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Christians are called Christians because of Jesus' name. Eternal life begins in Jesus' name. Every prayer ends in Jesus' name, amen. This message from Benjamin Shanks explores what it means to be on mission in Jesus' name.

They say familiarity breeds contempt. How, then, might our familiarity with the gospel breed a kind of contempt, unbelief and apathy? That's the question Jonathan Shanks explores in this 29th message of the Gospel of New Beginnings series. Today's text is Mark 6:1-6a.


Familiarity breeds blindness;
Familiarity seeds unbelief;
Familiarity concedes to apathy.

Jesus has the power to heal. Mark 5:21-43 records the story of Jesus healing the bleeding woman and Jairus’ daughter. In this message, Jonathan Shanks unpacks all of our need to be saved and healed by Jesus.


Jesus has the power to heal;
Faith is required for the healing to occur;
Everyone needs healing because everyone needs saving.

"We have been entrusted as environment-carers, light-bearers, grace-givers, redemption-tellers, holiness-revealers, gospel-givers and heart-healers."

In this message, Jonathan Shanks wraps up our May Mission Month with a message on 2 Timothy 1:9-14 exploring just what we have been entrusted with — proclaiming the gospel to the nations.

This is the fourth and final sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series for May Mission Month 2024. In this message, Scott explores how we can live with a posture of availability, attentiveness and action as we respond to God's missional leading. But we don't it alone! As we pray, give and act - we partner together in mission across the street, and across the world.

This is the third sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series for May Mission Month 2024. Here, Scott explores how we can follow Jesus' example of having a heart broken for the pain of the world, a heart captivated by God's restorative vision for the world, and a heart that welcomes missional collaboration as we work together in God's mission.