Abide Sydney

Mother's Day - Heather Starr

Abide Sydney — Tue, 12 May 2026 14:11:22 +1000

This week we take a pause in our series for Mother's Day as we hear from Heather Starr, Elder at Abide Shire, sharing a powerful and encouraging Mother's Day message.

Radiant: The Fire That Forms You - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Wed, 06 May 2026 14:50:38 +1000

This week, Pastor George Solomon continues our Radiant series, taking us through Acts: 4:25-31, exploring how we walk through trials with boldness, faith, and confidence in God's Power

Radiant: The Authority of The Believer - Penny Telford

Abide Sydney — Wed, 06 May 2026 12:19:51 +1000

This week Penny Telford continues our Radiant: Rediscovering the Purpose and Beauty of the Church series through Acts 3:1-6 and 4:8-13, exploring bold faith and the power of Jesus' name.

Radiant: Prayer That Works - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 05 May 2026 16:04:53 +1000

This week we continue our new series "Radiant: Rediscovering the Purpose and Beauty of the Church". Ps Andy Bennett shares from Acts around the power and purpose of Prayer.

Radiant: Continuing the Ministry of Jesus - Ps James Murray

Abide Sydney — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:25:49 +1000

This week we continue our new series "Radiant: Rediscovering the Purpose and Beauty of the Church". Ps James Murray shares from Acts 3:1-16 around allowing the Holy Spirit to work within us.

Radiant: Devoted, The Bride and her Bridegroom - Ps Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:02:35 +1000

This week we start our brand new series "Radiant: Rediscovering the Beauty and Power of the Church". Ps Andy Bennett shares from Acts 2:41-47 around our Devotion our worship to God, a way of life with each other, and as a witness to the world.

Radiant: Rediscovering the 3 Baptisms - Ps James Murray

Abide Sydney — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:57:29 +1000

This week we start our brand new series "Radiant: Rediscovering the Purpose and Beauty of the Church". Ps James Murray shares from Acts 2:1-24 around how Baptism is the end of one way of life, and the beginning of another.

Radiant: The Infilling of the Holy Spirit - Deklan Van de Straat

Abide Sydney — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:43:56 +1000

This week Pastor Deklan kicks off our new series Radiant: Rediscovering the Purpose and Beauty of the Church, sharing from Acts 1:4-8, exploring the promise and power of the Holy Spirit for every believer.

From Garden to Glory: The Cost of The Cross - Nick Gale

Abide Sydney — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:37:49 +1000

This week, Nick Gale continues our From Garden to Glory series with a powerful look at Matthew 27:27-44, reflecting on the suffering of Jesus and the depth of His sacrifice.

Easter Sunday: What God Can Do With What Remains - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:04:24 +1000

This week, we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus. Pastor George Solomon shares a powerful Easter Sunday message from Luke 24:1, reminding us of the hope found in the empty tomb.

From Garden to Glory: The Finished Work of The Cross - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:31:41 +1000

This week Pastor James Murray continues our From Garden to Glory series, unpacking Matthew 27:45 and the powerful moment of darkness at the corss, revealing the depth of Jesus' sacrifice.

Easter Sunday: Blood, Water and Hope - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:18:40 +1000

This week we celebrate the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. Ps James Murray shares on Easter Sunday from John 19: 28-37 around the Resurrection of Jesus, and how he brings New Life.

Easter Friday: It Should've been Me - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:31:53 +1000

Today on Good Friday we celebrate the Final week of our series: 'From Garden to Glory'. Ps Andy Bennett shares from Isaiah 52:2-12 around the death of Jesus, the true price he paid, and the freedom that he gave us.

From Garden to Glory: It is Finished - Pat Montelongo

Abide Sydney — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:14:43 +1100

This week we continue our Brand New Series: 'From Garden to Glory'. Pat Montelongo shares from Matthew 26:33-54 around Palm Sunday and the authority that we live in as Christ Followers.

From Garden to Glory: Which Jesus will you Choose - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:43:02 +1100

This week we continue our Brand New Series: 'From Garden to Glory'. Ps James Murray shares from Matthew 27:15-31 around the image that we form of Jesus.

From Garden to Glory: When Religion and Disciples Fail - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:48:36 +1100

This week Pastor James Murray continues our series Garden to Glory. Speaking from Matthew 26:57, Pastor James shares a message titled When Religion and Disciples Fail.

From Garden to Glory: Love that Ignites Courage - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:48:35 +1100

This week we continue our Brand New Series: 'From Garden to Glory'. Ps Andy Bennett shares from Matthew 26:57-67, and how Jesus came as as our great High Priest, and the Lamb of God.

From Garden to Glory: The Betrayal - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:24:18 +1100

This week Pastor George continues our Garden to Glory series. In Luke 22:47–52, he shares about the table Jesus has set before us - an invitation into grace, surrender, and the heart of Christ.

From Garden to Glory: The Confronting Truth, and His Amazing Grace - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:34:44 +1100

This week we start our Brand New Series: 'From Garden to Glory'. Ps James Murray shares from Matthew 26:47-55 around the incredible Nature of Christ's Grace in the context of Truth.

From Garden To Glory: Not My Will - Patrick Montelongo

Abide Sydney — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:41:32 +1100

This week we kick off our new series Garden to Glory. Patrick Montelongo brings a powerful message, Not My Will, unpacking Matthew 26:36-26.

From Garden to Glory: Garden of Surrender - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:46:13 +1100

This week we start our Brand New Series: 'From Garden to Glory'. Ps James Murray shares from Matthew 26:36-46 around how Salvation flows from Surrender.

Formed: Restored to Reign - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:32:13 +1100

This week we conclude our series: 'FORMED'. Ps Andy Bennett shares from Matthew around The Kingdom of Heaven, and how we are called to Seek First the Kingdom.

Formed: Community - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:51:17 +1100

This week we continue with our new series: 'FORMED'. Ps James Murray shares from Ephesians 2:1-5, 19-22 around Community, and how community is a Gospel compelled Reaction.

Formed: Discipleship - Growing in Spiritual Maturity with Others - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:38:00 +1100

This week Pastor James Murray continues our Formed series, teaching from Matthew 28:16 on living a life of devotion and goring in spiritual maturity together.

Formed: Devotion - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:28:10 +1100

This week we start of our new series: 'FORMED'. Ps James Murray shares from Acts 2:42-47 around Devotion, and what a Life of Devotion looks like as Followers of Christ

Formed: A Communal Devotion - Deklan Van de Straat

Abide Sydney — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:41:45 +1100

This week, Pastor Deklan kicks off our new series Formed, teaching from Acts 2 on how living by the Scriptures shapes the way we live and grow as believers.

Pursuit: Desire Realignment - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:36:20 +1100

In the final week of our Pursuit series, Pastor James Murray teaches from Matthew 6:5 on the true purpose of fasting - not self-punishment, but realigning our desires with God.

Pursuit: I Used to Hate Fasting Until I Discovered Something - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:53:01 +1100

This week we continue in our series: Pursuit. Ps Andy Bennett shares from Matthew 6:16–18 around how Fasting impacts our life and our relationship with God.

Pursuit: Gospel Rhythm of Repentance - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:37 +1100

This week we continue in our series: 'Pursuit'. Ps James Murray shares from Ezekiel 18:30-32 around Repentance, and what a Gospel Rhythm of repentance looks like.

Pursuit: Consecration - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:10 +1100

This week, Pastor George continues our Pursuit series with a message from Joel 2. He unpacks the question, What is consecration? and explores what God expects from us when it comes to living a consecrated life.

Pursuit: The Transformative Power of Prayer - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:32:21 +1100

We’re launching a brand new series, Pursuit, and Pastor James opens it by taking us to Luke 11:1–4. In this message, he explores the transformative power of prayer and reminds us that prayer doesn’t just change circumstances, it changes us. When we pray more, we change more.

Love, Joy, Peace: Peace on Earth, A Christmas Truce - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:37:54 +1100

This week we start our Finish off series: Love, Joy, Peace. Ps Andy Bennett shares from Luke 2:6–14 and how Perfect Peace comes from Christ alone.

We at ABIDE wish you a blessed Christmas, and hope this season is filled with the Love, Joy, and Peace that only Christ can bring!

Love, Joy, Peace: Defiant Joy - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:14:55 +1100

This week we continue our brand new series: Love, Joy, Peace. Ps James Murray shares from John 15:9-11 and challenges us around the idea of having Christ's perfect and complete Joy in our Lives

Love, Joy, Peace: One Way Love - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:04:43 +1100

This week we start our brand new series: Love, Joy, Peace. Ps James Murray shares from 1 John 4:7-12 and challenges us around the idea of having One Way Love.

Pneuma - Panel: George Solomon, Nick Gale, Penny Telford

Abide Sydney — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:38:22 +1100

This week we finish our Pnuema series looking at the Holy Spirit with a panel lead by Pastor George. Joining him is Penny and Nick to answer questions about the Spirit; it's role in our lives and overall faith journey.

Pneuma: Be, Being-Filled; - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:11:34 +1100

This week we continue our brand new series: Pneuma. Ps James Murray shares from Matthew 25: 1-13 and challenges us around what is fuelling our Faith.

Pneuma: Holy, or Soley? A Gracious Gift From God - Brendan Elliot

Abide Sydney — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:29:39 +1100

This week we kick continue our brand new series: Pneuma. Brendan Elliot shares from 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 around the power of the Holy spirit in our lives

Pneuma: Surrender to the Spirit - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:04:27 +1100

This week Pastor James looks at the Holy Spirit and how He should shape our lives; how we should surrender and accept Him instead always needing to control everything we need to trust Him. Freedom is found in surrender.

Pneuma: The Transforming Power of the Holy Spirit - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:22:05 +1100

This week we kick continue our brand new series: Pneuma. Ps Andy Bennett shares from 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 around the power of the Holy spirit in your lives and how He Moves into the Chaos, brings the Word to Life, and forms your True Self.

Pneuma: The Battle of Flesh and Spirit - Deklan Van de Straat

Abide Sydney — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:52:38 +1100

Our next episode in the Pneuma series; Deklan goes to Galatians 5 to talk about the flesh and the Holy Spirit - their ongoing battle in our lives and what we need to allow the Spirit to win.

Pneuma: The Convicting Power of the Holy Spirit - Christian Anstey

Abide Sydney — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:30:44 +1100

This week we kick continue our brand new series: Pneuma. Christian Anstey shares from John 16:8-11 around the power of the Holy spirit in your lives, and how through conviction, he draws people to the righteousness of Christ.

Pneuma: Conviction not Condemnation - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 11:25:42 +1100

This week Paster George looks at John 16 and the convictions that the Holy Spirit invokes when we accept it and it fills our lives and actions

Pneuma: The Forgotten Friend - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:04:32 +1100

This week we kick off our brand new series: Pneuma. Ps James Murray shares from John 16: 7-15 around the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

Pneuma: Who is the Unseen Helper - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:54:06 +1100

This week we kick off our new series: Pneuma. Ps George dives into John 14, looking at the Effects, the Truths and the Power of the Holy Spirit.

Faith that Works: Living in the Light of the New Day - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:29:55 +1100

This week we finish up our 8 week series on the Book of James: Faith that works.

Pastor Andy Bennett shares from James chapter 5 around the idea of “Living in the Light of the New Day”

Faith That Works: The Effects of Faith - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:07:15 +1100

Pastor James dives into the final part of the Faith that Works series unpacking James 5:1-20. He challenges us that our faith must have an effect on our lives and shows 4 ways that it should.

Faith That Works: Reshaped by Love - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:31:12 +1100

This week we continue our 8 week series on the book of James; Faith that Works. Ps Andy Bennett shares from James 4:1-17 on how we are to be Reshaped by Love, and reminds us to 'Remember', 'Return', and 'Repent'

Faith That Works: Submitting to God - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 12:18:05 +1100

This week Pastor George looks at the start of James chapter 4. Talking about submitting ourselves to God - what can get in the way and how hard it is.

Faith That Works: True Wisdom, and the Pursuit of Unimportance - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:17:42 +1100

This week we continue our 8 week series on the Book of James; Faith that Works. Ps James Murray shares from James 3:12-18 on the power of Godly Wisdom in our lives.

Faith That Works: Wisdom from Above - Glenn Starr

Abide Sydney — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 11:46:08 +1100

This week Glenn looks at James 3: 13-18 and the topic of Wisdom. The Bible talks about wisdom in many places and Glenn outlines two types - Worldly and Heavenly.

Faith That Works: Sanctified Speech- James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:00:30 +1100

This week we continue our brand new 8 week series on the book of James; Faith that Works. Ps James Murray shares from James 3:1-12 on the power of the tongue, and how Christ empowers us to have Sanctified Speech.

Faith That Works: Careless Whispers - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 12:08:07 +1100

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." Pastor George uses James 3:1-12 to show us that this saying can do more damage than good and how powerful words are in the building up and breaking down of the church.

Faith That Works: The Freedom We Gain In Christ - Ward Lucas

Abide Sydney — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:27:53 +1000

This week we continue our brand new 8 week series on the book of James; Faith that Works. Ward Lucas shares from James 2:14-26 on how Real Faith leads back to true freedom in Christ.

Faith That Works: Visible Faith - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 11:57:35 +1000

This week Pastor James looks at James 2:14-25 and how our faith and our works are two sides of a coin when it comes to our lives. The question of having 'dead faith' or 'living faith' is a confrontation that all of us must reflect on.

Faith That Works: The Rich Man, and the True King - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:20:18 +1000

This week we continue our brand new 8 week series on the book of James; Faith that Works. Ps Andy Bennett shares from James 2:1-17, around the idea of seeking Glory for us, verses finding true Glory in Christ.

Faith That Works: Sin of Partiality - Deklan Van de Straat

Abide Sydney — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:44:54 +1000

This week Deklan takes us through the start of James chapter 2. Talking on the topic of partiality - favouring certain people/topics/scripture more than others - and how this is something we must deal with.

Faith That Works: The Power of the Gospel - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:57:39 +1000

This week we continue our brand new 8 week series on the book of James; Faith that Works. Ps Andy Bennett shares from James 1:18-27 on how the Gospel of Jesus changes the relationship with the Word, The World, and Yourself.

Faith That Works: Hearing, Doing, Being - Penny Telford

Abide Sydney — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 11:43:07 +1000

This week we continue in the series Faith that works, looking at the second half of James chapter 1. Penny encourages us to hear, do and be in our walk of faith.

Faith That Works: Joy in the Struggle - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:22:58 +1000

This week we kick off our brand new 8 week series on the book of James; Faith that Works. Ps James Murray shares from James 1:1-18, and why there is Joy in the struggle.

Faith That Works: Joy In The Struggle - Glenn Starr

Abide Sydney — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:43:58 +1000

This week we start a new series called Faith That Works, looking through the book of James. Glenn gives us a beautiful intro to the series talking around how we can and should have joy in the middle or our trials and struggles.

The Relational Gospel: The Victory You’ve Been Waiting For - Pat Montelongo

Abide Sydney — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:35:06 +1000

This week we continue our brand new series; The Relational Gospel. Pat Montelongo shares from Matthew 6:14-15, Colossians 6:12-14 and shows us how to live a life of forgiveness.

The Relational Gospel: A Community of Perpetual Forgivers - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:53:36 +1000

This week we finish up our series; The Relational Gospel. Ps James gives us a great biblical breakdown of forgiveness and how, as the Body of Christ, we should move towards becoming a people of perpetual forgiveness.

The Relational Gospel: How Followers of Jesus Handle Conflict - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:18:48 +1000

This week we continue our brand new series; The Relational Gospel. Ps James Murray shares from Matthew 5:9, 18:15-17 and leads us through practical teaching of how to Biblically handle conflict.

The Relational Gospel: Drama At The Altar - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:21:02 +1000

This week we continue our series; The Relational Gospel. Ps George gives us a great biblical breakdown of our responsibility to reconcile peace with our brothers and sisters as an act of worship before the Lord.

The Relational Gospel: What makes Christian Community Different - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:23:19 +1000

This week we kick off our brand new series; The Relational Gospel. Ps James Murray shares around 1 Peter 1:14-16, 2:1-5 and how The church is a community pursuing Holiness, a community helping one another fight sin and grow in Faith, and a community united by the Spirit around Jesus.

The Relational Gospel: A Gospel Shaped Community, We Belong to One Another - Mark Kelsey

Abide Sydney — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:12:27 +1000

This week we kick off our brand new series; The Relational Gospel. Ps Mark Kelsey shares how a Gospel shaped community is not a side effect of Salvation, but evidence of it.

Salt, Light, Love: Panel - Sydney Shire

Abide Sydney — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:02:20 +1000

As we finish up our series; Salt, Light, Love - our Shire location had a great panel to sum up the entire series with some most asked questions from the last 15 weeks.

Salt, Light, Love: How Will You Respond To the Sermon On The Mount? - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:13:51 +1000

As we come to the end of our series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps James shares around Matthew 7:28-29, 8:1-3 from The Sermon on the Mount, challenging us in our response as Christ Followers.

Salt, Light, Love: Is Jesus God? - Nick Gale

Abide Sydney — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:00:58 +1000

This week, as we finish up our series; Salt, Light, Love. Nick shares around our last teaching scripture from The Sermon on the Mount all around Christ's claim to ultimate authority. We hope that this series has blessed you and your discipleship to Jesus.

Salt, Light, Love: There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather, Just Bad Preparation - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:20:59 +1000

This week we continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps Andy teaches around Matthew 7:21-27 from The Sermon on the Mount, sharing why we are to be not only students, but apprentices of scripture.

Salt, Light, Love: Built To Last - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:29:15 +1000

This week, as we come to the end of our series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps George shares around our next teaching scripture from The Sermon on the Mount all around building the foundations of our faith and our lives on the rock, rather than the sand.

Salt, Light, Love: Lord Lord, I Never Knew You - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:55:34 +1000

This week we continue our series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps George shares around our next teaching scripture from The Sermon on the Mount all around the difference between true and false disciples.

Salt, Light, Love: The Exclusive Way of Jesus - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:38:27 +1000

This week we continue our series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps James shares around our next teaching scripture from The Sermon on the Mount all around the narrow gate vs the wide gate, knowing teaches by their fruit, and the exclusive way of Jesus.

Salt, Light, Love: Two Roads, Two Trees, Two Houses - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:50:45 +1000

This week we continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps Andy shares around Matthew 7:13-27 scripture from The Sermon on the Mount, sharing the difference between Religiosity and a heart that follows Jesus.

Salt, Light, Love: The Point of Prayer - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:44:00 +1000

This week we continue our series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps James shares around our next teaching scripture from The Sermon on the Mount all around asking and receiving and the power of prayer.

Salt, Light, Love: Knock Knock, What's There? - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:24:59 +1000

This week we continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps George shares around our next teaching scripture from The Sermon on the Mount all around asking and receiving.

Acts 1.6-11: Empowered to Witness - Deklan Van de Straat

Abide Sydney — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:01:54 +1000

This week, we take a break for our Salt, Light and Love series to take a deeper look at a beautiful section of Scripture from the book of Acts. Ps Deklan teaches us around the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, the filling of the Holy Spirit and the purpose of witnessing through this empowering.

Salt, Light, Love: The Jesus Way To Judge - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:25:50 +1000

This week we continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps James shares around our next teaching scripture from The Sermon on the Mount all around judgement.

Salt, Light, Love: The Judgement Trap - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:51:16 +1000

This week we continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps George shares around our next teaching scripture from The Sermon on the Mount all around judgement.

Salt, Light, Love: Hidden Greed, and The Kingdom Cure - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:28:44 +1000

This week we Continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps James shares around Matthew 6:19-34, and The Kingdom view on finances.

Salt, Light, Love: Unplugging from the World’s System and Plugging into God’s- Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:27:15 +1000

This week we Continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps Andy shares around Matthew 6:19-34, and the way we can free ourselves of worldly temptations and connect deeper into the things of God instead.

Salt, Light, Love: A Secret Devotion - Brendan Elliot

Abide Sydney — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:25:22 +1000

This week we Continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Brendan Elliot shares around Matthew 6:1-18 on Giving, Prayer, and Fasting.

Pentacost Sunday: Our Desperate need for the Holy Spirit - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:05:17 +1000

This week we take the opportunity to Celebrate Pentecost Sunday. Ps James shares around the Power and Person of the Holy Spirit.

Salt, Light, Love: The Symptoms and the Cure for Religious Hypocrisy - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:46:45 +1000

This week we Continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps James Murray shares around Matthew 6:1-18, and the way Jesus teaches us to deal with Hypocrisy within our own lives.

Salt, Light, Love: Divorce, God's Reputation & Loving Defiance - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:33:35 +1000

This week we Continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps James Murray shares around Matthew 5:31-48 and how The Sermon on the Mount impacts our world as Followers of Christ.

Salt, Light, Love: Sermon on the Mount - Ward Lucas

Abide Sydney — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:15:09 +1000

This week we Continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ward Lucas shares around Matthew 5:31-48 and how The Sermon of the Mount is in invitation to the be part of the Kingdom of God.

Salt, Light, Love: Disruptive Grace - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 27 May 2025 22:20:10 +1000

This week we Continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps James shares around Matthew 5:21-30 and how Disruptive Grace impacts the way we view Sin, and ultimately how we deeply depend on Jesus.

Salt, Light, Love: Termites Within Our Soul - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 26 May 2025 10:11:59 +1000

This week we continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps George shares from our next scripture in Matthew around the things that have the potential to eat us up from the inside out, and how Christ radically changes that for the better.

Salt, Light, Love: Better Then a Pharisee - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Tue, 20 May 2025 20:51:40 +1000

This week we Continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps George Solomon shares around Righteousness, and how this impacts our life as Christ followers.

Salt, Light, Love: Done and Do - Glenn Starr

Abide Sydney — Mon, 19 May 2025 10:50:41 +1000

This week we continue we our series called Salt, Light, Love. Glenn gives us a message teaching us what Christ has already Done for us, and what we should Do in response. Bless you Church.

Salt, Light, Love: Why, What & How? - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 13 May 2025 21:07:09 +1000

This week we Continue our brand new series; Salt, Light, Love. Ps Andy Bennett shares around becoming the 'Salt & Light" of the world, and how this empowers us as Christ followers.

Salt, Light, Love: Salt and Light - Penny Telford

Abide Sydney — Mon, 12 May 2025 11:41:17 +1000

This week we continue we our new Series Salt, Light, Love. Ps Penny gives us a brilliant message around the idea of being Salt and Light in our world, and how that should change the way we live as Christ followers.

Salt, Light, Love: The Transformative Journey of The Beatitudes - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 06 May 2025 20:46:03 +1000

This week we start our Brand New Series Salt, Light, Love. Ps Andy gives us a great message around The Beatitudes, and how this transforms us as Christ Followers.

Salt, Light, Love: The Beatitudes - Deklan Van de Straat

Abide Sydney — Mon, 05 May 2025 13:08:53 +1000

This week we start our Brand New Series Salt, Light, Love. Ps Deklan gives us a great message around The Beatitudes, and how we can apply each of them to our everyday lives.

Fueling in the Inward Flame: James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:02:38 +1000

Leading into our New Series "Salt, Light, Love", Ps James Murray preaches on Fueling the Inward Flame. He shares 4 practical truths around deepening our desire for Jesus.

Kingdom Come: Panel - Shire

Abide Sydney — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:40:10 +1000

This week on the last week of our series "Kingdom Come", we had a panel at our Shire Location. Hosted by Ps George Solomon with Nick Gale and Sachin Gasper, we dive into a summary of our series with some great conversation and dialogue.

Resurrection Sunday: Checkmate, One More Move - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:08:57 +1000

This week we celebrate the message of Easter, "Behold". Ps George shares a brilliant Resurrection Sunday message centered around Christ's resurrection and His final move to conquer death.

Good Friday: A Universal Problem and a Consuming Love - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:02:27 +1000

This week we celebrate the message of Easter, "Behold". Ps James shares a brilliant Good Friday message centered around Christ's consuming love for us and His work on the cross.

Resurrection Sunday : Unbroken- James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:29:16 +1000

This week we celebrate the message of Easter, "Behold". Ps James shares from the book of Ephesians, and what the resurrection of Jesus means for us.

Good Friday: Behold, The Lamb of God! - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:49:56 +1000

This week we celebrate the message of Easter, "Behold". Ps Andy shares around the book of Exodus, and how Jesus is the Lamb of God

Kingdom Come: The Kingdom that will come - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:31:40 +1000

This week as we finish up our series, "Kingdom Come", Ps James shares around Revelation 21 and how Jesus will bring Restoration, Reform, and Reward and retribution.

Kingdom Come: The Beginning of the End - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:12:22 +1000

This week as we finish up our series, "Kingdom Come", Ps George shares around Revelation 21 and how the new heaven and the new earth intersects with the Kingdom of Heaven this side of eternity.

Kingdom Come: Justice and Mercy - Anneliese Buddee

Abide Sydney — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:45:18 +1000

This week as we near the end of our series, "Kingdom Come", Anneliese shares around Justice and Mercy in the Kingdom of God, and how these are outworked in our faith.

Kingdom Come: Justice and Mercy - Andy Bennett & Panel

Abide Sydney — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:49:12 +1000

This week as we near the end of our series, "Kingdom Come", Ps Andy and a Panel of Pete & Deb Warner, and Kevin & Gretta Cassenego share around the idea of Justice and Mercy in the Kingdom of God.

Kingdom Come: A Kingdom of Cost and Commitment - Ward Lucas

Abide Sydney — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:21:57 +1000

This week as we near the end of our series, "Kingdom Come", Ward Lucas shares around the Cost and Commitment of the Kingdom of God.

Kingdom Come: The Beginning of the End - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:31:47 +1000

This week as we finish up our series, "Kingdom Come", Ps George shares around Revelation 21, the new earth and the new heaven and how the fulfilment of God's Kingdom comes to earth.

Kingdom Come: The Cost of the Kingdom - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +1100

This week we continue our series, "Kingdom Come". Ps James shares around the cost that this Jesus journey will take this side of eternity - are you ready?

Kingdom Come: Trust God-No Worries - Glenn Starr

Abide Sydney — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:14:38 +1100

This week we continue our series, "Kingdom Come". Glenn shares around casting all of our fears and worries to the Lord, because His Kingdom is here on Earth and He is in charge.

Kingdom Come: A Kingdom of Transformation - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:48:21 +1100

This week we continue our New Series, "Kingdom Come". Ps James shares how the Kingdom of God starts small but grows beyond expectation, works invisibly but transforms completely, and how the Kingdom's growth is inevitable and unstoppable.

Kingdom Come: A Sanctified Kingdom - Nick Gale

Abide Sydney — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:38:07 +1100

This week we continue our New Series, "Kingdom Come". Nick shares around the idea of the Kingdom here on Earth and our duty to step into sanctification because of that Kingdom and for that Kingdom.

Kingdom Come: A Kingdom Of Contrast - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:02:20 +1100

This week we continue our New Series, "Kingdom Come". Ps James shares around the beatitudes in Matthew 5, and how to live them out as followers of Christ not blending in to the world, but contrasting ourselves to it.

Kingdom Come: The Beatitudes - Brendan Elliott

Abide Sydney — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:58:13 +1100

This week we continue our New Series, "Kingdom Come". Brendon Elliot shares around the beatitudes, and how to live out as followers of Christ.

Kingdom Come: The Kingdom Within - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:45:00 +1100

This week, we launch our brand-new series, Kingdom Come! What does it mean for God’s kingdom to be here on earth? How do we live as people of His kingdom in our everyday lives? Join us as Ps George brings us a great message about the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth and what that actually looks like for us as Christ followers.

Kingdom Come - Gospel of the Kingdom - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:36:09 +1100

This week we start our Brand New Series, "Kingdom Come". Ps James shares how as Followers of Christ we are to Welcome the Kingdom, Live the Kingdom, and Bring the Kingdom.

Vision Month: Kingdom - The Gospel is Better News Then You Think - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:56:26 +1100

This week, we finish off our Vision Month series with a great message from Ps Andy centred around the last of our four pillars - Kingdom. Ps Andy shares how living as Christ follower gives us a Better Story, Calling, and Future.

Vision Month: Kingdom - Life Beyond The Point Of Salvation - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:35:12 +1100

This week, we finish off our Vision Month series with a great message from Ps James centred around the fourth of our four pillars - Kingdom. Ps James shares what it looks like for us to live as Christ followers this side of eternity with a mindset of Kingdom on earth.

Vision Month: Community - Turning the Church from a Hotel to a Home - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:34:26 +1100

This week, we Kick off our Vision Month series with a great message from Ps James centred around the 3rd of our four pillars - Community. Ps James shares some truths around creating a Godly Community.

*NOTE* Sometimes in church life things can go wrong, such as the PA system dying mid-service. We are grateful to our incredible team who recorded this weeks podcast on their hand held devices. Enjoy this more immersive experience of our Abide Sydney Podcast!
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Vision Month: Community - Community Strengthened Together - Penny Telford

Abide Sydney — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:18:35 +1100

This week, we continue our Vision Month series with a great message from Ps Penny centred around the third of our four pillars - Community. Ps Penny shares the strength that comes from community and how vital it is to the Christian walk.

Vision Month: Discipleship - Clarifying Christianity - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:07:31 +1100

This week, we Kick off our Vision Month series with a great message from Ps James centred around the second of our four pillars - Discipleship. Ps James shares the characteristics that make us a Disciple of Jesus.

Vision Month: Discipleship - A Journey That Changes Us - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:41:55 +1100

This week, we Kick off our Vision Month series with a great message from Ps Andy centred around the second of our four pillars - Discipleship. Ps Andy shares how Discipleship brings a new Communion, a new Community, a new Identity and a new Ambition.

Vision Month: Devotion - The Surpassing Worth of Knowing Jesus - Anneliese Buddee

Abide Sydney — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:12:15 +1100

This week, we Kick off our Vision Month series with a great message from Anneliese centred around the first of our four pillars - Devotion.

Vision Month: Devotion - Growing in Self-Devotion- James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:00:02 +1100

This week, we kick off our Vision Month series with a great message from Ps James centred around the first of our four pillars - Devotion.

Vision Month: Devotion - A Fan or a Follower - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:43:23 +1100

This week, we kick off our Vision Month series with a great message from Ps George centred around the first of our four pillars - Devotion.

Renewed Reverence: Transformed By A Renewed Mind - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:23:46 +1100

This week, we continue our series titled “Renewed Reverence” taking us through Romans 12.1-2. Ps Andy Taught us about the power of a Renewed Mind, and how to be Transformed from the inside out.

Renewed Reverence: Transformation Through Confession - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:05:14 +1100

This week, we continue our series titled “Renewed Reverence” taking us through Romans 12.1-2. Ps James gave us a message centered around the power of confession in our Christian walks.

Renewed Reverence: Romans 12.2 - Deklan Van de Straat

Abide Sydney — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:24:09 +1100

This week, we continue our series titled “Renewed Reverence” taking us through Romans 12.1-2. Ps Deklan gives us a great breakdown of Romans 12.2 teaching us what it means to live a life not conforming to this world, but being transformed by the renewing of our minds.

Renewed Reverence: Being Set Apart - Ward Lucas

Abide Sydney — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:17:04 +1100

This week, we continue our series titled “Renewed Reverence” taking us through Romans 12.1-2. Ward Lucas gives us a fantastic teaching around the idea of Awe and Reverence of God, and how we are not to conform to this world, but live a renewed life through Christ.

Renewed Reverence: Restoring Awe - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:41:52 +1100

This week, we kick off a brand new series titled “Renewed Reverence” taking us through Romans 12.1-2. Ps James gives us a fantastic teaching around the idea of Awe and Reverence of God, and how restoring these things is vital to our Christian Walk.

Renewed Reverence: A Reasonable Response To His Mercies - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 08:54:30 +1100

This week, we kick off a brand new series titled “Renewed Reverence” taking us through Romans 12.1-2. Ps George gives us a fantastic foundation to our teaching scripture, teaching us about God's mercy and the tensions of being conformed to this world.

Perpetual Peace - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:18:02 +1100

This week, Ps James encouraged us around the idea of Perpetual Peace. He showed us how there is a difference between the World's Peace and God's Peace, How to experience this Peace, and what happens when we let this Peace into our lives.

Unwrapping The True Gift of Christmas - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:27:22 +1100

This week, Ps George gave us an amazing, hope and peace filled word as we celebrated the birth of our Saviour Christ for Christmas. We hope that it blesses you.

The Greatest of all the Great Stories - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:17:56 +1100

This week, Ps Andy taught the about the Power of the Christmas Story. He shared how the Christmas Story is not Good Advice but Good News,

how Christmas is the story that changes how we read all other stories, and how It's the story that changes our story.

The Good Life or The God Life - Glenn Starr

Abide Sydney — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:32:08 +1100

This week, Glenn Starr gave us an amazing word all around the life that we should be living for and with Jesus, teaching us from the story of the Rich Young Ruler.

A Reason For Joy - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:54:02 +1100

This week, Ps James takes us into the Christmas Season through the lense of Psalm 100. He teaches us that God is a god of perpetual joy, He is the reason why we can have constant joy, and that He is the way to sustain and anchor your joy.

Gifted Together: Pursue Love and Eagerly Desire the Spiritual Gifts - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:59:02 +1100

This week, we finish off our series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. Ps Andy teaches us the importance of living a life that reflects Christ's self-giving love as the end goal of having the Spiritual Gifts.

Gifted Together: The Greatest, Hardest, Only Way To Do Church - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:43:01 +1100

This week, we finish off our series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. Ps James teaches us that the end goal to having and using our gifts is love and growing in love, so that we may glorify God and edify the Church.

Gifted Together: The Church as Christ's Body - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:32:55 +1100

This week, we continue our series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. Ps James reminded us that we are body of Christ, that all the gifts are important, and how the Church is incomplete without us, and we are in complete without the church.

Gifted Together: Gifted But Not Just For Sunday - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:49:24 +1100

This week, we continue our series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. Ps George taught us the purpose of our gifts and how we can use them to build up the body of Christ, to display God's love to His people and to equip the believers for the work of the ministry.

Gifted Together: Honouring Every Part of the Body - Anneliese Buddee

Abide Sydney — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:29:17 +1100

This week, we continue our series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. Anneliese gave us an incredible insight into how much we need each other, how indispensable we are, and how to care for each other as the body of Christ.

Gifted Together: Honouring and Caring for One Another - Nick Gale

Abide Sydney — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:51:19 +1100

This week, we continue our series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. Nick gave us an incredible insight into what God has done for us and how we can look to the person next to us as a part of the body of Christ.

Gifted Together: Interdependence within the Body - Amber Stanley

Abide Sydney — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:31:48 +1100

This week, we continue our series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. Amber Stanley taught us about the significance of every part of the body, how much we need each other to function as God intended, and how diversity is to be celebrated.

Gifted Together: Gifted But Not Convinced - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:51:48 +1100

This week, we continue our series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. Ps George taught us about the gifts that we have been specifically given, how we can use them to serve the Body of Christ and how we shouldn't compare ourselves to others and their gifts.

Gifted Together: The Body of Christ - Andy Bennett

Abide Sydney — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:03:52 +1100

This week, Ps Andy continues our “Gifted Together” series around 1 Corinthians 12. Ps Andy shares how the Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ bring new Purpose, new Identity and new Power.

Gifted Together: Good Gifts for the Common Good - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:36:11 +1100

This week, Ps James continued our series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. He gave us a deeper insight into the different types of gifts and how each of them can be used to Serve the Church, Move the Church and Guide the Church.

Gifted Together: Application of the Spiritual Gifts - James Murray and Panel

Abide Sydney — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:15:12 +1100

This week, Ps James Murray continued our series titled "Gifted Together" all around 1 Corinthians 12. Anneliese Buddee, Justin Richards, Caity Dinh, and Ps Andy Bennett joined him as part of a panel to discuss the practical applications for the Spiritual Gifts, as well as their own personal revelation of the these gifts in their lives.

Gifted Together: The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts - Penny Telford

Abide Sydney — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:34:12 +1100

This week, Ps Penny continued our series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. She gave us beautiful insight into the purpose of the gifts and how we can use the gifts God has given us to love those around us.

Gifted Together: Variety of the Spiritual Gifts - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:16:36 +1100

This week, Ps James Murray continued our series titled "Gifted Together" all around 1 Corinthians 12. We learnt about the diversity that exists within the church in relation to the gifts, and how to bring unity to these gifts.

Gifted Together: Variety of the Spiritual Gifts - Brendan Elliott

Abide Sydney — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:56:07 +1100

This week, Brendan Elliott continued our series titled "Gifted Together" all around 1 Corinthians 12. We dived deeper into our understanding of the Spiritual Gifts, and the importance of them in our lives as Christians.

Gifted Together: Discovering the Power of Spiritual Gifts - James Murray

Abide Sydney — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:15:05 +1100

This week, Ps James continued off our series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. He gave us an overview of the power of the spiritual gifts, why we need them and how important they are to the body of Christ.

Gifted Together: Understanding the Spiritual Gifts - George Solomon

Abide Sydney — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:16:33 +1100

This week, Ps George kicked off our new series titled “Gifted Together” all around 1 Corinthians 12. He gave us an introduction to the concept of the spiritual gifts and their importance in the Christian community, teaching us what the gifts are, why they are so important, and who gives them to us.