St John’s Diamond Creek Talks

I Believe in the Communion of Saints || Delle Matthews || Hebrews 11:32-12:3

We know about Saint John, Saint Paul, even Mother Teresa and Mary McKillop, but what about Saint Gary, or Saint Pam?
 
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I Believe in the Church || Tim Johnson || Ephesians 2:14-22

We’ve spent the last few weeks thinking on statements about God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Today we turn to the Church – what is it we believe about the Church?
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I Believe in the Holy Spirit || Joel Snibson || John 14:15-27

Filled with the Holy Spirit, we’re empowered for mission – to know Jesus and make Jesus known. The Spirit gives us gifts to carry out this mission, and fruits within us to bear witness to the world. For more on the Holy Spirit, including the gifts and fruits of the Spirit, we’ve had a couple of series’ over the years. The 2019 series includes a couple of bonus episodes in addition to talks, including a Q&A.
Go deeper into who the Holy Spirit is with these series:
- 2019: https://stjohnsdc.org.au/talk-series/the-holy-spirit/
- 2022: https://stjohnsdc.org.au/talk-series/holy-spirit/
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I Believe Jesus Ascended || Tim Johnson || Acts 1:1-11

Today, we’re looking at the line of the Apostles' Creed: I believe that Jesus ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father, from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
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I Believe Jesus Rose Again || Maddy Bialecki || Matthew 28:1-10 & 1 Peter 1:3-9

Hopefully today you’ll be challenged to explore more what it is you believe about the resurrection of Jesus; to explore the evidence and what transformative power it holds.
“What Christians Ought To Believe” by Michael Bird is available in the St John’s library, and through many online retailers. There’s also a podcast “7 things I wish Christians Knew” based on his other book by that same name.
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I Believe Jesus Suffered and Died || Tim Johnson || 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

We’ve covered the first few lines of the Apostles’ Creed already – that God the father is almighty, creator of heaven and earth; and that Jesus Christ is both fully God and fully Human. Today, we’re looking at the practicality of what Jesus did in his time on earth.
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I Believe in Jesus Christ || Joel Snibson || Matthew 1:18-35 & Colossians 1:15-20

There’s no mucking about today; it’s a big topic: How can Jesus be fully God and fully Human- and why does it matter?
We’re spending this term looking through the Apostles' Creed, line by line, in a series we’re calling “I Believe” – a line repeated throughout the Creed.
Today “I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary”
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God the Father, Creator of Heaven and Earth || Tim Johnson || Psalm 8

How would you summarise the beliefs Christians hold? Since the second century, the best summary has been found in the Apostles’ Creed – a punchy statement of faith containing the foundational beliefs Christians across the world agree on.
We’re spending this term looking through the Creed, line by line, in a series we’re calling “I Believe” – a line repeated throughout the Apostles’ Creed.
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Jesus' Important Task for Us || Delle Matthews || Luke 24:36-49

Casper, Slimer, Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense- ghosts appear throughout pop culture and we generally accept some rules around ghosts. They can be seen and heard, but usually can’t interact with physical objects, and definitely can’t eat or drink.
The idea of Ghosts goes back a long way into human history though, and in today’s passage we see the risen Jesus working to convince his disciples that he isn’t a ghost, but a fully resurrected body.
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Teaching & Table || Joel Snibson || Luke 24:13-35

Diving into a superhero movie these days can feel disorientating. You might not have read issue 486 of The Amazing Spiderman from 1982, and so are missing some important context for the new movie! Fortunately, your nerdy friend can explain things to you as you go – filling in details and throwbacks that were, at the time, foreshadowing things that are happening now.
Our passage today isn’t exactly like that, but what we do see is the risen Jesus joining dots from right throughout the Old Testament, pointing all the way through generations upon generations to what is happening right there in the 1st century- Jesus’ resurrection and the victory over death that’s just been won.
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