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John Goodliff speaks on Titus 3:1-11 as part of our Unconventional series. It's easy to see the world as 'us' and 'them'. We can become frustrated by people who think differently, live differently, or reject what we believe. Paul offers a remarkably unconventional alternative. In Titus 3, he reminds us where we all started - not with our achievements, but with God's mercy. Before we're called to…
Judy Moore speaks on Titus 2:1-15 as part of our Unconventional series. Most people won't experience the gospel first through a sermon or a debate. They'll experience it through the lives of those who follow Jesus. In Titus 2, Paul paints a vision of ordinary Christians living in extraordinary ways - not through perfection, but through lives continually shaped by God's grace. It's a picture of…
Andy Worthington speaks on Titus 1:5-16 as part of our Unconventional series. It's easy to separate our lives into compartments. We can be one person on a Sunday, another at work, and someone else entirely at home. But Paul paints a very different picture in Titus 1. Before he says anything about influence or leadership, he begins with character. Before public ministry comes private integrity. In…
Sarah Auger speaks on Titus 1:1-4 as part of our Unconventional series. It's possible to know the truth without ever being changed by it. But the kind of knowledge Paul writes about in Titus isn't simply about learning more- it has the power to reshape the way we live. In the opening of his letter, Paul introduces a hope that transforms the present, a God whose timing is always perfect, and a…
Nathanael Ballew & Joel Pumphrey speak on Psalm 40 as part of our Wait for it series. Waiting can feel like losing control. We want answers, movement, and certainty - but God often invites us into something deeper: trust. In Psalm 40, David looks back on a season of waiting and discovers that God meets him there. He doesn’t come away with a perfect explanation or a plan to manage the future, but…
Tim Chilvers speaks on Psalm 130 as part of our Wait for it series. Do you remember the excitement of waiting for something you knew was coming? The anticipation of Christmas morning, a special day, or a long-awaited moment? You weren’t wondering whether it would arrive - you were watching for it. In Psalm 130, the psalmist describes waiting for God in the same way. Like a watchman looking for the…
Judy Moore speaks on Psalm 77 as part of our Wait for it series. Sometimes the hardest part of waiting isn’t the waiting itself - it’s what it does to our hearts. When things take longer than we hoped, disappointment can slowly turn into doubt, and doubt can quietly become cynicism. But what if waiting could look different? What if we could learn to wait with expectation, hope, and even…
Sarah Auger speaks on Psalm 27 and Luke 19:11-27 as part of our Wait for it series. Waiting rooms aren’t usually our favourite places. They feel like delays, interruptions, and time we’d rather skip. But what if waiting is actually where something important happens? Psalm 27 shows us that waiting on God is not passive - it’s active trust. It’s seeking, growing, preparing, and choosing faithfulness…
Tim Chilvers speaks on Joshua 24:29-33 as part of our A Story and a Legacy series. What if success isn't finishing the work, but faithfully passing it on? As the book of Joshua closes, we're reminded that every generation stands on the shoulders of those who came before. Some plant, some build, some carry, and some harvest - but none of us are the whole story. The invitation is not to do…
Tim Chilvers speaks on Joshua 24:14-28 as part of our A Story and a Legacy series. Most defining moments don't feel dramatic at first. They often begin with a decision - a quiet but significant choice about who we will trust and what we will build our lives around. In Joshua 24, God's people are challenged to respond to the faithfulness they've experienced. Not with guilt or obligation, but with…
Tim Chilvers speaks on Joshua 24:1-13 as part of our A Story and a Legacy series. None of us starts from scratch. We all stand on ground prepared by someone else's prayers, sacrifices, faithfulness, and vision. In Joshua 24, God reminds his people of a remarkable reality: they are enjoying the fruit of work they did not do and receiving blessings they did not create. But this isn't merely a moment…
