In this message, Benjamin Shanks kicks off our new 3-week series entitled Again. John 20:24-29 records the story of Doubting Thomas. What if Thomas isn't a cold, cynical, intellectual skeptic but a hurting, despairing disbeliever? Thomas, like the rest of us, carries...
In this second message of the two-part series: The Great Prayer, Jonathan Shanks unpacks the rest of Jesus' great prayer in John 17.
John 17 gives us a glimpse behind the curtain at the most significant prayer in history. Jesus' prayer was about a RELATIONSHIP OF GLORY and the GLORY OF RELATIONSHIP. Eternal life is knowing God, and this message will encourage you to know God.
Jesus said there is no greater love than to lay down your life for others. On Anzac Day, we commemorate the sacrifice of those who fought for the freedom we enjoy in Australia. We also remember how it points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who laid down his life...
This message reframes the well known I AM statement as "I am the real life journey" - be encouraged that Jesus is with us in every part of real life, through death and into eternity.
The raising of Lazarus from the dead was a tremendously significant moment in the ministry of Jesus - life from the dead would now be possible. This message explores the strange inversion in the economy of God whereby life is found through death. "Anyone who...
Jesus makes exclusive claims to truth, stating that He is the gate through which one must enter to have eternal life. It is easy to breeze through life assuming that when we die we will all go to heaven. This is counter to the teachings of Jesus. This message...
John 8 tells the story: In a moment of courage and vulnerability Jesus came to the rescue of a woman in trouble. As he reframed justice and goodness bringing all concerned to a level ground of conviction - He declared "I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD". This message will...
