26th OctoberScripture: Colossians 1We take the opportunity, on our 94th church anniversary, to thank our volunteers and our ministry leaders for all they give to help continue the mission and vision of our church. We also celebrate 10 years since the launch of our ELC, and thank the board members and key people who have been instrumental in the ELC's operation over the last decade.
19th October - Phil SmokerScripture: Colossians 2:2-19Series: Colossians: Sustained By Christ (Week 3)Life feels loud with so many voices, opinions, and pressures coming at us. In this message from Colossians 2 we explore Paul’s call to “be encouraged in heart and united in love” — even when life feels overwhelming. We’re reminded that real peace and unity come from Christ alone. Pastor Phil reminds us to* Stay grounded in love when the world gets noisy* Let go of false philosophies, legalism, and distractions* Find strength and freedom in JesusIt’s all about choosing love over lies, love over law, and love that lasts.
12th October - Ben O'Reilly
Scripture: Colossians 1:24-29
Series: Colossians: Sustained By Christ (Week 2)
We all want assurance that we’re okay, that when things break or fail, we’re still covered. Spiritually, it’s no different. Many of us wrestle with the quiet question: “Am I really okay with God?” In this message, Pastor Ben explores how Christ’s presence in us is God’s ultimate guarantee, the assurance that our salvation is secure even when we don’t feel enough. Drawing from Colossians 1:24–29, we’ll see how Paul reminds us that our hope isn’t based on performance but on a person: Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Life can feel like a fragile bridge. One extra weight and everything might collapse. Between busyness, financial strain, health struggles, and the fear of letting people down, the pressure is real. But Colossians 1 gives us hope: we are sustained by Christ.
In this message, Pastor Ben shows how Jesus, who is before all things and holds all things together, not only reigns supreme over creation but also reconciles us to God through the cross. When the weight feels too heavy, you don’t have to hold it all together because Christ does.
Scripture: Colossians 1:1–23
Series: Colossians: Sustained By Christ (Week 1)
21 September 2025 - Ben O'Reilly - Disciple MakingFaith isn’t automatic — it’s passed on. In this message, Ben unpacks Jesus’ call to make disciples and shows how passing faith to the next generation strengthens our own.
14 September 2025 - Shelby O'Reilly - ReadingShelby looks at the Spiritual Discipline of Reading Scripture. Many of us read the Bible out of routine—because it’s what “good Christians” do. But Scripture was never meant to be just a box we check. In this message, we’ll look at how God’s Word is meant to transform us, not just inform us.
7 September 2025 - Phil Smoker - FastingPhil explores the Spiritual Discipline of Fasting.Fasting isn’t about dieting or impressing others—it’s about going without food for spiritual purposes. Phil encourages us to ease our way into trying it out, as we forgo physical things while asking God for spiritual things.
31 August 2025 - Ben O'Reilly - FellowshipBen examines the spiritual discipline of Fellowship and discovers it is more than just being with like minded people. It is about living a shared life together that encourages us in our faith and builds us up.
24 August 2025 - Ben O'ReillyAt our intergenerational service, Ben puts the disciplines we have looked at so far into a pavlova to demonstrate how we need to integrated them into our lives.
17 August 2025 - Phil Smoker - GivingPhil explores the discipline of Giving, looking at Tithing, Blessing, Serving, and Time.
10 August 2025 - Jackie Smoker - RestJackie continues our Bread and Butter series with a look at an often overlooked yet vital discipline: Rest.
3 August 2025 - Ben O'Reilly - Prayer
Ben talks about Prayer, why we pray, and how to approach prayer.
This is the starts of our Bread and Butter series looking at 7 Spiritual Disciplines that we can do to form a practical basis of being Sustained our faith.
27th July 2025 - Shelby O'Reilly - Kids TalkShelby recaps the Jonah story with the kids, and helps us see what it means for us to be creating unity in our community, rather than seeing other people as "us and them"
20th July 2025 - Phil Smoker - Jonah 3Phil helps us see what it means for us to turn towards God and keep on turning towards him.
13th July 2025 - Shelby O'Reilly - Jonah 2Shelby considers how God sent the big fish to swallow Jonah not as punishment, but as rescue. She continues exploring how God sustained Jonah (and can sustain us) in the most difficult times.
6th July 2025 - Ben O'Reilly - Jonah 1
Ben explored the role of Jonah's storm perhaps not being a punishment, but instead part of a redirection, or a call for attention, or an alarm to motivate Jonah into action. God doesn’t abandon us or forget us when we ignore him or walk away from him. He graciously calls us back to him.
Lloyd shares about the work of OM and preaches from Ephesians 3: From Fear to Faith
Ed Devine is from Baptist World Aid. He shares in our Faith Promise series about Investing In People Like Jesus
Darrell Thatcher is our next Faith Promise speaker from Wycliffe Bible Translators. Darrell shares some updates about Wycliffe's work, particularly the work of the Stricklands.
Our first Faith Promise guest speaker is Darren Reynolds from Every Daughter Matters
