Easter 2025
by Doug Pors 20/4/2025
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The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed! And when we see Jesus as our King, who approached Jerusalem on that last week, not as a meek and mild teacher who was resigned to the fact he would be killed. He came into Jerusalem as a conquering King, who was prepared for battle, to fulfil the Genesis prophecy that He would Crush the head of His enemy! And through His resurrection, Jesus has won the battle over sin and death, now, by the Grace of God we get to share in His Victory! This is why Easter is still celebrated by the followers of Jesus, globally!
Today we also Celebrate the culmination of the Adoption and revitalisation of Frankston Church of Christ, by Discovery Church Mt Evelyn. We Thank God for His provision and Grace over both communities to be able to become 'One Church In Two Locations'. And on the 8th of June, we will Re-Launch as Discovery Church Frankston, and continue on with the business of the Kingdom in this region. We are grateful to this community, beautifully led by Jim, Glenys and Michael as Elders, and we now release them from their God given task of leading and guiding the Church, and allow them to have a well earned break over the next season of this Church's life. |
Good Friday
by Doug Pors 18/4/2025
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The Parable of the treasure in a field and the pearl of great price may seem a bit odd on Good Friday. However once you see Jesus as the Merchant in this story and Yourself as the precious pearl, you will never see this parable the same again! You are the pearl, and He has been searching for you!
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Cancelling the debt
by Matt Destry 6/4/2025
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We are Forgiven, to forgive! Jesus uses the parable of the unforgiving servant to illustrate how the unrepayable debt we owe to Him as our Saviour was taken off our shoulders and placed on his! So we need to forgive again and again until it stays forgiven in our heart!
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Weeds "N" Seeds
by Doug Pors 30/3/2025
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Jesus' parable about the weeds and the seeds, gives us a look at how the fruit of our living and growth has the potential to be of great benefit for others, if we are growing in submission to Jesus transforming work in our lives.
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Eyes to see. Ears to hear
by Doug Pors 23/3/2025
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The whole Gospel message is contained in this Parable of Jesus. Our need of a saviour because we are the beaten up traveller lying on the side of the road, Jesus as the Samaritan, picking us up, healing our wounds and paying the debt that we never could, and then returning to be with us again. The Lawyer who questions Jesus about what he would expect to get out of obeying the law, gets a lesson in the power of Mercy!
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What is God's desire for people?
by Dave Hadlow 16/3/2025
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What is the thing that God would like to see for people? That they would be in relationship with him. We as the Church have a unique responsibility as Jesus followers to create spaces and opportunities for that to happen, for those who we encounter everyday of our lives. David Hadlow shares the word with us this week and encourages us to be seeking the will of God for us too.
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The Kingdom economy
by Doug Pors 9/3/2025
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We are pretty keen to make sure that things are fair, especially for ourselves. However God's Kingdom Economy isn't based on fairness, but Grace. Something that is given freely to every person who would accept His invitation. But no matter how long we have been serving, believing or following Jesus, everyone is valued the same in God's eyes. This can be challenging for us because it may not seem fair to us, but when we understand that the love and grace given to us in Jesus life, death and resurrection, is all we need to worry about. The question is, who is in our world that needs to hear this message of grace!
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Bridesmaids and parables
by Doug Pors 2/3/2025
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Jesus used parables, stories that explained how His Kingdom worked , and how we, as his followers should live. This parable of the ten bridesmaids, encourages us to be prepared to do the work he has called us to do in anticipation of his eventual coming again.
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The King and His Kingdom
by Doug Pors 23/2/2025
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He came as King to establish His everlasting Kingdom here on earth, and the reason Jesus used Parables, was to help people understand the Kingdom and the way we should live as citizens of that Kingdom.
* please refer audio file for full sermon |
All In with Nathan 'Dubsy' Want
by Nathan Want - 9/2/2025
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All In with Nathan 'Dubsy' Want.
If we have been called to serve our King Jesus, then are we actually "All In" with that reality? Are we holding on to that one thing that we can't lay down in obedience to Jesus, and are we missing the adventure of a lifetime in not deciding to follow Him, ALL IN? |
Get recharged by the Spirit
by Doug Pors - 26/1/2025
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Jesus spent days and nights in prayer and close contact with his Father, so that he would have the energy and power to minister to people, heal and speak about the Kingdom of God. We also will run out of energy and power if our time of recharging is not regular and deep.
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As a mustard seed
by Doug Pors - 19/1/2025
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Jesus spoke about the mustard seed in the context of people's and his disciples faith. However he was not talking about what the seed 'is', but what it could become! He was saying that if your faith is LIKE a mustard seed, it has huge potential to grow into something many times larger that the actual seed. And when it does grow, there is shelter and sustenance for everyone, who is still on their journey of growth and discipleship.
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Listen to the voice of God
by Doug Pors - 12/1/2025
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Listening for the voice of God, helps us to realise what He is doing and remembering what He has done for us. This helps us to trust Him for the future we do not yet see, and builds faith in us to follow Him into the future. Caleb was convinced that God would enable him to handle any challenge he may face, and this is true for each of us too.
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New beginings
by Dave Hadlow - 5/1/2025
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David Hadlow shares the Word with us today, in light of the incredible opportunities that God has for us to engage with in a new year and a new season ahead.
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Christmas 2024
by Doug Pors - 22/12/2024
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The Christmas story is worth telling, for sure. But we can't forget that it sits within a much Bigger story which had its beginning, in the beginning! From the time Adam and Eve's actions separated themselves and the rest of humanity from relationship with God, He has had a plan in place, which became hands-on at the Birth of Jesus. But the story goes on, and in the Gospels' we see the other chapters, the death and resurrection of Jesus bring the plan to it's fullness, and so bringing us back to a place where we can accept the gift of Jesus and receive the gift of eternal life and full relationship with our Father once again. Definitely a reason to celebrate!
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The Good Shepherd How to let it die
by Doug Pors - 15/12/2024
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Jesus declared himself to be the good shepherd, and tied his 'Goodness' to laying down his life for us and also spoke about himself as a seed that needed to be buried so as to produce more fruit, much more fruit. As followers of Jesus, maybe there are things in our life that need to be laid down to die also, mindsets, patterns of behaviour, bad relationships, the things that keep us from growing and becoming fruit bearing, Spirit filled Jesus followers. And Jesus, offers to go first. He is Good.
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The Lord is there and He is sovereign
by Doug Pors - 1/12/2024
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The letters to the Seven Churches, in the book of revelation are to commend, challenge and empower the church of the day and also the church of today! The words of Jesus to the Laodicean church are a warning against becoming complacent and self sufficient, rather, becoming more dependant on the provision of God for everything good. Then we will be the church that can be the society influencing body of Christ that we are called to be!
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The Lord is there - Renewal season
by Doug Pors - 24/11/2024
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Being renewed in the Spirit is meant to be a continual process which leads us to being able to live with unveiled faces, with vulnerability and a reliance on God to bring the fire once our part, done in obedience to His will is completed.
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The Lord is there - Foundational prayer
by Doug Pors - 17/11/2024
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Prayer is the foundation of our reach and influence into our communities. Jesus gave us clear direction to pray for others and to seek their welfare by actively asking God to empower us to be His hands and feet. Our prayer aligns our heart with God's and keeps His Kingdom front and centre of our lives.
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The Lord is There - Seeing Jesus more clearly
by Matt Destry - 10/11/2024
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Jesus uses the idea of mountaintops to help us to get out of our everyday and to see Him more clearly. Then we get to return down the mountain into the valley where the fertile soil is waiting for us to plant the seeds of Faith.
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The Lord is There - Be a present
by Doug Pors - 3/11/2024
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Our calling is to be a present in our community, so that we can share our life of faith with those closest to us and those closest to us in our street! And it's not hard! If we see ourselves as a gift, we can give of ourselves freely with the power of the Spirit who fills our inner being. We can kindly and gently intrude into peoples lives, because we have the bread of life to offer them: Jesus.
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The Lord is There - The Rule of God
by Doug Pors - 27/10/2024
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Trying to control or rule our own existence is not something we are built for, or can maintain without losing our sanity. When we accept the rule of God over our lives we are able to experience the peace that comes from a confidence that He wants the best for us, that we would have life to the full.
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The Lord is There
by Doug Pors - 20/10/2024
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What does our community see, when they look at us, or when they look at our buildings? Do they say ' The Lord is there?' As carriers of the presence of God, what do we need to do so that our friends, family, workmates and neighbours are drawn to Jesus, in us?
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God resides in us
by Doug Pors - 13/10/2024 (Audio only)
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Four moments God gave us instruction as to why we are here on earth.
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The Principal of Peacemaking
by Doug Pors - 6/10/2024
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The role of Peacemaker is the resting Posture of every Christian, or is it? Jesus said that our place in the family of God requires of us to build this principle into our lives.
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Wisdom from the Word
by Doug Pors - 29/9/2024
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Discovery Church Mt Evelyn service, opens in new window
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Be Holy
by Doug Pors - 22/9/2024
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The Christian life is all about following in the ways of Jesus. To be Holy is to live in a way that reflects the Love and worth that every person intrinsically has.
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Grit and Grace, God's plan
by Doug Pors - 18/8/2024
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Throughout the Old Testament we see the unfolding plan of God for humankind to be restored to relationship with Him. And the closer we look into the stories held there, we see the similar cycle of our own forgetfulness of God and His plan to draw us back through the Grace of Jesus' sacrificed life and ultimate victory in His resurrection. And this is only the beginning for us, God's plan continues and will be ultimately fulfilled when Jesus returns.
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Grit and Grace, God wins
by Doug Pors - 11/8/2024
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God invites us to participate in His victories and we get to bring all we have, which often, isn't much. But How quickly can we be tempted to substitute those wins and other things into the place of God?
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Grit and Grace
by Doug Pors - 4/8/2024
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God challenges each of us to remove the things, 'Idols' that distract us from following him wholeheartedly and asks us to begin with the idols that have come to have a place in our families. Gideon is faced with the choice to do the same, before God will allow him to lead God's people.
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Grit and Grace
by Doug Pors - 28/7/2024
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The Old Testament story of Deborah, points us towards the New Testament account of the life and ministry of Jesus which is an invitation to surrender our life into His hands and to experience the true peace that comes from Him.
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Grit and Grace
by Doug Pors - 21/7/2024
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Does God use ordinary people to fulfil His plan? Does He still have a plan?
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Where do you hide?
by Doug Pors - 14/7/2024
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When your life situations get overwhelming, where do you seek refuge? Find out about the most secure place you could ever find yourself, in relationship with Jesus, who is a rock solid Saviour.
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We're in it together - final - Philippians
by Doug Pors - 30/06/2024
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The Secret to a satisfied and happier life is being content in every circumstance. A challenging but empowering principal which comes out of a personal knowledge that God has everything in hand and generously gives us everything we need. Not always what we want, but certainly everything we need.
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We're in it together - Philippians
by Doug Pors - 23/06/2024
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We are challenged to renew our thinking and have it transformed by Holy Spirit, so that we can be thinking about the good, noble, right and lovely things, which brings us joy!
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We're in it together - Philippians
by Doug Pors - 16/06/2024
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The Apostle Paul encourages us to see the gains we have in this life as not worth comparing to knowing Jesus. Great reminder that our most precious gift is relationship with our creator..
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We're in it together - Philippians
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We're in it together - Philippians
by Doug Pors - 2/06/2024
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The Apostle Paul encourages the Philippian Church to be unified in their mission and purpose. And in one of his most impressive statements " For me to live is Christ, and to Die is gain!" lays out his own personal mission which he implores' the church to follow.
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We're in it together - Philippians
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Honest To God. Pentecost Sunday
by Doug Pors - 19/05/2024
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Pentecost Sunday is the Celebration of the Christian Church's beginning, when Holy Spirit was powerfully poured out on the believers in Jerusalem, who in turn went all over the globe to bring the message of the Gospel to every human heart!
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Honest To God. The Art Of Finding Favour.
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Honest to God. 3D Prayer Life
by Doug Pors - 5/05/2024
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The depth of our prayer life is dependant on how dimensional it is. Jesus wanted us to experience him in us, with us and through us. This is how our prayer can be more effective in the Kingdom.
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Honest to God. What do you see?
by Doug Pors - 28/04/2024
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Often our imagination is left behind as we grow up. This message encourages us to re-ignite our Imagination in prayer as we see what God wants to show us of his Kingdom come!
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Honest to God.
by Zeke Murley 21/04/2024
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Jesus pattern for prayer is something that we can all apply to our vision for the world around us. What's stopping us from praying with vision and passion?
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Honest to God. What is prayer for you?
by Doug Pors - 14/04/2024
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Our perception of prayer can be limited to our own experience or lack of experience. Over the next few weeks we get to explore what prayer is and how the example of others could shape a whole new view of prayer for us.
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Midnight is where the day begins.
by Doug Pors - 7/04/2024
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After his resurrection, Jesus comes and gently helps his disciples to see His bigger story which applies to us today!
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He has risen indeed!
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving
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Saint Patricks Day
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A Beautiful Life
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Parables of Jesus - The fruit that will last
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Honoring the past, looking forward to the future
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Famous last words; the last words of Moses
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Jesus Stories Week 5 - Parable of the Vineyard
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Jesus Stories Week 4 - Parable of the Weeds
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Jesus Stories Week 3 - Parable of the Wedding Feast
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Jesus Stories Week 2 - The Prodigal Son
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Jesus Stories Week 1 - Parable of the Ten Minas
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Summer Series
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