MCC exists to help people grow spiritually and emotionally in their relationship with Jesus Christ. We are a community church in Templestowe Melbourne. As you listen to the various messages in this podcast you will hear different people speak from various walks of life that have experienced pain, joy, tragedy and exhilarating happiness.
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ARISE: To Be First | James 1:9-20 | Manningham Christian Church Where does sin actually come from — and who's really to blame when we fall into temptation? In this message from our ARISE series, we dig into James 1:9-20 and uncover three truths: the world's ranking system gets completely flipped in Christ, sin has a genealogy that starts small and ends in death, and God — the Father of lights —…
WISDOM IN THE STORM | James 1:5-8 If your trial has left you more confused than complete, James has a next step for you: stop guessing, start asking. This week we look at what it means to ask God for wisdom - and why faith that wavers with every bit of bad news can never quite receive it. Continuing our series through James 1, we pick up right after "count it all joy" (James 1:2-4) to ask the…
Arise in Faith | James 1:2-4 | Manningham Christian Centre Trials aren't here to break you — they're here to reveal you. In this message from James 1:2-4, we unpack what it really means to "count it all joy" when life gets hard, why testing reveals character rather than creating it, and how patience does its full work in us so we end up lacking nothing. Three things testing does in you: 🔹 Testing…
Most people want to be devoted to God. Very few are willing to do what Mary of Bethany did. She broke open a jar worth a year's wages and poured it all over Jesus' feet — in public, without explanation, while people around her openly questioned whether she had lost her mind. And Jesus looked at her critics and said: wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will be…
Most of us don't struggle to believe in God. We struggle to feel like we're enough for Him. In this message from The Devoted Life series, we follow the Apostle Peter — the most relatable figure in the entire New Testament — from a fishing boat on the Lake of Gennesaret all the way to a beach breakfast with the risen Jesus. His story is messy, honest, and full of falls. And it's one of the most…
In this powerful message, Rod Walsh from Creation Ministries International (CMI) tackles one of the most debated questions in the church today: did God create the earth in six literal days, or over millions of years? Rod examines the scientific and biblical case for a young earth, unpacking key discrepancies and assumptions behind old-earth dating methods, and shows why the six-day creation…
Are you devoted to God — or just attending? There's a difference. And most of us know it. The Devoted Life is a three-part series that traces eight levels of devotion using some of the most powerful stories in the Bible. In Part 1, we open with the Apostle Paul — a man who went from violently hunting down Christians to declaring that his entire former life was worthless compared to knowing Christ.…
You believe worship matters. So why is it so hard to fully enter in? In Part Two of ARISE: The Call to Worship, we get honest about something most of us have never stopped to examine — the conditions we quietly place on God before we'll respond to Him. If I feel like it. If I like the songs. If I don't look awkward. If God shows up. Sound familiar? Those aren't just preferences. They're terms. And…
What if you were never meant to sit on the sidelines of your own faith? In Part One of our brand new series ARISE: The Call to Worship, we open in 1 Peter 2 and discover something that changes everything — you are not a spectator. You are a living stone. And the God of the universe has been looking for a home in you. This message will challenge the way you think about worship, about why you…
"The light precedes the arising" - Tim Lord shares this powerful message about responding to the Glory of God in our lives. This is about allowing the Glory of God to increase in our lives. The divine light that never fades along with all of the biblical promises at work!
ARISE TO THE WORD | How to Make the Bible Personal — Sam Wishart The Bible is the most purchased book in history. But for many of us, it can also be the most unopened. In this message, Sam Wishart unpacks how to move beyond simply reading the Bible and into a place where Scripture comes alive — personally, practically, and powerfully in your everyday life. Because the Word of God was never meant…
