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Palm Sunday – ‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 2/4)
Mar 28Tap to summarizeEASTER 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.
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Fear Not – ‘Hope Has A Name’ Series (Week 1/4)
Mar 21Tap to summarizeEASTER 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.
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Practical Generosity – ‘Generosity’ Series (Week 4/4)
Mar 14Tap to summarizeGENEROSITY: 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.
Transcribe →All We Have Belongs to God – ‘Generosity’ Series (Week 3/4)
Mar 7Tap to summarizeGENEROSITY: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 4 OVERVIEWMany of us live under the belief that if we build our bank accounts, store away super and earn as much as we can, then we can have more of what we care about. We can live ‘the good life’. But what if all the things we consider ‘ours’ aren’t really ours at all? How would that change what we do with it?Join us this week as Chris Danes explores these important questions and how they can change our perspective.SERMON SERIES‘Generosity’ Series (Week 3/4) SCRIPTUREMatthew 6:25–27; Luke 12:15; 1 Timothy 6:6; Psalm 24:1; Luke 12:16–24; 18:23–24; 13:33–34.
Transcribe →Watch Out for Greed – ‘Generosity’ Series (Week 2/4)
Feb 28Tap to summarizeGENEROSITY: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 4 OVERVIEWOne of the clearest warnings Jesus gave was to watch out for greed. But how many of us take that warning seriously? And what is so dangerous about greed anyway? Join us as Mike Riddell helps us better understand Jesus’ warnings about greed and how the practice of generosity can help us resist its pull. SERMON SERIES‘Generosity’ Series (Week 2/4) SCRIPTUREActs 20:35; Luke 12:13-14, 15; 1 Timothy 6:6-10, 16-19.
Transcribe →There is more joy in giving than receiving – ‘Generosity’ Series (Week 1/4)
Feb 21Tap to summarizeGENEROSITY: PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS - PRACTICE 4 OVERVIEWWe throw the phrase ‘it’s better to give than receive’ around all the time. But do we actually believe it? Do we live like it’s true?What if generosity is not only an incredible gift to others, but to us?Join us as Fiona Brown kicks off our four-week series exploring the practice of generosity.SERMON SERIES‘Generosity’ Series (Week 1/4) SCRIPTUREMatthew 6:19-34; John 15:3-5; Acts 29:35b.
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Lent
Feb 14Tap to summarizeSTAND ALONE MESSAGES OVERVIEWLent is an ancient practice of reflection in the 40 days leading up to Easter. While it's not been a big part of Baptist tradition, is it something worth exploring? Is there an opportunity here for us to draw closer to Jesus as we approach Easter?This week, Mike Riddell will help us better understand Lent and consider how we might benefit from engaging with it.SERMON SERIESStandalone (Week 1/1)SCRIPTURE—
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Loving Others – ‘Becoming: An old vision made new for SBC ’ Series (Week 2/2)
Feb 7Tap to summarizeBECOMING: AN OLD VISION MADE NEW FOR SBC OVERVIEWIn this second week of our two-part church vision series, we return to some of the most important and foundational teaching from Jesus to guide us in who we are becoming as individuals and as a church.Last week we turned our attention to what we might become if we are a people who truly love God, and this week we consider what God might do through us as a people who truly love others.SERMON SERIES‘Becoming’ Series (Week 2/5) SCRIPTUREMatthew 22:37-40; Hebrews 10:24-25.
Transcribe →Loving God – ‘Becoming: An old vision made new for SBC ’ Series (Week 1/2)
Jan 31Tap to summarizeBECOMING: AN OLD VISION MADE NEW FOR SBC OVERVIEWAs we enter 2026, there is a sense of vision for the future of our church. We look ahead not to just who we might become as individuals, but as a family of believers.In this first part of a two-part series, Chris Danes will help us find new inspiration and direction from a very old teaching of Jesus – one which points us directly towards God.SERMON SERIES‘Becoming’ Series (Week 1/2)SCRIPTUREGalatians 2:20; Matthew 22:37-40; Mark 12:30; John 14:21; 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a; Romans 8:38-29; Romans 5:8; Luke 22:19-20; Isaiah 53:6.
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Gideon – ‘Conversations with God’ Series (Week 4/4)
Jan 24Tap to summarizeCONVERSATIONS WITH GOD OVERVIEWWhen God gave directions to Gideon about an upcoming battle where the odds were stacked against him, the directions were certainly unusual and unexpected. How did Gideon respond?Join us as Micah Evans explores this fascinating interaction and what we can learn from it for when God speaks to us about stepping out in faith.SERMON SERIES‘Conversations with God’ Series (Week 4/4) SCRIPTUREJudges 6:1-2, 11-12; 7:2, 3, 4-7; 1 Corinthians 1:27-31; John 10:10; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10.
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