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Ask: Where did you see God’s beauty today? Listen: “Creator of the Stars of Night” by High Street Hymns https://open.spotify.com/track/61thVNbp6SmI8m2OfymXkd?si=5bd2a387a7bb496f Art: Starry Night (1889) Vincent Van Gough Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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Ask: Where can you see God’s deliverance, even in the midst of sorrow? Listen: “Kyrie 2007” by Cardiphonia https://open.spotify.com/track/7AcJ7QKkTePkDm6g1VnnGi?si=332bf0450282497c Art: The Nativity (1891) by Gari Melchers. Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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Welcome to the second part of our advent series for 2024! Today Greg is sharing on Peace: 1. Peace With God 2. Peace Within 3. World Peace Alongside our Sunday teaching, we have a daily advent reflection available on our social media & podcast platforms. SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/5tgYs0DLkpe3yxj15nTRUh?si=KWSJIsI-Q7auMNx4WLn6xg WEBSITE …
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Ask: In what ways could you meet a need around you this week? Listen: “Wonder (Advent)” by Marian Grace https://open.spotify.com/track/5mkzcRNBqB6BA03kLPnAxo?si=f6cfbd336b0340d7 Art: God is with Us (2006), Hanna Varghese Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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Ask: What brings you joy right now? Listen: “All Shall Be Well,” by Ordinary Time https://open.spotify.com/track/6I5S04AmZG7RKKETWtTyk9?si=150d7bd0c8b2433d Art: The Birth of Christ (1896) by Paul Gaugin Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh OxenreiderPor Goodlife | Church
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Ask: What is your honest hope for this third week of Advent? Listen: “Messiah” by Bifrost Arts https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZJhFgLlmSCqISblokyajh?si=c9f31b787b054277 Art: Adoration of the Shepherds, (1622) Gerad van Honthorst Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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Ask: In what ways have you enjoyed the season of Advent this week? Listen: “Immanuel” by the Liturgists https://open.spotify.com/track/0gAjm4oTboxqjy0XwHQQ48?si=3e4474586d1d42c8 Art: Be Not Afraid by Scot Erickson. Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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Ask: In what ways can you keep quiet the noise around you this week? Listen: “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” by Holy City Hymns https://open.spotify.com/track/78ElPZXksY9XCQdZyAyenF?si=9eeae1e713094ff7 Art: Guatamalan Nativity, (1990) by John Giuliani Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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Ask: In what ways can you bless those around you this week? Listen: “Hope” by the Brilliance https://open.spotify.com/track/2SLtSUwCKw9s7r8EVNubxw?si=3ef2bae3f02243f7 Art: Christmas Scene by Kim Heung Jong Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh OxenreiderPor Goodlife | Church
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Ask: In what small ways have you seen the true beauty of Advent today? Listen: “Canticle of the Turning” by Emmaus Way https://open.spotify.com/track/3j8k6tT6jczRskPID7KU0C?si=8b4d35020a064ecf Art: Adoration of the Shepherds (1689), Charles Le Brun Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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Welcome to the second part of our advent series for 2024! Mike is sharing on joy... not just a superficial joy, but joy for every season. 1. Joy Defies Circumstance 2. Grows In Community 3. Invites Us Into God's Upside Down Kingdom "Consumerism only bloats the heart. It can offer occasional and passing pleasures, but not joy" - Pope Francis Alongsi…
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Ask: How does remembering the brevity of life add richness to Advent? Listen: “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus” by Chris Tomlin https://open.spotify.com/track/772u0BD76oq8c4JqCLxpUH?si=5c9b8debddbc4ad4 Art: Nativity (1998), by Hiroshi Tabata Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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Ask: What are some examples of God’s beauty that you’ve seen today? Listen: “The Maker of the Sun and Moon” by Laurence Housman. Performed by Jenny & Tyler. https://open.spotify.com/track/0vDagyGvbtixyKzmapxWlV?si=0a9dc81521bf4735 Art: Gold, 2024 by Jess Le Clerc Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreide…
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Ask: What is your honest hope for this second week of Advent? Listen: “All things new” by Andrew Peterson https://open.spotify.com/track/3uwWvEeyinWZsYY0VAkqjd?si=996ecf9b2d394de1 Art: The Birth of Christ (1405) by Andrei Rublev Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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ADVENT (Week 1, Day 7): Mary and Joseph Look with Faith on the Child of Jesus at His Nativity by Elizabeth Wang & Psalm 117
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Ask: In what ways have you enjoyed the season of Advent this week? Listen: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” by Sufjan Stevens https://open.spotify.com/track/2HGauri7NDGHmTKM3C34g1?si=10ff1916d044485a Art: Mary and Joseph Look with Faith on the Child of Jesus at His Nativity (1995) by Elizabeth Wang. Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light…
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Week 1 Day 6 Ask:Where do you see the hand of God working in the midst of the shadows? Listen: “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” by Ordinary Time https://open.spotify.com/track/2NZayHcOJvWHk2t1aUHZoH?si=bd9b3b88e6a84f18 Art: Jose y Maria (2014) by Everett Patterson Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreide…
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Ask: Where have you noticed God today? Listen: “May you Find a Light” by The Brilliance https://open.spotify.com/track/1Bhq5TNKTHZ8nYVHDF7UlF?si=d7957ef463aa4fbc Art: The Annunciation (1898) by Henry Ossawa Tanner Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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Ask: What are you looking forward to about Christmas? Listen: “Saviour of the Nations, Come” by Holy City Hymns https://open.spotify.com/track/182GkTkFgks9v5Vkf14fWD?si=5007581520bc4ec0 Art: Dreamtime Birth, by Greg Wetherby Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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Today we are kicking off our advent series for 2024! Hannah is sharing on hope... Hope for the present & hope for the future. Hope is not the anticipation of a positive outcome based on reason, rather is the anticipation of a positive outcome based on God's trustworthiness. Alongside our Sunday teaching, we have a daily advent reflection available …
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Ask: In what way might God remember the oppressed through YOU, this Advent? Listen: “In Labor All Creation Groans” by Bifrost Arts https://open.spotify.com/track/182GkTkFgks9v5Vkf14fWD?si=e22f36eba3db441e Art: The Christ of the Breadlines (1950) by Fritz Eichenberg Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenrei…
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Ask: When has God shown faithfulness to you in your past? Listen: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” by Sufjan Stevens https://open.spotify.com/track/6jwuR8NmVaAAjwuJuKNjKr?si=70403b4841634aeb Art: Jesus Hears Mary’s Song (2018) by Mike Moyers Devotional based on the work Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, by Tsh Oxenreider…
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Ask: Are there areas of your life that you are afraid to open up to the light? If so, what can you do this advent season to prepare to let God in? Listen: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” by Sara Groves https://open.spotify.com/track/0SHqEOAX5JeSl26nboNSkz?si=216fe06d22064cbd Art: The Ancient of Days, by William Blake. Devotional based on the wor…
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Hey, welcome to our Goodlife podcast, we're so glad your here. This week we celebrated our annual Thanksgiving Sunday - a special time to reflect on God's goodness and faithfulness. Josiah has a top 10 highlight reel for the year and then Mike shares his personal reflections and invites us to join in God’s incredible story of restoration, reflectin…
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On Sunday we were incredibly privileged to have Marjan Beer share with us as a part of our series on JESUS ENCOUNTERS. Marjan is such a wonderful member of our community who has recently been running our Women's Retreats as well as our weekly group Bible Studies. In her message she shared about how she reignited her relationship with Jesus through …
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This week we had Special Guest Rev. Dr. Graham Hill sharing on Jonah. As he takes us through the story of Jonah he shares what we can learn about discipleship and more importantly what we can learn about God. He is waiting for us, in the darkest times call out and he will answer. WEBSITE :: https://www.goodlife.org.au/ and https://www.goodlife.org.…
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Hey, welcome to our Goodlife podcast, we're so glad your here. This week Mike introduces our new series call Jesus Encounters. He focuses on two stories in Luke 18 and 19, the blind man and Zacchaeus, both men were outcasts who encountered the grace of Jesus. Mike brings together three points for our reflection: 1. Jesus hears the cried of the oppr…
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Welcome! This week we have a special guest speaker: Jess LeClerc. Jess is an artist and the principal and founder of Art School Co. here on the Sunshine Coast. She is a wife, mother of 4 amazing teens and a much loved part of our Goodlife Community. Given that we are all made in the image of our creator God, Jess calls us to a more creative way of …
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On the back of our God With Us stories we revisit chatting about embodiment with Dan Gettis. God is within us so how can we be attuned to hear him? If you would like to share you're own personal experience hearing the voice of God please DM our socials or email Hannah at hbartle@goodlife.org.au - it doesn't need to be shared on the Podcast if you d…
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Welcome to our weekly Podcast! Today Greg has been left with teaching duties whilst most of the leadership are away. Our Lead Paster Mike left him to talk on "God, Faith, Life, Family... or whatever!" In this teaching Greg shares how he has been learning that God waits for us, a god who speaks to us. - God is a wholistic God - God's voice always al…
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For 8 weeks, we are doing the ‘Practicing The Way Of Jesus’ course. A blueprint on spiritual formation and becoming a disciple of Jesus. We hope you can lean in and discover with us what it means to follow Jesus as a way of life, and see formation integrated into our church and us individually. Mike is wrapping up and sharing on how important Commu…
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For 8 weeks, we are doing the ‘Practicing The Way Of Jesus’ course. A blueprint on spiritual formation and becoming a disciple of Jesus. We hope you can lean in and discover with us what it means to follow Jesus as a way of life, and see formation integrated into our church and us individually. Today Ryan Smith is sharing on Rule Of Life. That when…
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THE PONDERING EPISODES || God With Us #2 || How does hearing God shape us?
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Join Hannah and her friends as they try to understand what does the voice of God sound like. Through the months of May and June, the Goodlife Church community has been unpacking the Holy Spirit in a series called 'Empowering Presence'. As a part of this we had the privilege of hearing from Rev. Dr. Tania Harris on how to hear the voice of God. It w…
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Welcome to the Goodlife Community Church on YouTube! For 8 weeks, we are doing the ‘Practicing The Way Of Jesus’ course. A blueprint on spiritual formation and becoming a disciple of Jesus. We hope you can lean in and discover with us what it means to follow Jesus as a way of life, and see formation integrated into our church and us individually. I…
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Welcome to the Goodlife Community Church on YouTube! For 8 weeks, we are doing the ‘Practicing The Way Of Jesus’ course. A blueprint on spiritual formation and becoming a disciple of Jesus. We hope you can lean in and discover with us what it means to follow Jesus as a way of life, and see formation integrated into our church and us individually. M…
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Welcome to the Goodlife Community Church Podcast! For 8 weeks, we are doing the ‘Practicing The Way Of Jesus’ course. A blueprint on spiritual formation and becoming a disciple of Jesus. We hope you can lean in and discover with us what it means to follow Jesus as a way of life, and see formation integrated into our church and us individually. Greg…
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Welcome to the Goodlife Community Church Podcast! For 8 weeks, we are doing the ‘Practicing The Way Of Jesus’ course. A blueprint on spiritual formation and becoming a disciple of Jesus. We hope you can lean in and discover with us what it means to follow Jesus as a way of life, and see formation integrated into our church and us individually. As w…
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Welcome to the Goodlife Community Church Podcast! For 8 weeks, we are doing the ‘Practicing The Way Of Jesus’ course. A blueprint on spiritual formation and becoming a disciple of Jesus. We hope you can lean in and discover with us what it means to follow Jesus as a way of life, and see formation integrated into our church and us individually. On t…
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Welcome to the first of THE PONDERING EPISODES for 2024! Join Hannah and her friends as they try to understand what does the voice of God sound like. Through the months of May and June, the Goodlife Church community has been unpacking the Holy Spirit in a series called 'Empowering Presence'. As a part of this we had the privilege of hearing from Re…
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Welcome to the Goodlife Community Church Podcast! For 8 weeks, we are doing the ‘Practicing The Way Of Jesus’ course. A blueprint on spiritual formation and becoming a disciple of Jesus. We hope you can lean in and discover with us what it means to follow Jesus as a way of life, and see formation integrated into our church and us individually. Toda…
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Today we have another special guest: Graham Kell. Graham is a kind, wise and accomplished clinical psychologist who for many years served as a pastor here on the Coast. He shares with us about Ibex and what we can learn about them: 1. God doesn't remove your opposition; he equips you to face it. 2. God doesn't make your path smooth; he makes your f…
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We have a special guest speaker this week! Longtime member of Goodlife and principal of Nambour Christian College: Geoff van der Vliet. Geoff shared from Luke and challenged us to understand NICENESS & how followers of Christ can be doing more GOOD. "Followers of Christ should do more good today than what they did yesterday." WEBSITE :: https://www…
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Are you going to be a Spectator or a Player? At Church on Sunday Mike shared that in our Christian faith there isn't an option to be a spectator, it's a journey that we are invited to A PART OF. For his message, Mike is guiding us through listening to God and reflecting, but most importantly what are we going to DO in response to this. We reflect o…
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This week Greg is sharing on wisdom, and asks the question that considering your past experiences, your current circumstances and your future hopes and dreams... What is the wise thing to do? "Wisdom is rooted in relationship with God and the outworking of love." Greg shares 4 ideas that stems from Ephesians 5:15 - 1. Wisdom = God's Will 2. Recogni…
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Today Mike and Hannah are answering questions that have come up over our series on EMPOWERING PRESENCE. This includes: 1. What does the voice of God sound like? 2. How do I know it's God speaking? 3. Does God speak beyond scripture? 4. What do we do when God seems silent? 5. Why does God Speak? On the back of Dr. Rev. Tania Harris message last week…
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This is part five of our 'EMPOWERING PRESENCE' series and we are delighted to have guest speaker Rev. Dr. Tania Harris join us. Tania has a global ministry called God Conversations that equips people to people to recognise and respond to God's voice. Today she shares key insights from scripture and stories to reveal the God who desires to speak to …
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Are Spiritual Gifts still relevant to today's church? (They are!) | Empowering Presence (Week 4)
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This week Mike continues sharing on Spiritual Gifts drawing from 1 Corinthians 12 as a part of the EMPOWERING PRESENCE series. In this video Mike outlines that ALL of these gifts are SPIRIT-LED and only work when they are used lovingly with the intention to build each other up. Mike also explains each Spiritual Gift found in 1 Corinthians 12:8-11: …
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In the third installation of our 'EMPOWERING PRESENCE' series Mike is sharing on Spiritual Gifts. Spiritual Gifts are special abilities given by the Holy Spirit to believers for the edification of the church. For example; Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge, Faith, Gifts of Healing, Miraculous Powers, Prophecy, Distinguishing between Spirits, Speakin…
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Welcome to Week 2 of our series 'EMPOWERING PRESENCE' looking into spiritual gifts and the holy spirit. Today Hannah Bartle shares on The Holy Trinity, significantly the holy spirit and the relationship we are invited into through communion. Communion involves Presence, Reciprocity & Immediacy. Which Hannah explains what these look like through the…
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This week we kick off a new teaching series, EMPOWERING PRESENCE on the Holy Spirit including, what is Pentecost about? Who is the Holy Spirit? How can we hear God’s voice and even know it’s God? Most importantly, how is this relevant to today's church? Today's Message from Mike looks at the day of Pentecost from Acts 1. The Beauty and Power of Pen…
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Happy Mother's Day to all mothers, grandmas, carers & mother figures! "Life is so beautiful. Life is so hard." - Kate Bowler. This mothers day we hold the truth contained in this quote as we seek balance in the beauty, joy, challenges and demands of life and being a parent. Today we have a panel of Mums sharing their wisdom and insights on parentin…
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