St John’s Diamond Creek Talks

Vision 2022 - Growing In Jesus

Trusting that God can do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, by 2022 we aim to be: An Intergenerational Community, which is Loving like Jesus, Growing in Jesus, and Sharing Jesus. Tim this week, looks at how, as a community, we can be Growing In Jesus. We grow up and mature in many ways in our life, but how do we mature in our relationship with Jesus in our work, in our school, in our everyday lives? 
In Colossians 1:28, this episode's passage, Paul writes that we should be proclaiming Jesus, admonishing (or correcting), and teaching everyone with all wisdom. Tim explores these three areas, and how we carry them out with 'all wisdom'.

Vision 2022 - Loving Like Jesus

In this week's episode, Tim looks at the first point of our Church Vision, to "Love Like Jesus". Love is thrown around in our culture all the time, and something that everyone gets on board with. Jesus shows us a much deeper way of loving though. Christian love doesn't come naturally or easily, and involves massive personal sacrifice. God is love, God loves us, and if we love one another, God lives in us. 
The bible reading for this talk is 1 John 4:7-12.

Vision 2022 - An Intergenerational Community

Kirk continues unpacking our new church vision, Vision 2022, looking at our desire to be an intergenerational community. Jesus asks his followers, "Who is my mother, and who is my brother?". As Christians, we are all a part of God's family, and should treat each other as such. Doing life together, with people from generations outside of your own, can be one of the best examples of Christian life.
The bible reading for this talk is Matthew 12:46-50.

Vision 2022 - Know Jesus, Make Jesus Known

This week at our annual St John's Training Day, senior minister Tim Johnson explores how we should consider our priorities, in the context of St John's Vision 2022, when compared to knowing Jesus and making him known. In an example of this from the New Testament, Paul writes to the church in Philippi telling them of a choice he has come to make. A choice between knowing Jesus and everything else in his life.
This week's Bible reading is from Philippians 3:7-11.

Look at Jesus - Follow Me

In the fourth instalment of our Look at Jesus series, senior minister Tim Johnson explores the social connections we form with people of different faiths and the negative stigma around the Christian faith as he challenges us to always be ready to defend our faith. In the Bible, we see Philip invite Nathaniel to meet Jesus.
Tim references the Bible at John 1:43-51

Look at Jesus - Come and See

This week, Delle Matthews continues our Look at Jesus series by following John the Baptist and his disciples as they follow Jesus.
The Bible reading comes from John 1:35-42

Look at Jesus - Lamb of God

Our Look at Jesus series continues with Kirk exploring why John the Baptist would call Jesus the "Lamb of God". What the heck does that mean? Kirk refers to the bible, John 1:29:34.

Look at Jesus - Who are you?

In her first sermon at St John's, Robyn Delbridge kicks off our new series, Look at Jesus, picking up where our Christmas series left off, in the book of John. We meet John the Baptist, who is telling everyone he can about Jesus, who is about to start his public ministry. When asked by the religious leaders, John makes it clear that he isn't the be all and end all, and that soon, someone even greater will be them. 
The reference for this talk is John 1:19-28.

A Creative God

The bible is set up to reveal God's character to us, so we can get to know him better. The beginning of the bible, Genesis 1, and the creation of the universe, reveals part of God's character which is often overlooked: his creativity. 

The Full Story of Christmas

At our 11pm Candlelit Christmas Eve service, Kirk shares a reflection of zooming out from the Christmas story, to remember to look at the full life of Jesus, and to remember that the baby in a manger lived, died and was brought back to life, all for us. Kirk refers to the bible passage John 1:1-14.