Red Door Church

Preacher: Peter Adam This 4 week series in Advent comes from Isaiah Chapter 9, where God tells of the future messiah who will be Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Eternal Father and Prince Of Peace. Today Peter describes Jesus as The Wonderful Counsellor, but not as we traditionally understand the definition of the word 'counsellor'. 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: Jonathan Smith This 8 week series delves into the gold that is in Romans chapter 8. Today Pastor Jonathan completes our journey through Romans 8, looking at the final verses of verse 35 to 39, where we come to the understanding that nothing - or rather, NO THING, can separate us from the love of 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.

Preacher: Jonathan Smith This 8 week series delves into the gold that is in Romans chapter 8. Today Pastor Jonathan looks at verses 31 to 34 in chapter 8. Jonathan shares with us what it really means "If God Is For Us", Having God for us does not mean health, wealth and happiness, which is the message many preach and as a result, short sell the truth of this verse. We are conquerors because God is for us, and NOTHING can conquer or overcome 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.

Preacher: Jonathan Smith This 8 week series delves into the gold that is in Romans chapter 8. Today Pastor Jonathan looks at verses 28 to 30 in chapter 8. Jonathan shares with us the real struggles of fully comprehending verse 28 - how ALL things work for the good of those who love God, yet our daily experiences make us wonder if this is true. We believe because God says it's true, but the things we see and experience make us question the veracity of this statement. But then in verses 29 and 30, Paul tells us how God foreknew, predestined, called, justified and glorified us! 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: Jonathan Smith This 8 week series delves into the gold that is in Romans chapter 8. Today Pastor Jonathan looks at verses 24to 27 in chapter 8 and examines how w live in the time between the first and second advent of Jesus. This time is the "now and not yet" - now where we know of and live in God's grace and saving mercy, but also the not yet, where all of the fullness that entails is not yet been commensurate. 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: Jonathan Smith This 8 week series delves into the gold that is in Romans chapter 8. Today Pastor Jonathan looks at verses 18 to 23 in chapter 8 and examines how we, and all of creation, groan for how God's creation should be. We can only imagine what creation should be because we have no other reference point, but because we do know that God is infinitely more than we can ever be, we know His full creation will be perfect. 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: Jonathan Smith This 8 week series delves into the gold that is in Romans chapter 8. Today Pastor Jonathan looks at verses 12 to 17 in chapter 8 where Paul details the rights and privileges we have because we are adopted by God as His children. 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: Jonathan Smith This 8 week series delves into the gold that is in Romans chapter 8. Today Pastor Jonathan looks at verses 5 to 11 in chapter 8 where Paul examines the mindset of those with the indwelling spirit of 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.

Preacher: Jonathan Smith This 8 week series delves into the gold that is in Romans chapter 8. Today Pastor Jonathan looks at verses 1 to 4 in chapter 8 and goes deep into why there is NO condemnation for those who are IN Christ 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.

Preacher: Jonathan Smith This short two week series looks into prayer - specifically, how Jesus wants us to pray. This week Pastor Jonathan looks at the last parts of the Lord's Prayer, specifically where we should pray for God's provision - for our needs, not our greeds; His protection - keeping us from temptation, trials and evil; and finally, His forgiveness. The main focus of this message is how much God has forgiven us and the cost involved. We struggle with forgiveness because it is costly - when someone hurts us, we want them to pay us back for the hurt. When we forgive, we release the cost - we won't be compensated, it is costly! It is not until we fully recognise the cost to God, the unfathomable cost to Him, that we we can truly appreciate why we should behave the same towards others who have hurt us. 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: Jonathan Smith This short two week series looks into prayer - specifically, how Jesus wants us to pray. He wants us to come to God as His children. We are not to pray to God like He's some ambivalent pantheon who we try to manipulate for our own purpose, but we are to come to Him as His children, recognising that we are in relationship with Him. In this regard we are to pray for His Glory, His Kingdom and His will on Earth as it is in Heaven. The remarkable thing is when we pray for his glory then his kingdom comes and his will is done; when we pray for his kingdom then he is glorified and his will is done; and finally, when we pray for his will, he is glorified and his kingdom comes! 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: Phil Pike As Phil & Petra prepare to leave Red Door church for a move interstate, Phil finishes up our series in 1 Thessalonians. In his letter, Paul finishes up by telling the Thessalonians to love their leaders, He also encourages them to evaluate prophecy in light of apostolic teaching, and finally he prays that God would sanctify his friends completely - in sprit, soul, and body. Phil finishes his ministry at Red Door by encouraging all of us to use our God given gifts the same way - to edify of the church and bring the glory to God's holy name. 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: Jonathan Smith Pastor Jonathan is teaching from 1 Thessalonians 5:14-18. Like a foreign language we desire to speak fluently, living full of faith, love, and hope - living the gospel - doesn't happen overnight. We learn as we go. And as with learning a foreign language, there are some key principles to follow - 1. Don't give up practicing (keep reading God's Word, keep praying) and learning; 2. Get support from and give support to others - we continue to learn from others and we can also teach them; 3. Be thankful in everything - suffering can have a dulling effect on us to God's goodness and grace. The antidote is to celebrate, pray, and give thanks consistently - good and bad times - knowing that God's favour doesn't waver irrespective of our circumstances. 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: Jonathan Smith Pastor Jonathan is teaching through Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica. This message comes from the 1 Thes 5:1 to 5:11. Paul teaches that the Day Of The Lord is coming. Both from writings in the Old Testament and Jesus's words, we see that the Day Of The Lord is destructive, but for those who are in The Lord, they will be saved from this destruction. Pastor Jonathan says that we who are in Christ are saved from this destruction but we are not to be complacent. Giving your life to Jesus is not "tick, I've got my life insurance sorted out", and now let's get on with living. We are warned not be be asleep - not to be unaware - of what is happening around us. 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: Jonathan Smith Pastor Jonathan is teaching through Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica. This message comes from the 1 Thes 4:13 to 4:18. At this point in time, the Thessalonian church were worried about their fellow believers who had died, thinking because they had died before the return of Jesus that they would not be raised. Paul tells them their understanding is wrong. He encourages the believers in Thessalonika that those who died in Christ will rise in Christ, and that they have hope - a hope that others do not have. Pastor Jonathan says that we too have the same hope, however, he also tells us that it is perfectly ok to grieve for people we've lost - the bible itself has many verses depicting grief - but we do not need to grieve like people without hope. 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: Jonathan Smith Pastor Jonathan is teaching through Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica. This message comes from the 1 Thes 3:11 to 4:12. Paul teaches that to truly live as Jesus we must live holy lives. As was common in that culture, sexual immorality was rife. This is in direct conflict to God's command on how we are to live our lives. Paul's message to the Thessalonians is equally apt for us today in our culture. On the bright side, Paul encourages the Thessalonian church to keep loving each other. By living holy lives and loving each other, God's Holy Spirit will be shown to be present in the 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.

Preacher: Jonathan Smith Pastor Jonathan is teaching through Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica. This message comes from the 1 Thes 2:17 to 3:13. Paul is anxious for the people in Thessalonika because they are being persecuted and are suffering, and with suffering comes the temptation to walk away from the faith. He doesn't tell them that there will be no suffering, but rather encourages them to support and strengthen each other. This message is very applicable to us today as we face the ongoing anxiety and suffering caused by COVID. We need to support, encourage and strengthen each other and stand strong in our faith. 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: Jonathan Smith Pastor Jonathan is teaching through Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica. This message comes from the second chapter, verses 13 to 15. A short reading, but it contains a lot. God's word is not only for our education about God, it is also transforming. It changes us. We grow in our faith, we love like Jesus, and we have assured hope because of God's word. 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: Jonathan Smith Pastor Jonathan is teaching through Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica. This message comes from the second chapter of this letter and emphasises to us that Paul's motive for serving the people on Thessalonica comes from wanting to glorify God. As we serve in our own churches, this should be our motivation too, although, at times, because of our nature, we sometimes serve with mixed motives - are we truly serving for God's glory, or are we serving for the praise of people around us? 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: Jonathan Smith Pastor Jonathan is teaching through Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica. This message comes from the first chapter of this letter and emphasises to us that because of God's faithfulness and grace we can work by faith, let our love motivate our labor, and be inspired to endure because of hope in Jesus's second coming. 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.