Jonathan Shanks wraps up our Ruth series with a message from chapters 3–4, highlighting Ruth as a story of:
1. HOPE-FUELLED REDEMPTIVE FAITH;
2. COSTLY REDEMPTIVE SACRIFICE;
3. FRUITFUL REDEMPTIVE LEGACY.
David Starling, Vice Principal of Morling College, unpacks the bigness of the Gospel. More than our individual salvation, the Gospel is as grand as Christ himself.
In this message, Jonathan Shanks unpacks Ruth chapter 2, highlighting:
1. GOD'S PROVISION IN THE ORDINARY;
2. GOD'S KINDNESS IN REDEMPTION;
3. GOD'S REFUGE IN RELATIONSHIP;
4. GOD'S ABUNDANCE IN PROVISION.
In this message, Benjamin Shanks introduces our 4-week series in the Book of Ruth by highlighting the SETTING, CHARACTERS and PLOT of the story. This message will encourage you if you are in the middle of suffering not to separate yourself, or isolate yourself, but consecrate yourself to God and others in this season.
Every follower of a Jesus is an ambassador—a representative of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. In this final message of the Two Corinthians series, Jonathan Shanks explores the steps of the Ambassador's Journey:
1. REVERENTIAL AWE;
2. COMPELLED BY CHRIST'S LOVE;
3. THE NEW CREATION;
4. MISSION.
"Too heavenly minded to be of any earthly good..." Have you heard that phrase before? In this third message of the Two Corinthians series, Jonathan Shanks unpacks what's wrong with that phrase. This message will encourage you to be heavenly minded for earthly good, because heavenly minded people know:
OUR BODIES ARE TEMPORARY AND A PROTOTYPE;
WE HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT AS A DEPOSIT GUARANTEEING WHAT IS TO COME;
FAITH WILL ALWAYS SUPERSEDE SIGHT;
WALKING LIGHTLY IS WALKING WISELY;
TO LIVE FOR AN AUDIENCE OF ONE;
OUR LIFE'S WORK WILL BE ASSESSED FOR ETERNAL REWARD.
"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us" (2 Corinthians 4:7). In this message, Benjamin Shanks explores the threads of clay & glory throughout the Bible, finding that the story of humanity is a story of clay & glory. This message will encourage you if you are going through a hard time that God's glory shines in jars of clay.
ACT I: Creation;
ACT II: Separation;
ACT III: Restoration;
ACT IV: Glorification.
Have you seen His glory? In this message, Jonathan Shanks kicks off our Two Corinthians series by asking an important but under-appreciated question: have you seen His glory?
In this message, Jonathan Shanks surveys the ending of the Book of Ecclesiastes, offering the wisdom of the end of the matter.
The Teacher of Ecclesiastes has been to some deep, dark places. In Ecclesiastes 5:18-20, he returns from the brink to offer wisdom for everyday life: carpe diem! In other words: EAT GLADLY; DRINK JOYFULLY; ENJOY WORK; BE HAPPY; ACCEPT LIMITS; DO GOOD; and RISE AGAIN. This message will encourage you that in Christ and because of His resurrection, "Meaningless! Meaningless!" becomes "Glorious! Glorious!"
In this message, Jonathan Shanks preaches on TIME in Ecclesiastes 3:1-14. By God’s grace we can redeem:
SEASONAL TIME;
ETERNAL TIME;
TEMPORAL TIME.
Pleasure, laughter, wine, folly, projects, buildings, vineyards, the delights of a man's heart—meaningless, utterly meaningless. That’s the outcome of the Teacher’s experiment in Ecclesiastes 2, and that’s a dead end. In this message, Benjamin Shanks teaches on the biblical idea of idolatry, the Cycle of Addiction, and how in the Gospel Jesus offers us a narrow road to life. This message will help you understand idolatry, identify the idols in your life, and replace them with the worship of the One, true God who satisfies every desire.
In this message, Jonathan Shanks kicks off our series in Ecclesiastes during the month of August by asking a big question: is there meaning in life?
In this final message of the Titus series, Jonathan Shanks unpacks chapter 3, encouraging us to love what is good.
DO GOOD;
BE GOOD;
LOVE GOOD.
When someone becomes a Christian—saved by grace, born again, forgiven, made alive—it's big news. And when they graduate to glory in the future, it's big news too. But what are we supposed to do in the meantime? What is Jesus' purpose for the present tense? In other words: What is the meaning of life?
That's the question this message from Benjamin Shanks aims to answer from Titus 2:1-15. This message will encourage you with a purpose for your life—that the riches of God's grace are available to teach you to do what is good!
OUR PAST IS GRACE;
OUR FUTURE IS GLORY;
OUR PRESENT IS GOOD.
Power. Titus 1:5-16 is about power in the church at Crete. In this message, Benjamin Shanks wades into the waters of power—what it is and what it's for. This message will challenge you to use the power to have to love God and others, the way Jesus did.
THE INTRODUCTION OF POWER;
THE DISTORTION OF POWER;
THE REDEMPTION OF POWER;
THE PERFECTION OF POWER.
The introduction to Paul’s letter to Titus… it’s a tricky passage in a tricky book. In this message, Benjamin Shanks kicks off our July sermon series by asking five simple questions of Titus 1:1-4 — WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY? This message will encourage you to further the faith by growing in knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness. KNOW TRUTH, GROW GODLY.
In this message, Jonathan Shanks concludes our month's series looking at the Book of Hosea. God is:
The redeeming love of God the Father, pursues the unfaithful, pays a price, patiently waits and paves the way. This message will encourage you to know that God has made a way for you to make it through to restorative healing in Jesus.
God's love is not dependent on his people's faithfulness. He will keep His covenant promises because of the honour of His own name. This sermon will encourage you with the truth that "our sin does not have the last word".
