A Christlike God

Jesus shows us what God is like, through his life and teaching, death and resurrection – a God of extraordinary kindness, love and grace. So why do Christians so often have an image of God that is violent, punitive, or angry? How do we read the Bible, especially some of the difficult texts that portray a different image of God than the one revealed in Jesus? This series is an opportunity to rethink how we see God and to deepen our faith in a God who is better than we ever imagined.

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Date: Sunday 22 Sep 2024

Jesus shows us what God is like, through his life and teaching, death and resurrection – a God of extraordinary kindness, love and ....

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Date: Sunday 29 Sep 2024

This week Rupert Ward continues our current series ‘A Christ Like God’ with a talk titled ‘The God who gives it all ....

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Date: Sunday 6 Oct 2024

How does Jesus describe his own heart? Gentle and humble, or as one author puts it “the posture most natural to him is not a pointe ....

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Date: Sunday 13 Oct 2024

In her sermon Bella talks about three ways in which God, the landowner, acts outrageously in this parable and how we can Jesus see live o ....

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Date: Sunday 20 Oct 2024

This week Joy Heenan continues our series ‘A Christ like God’ contemplating this story and inviting God to speak to us throug ....

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Date: Sunday 27 Oct 2024

If God is a God of love, then what do we make of phrases such as ‘the wrath of God’ and ‘the day of judgement’ which we find scat ....

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Date: Sunday 3 Nov 2024

In this week’s sermon we explore what shapes us as human beings. We consider the different forces which influence the way we see oursel ....

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Date: Sunday 10 Nov 2024

God created us in his image – male and female. If we are image bearers, a likeness of God, then all that is in us is contained in G ....

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Date: Sunday 17 Nov 2024

Some texts in the Old Testament, such as the rebellious son in Deuteronomy 21, from our vantage point in 2024, seem horrific. What are th ....

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Date: Sunday 24 Nov 2024

As part of the series exploring a Christ like God, we explore the troubling story of Noah and the flood found in Genesis 6-9. We ask how ....

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Date: Sunday 1 Dec 2024

Looking at the account of the relationship between Jesus the Messiah and the expectations of the Messiah generated by John the Baptist in ....

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Date: Sunday 8 Dec 2024

Sometimes we catch a glimpse of something fresh about God, and different responses within us are evoked: how amazing and how awesome at t ....