1, 2-3, 6, 7, 8-9, 10; 125:2; Acts 4:13; Matthew 14:27; 28:20; Philippians 4:4-9.

GENEROSITY: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 4 OVERVIEWWe may be excited about practicing generosity but have no idea where to start or how to make it part of our everyday life. In this final session of the Generosity practice, Dave C will help us consider some different practical approaches to generosity and how they can reshape the way we use the resources God has given us. SERMON SERIES‘Generosity’ Series (Week 4/4) SCRIPTURE2 Corinthians 9:6-9; Genesis 4:3-4; 2 Samuel 24:24; Mark 12:43-44; 14:6-9; 1 Timothy 6:16-21.