But God: Trusting the ‘But God’ for your Season
by Brooke Wheatley. Kicking off our Term 2 Preaching Series just a fortnight after Chad and Jaye’s transition announcement, Brooke preaches from Matthew 19 on how God speaks to the heart. Also key to the day is their story for 2022 and how they as a family have experienced a ‘But God’ moment in their direction for ministry and Bayside.
Key Text: Matthew 19:16-26
God Chooses Shepherds (John 10)
by Chad Mansbridge. The motif of shepherding threads through the entire scope of the Scriptures, as prophets and apostles alike seek to illustrate God’s relationship with His people and, also, describe the function of human leaders in various contexts. In this message, Chad draws on this powerful biblical theme and encourages us to acknowledge Christ as our Great Shepherd and ourselves as under-shepherds called to love and lead those around us. Key texts include: John 10: 1–21.
20in22: Major ‘Moving-Forward’ News
by Chad Mansbridge. In this ‘once-in-20-year message’, Chad sits down to explain how his season of serving as Bayside’s lead pastor is drawing to an end, as he and Jaye sense the Father leading them to relocate interstate for the next phase of their life and ministry journey. A somewhat tender, yet profoundly prophetic moment for our church, in this message you’ll hear details on the process of Chad and Jaye’s journey thus far, and of God’s plans for our future moving forward. Our 20in22 year just got a whole lot more exciting! Key texts: Acts 20:16–38.
Thank you for being a Mum
By Mal Munro. Mal looks at the different aspects of God's personality and highlights the feminine side of God. Also looking at the heart of God through Naomi as a Mum and Ruth as her daughter in law. Mal celebrates Motherhood and praises mothers for all they do. Key Texts. John 14.17, John 4.24, Is 66.13, Mat 23.37, Gen 1.28, Ruth 1.1-5, V13, V16-17, Chp3.3
20in22: Moving Forward Together
by Chad Mansbridge. After addressing a bit of ‘Family Business’, Chad dons on his ‘teacher hat’ and walks us through a contextual Bible-study of Ancient Israel’s journey in the wilderness; specifically, the second year of their travels, from Mount Sinai to Kadesh Barnea. It is here the Israelites were trained in how to ‘keep in step with the Spirit’—to be a people who followed the cloud of God’s presence. It is also here we see God’s Shepherd-heart … that none would be left behind, but all would move forward together. Key texts: Exodus 40:34-38; Numbers 7:1–2; 9:1–11; 1:1–4; 10:11–13; 9:17–23; John 10:14–16.