Red Door Church

Reader: Phillip Ince Preacher: Jonathan Smith Recalling the big picture message from the first week, we are ordinary people empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness to the Lord Jesus to the ends of the earth. In today's message from Acts 4:32-5:11, we see how the early church shared their possessions. It was not communism where everthing you own belongs to the state, rather it was "what is mine is yours". However, whereever this is good, there is the opportunity for evil and deception. We see this is the behaviour of Ananias and his wife Sapphira. This is a difficult passage, and Pastor Jonathan explains this to us with what the real sin of Ananias and Sapphira was. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Graeme Miller Preacher: Tibor Tumbas Recalling the big picture message from the first week, we are ordinary people empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness to the Lord Jesus to the ends of the earth. In today's message from Acts 4:23-31, we see how the early church, in the face of persecution, prays to God to help them to speak with boldness, and the Holy Spirit responds accordingly. Tibor teaches that we are not to pray to God as though he is a holy vending machine at our call, but to ask for boldness to represent his church just like the early church. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Judy Carr Preacher: Jonathan Smith Recalling the big picture message from the first week, we are ordinary people empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness to the Lord Jesus to the ends of the earth. In today's message from Acts 4:1-22, we see Peter & John arrested for teaching in the name of Jesus. Facing the religious power brokers of Israel, these two men proclaim the Power Of Jesus' name by which the lame beggar was healed (see Acts 3 & last week's message). Peter goes on to proclaim that it is by Jesus' name that salvation comes, and when threatened by these powerful men to not speak in the name of Jesus again, Peter and John boldy claim that they must server God and continue to speak. Pastor Jonathan shows us that the same power, salvation and boldness is available to us. We need to be filled with the Holy Spirit and to speak in the name of Jesus. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Bek Hudson Preacher: Jonathan Smith Recalling the big picture message from the first week, we are ordinary people empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness to the Lord Jesus to the ends of the earth. In today's message from Acts 3, we see Peter & John heal a man who was lame from birth. Peter and John are imitating what Jesus did - healing people in the power of The Holy Spirit. Peter then explains to everybody how and why this was able to happen. From our perspective this event shows us three important and fundamental things: 1. The forgiveness of all sins; 2. The restoration of all things; 3. The salvation of all peoples. Pastor Jonathan expounds and explores on each of these principles. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Mel Truong Preacher: Jonathan Smith Recalling the big picture message from the first week, we are ordinary people empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness to the Lord Jesus to the ends of the earth. In today's message from Acts 2:42-47, we see how the early church lived. The people followed the teaching of the apostles, fellowshipped together, broke bread and prayed. The early church did not have the New Testament like we do today, so the teaching focussed on the Old Testament and how the scriptures pointed to Jesus. Fellowship, in the context of the early church, is a word we don't fully understand. It is MUCH more than "hangin gout" together; instead it is sacrificially giving ourselves for others. The Breaking of Bread may have meant communion, or it may have meant sharing meals together - possibly it was both. Prayer was something the early church did multiple times per day - coming from a Jewish background these people were used to praying at fixed times of the day and spontaneously. We need to t

Reader: John Hargrave Preacher: Jonathan Smith Recalling the big picture message from the first week, we are ordinary people empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness to the Lord Jesus to the ends of the earth. In today's message from Acts 2:14-41, the apostle Peter explains what the people are seeing and hearing and why it is happening. The Old Covenant has been replaced by a New Covenant, where the Holy Spirit is poured out upon all who find their lives in Jesus, no matter the circumstance. Because God sees Jesus when he looks at those who call Jesus "Lord", God will NEVER remove the Holy Spirit from us. This is new! Unlike the Old Covenant, God would give his Spirit to a few and only for a specific purpose, and once that purpose was done, he would remove his Spirit because the person was not holy and righteous. But not now! Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Mel Truong Preacher: Jonathan Smith Recalling the big picture message from the first week, we are ordinary people empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness to the Lord Jesus to the ends of the earth. In today's message from Acts 2:1-13, God sends his Holy Spirit upon the apostles at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit comes like Wind and Fire, synonomous with the way God has appeared many times in the past throughout the Old Testament, and like wind, we cannot control the actions of God's Spirit. However, as a church, we need to ask ourselves if we are truly welcoming The Spirit or are we hindering The Spirit with our actions. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Graeme Miller Preacher: Jonathan Smith Recalling the big picture message from last week, we are ordinary people empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness to the Lord Jesus to the ends of the earth. In today's message from Acts 1:12-26, the remaining 11 apostles choose a new member to bring htem back to twelve apostles. But they didn't do it in an ad-hoc manners. They consulted scripture to ensure that they should be twelve apostles, not eleven. Then they prayed and sought the counsel of others, including God. This is how it shoudl be for us as we make decisions in out lives and in the life of our church. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Gehan Periera Preacher: Jonathan Smith Today we start a new series in the Book Of Acts. This series will cover almost a year, so it will be broken down into smaller parts. The first part covers Chapters 1 through 5 and will take 10 weeks. Today Pastor Jonathan is looking at Acts 1:1-11. Jesus spends forty days with his disciples preparing them for when he will ascend back to Heaven and to empower them with the Holy Spirit. The big picture message from this week is like the disciples, we are ordinary people empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness to the Lord Jesus to the ends of the earth. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Bek Hudson Preacher: Jonathan Smith It's Resurection Sunday, or more comonly called Easter Sunday. The greatest day of the Christian calendar, the day Jesus rose from the dead. This is the perfect day to celebrate baptism, so today we celebrate this glorious day with the baptism of Simi & Jake. Today they die to their old selves and raised to new life in Jesus! Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Graeme Miller Preacher: Jonathan Smith It's Good Friday, but a question that many people, even those within the church, often ask is why? Why is this day considered good? Pastor Jonathan answers this time old question in today's message. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Gehan Periera Preacher: Joshua Henessey Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

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Reader: Bek Hudson Preacher: John Hudson Today John looks into Isaiah 49:1-16 - The Servant Of The Lord, where God shows that his servant is here to redeem the whole earth, not just Israel, and if we ever think that God doesn't really love us, John dispels these thoughts by using this scripture. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Levi Dacion Preacher: Jonathan Smith Today Pastor Jonathan finishes the series on generosity. Like anything, to be good at it, you need to practice, so today Jonathan shows us four things we can practice to become more generous. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Judy Carr Preacher: Jonathan Smith Today Pastor Jonathan continues with part two of a three part series on generosity. Today Jonathan challenges us to look at who is the real god of our lives. Is it God or is it money and all of the materialism that goes with money? We need to be honest and admit that it's probably a mixture of both, but Jesus was clear in Matthew 6 that we cannot love both God and money. We will serve one or the other, and use the other to serve the first. Will we use money to serve God, or will we use God to serve our desire for money? It all becoames a question of the heart and leads us to "Choose Our God". Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Danita O'Loughlin Preacher: Jonathan Smith Today Pastor Jonathan takes us back into Genesis so we can reflect on God's generosity in creating the world and us. He then reflects on Jesus' teaching around money and asks the question "do we live with an abundance mindset or a scarcity mindset?" The answer to this question determines how generous we are. This is the first part of a three part series looking at generosity. Today we focuus on our head space around generosity, nexxt week, the heart space, and finally, purring our head and heart into action. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Preacher: Joshua Hennessy Today Pastor Josh is looking at Matthew, Ch 28:16-20, which is commonly known as The Great Commission. Jesus tells his disciples to go into the world and make disciples, teaching people about himself. We are called to do the same. Since we are truly blessed to be members of God's kingdom, surely we would want to share this goodness with others. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Anne Miller Preacher: Jonathan Smith Psalm 63 is a call to always praise God - especially when we are at a low point in our lives. We have a tendency to try and find other things in our lives to satisfy our needs, yet they all leave us dry and desolate, without water (Ps 63:1), but God is the fountain of never ending water. In comparison, it is ridiculous to seek these other things when God is there. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.

Reader: Joanna Justus Preacher: Joshua Henessey Psalm 100 is a short psalm of praise and thanksgiving, but like everything in the scriptures, it is full of depth. Josh tells us not only why we should do as the psalm says but also how we can do what the psalm says. He also shows us that Jesus not only preached what is said here, but he also lived it out. We are called to do the same. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.