Central Church Port Kembla

Tonya shares about how we can navigate seasons of being in a spiritual wilderness.

This week Caro unpacks the 2 stories that sit side by side in Mark 5 where Jesus heals the sick woman and raises the dead girl.

This week in church we had our youth run the service. Firstly 3 of our young people sat on a panel and all the adults got to ask them questions and then 3 adults they had chosen sat on a panel and the young people questioned them, It was a great night of sharing an honesty!

Father’s day panel discussion.

Matt from Soul Survivor NSW shares about living out the calling of God to be courageous using Joshua 1.

Part 2 of Caro’s sermon on Mark 5: 1-20, looking through the lens of community life and how we love one another.

Carolyn looks at the 'parable of the weeds' from Matthew 13:24-30 and what Jesus has to say about the presence of 'evil' in our world

This week Billy Kennedy, head of the Pioneer network of churches in the UK, shared with us from 2 Kings 4 and challenges us to ask ourselves ‘what is the oil in our house?’ and ‘how can we give it away?’

Our good friends Jen and Joel Marsh from CityLife Church Christchurch share with us some of their story and their reflections on Luke 19:1-10.

This week Caro preaches on Mark 5:1-20 looking at this passage through a political lens. This passage highlights that when the Kingdom of God confronts the Empire of this world, Jesus comes out on top.

Carolyn chats with Lynda, Michael Lear and Michael Tibbs discussing the practices of beholding Jesus.

Carolyn explores Mark 4 and how Jesus responds to our confusion.

Oran is sharing about “The pool of Bethesda”, found in John 5:1-5.

This week Caro looks at some of Jesus’ teaching on judging others and challenges us in our attitudes and love for one another.

This week we have a look at the Jesus who is the great question asker and challenge our notion that we come to Jesus for answers. Perhaps instead we come to Jesus to be questioned and in the process find a God who wants a relationship with us.

This week we dive into the deep waters of trinitarian theology. It was an experiment in corporate thinking, questioning and searching out new understanding as a community…so it’s raw!!. It may help to listen to this along with the powerpoint slides, as there are lots of quotes to chew on. I, Caro, am truly grateful for a faith community that gives me space to think out loud, provoke thinking and not have it all figured out. You can download the slides here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sri0x5mmlsdbh94/Trinity%20Sunday%202018.pdf?dl=0

Mother’s Day Sunday at Central and we had a panel discussion about the femininity of God and the joys and challenges of being a female in the church.

This week Caro looks at the encounters Jesus had with people following His resurrection, and how they highlight to us the things that are most important in the heart of God. ** This message begins with some words of encouragement given to different people, if you want to skip straight to the sermon, start listening at roughly 16 minutes and 20 seconds in.

This Sunday we had Lynda speak to us about Doubting Thomas as we explore our own doubts.

This Sunday we had a guest speaker with us - Frank Naea. Frank speaks all over the world on the Fatherheart of God and blessed us with a great message.