Goodlife Community Church

This Sunday we welcomed our new lead pastor V Gilmour to share her first message at Goodlife. V draws on Romans chapter 8 to focus on the work of the holy spirit, that is so important in following in the way of Jesus and connecting with God our as our Father.

If you would like to know more about Goodlife, connect with us via the following links.

WEBSITE :: https://www.goodlife.org.au/ and https://www.goodlife.org.au/church-notices

On Sunday Nic shared his first message as our new Lead Pastor, offering us an insight into how he became a Christian. The message focuses on Romans 12: 1-2 a call to 'true and proper worship' that does not conform to the pattern of this world, but transforms us as we renew our minds.

Nic offers three key points

1. Our doctrine leads to doxology

2. We must know who/se we are

3. Walking out the truth

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Thanks for joining in a very special Sunday as we welcome our new lead pastors Nic & V Gilmour and their kids to Goodlife Community Church.

We are delighted to have as our special guests Mark & Jan Foreman from their previous church North Coast Calvary Chapel. Mark shares a message of encouragement for Goodlife to follow our good shepherd, Jesus.

1. Be Shepherds with the sheep's best interest in mind.

2. Honour the gate -...

Stephen considers what it means to 'Seek first the kingdom of God' and how it is both now in our midst and not yet, the fulfilment that is ahead. No matter where we are at, God is encouraging us to become Kingdom people, and take one step to participate in his story, becoming more like Jesus.

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On Sunday we had special guest speaker and Goodlife All Star; Ryan Smith. He shared a message based on Jesus' story in Luke 14: 12-24 on The Great Banquet table. Ryan reminds us that we are ALL invited, but so often we have excuses. God is building his church by building a bigger table, who are we inviting to join in?

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This week on the podcast, we’re joined by another one of our Goodlife All Stars—Hannah Bartle.

Hannah brings a powerful message centered on Communion—exploring how, through prayer and the act of breaking bread, we’re drawn into deeper connection with God and with one another. It’s a heartfelt reflection on unity, presence, and spiritual intimacy.

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On Sunday we had special guest speaker and Goodlife All Star; Greg Forrest share with us about navigating change. This was intentional from Greg as our church community goes through a big time of transition and change.

Navigating Liminal Spaces:

- Live in the present

- Embrace change

- Trust divine timing

- Find meaning

DAY IN THE LIFE OF A HARDIE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ZjNemRq3omQ

On Sunday we said Goodbye to the Hardie family who are moving back to NSW to start a new community church. It's a very exciting new season and we are cheering them on and praying for them.

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You can donate to our local chaplains via the Giving page on the Goodlife website: https://www.goodlife.org.au/giving

We had the absolute privilege of having a panel of wonderful people from our local community talk about school chaplaincy and the importance of student support. We were joined by Natasha Wicks, Alex Brain, Stu Cran & Tania Edwards who all shared different experiences and perspectives on chaplaincy.

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On Sunday, Mike Hardie shared with us one his final messages as lead paster at Goodlife. If you've missed that update you can find it here: In his message, Mike is revisiting the idea of "Thank God You're Here", a message he shared over 4 years ago about how can we, as followers of christ, be a group of people that when we show up in a situation people go; "Thank God You're Here".

This sermon takes a look at 2 Kings 6 which demonst...

On Sunday, Mike shared a beautiful message about The Shema and how Jesus creates a radical combo of new and old teaching that all law and prophets hang on 2 things: 

1. Love the lord our God with all of our Heart, Soul, Mind & Strength

2. Love our neighbour as we love ourself

Mike highlights how Jesus is reshaping The Shema and a passage from Leviticus as a radical combo - A THEOLOGICAL EARTHQUAKE! 

"You can't love someone yo...

On Sunday was our annual COMPASSION SUNDAY gathering where we highlight our partnership with Compassion to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. It was a fantastic morning where Ryan Smith (Our local compassion correspondent) shared about hope in the neighbourhood.

"God's not dead, he's bread" - Sister Mary Conita

Ryan draws from Matthew 15 and the feeding of the 5000 with 7 loaves of bread and 2 small fish. Like Jesus, we ...

For Mother's Day this year, Mike is talking to a panel of mothers from our community. He asks them what is something you have done with your kids that you're proud of? And how has being a mum shaped your spiritual journey?

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In Mike's Message today he is continuing to share on 'Heart Health' as found in Proverbs 4:23, "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." And in this message focuses on envy & desire.

"You don't rid envy by trying harder- you heal by bringing it into the light and yielding to the spirit."

Mimetic Process-

1. Imitation (I want what they want)

2. Rivalry (competition)

3. Conflict (tearing each other ...

On Sunday Mike Hardie shared about what scripture says about our heart. In proverbs 4:23 it says "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."

HEART PRACTICES:

1. Reflective Prayer

2. Confession

3. Forgiveness

4. Yield to the Spirit

5. Renew Your Mind

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Happy Easter! Over the weekend we had fantastic services for Good Friday & Easter Sunday here at Goodlife. For the podcast we've including a poem called 'Jesus Road To The Cross' from our Good Friday Gathering. And then we have a special message from Mike Hardie on Jesus' resurrection but also about the invitation into transformation and renewal this Easter.

Easter is NOT the happy ending to Good Friday. It's the beginning of a...

In the lead up to Easter, we are reaching the end of our series looking through the Gospel of Luke. On Sunday, we had guest speaker James Hall share about Palm Sunday and what that has meant to him as an Anglican Priest. James wonderfully shares about the traditions he took part in and how the powerful imagery would allow him to feel the depth and the meaning of the journey to the cross and the Easter story.

The invitation this Eas...

As we approach Easter, Hannah Bartle continues our series through the Gospel of Luke. She is sharing about Luke's Good News on THE KINGDOM OF GOD from Luke 9's 'The Parable of the Ten Minas/Pounds'. Hannah sets out to answer 3 questions:

1. What is the Kingdom of God?

2. Who can be a part of it?

3. Who is the king?

"The kingdom of Jesus, when actually lived by the church, is a rebuke to the principalities and powers of this world, ...

From Advent into Easter we are going through the Gospel of Luke. Today Mike is sharing about Luke's Good News on Humility from Luke 18:9. Jesus shares a parable about what it means to be justified, and Mike explains justification and how it has been misunderstood. Humility is the posture of deep communion with God. Reliant, grateful, and confident in Christ's love for us.

HEART POSTURE: Stay...

...honest

...humble

...depending

...g...