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Acts - Where Beautiful Meets Broken

This week Pastor Neli teaches us that in the middle of our brokenness and God's beauty is the exact place where miracles occur. Life’s disruptions are not just inconveniences to be avoided for the sake of comfort, but are important opportunities to see God's hand at work. By focusing on the in-between corridors and passageways of our journey - these moments are never wasted - they are stages with purpose where God prepares our patience and transformation. 

 

But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!”  And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.  And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. - Acts 3:6-8 (ESV)

Acts - Mission Identity

This week Pastor Tina reminds us that the church is not a building but a people - living stones founded on the cornerstone of Jesus Christ. Our faith is not just based on a series of events but just as we breathe, it is a continuous life-sustaining pattern.  So stop holding our breath and instead inhale God's revelation, allowing His truth to be deeply inscribed in your hearts to shape and change your life.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. - Acts 2:42-44 (ESV)

Acts - First Words: The Step Up

This week Pastor Neli helps us to identify the weight and power of our words, showing how they can serve as an anchor in times of trial. A single word from God can enable families to thrive even in the face of significant challenges.  So call upon the name of the Lord for strength, trusting that when words come from an earnest place of faith, they carry the authority to transform their environment and nurture their divine calling.

And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke; the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day. And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ - Acts 2:19-21 (ESV)

Acts - Full to the Max

This week Samantha Thomas encourages us to be "Full to the Max" by the Holy Spirit. The Day of Pentecost changed everything, moving beyond a specific Jewish tradition to include everyone as God’s chosen people. The early church was formed not by perfect individuals, but by ordinary, flawed people - much like us - who were simply willing to pray, obey, and be witnesses for Jesus. You are part of God’s people from Monday through Saturday.  Will you open your heart for a "holy emptying" of yourself so that you may be filled with everything God desires to pour into your life?

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. - Acts 2:1-4 (ESV)

Acts - It All Starts Here

This week Pastor Neli helps us to see our own perspective to live out our God-given mission. God has a unique purpose and plan for every person.  We must understand, that mission is not about activity or expertise, but is rooted in our identity in Christ. True mission begins by recognising Jesus as Lord and embracing the call to be His witnesses. So receive the power of the Holy Spirit to honour God and live out His global purpose.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” - Acts 1:8 (ESV)

The Mission - The Church's Mission

This week Pastor Neli helps us to recognise God has intentionally placed each of us in specific environments and among certain people to fulfil a corporate calling. Our mission is where sowers and reapers thrive together.  We are called to be partners on the ground who proclaim the gospel through love, justice, and mercy. Be challenged to embrace our differences and shine the light of reconciliation, knowing that when God sends us on mission, He always sends us with others and for others.

Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.” - John 4:35-38 (ESV)

The Mission - The Spirit's Power

This week Pastor Neli explores The Spirit's Power, reminding us that mission is not just a geographical destination but a participation in the very life and presence of the Holy Trinity. As the Father sent Jesus, so Jesus sends each of us, empowering us with the Holy Spirit for the journey ahead. While many face burnout or discouragement, we can find steady confidence in knowing that our sending comes directly from God rather than human authority, and that He is actively working in us - transforming and forming what we need - even as He works through us. 

 

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. - John 20:21-22 (ESV)

The Mission - The Father's Love

This week Pastor Neli and Michael Coe deliver a message together focusing on the depth of the Father's love. God’s love is an active, high-cost pursuit intended for "whoever" believes. God has already provided you everything you need to fulfil His mandate, calling you to abandon your own mission for His. Whether you are in healthcare, the corporate world, or education, you are part of a global and local legacy of faith, sent to see every area of society centred on the kingdom of God.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16 (ESV)

The Mission - The Son’s Sacrifice

This week Pastor Neli encourages us to look beyond finite New Year’s resolutions and discover God’s greater mission for 2026.  As we navigate the daily "grind" of our work week, we are reminded that we are not merely a collection of lucky molecules but an intentional creation with a divine calling to reflect God's love to those around us. Every day this year is one the Lord has made for you to rejoice in, and as you surrender your mission to His hands, He is ready to pour His love into your spirit and help you gain that which can never be lost.  

Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die. - John 12:30-33 (ESV)

God With Us - Stay Ready

This week Samantha Thomas shares the good news of great joy brought by an angel to the lowly shepherds who were keeping watch over their flock by night. Like those shepherds, we are assigned to a certain field, a certain flock - whether that’s our family, friends, or colleagues - and God has placed us there intentionally. Follow the rhythm of the shepherds: first, encounter God and then 'go' and make known what you have heard and seen, building the rhythm of 'coming' to Him and 'going' to tell others.

 

And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. - Luke 2:18-20 (ESV)