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Central Church Port Kembla
Central Church Port Kembla
236 episodes
1 week ago
Liminal space is that strange and often uncomfortable place we find ourselves when the old has ended but the new has not yet begun. It can be a time marked by confusion, uncertainty, and even anxiety. Though we may be tempted to avoid it or rush our way through, liminal space plays a vital role in our growth and transformation. It is also said to be the place where we most profoundly encounter God. In this message, Oran explores the meaning of liminal space, examines its presence throughout Scripture, and considers how we might learn to wait well in these shadowy in-between places.
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Liminal space is that strange and often uncomfortable place we find ourselves when the old has ended but the new has not yet begun. It can be a time marked by confusion, uncertainty, and even anxiety. Though we may be tempted to avoid it or rush our way through, liminal space plays a vital role in our growth and transformation. It is also said to be the place where we most profoundly encounter God. In this message, Oran explores the meaning of liminal space, examines its presence throughout Scripture, and considers how we might learn to wait well in these shadowy in-between places.
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Central Church Port Kembla
Liminal Space
Liminal space is that strange and often uncomfortable place we find ourselves when the old has ended but the new has not yet begun. It can be a time marked by confusion, uncertainty, and even anxiety. Though we may be tempted to avoid it or rush our way through, liminal space plays a vital role in our growth and transformation. It is also said to be the place where we most profoundly encounter God. In this message, Oran explores the meaning of liminal space, examines its presence throughout Scripture, and considers how we might learn to wait well in these shadowy in-between places.
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2 weeks ago
30 minutes 10 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Contemplative Service - Selah
We do a few practices around Selah - finding the Divine Hospitality in slivers of silence inspired by Sally Longley's book, Conversations with Silence. We do some 'Divine Listening' to a few pieces of music and notice when we might be able to find seven sacred pauses throughout our day. Ambient background music is by https://karlverkade.bandcamp.com/
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2 weeks ago
53 minutes 17 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Ordinary Time in Extraordinary Times
With seven weeks of 'ordinary time' left in the church calendar before Advent, how do we stay awake to God's presence while living in unprecedented and extraordinary times? Becca shares about Jesus' relationship to time and how nature can be a non-anxious presence that supports us to resist acedia and embrace this mystery of our life and times.
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3 weeks ago
31 minutes 32 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
The Connection Between Faithfulness and Creation
In light of the Genesis 1 commandment to care for creation, the impact of unfaithfulness on creation is outlined in passages from Isaiah and Hosea. We reflect on ways to show our faithfulness, particularly through the use of money.
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1 month ago
37 minutes 55 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Contemplative Service - Trust in the Slow Work of God
We engaged with the writings of French priest and paleontologist Pierre Teihard de Chardin who once said that to plunge into matter is to plunge into God. In honoring the Season of Creation we meditated on a chosen leaf, flower, shell or strawberry and then finished with a Lectio Divina on some of Teihard’s writings on trusting Gods slow work in our lives. Ambient background music is by https://karlverkade.bandcamp.com/
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2 months ago
48 minutes 32 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Perfection and Wholeness
“Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect.” These striking words from Christ, spoken during the Sermon on the Mount, carry an enormous weight. How are we supposed to grasp such a command, let alone live out a life of perfection? In this episode, Oran explores the idea of “perfection,” considering both its ancient meaning and our modern assumptions, to uncover how Jesus may actually be calling us not to flawlessness, but to wholeness.
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2 months ago
28 minutes 55 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Contemplative Service- Desert, A Spiritual Geography
We looked at the disorientation of desert seasons in our life, used Lectio Divina to reflect on a passage from Isaiah 35 and meditation on images on deserts across Australia and how those places might connect to our own lives. Background music to use: https://karlverkade.bandcamp.com/track/db-pad-base
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3 months ago
37 minutes

Central Church Port Kembla
From Law to Intoxicating Joy, from Water to Wine
Caro unpacks John 2:1-11 and looks at some of John’s deep wisdom and connection with other parts of Scripture.
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3 months ago
44 minutes 10 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
From Scarcity to Abundance, from Water to Wine
John 2:1-11 is a story of Jesus’ first miracle in John’s gospel as well as a reflection point on how we can be moving from scarcity to abundance in our lives and communities.
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3 months ago
31 minutes 21 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Just Build a Bigger Barn
Caro unpacks the parable of the rich fool in Luke 12 and we wrestle with what Jesus might have to say to us about surplus wealth.
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4 months ago
40 minutes 3 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Capitalism & Care
The tension between the ideologies surrounding Capitalism and Care can be viewed as a spectrum. Henri Nouwen captures this contrast poignantly: “In a capitalist society... we are often measured by what we have. In the kingdom of God, we are measured by what we are willing to give away.” In this message, Oran brings both concepts into focus, inviting us to reflect on how they shape our values, choices, and daily lives.
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4 months ago
32 minutes 37 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Contemplative Service- The Sacrament of the Present Moment
We do a few short practices to help us be present to the moment and engage in a Lectio Divina from Jean-Pierre de Cassaude’s classic ‘The Sacrament of the Present Moment’. Ambient background music is by https://karlverkade.bandcamp.com/
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4 months ago
45 minutes 50 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Women of the Exodus, Part Two
Bryony considers how Miriam could be a queer icon while exploring the stories of Miriam as an adult in Exodus and Numbers. Miriam’s significance to the people as a leader and prophet is contrasted with Moses.
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5 months ago
45 minutes 43 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Women of the Exodus, Part One
Caro looks at the often overlooked women in Exodus 1 and 2, without whom there would be no Moses and no liberation from Egypt. She looks at the different ways each woman resisted and disobeyed the powers and we celebrate the significance of small acts of mercy and justice.
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5 months ago
45 minutes 33 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Empire, the Son of Man and Benedictine Nuns
It’s Palm Sunday and we immerse ourselves in the story of the Son of Man who stands as antidote to empire. We explore the quiet ways we also practice resurrection and live lives of resurrection.
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6 months ago
33 minutes 44 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Dying and Rising
We wrapped this gathering around the story in Luke 17:11-16 where Jesus raises a widow’s son. The story is a collision of celebration and mourning, life and death. We begin with doing a lectio divina on the passage and then do a short imaginative prayer exercise. Ambient background music is by https://karlverkade.bandcamp.com/
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7 months ago
53 minutes 51 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
The Death of Death
The mystery of the cross lies in how Christ’s death reconciled us with God. While many theories exist, none can be known with absolute certainty. In this episode, Oran explores two perspectives, reflecting on how Christ’s death and resurrection signify the end of death itself—and what that means not just for Christians, but for all of humanity.
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7 months ago
30 minutes 9 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
The Cross as Revealing a Pattern of Death and Resurrection
Caro shares how the Cross makes plain a pattern of death and resurrection that is built into the universe; a pattern that God undergoes in Christ and one that we experience in our own lives.
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7 months ago
43 minutes 36 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
The Cross as the End of Scapegoating
The term scapegoat comes from the Ancient Israelite practice on the Day of Atonement. The priest confessed the wrong doings of the people over the head of the goat and the goat carried that guilt far away from the people. Rene Girard observed that all cultures have participated in scapegoating. Jesus was a scapegoat and his death and resurrection revealed the mechanism.
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8 months ago
37 minutes 42 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Sacred Pathways
We start off with some cantering prayer and then using Gary Thomas’ content we dive into the nine different ways we can connect with God. We consider the ways we naturally experience God’s presence and acknowledge what feels foreign to us. Ambient background music is by https://karlverkade.bandcamp.com/
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8 months ago
49 minutes 19 seconds

Central Church Port Kembla
Liminal space is that strange and often uncomfortable place we find ourselves when the old has ended but the new has not yet begun. It can be a time marked by confusion, uncertainty, and even anxiety. Though we may be tempted to avoid it or rush our way through, liminal space plays a vital role in our growth and transformation. It is also said to be the place where we most profoundly encounter God. In this message, Oran explores the meaning of liminal space, examines its presence throughout Scripture, and considers how we might learn to wait well in these shadowy in-between places.