THE GOSPEL
The Gospel, is the “chief article” of the Christian faith, it is a matter of “first importance” (1 Corinthians 15:3). It is both simple, and yet complex and rich. Understanding something of the complexity and richness of the Gospel will enable us to more fully appropriate all that God has done for us in the Gospel. We need to see that the Gospel describes both how God is recreating a fallen world, and how he is redeeming a people for himself. Hence, it answers both the question “What hope is there for the world?”, and the question “What must I do to be saved?”
‘Gospel’ means ‘good news’ and describes both God recreating a fallen world (Isaiah 52:7, c.f. Isaiah 40:9, 41:27, 61:1), and God saving a sinful people (Romans 1:16, c.f. Romans 1:1-4, 1 Corinthians 15:3-5, c.f. 2 Timothy 2:8)
Our services are shaped by the good news of Jesus Christ. God call us into his presence, and we respond with singing and praying. Then, recognising his holiness, we confess our sins to him, and remember again that God cleanses us of our sins through Jesus Christ. Then God communes with us: he speaks to us through his Word as we hear the Bible proclaimed, and he shows us the Gospel through the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Then, God commissions us and sends us into the world to do his will.
We sing a mixture of ancient and modern hymns and songs, led by our music team. We pray a combination of set and spontaneous prayers. And, we sometimes confess what we believe through the words of creeds and confessions that have been handed down to us through the ages.
God's Word is central to our worship, and so the highlight of our time together is a message from the Bible. We preach expository and Christ-centered messages through different books of the Bible throughout the year.
Yes! Children are a very important part of our community. The children will make their way to their age-appropriate classes (2 to 6 year old and 7 to 10 year old) immediately after announcements. While they are at their classes, the others will listen to a message from the Bible.
We have 2 different classes for pre-school (2-6 years) and primary school (7-10 years).
We also have a creche with livestream feed of the ongoing worship service for parents and their children ages 3 and under.
Our services are shaped by the good news of Jesus Christ. God call us into his presence, and we respond with singing and praying. Then, recognising his holiness, we confess our sins to him, and remember again that God cleanses us of our sins through Jesus Christ. Then God communes with us: he speaks to us through his Word as we hear the Bible proclaimed, and he shows us the Gospel through the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Then, God commissions us and sends us into the world to do his will.
We sing a mixture of ancient and modern hymns and songs, led by our music team. We pray a combination of set and spontaneous prayers. And, we sometimes confess what we believe through the words of creeds and confessions that have been handed down to us through the ages.
God's Word is central to our worship, and so the highlight of our time together is a message from the Bible. We preach expository and Christ-centered messages through different books of the Bible throughout the year. We aim for our messages to be around 37mins.
Yes! Children are a very important part of our community. They are with us for most of the worship service. Before they go to their age-appropriate classes, we usually have a 5min segment in the service where we talk to them about something from the Bible. While they are at their age-appropriate classes (2-11 years old), the others will listen to a message from the Bible.
We have 2 different classes for pre-school (2-6 years) and primary school (7-11 years).
We also have a creche with live audio feed, and a clear view of the service for parents and their children ages 3 and under.
Sin. People rebel against God and live for self (Genesis 3). This breaks our relationship with God, our relationship with the world, others and ourselves. This results in bondage (Romans 6:15-18): we are no longer in control of our lives, but are slaves to sin; and condemnation (Romans 6:23): we stand guilty before a holy God.
Jesus Christ. In his incarnation, he became fully man, identifying with us while remaining fully God (John 1:14). In substitution, he received the condemnation we deserve (1 Peter 3:18), so that we might receive the acceptance he deserves (2 Corinthians 5:21). In restoration, Jesus will restore everything that is wrong in the world when he comes again to judge and reign (Romans 8:19-21, 1 Corinthians 15, 2 Peter 3:13, Revelation 21-22).
Faith. By faith in Christ, our sins can be forgiven and we can be assured of living forever with God, and being raised from the dead like Christ. By faith, we are justified before God (Romans 8:1), and adopted into God’s family (John 1:12-13). And God then gradually works in us to make us more like Jesus (Galatians 2:14, Romans 8:29-30).