Ephesians12 Being a Child Bride Ephesians Chapter 5

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Brief History of Tyndale's New Testament

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Living Truth in Love

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Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and teachers...

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Using lego to learn about the church

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Declaring the Glory of God, in the Heavens, and in our Hearts

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Bruce Monk, pastor of Equippers church NZ and head of ACTS churches NZ guest speaker uses Jeremiah 31 to speak on our lives as life giving churches.

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Ephesians 3:14-4:1 - Unlimited Growth and Service

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Ephesians 2:10

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Where do you live? Paul would have us answer "in Him"

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Giving up something good, for the sake of something better

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The Eucharist, Lord's Supper, Communion. We give it names, but it is merely a tradition or much more?

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Meals with Jesus 3 - Pride & Humility

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Luke 7: 39-50 at a meal hosted in Simon the Pharisee's House a woman bring a jar of perfume and breaks it over Jesus feet.

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Visiting Speaker, Tony Townshend

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VIsiting Speaker, Principal of Reformed Theological College, Geelong

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Visiting Speaker - Craig Allan

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We learn something of Gods desire to bring transformation in our lives by this 'first of Jesus' signs' at the wedding in Cana

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We should make sure our vision, is always values driven - part of the Christian Intent sermon series

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Living a life of Christian Intent

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God knowing all that we face, plus all that we think feel and do can bring comfort but also fear and shame - how do we deal with that?

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Rev George Ashworth - At the Burning Bush God reveals that he hears, sees and knows our struggles.

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Jospeph has a part to play - also Poverty, Refugees and the Oppressed

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Destiny and Purpose

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Rhema FM 96.3 - Geelong's Christian Radio Station does regular interviews with local Pastors.

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Why is the baby in a manger so important to Christianity?

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How and Why we have the Bible

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'Tis the season for giving, but receiving is important too!

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Atheist ads on buses say "why believe in a god - just be good for goodness sake". But who gets to decide what is good, and why?

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God doesn't ask us to bring all that is needed to meet the needs of the world, but he does ask us to bring what we have.

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Don't go on the trip but miss out on the adventure

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Joshua 4 - an aid to remembering what God has done

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Luke 12:13-34 - THe rich fool and his barns!

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Does God sometimes seem far away?

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Many churches baptise at different times and in different ways - but what is at the heart of it all?

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David Martin, staff worker for AFES at our local University shares a message from Hebrews.

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Jesus, the Way Out, In and Through - and the Only Way to the Father

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Guest speakers from the MV Doulos - Operation Mobilisation's missions ship visit TCF.

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podcast@tcfnet.org.au - please send us a greeting we love hearing from you!

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What is Heaven Like?

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Destiny implies a destination - but any trip must begin with us knowing where we start from.

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Do we live life with something missing?

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Storge, the love of affection, Eros the love of attraction, Philia the love of connection, agape the love of choice. This sermon investigates adding agape love to our faith.

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What kind of love causes us to grow in friendship - Philos the love of connection

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Godliness is explored as being 'Good Worship'

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Perseverance is the mark of True Faith - What must we endure, why and How?

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Word or Spirit, heart or Head? Why do some Christians denigrate the mind when the Bible tells us to add to our faith with knowledge?

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Make every effort to add goodness - why does the church talk about morality?. 2 Peter 1:5-7

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Make every effort to add to your faith - Let's begin by finding out what faith is. 2 Peter 1:5-7

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Matthew 7:15-29

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Founding Pastor James Baker

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?9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.? 1 John 4:9, NIV.

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5 marks of a "pentecostal' church

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1 OF 4 MESSAGES AT TCF 25TH ANNIVERSARY RETREAT

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2 OF 4 MESSAGES AT TCF 25TH ANNIVERSARY RETREAT

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3 OF 4 MESSAGES AT TCF 25TH ANNIVERSARY RETREAT

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4 OF 4 MESSAGES AT TCF 25TH ANNIVERSARY RETREAT

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Reclaiming 'Holy' from Batman and Robin!

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Earlier this year 3 people from TCF travelled to the churches we help support in the Philippines. This is their report to the congregation.

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The Stone's Been Rolled Away

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Who is this? Matthew 21:11

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Imagine being blind? Well each of us is blind - and often to our own sin.

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This is the last sermon in the series on Acts

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Do you want to spend you life selling sugar water, or do you want to change the world?

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Paul is on trial for his hope in the resurrection

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Man made Gods are not Gods at all. Do we still have any idols?

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How do we keep our faith alive?

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Last year I felt God taught me something in an SMS.

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You are more familiar with "seeing the unseen" than you might think.

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What would happen if we really did turn our eyes upon Jesus?

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What star sign are you? - This message asks and explores an answer

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Still working through statements in the Apostle's creed this asks why did Jesus do what Jesus did?

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Is Jesus really God and Man, why is this important to Christian belief?

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WHo is God - how can Father, Son and Spirit all be one God? What does begotten mean?

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WHO is God?

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An introduction to the creeds of the church that summarise and explain the core beliefs of Christianity

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Praying for Healing with Authority and Surrender

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We may have a mix of these gifts that help shape our personality - but we can learn not only our strengths but our weaknesses from these.

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Do we live for future fulfilment, or do we count our present blessings?

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What can I get Dad for Father's Day? - Ever asked yourself that question - so did the Psalmist thousands of years ago in Psalm 116:12.

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Leading up to TCF's Annual General Meeting we discuss how hard Robert Stevenson worked to build the Bell Rock Lighthouse- and what lessons we might learn from that in building a 'lightouse; of our own as a Church

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Leading up to TCF's Annual General Meeting we discuss how hard Robert Stevenson worked to build the Bell Rock Lighthouse- and what lessons we might learn from that in building a 'lightouse; of our own as a Church

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A look at Angels, revealed in the story of Peter's escape from prison

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The movie Amazing Grace tells the story of Wilberforce and others who because of their faith lived for the cause of abolishing slavery.

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Baranabas as an example for us to follow!

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In Mark Jesus warns us that if our hand causes us to sin, it is better enter life maimed, than be out of God's presence with 2 hands! Recently a man cut off his leg with a pocket knife to free himself and live, 3 years ago a hiker cut off his own arm - why are we reluctant to cut out of our lives the things that rob us of God's life?

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Revelation, Interpretation, Application - 3 steps to hearing from God

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A quick look at some Mothers in the Bible, ending with TImothy's Mother and Grandmother, and how they can inspire us to pass on our faith

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Jesus took time for stillness and solitude - how can we integrate them into our lives?

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Can faith and doubt co-exist? See why sometimes the answer is YES! - and how we can learn to trust despite doubts.

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Jesus words 'It is finished' can be understood as looking both backwards, AND forwards!

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Part 6 of the 40 Days of Community studies. This looks at our response to the revelation of God

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Are the credits at the end of the movie really one of the most important parts? What about Romans 16! Looks at how we work better together.

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Rev George Ashworth delivers the 4th in the 40 Days of COmmunity series on growing together - discipleship

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Looking at the Prodigal Son story, we see how to restore relationships. Sermon 3 in the 40 Days of Community series

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Sermon 2 in the 40 days of community series.

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First in 40 Days of Community Series. With illustrations drawn from practical objects and wildlife examples we learn why God says ?we belong to each other, and each of us needs all the others.? Romans 12:5

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Find out what pleases the lord. Matt redman's song is the starting point for this sermon on enjoying, and being enjoyed by God

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Psalm 84 is about a pilgrimage to the Old Testament temple, and declares a hunger for the presence of God. This message looks into making a spiritual pilgrimage, and our own appetite for the presence of God in worship

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1 Peter 4:8 Love covers a multitude of sins. how? Is it swept under the carpet, (rug) no -listen to learn how God wants us to treat each other and why!

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Joshua 24:15 is a well known part of the bible - using Brian Doerksen's song 'today' we look at what it means to make this choice ourselves.

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As we think about new year's resolutions, why not think about regular Bible reading?

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Why do we make such a fuss of a baby at Christmas? Because it reminds us that Jesus was a human JUST like us.

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Acknowledgment of first year of podcasts from TCF

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1 Timothy 6:19 talks about "the life that is truly life". Some people spend time in virtual reality, games like second life, or the sims, and neglect real life, but is our life 'really' the life that is truly life - or is there more?

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Could seven men serving by distributing food to widows really be a key event in the life of the early church? Listen and discover!

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Might the Gospel we are living be less than complete?

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Where do we draw the line on how we speak, what we watch, and whether we drink? Some helps to make wise decisions. Part 3 in 3 part on Measuring up, and drawing the line

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Using the 'ruler' from last weeks message, where do we draw the line on Christians and sex, greed and gambling?

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Using real world examples of accuracy and measurement, discusses moral relativism and ethics. Part 1 of 2 parts - next week, drawing the line - how to use our measure of right and wrong to guide our choices in life.

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What happens if we put our effort into trying to 'look' a certain way, instead of trying to 'be' that way. Interity and character should be hallmarks of Christians

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Thomas Aquinas was visiting the vatican, and the pope pointed out all their wealth saying "no longer can the church say Silver and Gold have I none" - Aquinas replied "neither can it say Rise up and walk"

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So many are lonely in today's society - we can be a loving family for them. Psalm 68:5 tells us that God is a father to the fatherless, a lover of widows and one who sets the lonely in families.

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Peter speaks to the crowd

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The disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, an experience with a purpose.

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Acts continues to tell us about what Jesus began to DO and TEACH (Acts 1:1-8). The dual emphasis of word and spirit should shape our Christian lives, as it did the first century believers. Also a strong challenge to live as witnesses right here and now.

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A message given during a dedication service for a child. Look sat How God called Samuel, and calls each of us, and we run after the wrong 'voice' until we recognise the call as coming from God

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There are many circumstances in which we have to prove our identity - but how would we (could we) prove that we are Christians?

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A simple sentence, can we pray it and mean it, what does it mean anyway?

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Last in a series on Prayer - overview of previous weeks covering saying and listening prayers, unanswered prayers and praying like the Apostles

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Retired minister George Ashworth speaks about the prayers of Jesus. Part of the TCF series on Prayer.

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Last in a series on Galatians. Focus on Galatians 6:9 We can often grow weary, tired, bored even of the things we do, but if we persevere we will harvest lives changed and a world transformed

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Do you ever wonder how to say more than "Lord Bless Fred and Mary"? See how to pray like the early church.. Acts 1:14, 2 Thessalonians 1:11, Romans 8:1-10, Ephesians 1:17-19 and 3:16-19. Based on list of Apostolic prayers by Mike Bickle of IHOP FOTB Kansas City.

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Why are prayers unanswered - the answer may NOT be what you think. Mark 11:24, John 14:13, 1 John 5:14 seem like false advertising! Ephesians 6: 12 Third in a series on prayer.

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Web page 'slides' with this talk are available. Visit tcfnet.org.au click on the DaVinciBusted graphic. Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code suggests that the church and Christianity is based on error, or worse, an outright lie. What is the real basis for the Gospels in the New Testament, and the belief that Jesus is God?

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We 'shun' prayers, but we should put 'shuns' in Confession, Appreciation (thanksgiving), And Adoration (as well as intercession). These change our attitude towards prayer - also we should say our prayers, but also 'listen' them.

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Fifth in a series on Galatians (from 2005). Galatians 5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Romans 6:18 How free is free?

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With testimonies from congregation members we explore how 'coincidences happen more often when you pray'. Philippians 4:6, Mark 1:35. Part one of a two sermon series on prayer.

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We all make 'to do' lists, but God is more concerned with our 'to be' list.What does it mean to "be filled with the Spirit' and "be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect'.

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Time Lord? Not Dr Who! But Jesus! How can an event so far in the past DO anything concrete for me today?

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Beginning with a snippet from Return of the King (Lord of the Rings) describing what awaits after death, this message looks at what Heaven is like using Biblical descriptions.

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Mary of Bethany wasted a jar of expensive perfume on Jesus, or so the onlookers claimed. Why not sell it to help the poor? What is waste and what is extravangant worship?

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Lukewarm? Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? Are we connected to God in a way that preserves our life of faith? Part 7 in a Series on the seven church in Revelation

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Fourth in a Series on Galatians (from 2005). Galatians 3:1-11 special attention to Galatians 3:6 Martin Luther and the Reformation. Verses that changed the world.

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Opportunities! Jesus says an open door is before us, that no one can shut. Part 6 in a Series on the seven churchs in Revelation.

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Third in a Series on Galatians (along with Counterfeit Christianity 1 and 2 below). This looks at how what we hear and know moves from external to internal, and brings about change in our living. As time permits the rest of this series will be added)

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Strengthen the things that remain. Part 5 in a Series on the seven churches in Revelation

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How tolerant should we be as Christians? Where do we draw the line? Part 4 in a series on the Seven Churches of Revelation (original recording is unusable - so this is not from an actual service, but is a reading form the sermon notes)

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How should we live to remain 'true' to the 'name' of Jesus, as he encourages the believers in Pergamum to be. Part 2 in a series on the Seven Churches of Revelation

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A request for feedback to sermons@tcfnet.org.au

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Persecution, Suffering, all for the sake of being Politically Correct. While it may not cost us our lives yet, we face slander as Christians just as the Smyrnans did. Part 2 in a series on the Seven Churches of Revelation.

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First Love, First Choice. Part 1 in a series on the Seven Churches of Revelation

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Using the Honda Cog Ad as an illustration, discusses the consequences of both good and bad actions and decisions. We sow what we reap.

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What can be learnt by studying the different responses of the people of Jerusalem, Herod and the Wise Men (Magi) in the story of the nativity

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What happened at Bethlehem? What is the Incarnation? Who was born at the first Christmas? Part 2

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What happened at Bethlehem? What is the Incarnation? Who was born at the first Christmas? Part 1

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Series on Worship Directions - Worship goes beyond music and song, beyond movement and dance. It transcends our earthly experience.

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Series on Worship Directions - As we worship, others are drawn into relationship with God

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Series on Worship Directions- We are created to worship

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How much is your integrity worth? $1,000,000? Using The Amazing Race finale as an illustration, talk about character as a Christian

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Part of a wider series on Galatians, discusses cults and other counterfeits to authentic Christianity

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Part of a wider series on Galatians, discusses cults and other counterfeits to authentic Christianity

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A Series based on the I AM Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John. What do they tell us about God, what do they tell us about ourselves?

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A Series based on the I AM Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John. What do they tell us about God, what do they tell us about ourselves?

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A Series based on the I AM Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John. What do they tell us about God, what do they tell us about ourselves?

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A Series based on the I AM Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John. What do they tell us about God, what do they tell us about ourselves?

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A Series based on the I AM Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John. What do they tell us about God, what do they tell us about ourselves?

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A Series based on the I AM Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John. What do they tell us about God, what do they tell us about ourselves?

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A Series based on the I AM Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John. What do they tell us about God, what do they tell us about ourselves?

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A Series based on the I AM Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John. What do they tell us about God, what do they tell us about ourselves?

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A Series based on the I AM Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John. What do they tell us about God, what do they tell us about ourselves?

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What answer is there to the question How can God be both loving and powerful and allow things like the Tsunami to occur. Discusses disaster and the problem of pain

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Series on 'Giving' We are called to be 'life givers' in two ways, One to give our lives to God, the other to give life from God to those around us.

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Series on 'Giving' Financial giving, tithes and offerings, second sermon on this sub-topic

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Series on 'Giving' Tithes and Offerings, giving our money for the work of the Kingdom

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Series on 'Giving' Alms giving, or Charity giving has been associated with Christian love so much that the very word 'charity' no longer means 'love' but giving to the poor!

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Series on 'Giving' Thanksgiving is more than politeness!

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Series on 'Giving' The key element in Christian life is understanding forgiveness

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Series on 'Giving' The key element in Christian life is understanding forgiveness

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How do we live a purpose driven life? By the power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in us. Follow up seventh message in a 40 Days of Purpose Series

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We think of evangslism in terms of salesmen, but rather we should think of being satisfied customers. Sixth message in a 40 Days of Purpose Series

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"Your mission should you choose to accept it" With a clip from Mission Impossible we are introduced to the fact that God has plans, prepared in advance for us to do. Fifth message in a 40 Days of Purpose Series

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We grow to be like Christ by copying peopple around us. Fourth message in a 40 Days of Purpose Series

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We are to be a community of believers, not lone Christians, Third message is a 40 Days of Purpose Series

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Worship, the reason we exist, what we will be in eternity. Worship is more than music, Second message in a 40 Days of Purpose Series

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Why are we here? First message in a 40 Days of Purpose Series

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Mark 10:17-31 The Rich Young Ruler - He already had it all, and was unhappy, looking for more, so why was he so unwilling to give up his wealth? Why are we?

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Mark 9:33-50 Lead me not into Temptation - could you cut off your arm to save your life? A climber did just that. Why then is it so much harder to cut out bad habits and temptations to sin in our own lives?

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Mark 4:1-20 the story about the seeds and the soils has a lot to say about how we cope with what life presents us with. the difficulties, challeneges and the growth God works in us.

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First sermon by Chris Rowney at TCF (poor quality recording)

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