St John’s Diamond Creek Talks

Light and Darkness || Easter Sunday || Matthew 28:1-10

The smallest light can illuminate a whole room. With the darkness all around us, especially in the midst of COVID-19, it's important to remember the light of Jesus. His death and resurrection brings light into our world, and when the darkness seems its darkest, his light shines the brightest.

Darktimes || Good Friday || Matthew 27:33-50

We're living in dark times. First responders, healthcare workers and others all face that darkness head-on, so others don't have to. In times like this, we need people willing to sacrifice their own comfort and safety to face the darkness on behalf of others.
The darkness in our world has been faced head-on by Jesus, being sent to die on the cross for the forgiveness of sins, so that we can live in the light of his resurrection.

Who Is This Man || Palm Sunday || Matthew 21:1-11

Jesus' entry to Jerusalem a week before his death was not the triumphant royal parade many of his followers expected. He rode in, not on a war chariot, but a donkey. Many asked then, and continue to ask now - "Who is this man?". Julie explores who Jesus is and was this Palm Sunday.

Coronavirus || In The Valley || Psalm 103

With the increasing restrictions on day-to-day life, many of us are missing and grieving the loss of being together. Since the beginning of the year, we've been going through a series - In The Valley - looking at 'valley' emotions, those difficult emotions we have to deal with.
As we continue through the valley that is Coronavirus, it's important to fix our minds on God for our comfort and protector.

Jesus' Centrally Important Gospel Mission || CMS Link Missionaries || Luke 24:36-53​

In our first Live Streamed service, we welcomed Chris and Julie Dean, our new link missionaries from CMS. Chris and Julie hope to go to Timor Leste (once the global shutdown is lifted) to bring the good news of Jesus to people there. Chris looks at Luke 24, and the reality of the risen Jesus.

Hope || In the Valley || Psalm 27

Hope. Through all the Valley emotions in this series, hope remains. The state of mind that something good might happen, or something bad might not happen. Through the bible, we see an ultimate hope in Jesus - the belief that something good WILL happen. Kirk finishes our In The Valley series with this valley emotion - hope.

Despair || In the Valley || Psalm 88

This is a tough topic. We believe that God has something to speak into all the circumstances of our life, including fun times and tough times. 
Through this series, we're dealing with difficult emotions. In this episode, we look at despair. Tim encourages us to trust this difficult area of our emotions to our loving heavenly father. To trust that God's word speaks into all areas of our lives. And to trust in the power of the Holy Spirit as we delve into this topic.
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Guilt || In the Valley || Psalm 38

Do you feel guilty about buying things you don't need? Or about drinking too much on the weekend? Maybe sugar and chocolate is your guilty pleasure. What does the bible tell us about feelings of guilt? Julie continues our In the Valley series, looking at the feeling of guilt, and what Psalm 38 says about it.

Anger || In the Valley || Psalm 137

The imagery of 'anger' is often fire - burning with anger, smouldering with anger, anger flaring up inside us. There's always a spark to it as well, something that sets us off. Do you get irritated, annoyed, or frustrated? Don't we all. Tim continues our In the Valley series with this look at Psalm 137, and the anger contained within.

Fear || In the Valley || Psalm 56

There are many ways the Bible approaches the feeling of fear - too many to fit in one talk, in fact - whether it's a helpful caution or a reverent fear or an irrational anxiety.
This week, Kirk bring us one of these examples from the book of Psalms as well as a personal example from his own life as he explores how the love of Jesus fits into all this.