David Armstrong explores the tension between violent depictions of God in Scripture and the radical peace of Jesus — a vision of God not as vengeful warrior, but a protective mother who seeks peace and wholeness for all.
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David Armstrong teaches on how our understanding of God shapes everything and challenges the idea of an angry, wrathful deity by turning to Scripture and Jesus’ life to reveal a God of love, mercy, and grace.
In Part 3, David Armstrong unpacks Esther’s courageous and strategic actions to save her people, showing how stepping into our own power enables us to speak up for those without a voice, trusting that hope and change are possible.
David Armstrong begins our exploration of the Book of Esther, a captivating narrative from the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament and delves into themes of fear, identity, and resilience.
We explore what it means to live out the Jesus Story in our daily lives by gathering in inclusive community and nurturing spaces of growth, life, and transformation.
We explore the power of stories, reflecting upon the narrative we are living in and the invitation to embrace that we are all sacred, created in God’s image, and invited to live authentically in the story of His grace.
The Trinity is one of the great mysteries of the Christian faith. Jesus ultimate agenda was coming to humanity to reveal what God is actually like — a seamless, dynamic, interwoven community of love that sits at the centre of all things — and the invitation to us to participate in that love and allow it to shape who we are.
In this first teaching David Armstrong looks at how Solitude is not a place but a practice, one that follows Jesus’ pattern of retreating from distractions to be fully present with the Father and returning to serve in community.
The Resurrection is not a happy ending. It doesn't depend on you or need your permission. The resurrection sees Christ standing in the garden alive speaking your name and a word of possibility laced with grace, love and hope.
David Armstrong teaches on the events of Palm Sunday and the moment Jesus project goes public. In one act of parody he exposes abusive power for what it is; fearful, insecure, oppressive and violent…and simultaneously embodies a very different kind of alternative power of the Kingdom of God… co-suffering love expressed in humility and forgiveness
In Part 2 David Armstrong shares how fasting has many physical benefits for our bodies that mirror how it benefits our souls.
In this first teaching David Armstrong looks at how Fasting is one of the best disciplines we have to reintegrate our mind to our body, and offer our whole selves to God in surrender.
In Prayer part 4 David Armstrong explores the fourth stage of prayer: being with God or what the ancient Christians called “union” with God. To contemplate is to look, to gaze upon the beauty of God, receiving his love pouring out toward you in Christ and by the Spirit, and then giving your love back in return.
In Prayer part 1 David Armstrong explores the first stage of prayer: talking to God. One of the single most important tasks of discipleship to Jesus is starting, habituating, and fine-tuning a daily prayer rhythm. So we start our four-week journey simply, by praying pre-made prayers, or what some call a liturgy, to God.
David Armstrong finishes our Advent series looking at this season as a divine invitation and divine interruption.
David Armstrong begins our series Practicing the Way with our first practice, Sabbath — a day of rest by which we cultivate a spirit of restfulness in all of our life. In part 1 we examine how sabbath is, at its most basic, a call to stop, to cease, to be done.
A morning with our friend Jonny Clark exploring the relationship between faith and peacemaking and his own journey into the work of mediation, public theology and peace-building.
David Armstrong teaches on what it means to be a church community shaped and oriented firstly by the values of the Kingdom of God.
As followers of Jesus we invited to locate ourselves in a bigger story, the story of God. This is a story with ancient roots that is still unfolding, and we are invited to embody and live out.
As we begin another church season David Armstrong begins a series that explores some of the values that give shape to our community.