Hope Central Australia

Life in the Fasting Lane   15 January 2023   We seek after, even lust after, happiness and success and wealth and comfort.  We try to live a life, to the best of our ability, that we think will give us all of those things.  But what does God want?  How does He define success, and how do we obtain it?  Pastor Joe asks us to ponder the bigger picture that God has in mind for each of us and all of us.   

A Fruitful and Successful Life   8 January 2023   What do we have to do to be pleasing to God?  How do we obtain His blessing?  Pastor Kevin breaks down what we might otherwise think of as a tricky issue, and clarifies how we can be pleasing to the Lord.    

Hearing God's Voice   19 June 2022   Do you want to hear the voice of God?  Do you wonder how to hear God's voice?  Do you wonder if you CAN hear God's voice?  Pastor Karen of our Salisbury campus helps us to understand all that we need to know about hearing God's voice.    

Control   18 December 2022   One of the hardest things to do in life is to give over control to someone else.  Often, we are holding on to control even when we think we have surrendered it.  Pastor Ashley talks about how we can have a true control of our lives and walk into greater things in Christ.    

The Freedom King   11 December 2022   What is freedom?  Pastor Joe takes a look at the difference between what people believe is freedom, and what freedom actually is.  Do you really want freedom?  Listen and decide.    

The Power of Identity   Comfort, Week 5 - 4 December 2022   Who are we?  How do we see ourselves?  How do others see us?  The struggle for identity in a world of judgement and competition can be a tiresome exercise.  Can we escape the grind?  Janice digs in to how we should see ourselves, and the identity that is ours for the long term.    

Christmas Day   25 December 2022   The gifts of Christmas are many and varied; as many and varied as there are people.  Pastor Joe talks about the gifts that Jesus unwraps at Christmas - His birthday.    

Being Protected   Comfort, Week 4 - 27 November 2022   What are we wanting protection from in life?  How do we protect ourselves and how should we protect ourselves? Pastor Matt asks us to take a look at the priorities in our lives and reconsider what it is we need to be protecting, and how.    

The Gifts of the Spirit   Comfort, Week 3 - 20 November 2022   This week Pastor Rad of our Salisbury campus encourages us to stir up and discover the gifts of God we have in us.  What are those gifts?  How do we find out what gifts God has placed in us?  How do we use them?  Be encouraged and uplifted by this powerful message.    

The Power of the Comforter   Comfort, Week 2 - 13 November 2022   Senior Pastor Joe Habermehl digs into the idea of comfort and power being closely aligned in the Holy Spirit.  What do we need and how do we get it?    

The Fruit of the Spirit   Comfort, Week 1 - 6 November 2022   In the first of our November series 'Comfort', Pastor Ashley reminds us of the need to be aware of the fruit in our lives, and how to have more of the fruit that God gives.  Listen in as we are reminded of some life changing truths.    

Sister Up   Take It Easy, Week 5 - 30 October 2022   In the final chapter of our series 'Take It Easy', Pastor Jodie addresses the weight of not being enough.  What is our response when we are burdened with the challenges that we encounter in life?  When we feel as though we are not going to get through, or when our ability to deal with issues is not enough, how do we respond?  We all need to "sister up".  How does that look?

The Weight of Good Works   Take It Easy, Week 4 - 23 October 2022   Pastor Joe brings the fourth message in the October series, and ponders the question of how to be good enough to receive the blessings of God.  Is it possible to do enough to earn the favour of Jesus?  How do we measure it, and what do we need to look for and strive for in our lives?  The answers may surprise you.    

The Weight of Isolation   Take It Easy, Week 3 - 30 October 2022 Week 3 of this series takes us further into the vortex that results from undealt with sin, guilt and shame.  Journey with us as we discover the ways in which we create burdens for ourselves, and then we learn the way out of it all.    

The Weight of Shame   9 October 2022   The second instalment in our series 'Take It Easy'.  Pastor Ashley touches on the destructive power of shame in our lives.  What are the consequences of holding on to shame?  How do we deal with it?     

The Weight of Sin Take It Easy, Week 1 - 2 October 2022   In the first of our October series - 'Take It Easy', Pastor Matt King walks through the challenge that is the weight of sin in our lives.   Listen as he unravels the way sin can impact us, and the ways we respond to it.    

What Talent is in Your Hands?   1 May 2022 In this message Pastor Ashley talks about how we can hinder the work of God, in us and through us, by not accepting what He has placed in our lives for the greater good.   For more information about Hope Central, please visit our website - http://www.hopecentral.org.au   

Packing Baggage   24 April 2022   Matt takes us to a place of discovering and dealing with the things in life that weigh us down and keep us from walking in the fulness of God's will for our lives.   For more information about Hope Central, please visit our website - http://www.hopecentral.org.au   

Making Room   25 September 2022   Life gets busy, and we just want to make sure everything is under control.  Evan Young discusses the difficult task of navigating through the temptations and diversions we are thrown in our attempts to gain and maintain control of our lives.    

Disorder by Distractions 18 September 2022 When it comes to placing importance in our life, where do we put Jesus Christ?  Does our life reflect that fact, or are we hijacked by distractions?  This week Tonya examines just how easy and how much we can be distracted from Jesus and His will for our lives. For more information about Hope Central, please visit our website - http://www.hopecentral.org.au