Northside Church - Sydney

Speaker: Sam Haddon – He Week 3: He is the One Jesus is unique among all the religious leaders of the world – not only because He rose again & lives today, but because He actually made the bold (some would say “outrageous”) claim that He is the only Son of God. In a world of tolerance & acceptance of all faiths & beliefs, that’s a difficult assertion to defend – but as Christians, this belief is at the core of our message.. Reading: John 14:1-7 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – He Week 2: He has overcome Being the only person in history to rise from death (and stay risen) means Jesus has overcome many things – the most obvious being death itself. However, He has also conquered things like fear, pessimism, doubt & defeat. Those who believe “in the power of the Resurrection” are able to overcome & rise above anything that would prevent them from becoming all they are meant to be in Christ. Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23 (GNT)

Speaker – Sam Haddon – Roadblocks Week 5: SUFFERING – Why do bad things happen to good people? From TV screens, to every day life. Pain and suffering is an inevitability in this world. If the God of the bible is so powerful and good, then how can you believe in a God who allows bad things to happen to good people? Reading:Matthew 16:21-28 (NIV)

Speaker – Graham Agnew – He Week 1: He is alive Despite His teaching on the subject, these early disciples failed to grasp the reality of Jesus’ resurrection – until they were confronted by the evidence: a stone rolled away; folded grave clothes; no body. The evidence for Christ’s Resurrection is compelling, as is the evidence for His Living Presence in the world today. Reading: Luke 24:1-12 (GNT)

Speaker – Sam Haddon – Roadblocks Week 4: TRUTH – Aren’t there a lot of truths? We live in a modern society, were everyone’s truth is their own right? How can Christians claim to hold the only truth? Reading: Luke 24:3-35 (GNT)

Speakers: Sam Haddon, Sarah Anderson, Kristyn Haddon – Family Service: Building a legacy. Family Service Building a legacy: partnering together to impress lasting truths on generations. Family services are a way we bring all the Sunday morning programmes together for an inspirational time of teaching, music, drama and lots more.This week we’re focusing on “building a legacy: partnering together to impress lasting truths on generations”.

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Roadblocks Week 3: HELL – Why does God seem so angry? Christians often talk about a “loving God”. If he is so loving, then what about Hell? How can you believe in a God that seems to be loving and yet angry at the same time? Reading: Luke 12:5 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – God is Able Week 4: …Able to Satisfy When Christians talk about “satisfaction in a spiritual sense, they’re referring to a deep level of inner peace and certainty that God is always with them in every circumstance and will never forsake them. In John 15:11 Jesus speaks about this joy “being in us” and that reality “makes our joy complete”. Now there’s a God who is able to satisfy. Reading: John 15:10-17 (GNT)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Roadblocks Week 2: EXCLUSIVITY – Is there really only one way to God? We live in a world full of lots of religions, which are (generally) full of lots of Godly people. How then, can Christians claim to know the “exclusive way to God?” Isn’t Christianity just one of a number of valid faiths? Reading: John 14:5-7 (GNT)

SPeaker: Sam Haddon – God is Able Week 3: …Able to Succeed. Paul is “on a roll” when in Ephesians 3:20, he talks about God “being able to do so much more than we can ever ask for or even imagine”. Here was a man with an unshakeable conviction only limited by the extent of their imagination when it comes to Kingdom outcomes. This is wonderful news for Churches wanting to achieve great things for God. Reading: Eph 3:14-20 (NIV)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Roadblocks Week 1: DOUBTS – What if I have them? What if I have doubts? Is Jesus the ONLY way to God? What about Hell? Why do Christians claim to hold the truth – aren’t there lot’s of truths? If God is so good, why is there suffering in the word? Ever had these questions, or been asked these questions? They are just some of the main “Roadblocks” to Christianity. Join us for this new 6 week series, that will take an insightful and challenging look at the questions you or your friends may have about the faith. Reading: John 20:24-30 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – God is Able Week 2: …Able to Supply. The Christians in Philippi clearly understood the need for generosity when it came to supporting their friend and colleague, Paul. He pays tribute to them and says “it was very good of you to help me” but further down in this passage he attributes his resources to God “who supplies all my needs”. What’s the link between our generosity and God’s provision? Reading: Phil 4:14-20 (GNT)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – God is Able Week 1: …Able to Save The power of Peter’s declaration that “Salvation is to be found through Jesus alone” echoes down through the centuries and forms the very heart of the Christian Gospel. But what are we saved from? What are we saved to? Reading: Acts 4:5-12 (GNT)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – I Heart This Place Week 4: A Place of Care Let’s be real… Life has it’s ups and downs and fair share of knocks. Doctors, and support agencies often care because they have to (it’s their job). Wouldn’t you love a place of Caring filled with people who are concerned not because they have to, but want to? Reading: James 5:7-20 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Cure for the Common Life Week 4: Freedom In Captivity It’s one of the great paradoxes of the Christian faith, that true freedom is actually to be found in surrender and commitment to Jesus Christ. It was He who said: “Those who save their life will lose it…” Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 (GNT)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – I Heart This Place Week 3: A Place That’s Different The new TV series Revenge seems to aptly characterise the trend of the world around us. An eye for an eye… get even! Wouldn’t you love a place that’s DIFFERENT? Reading: James 4:1-12 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Cure for the Common Life Week 3: Putting “Purr” into Purpose. An engine running smoothly for the purpose it was made for is said to be “purring”. Similarly, when our lives are pursuing the purpose for which God made us, we can discover a much greater level of “performance”. Reading: Philippians 1:20-26 (GNT)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – I Heart This Place Week 2: A Place of Equals. In societies and cultures all around the world, we see all sorts of distinctions. Maybe you’ve felt them, whether Social, Economic or Racial?. How and WHY is the Church such a radically different picture? Wouldn’t you love a place of Equality? Reading: James 2:1-7 (GNT)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Cure for the Common Life Week 2: Different Gifts, One Giver. How can/does our faith in Jesus Christ move us from mediocrity to making a difference? Discovering and using the gifts God has given us is a crucial factor in taking us out of the mundane… Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (NIV)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – I Heart This Place – Week 1: A Place of Stability From Governments, to Corporations, their laws and policies are constantly changing and being changed. What if there were a place where the guiding principles were constant. Wouldn’t you love a Place of Stability? Reading: James 1:18-27 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Cure for the Common Life Week 1: Discover Your Uniqueness. How can/does our faith in Jesus Christ lift us above the mundane and the predictable components of our lives? The starting point is the realisation we are all “originals”… everyone is unique! Reading: Psalm 8:1-9 (GNT)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Success | Significance? Week 4: The X Factor. If keeping just one New Year’s resolution (instead of ten) had the potential to enhance every relationship you currently have, would you be interested in trying it out? Join us to find out more… Reading: 1 John 4:7-21 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Dear God, If Only Week 4: …my FAITH was stronger. I once heard a man say his greatest fear when facing the Lord in Heaven would be to be told what he could have achieved if he’d had more faith! This message from Graham will outline ways of deepening our faith and strengthening our reliance on God. Reading: Mark 2:1-12 (GNT)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Success | Significance? Week 3: Unfathomable Stereotype. He’s a great accountant, she’s a great teacher. Often success dictates who we become. How could your life look different if the pattern were the other way around? Reading: 1 John 3:1-10 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Dear God, If Only – Week 3:… my BURDENS were lighter. A New Year dawns but sadly many people will carry burdens from 2011 into 2012: unresolved conflict, financial worries, health issues and a whole lot more. We can never be free of worry but wouldn’t it be great if we could manage our stress more effectively?

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Success | Significance? Week 2: Conquering Consistency. It’s time for resolutions… and yet the ones from last year seemed to have been filed away in a box somewhere? What will it take to conquer consistency this year? Reading: 1 John 2:3-14 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Dear God, If Only Week 2: …my FEARS were smaller. Someone has said “Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed!” It’s natural to experience fear and apprehension in various areas of our lives, but God does not want us to be bound by our fears. His love for us is designed to cast out all fear (1 John 4:18). Reading: 1 John 4:13-21 (GNT)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Success | Significance? Week 1: New Beginnings. Each New Year brings the dawn of new opportunities and possibilities. Success and significance are both something we all desire… the question is how will you define them?Reading: 1 John 1:1-4 (NIV)

Speak: Graham Agnew – Dear God, If Only – Week 1: …my VISION was bigger. God has always achieved His purposes through people of vision but sometimes our vision of what He can achieve is somewhat limited. If Only we could broaden our view of what’s possible in His church and in our lives! Reading: Nehemiah 2:11-18

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Moments of Decision Dec 31|Jan 1. Two dates, another day. Yet, this transition often means so much for so many, as the New Year begins. New Hopes, New opportunities, New Starts, New Choices. Jesus was always presenting moments of decision, and he didn’t wait until the New Year. What decisions will you make, as we stand at another fork in the road?Reading: John 1:43-50.

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Makin’ A List & Checkin’ It Twice Week 3: Expect to be Invited Choosing Christmas Expectations Christmas is all about making lists: gift lists, invitation lists, holiday check lists etc. The one list most people forget to draw up is the one relating to their expectations of this amazing Season – but that’s the most important one of all! Reading: Luke 2:8-20 (GNT)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – HIStory Week 5: Jesus: The Wiki-Leak In 2011, the term “Wiki-Leak” became part of household vocabulary. It was the first time some of the most secretive information in the world, was revealed publicly on a widespread scale… or was it? In this message, we’ll discover that Jesus Christ is history’s greatest wiki-leak. The public revelation of the most precious information in the universe! Reading John 1:16-18 (NIV)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – HIStory Week 4: Jesus: The God. Personified Have you ever wondered what God looks like? What he would do in certain situations? It’s a question that has plagued humanity for centuries, and many of the world religions to this day…. except one. In this message we’ll uncover the answers to those questions, and see Christianity’s empowering uniqueness. Reading John 1:14 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Makin’ A List & Checkin’ It Twice Week 2: Expect to be Challenged Choosing Christmas Expectations Christmas is all about making lists: gift lists, invitation lists, holiday check lists etc. The one list most people forget to draw up is the one relating to their expectations of this amazing Season – but that’s the most important one of all! Reading: Matthew 1:18-24 (GNT)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – HIStory Week 3: Jesus: The Lifeguard. Who said Bondi Rescue was the only story of a lifesaver plucking people from danger ? When the problem is far greater than a few waves, what do we do? Reading John 1:9-13 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Makin’ A List & Checkin’ It Twice Week 1: Expect to be Surprised. Choosing Christmas Expectations. Christmas is all about making lists: gift lists, invitation lists, holiday check lists etc. The one list most people forget to draw up is the one relating to their expectations of this amazing Season – but that’s the most important one of all! Reading: Luke 1:39-49 (GNT)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – HIStory Week 2: Jesus: The One A recent television show called “The ONE”, is gaining large popularity across our nation. In it, various contestants seek to bring meaning, to the insights and aspects of stranger’s lives. In a world that is constantly looking to make sense of daily life, why can some of us still end up feeling just as mystified? Are you looking for the right “ONE”?? Reading John 1:3-5 (NIV)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Dark | Light The difference between dark and light can seem like worlds apart, yet years ago, God flicked on the switch and bridged that gap. Are you living a life of light, or is it time to come out of the dark? Reading: John 1:3-5 (NIV)

Speaker: Sam Haddon – HIStory Week 1: Jesus: The Reason. “His story”, the story of Jesus, is one that changed the direction of human history. No person has ever been talked about, nor shaped the course of cultures, nations and the world the way He has. Join us this new 5 week series as we uncover HIStory. Reading: John 1:1-13 (NIV)

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Stop. Revive. Survive. – Psalm 139. Psalm 139 speaks of the close, intimate relationship we can enjoy with God, our Heavenly Father. In that relationship, we can know a deep sense of freedom and release because the God we know so imperfectly, knows us through and through; the God we search for has sought us and found us. This is the kind of relationship available to all through Jesus Christ. Reading: Psalm 139:1-12 (GNT)

Speaker: Steve Hodgson Steve balances his time between fresh Hope Youth, working with youth and young adult ministries across Churches of Christ in NSW in training, equipping and resourcing leaders, and also working as a local Youth Pastor at Epping Church of Christ. Steve desires to see the youth and young adults of our nation to step up into all that God has invited them to be alongside Him. He is passionate about developing young leaders and raising up and releasing the next generation of Kingdom influencers for the church in Australia. Steve also desires to see those who follow Jesus step into the adventure of deep discipleship as they are shaped by Christ moment to moment.

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Boundless Generosity Well…Jesus once drew a line in the sand, but it wasn’t to do with money. Instead, His interpretation of years of financial law gave rise to a radical motive for generosity, that is still impacting the world today…How do we live a life of “Boundless Generosity?” Reading: Duet 26:1-11, Luke 11:37-42 (NIV)

Speaker: Michael Thomas – From the Heart with Michael Thomas. Michael was called to ministry at a young age and begun his training at only 17. He brings over a decade of ministry experience to Northside’s leadership, with almost six years serving as Northside’s Worship Pastor. Michael has studied at WAAPA and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and was the Director of Music of St Andrew’s College, Sydney University for four years. Michael currently oversees Northside’s Creative Ministries, including Worship and Creative Arts and Media Departments as well as most aspects involved in our Sunday Services

Speaker: Michael McQueen – From The Heart PM Service – Week 1 Michael is a world renowned speaker, social researcher & business owner. Michael is the founder of a training consultancy called The Nexgen Group – primarily focused on helping generations better understand & connect with each other. Michael has worked with over 100,000 people across Australia, South East Asia & North America. Michael has been a Worship Leader at Northside for six years & also leads one of the Young Adult Connection Groups.

Speaker: Kristyn Haddon – From The Heart AM Service – Week 1 Kristyn serves as Northside’s Youth Pastor, overseeing both Friday night and Sunday morning youth programs. Kristyn also works at Wesley Mission as a Case Worker, supporting young people between the ages of 16-23 who are homeless. Kristyn completed her Bachelor of Theology through ACOM and also holds a Bachelor of Community Welfare.

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Family Tithes – Week 2: How Much Should Christians Give? Well…Jesus once drew a line in the sand, but it wasn’t to do with money. Instead, His interpretation of years of financial law gave rise to a radical motive for generosity, that is still impacting the world today… Reading: Deuteronomy 26:1-1, Luke 11:42

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Stop. Revive. Survive. – Week 4: Psalm 103. Pausing regularly to thank God for His mercy and forgiveness is a key to our emotional and spiritual survival. It’s clear from Psalm 103 the writer had absolute confidence in the cleansing power of God and it enabled him to say “He blesses me with love and mercy…” We can learn much from this man’s experience. Reading: Psalm 103:1-14

Speaker: Sam Haddon – Family Tithes – Week 1: Why Do Christians Give? In a world where so many aim to hang on to their wealth vigorously, there is a Family of people (Christians) who are trying to vigorously give it it away…. WHY? Join us for this brief new series as we seek to tackle the questions surrounding Christianity and money. Reading: 1 Chronicles 29:1-8

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Stop. Revive. Survive. – Week 3: Psalm 40. The ability to recover after setbacks and disappointments is made that much easier when we believe God is “on our case”. The writer of Psalm 40 talks about “waiting patiently for the Lord” and it’s clear this was a big factor in his emotional and spiritual survival. More next week… Reading: Psalm 40:1-5

Speaker: Graham Agnew – Stop. Revive. Survive. – Week 2: Psalm 27. The conquest of fear and anxiety is an important factor in our emotional and spiritual survival. The writer of Psalm 27 discovered great solace and strength through a consistent approach to worship. Graham will explain more next week… Reading: Psalm 27:1-6