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We have found the ONE – Lent 2023

Leader’s Resource Book
Connect Group Guide 

Other Resources
The Bible Project – Guide to John 1-12
What does being born of water and the Spirit mean? – Don  Carson
You must be born again – Conference Talk by Tim Keller

This series commences on February 26.
You can find the VIDEO sermons from Tewantin on the Home Page or the Recent Sermons page

Sermons
Lent 1 – The Call of the Disciples
   Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson (Sunshine/Tewantin)
   Audio and Transcript – Brad Henley (Peregian)

Lent 2 – Nicodemus
   Audio – Bishop Jeremy Greaves

Lent 3 – Woman at the Well
Audio and Transcript (Sunshine/Tewantin)
   Audio and Transcript (Peregian)
Lent 4 – The Blind Man
   Audio and Transcript Lynda Johnson (Sunshine/Tewantin)
   Audio and Transcript (Peregian)

Lent 5 – Lazarus
   Audio and Transcript (Sunshine/Tewantin)
   Audio and Transcript (Peregian)

Palm Sunday
   Audio and Transcript (Sunshine/Tewantin)
   Audio and Transcript (Peregian) 

 


BEST. SERMON. EVER.

You can find the VIDEO sermons from Tewantin on the Home Page or the Recent Sermons page

TEWANTIN (Live-streamed) Sermon
Week 1 – Salt and Light – Audio and Transcript – Lynda Johnson
Week 2 – Fulfilment – Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson
Week 3 – Anger – Audio and Transcript – Brad Henley

 


Summer Chill – Wisdom for a New Year

You can find the VIDEO sermons from Tewantin on the Home Page or the Recent Sermons page

SUNSHINE (Facebook Live Combined) Sermon
Week 1 – Wisdom and Foolishness – Audio – Chris Johnson

TEWANTIN (Live-streamed) Sermon
Week 2 – Benefits of Wisdom – Audio – Ray Albrecht
Week 4 – Wisdom and Speech – Audio – Chris Johnson

 


 

The Light has Come – Christmas 2022

You can find the VIDEO sermons from Tewantin on the Home Page or the Recent Sermons page

TEWANTIN (Live-streamed) Sermon

Christmas Morning – Audio – Chris Johnson

 


 

A New World Coming

You can find the VIDEO sermons from Tewantin on the Home Page

TEWANTIN (Live-streamed) Sermon

Week 1 – God and Peace – Audio and Transcript – Lynda Johnson
Week 2 – Righteousness and Justice – Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson
Week 3 – Holiness and Joy – Audio – Lynda Johnson
Week 4 – Judgement and Salvation – Audio – Chris Johnson



 

 


 

The Grace of Giving

Questions for Connect Groups

You can find the VIDEO sermons from Tewantin on the Home Page

TEWANTIN (Live-streamed) Sermon
Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson

PEREGIAN Sermon
Audio and Transcript – Brad Henley

 


 

LUKE – Hearing the Call

 

Leader’s Resource Book
Connect Group Booklet 

Other Resources to check out … 
Gospel Coalition Article 1
Gospel Coalition Article 2
Gospel Coalition Article 3
Gospel Coalition Article 4
Bible Project Graphic
Bible Project Video 

You can find the video sermons from Tewantin on the Home Page

TEWANTIN (Live-streamed) Sermons
Week 1 – to Humility – Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson
Week 2 – to the great banquet – Audio – Luke Collings
Week 3 – the cost of the call – Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson
Week 4 – the rich man and Lazarus – Audio – Brad Henley
Week 5 – to forgive – Audio – Greg Passmore
Week 6 – to thankfulness – Audio – Brad Henley
Week 7 – to persistent faith – Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson
Week 8 – of Zacchaeus – Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson

PEREGIAN Sermons
Week 1 Audio – Lynda Johnson
Week 2 Audio – Ruth Craven
Week 3 Audio – Brad Henley

 


JEREMIAH – From Judgement to Hope

 

Leader’s Commentary Booklet
Connect Group Booklet 

Resources to check out … 
Gospel Coalition Article
Bible Project Graphic
Bible Project Video 

You can find the video sermons from Tewantin on the Home Page

Week 1 Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson
Week 2 Audio and Transcript – Lynda Johnson
Week 3 Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson
Week 4 Audio – Chris Johnson
Week 5 Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson
Week 6 Audio and Transcript – Chris Johnson

PEREGIAN Sermons
Week 1 Audio – Brad Henley – Jeremiah 1
Week 2 Audio – Brad Henley – Jeremiah 2
Week 3 Audio – Ruth Craven – Jeremiah 14:7-22
Week 4 Audio – Brad Henley – Jeremiah 18
Week 5 Audio – Brad Henley – Jeremiah 29
Week 6 Audio – Brad Henley – Jeremiah 31

 


SUPREME – The Christ of Colossians

 

Leader’s Commentary Booklet
Connect Group Booklet 

Resources to check out … 
Bible Project Colossians Detail Image
Bible Project Video 
Article on Colossians 4
Article – The Gospel in Colossians

You can find the video sermons from Tewantin on the Home Page

Week 1 transcript and Audio – Chris Johnson
Week 2 transcript and Audio – Supremacy – Ray Albrecht
Week 3 transcript and Audio – Maturity – Chris Johnson
Week 4 transcript and Audio – Fullness – Chris Johnson
Week 5 Audio – Freedom – Greg Passmore
Week 6 Audio – New Life – Ray Albrecht
Week 7 Audio – Relationships – Greg Passmore
Week 8 Audio – Encouragement – Peter Bloomfield

PEREGIAN Transcripts and Audio
Week 1 Transcript and Audio – Brad Henley – Colossians 1:1-14
Week 2 Audio – Chris Ivey – Colossians 1:15-23
Week 5 Transcript – Brad Henley – Colossians 2:16-23
Week 6 Transcript and Audio – Brad Henley – Colossians 3:1-17
Week 7 Audio – Brad Henley – Colossians 3:18-4:1
Week 8 Audio – Brad Henley – Colossians 4:2-18

 


Pentecost / Trinity

 

Discussion Guide Booklet  
Leader’s Notes for Trinity Study

Resources to check out … 
From the Bible Society – When Babel went into reverse
Bible Project Video 
From Patheos – What is Pentecost and Why does it matter?
From Credo Mag – Recent Edition on the Trinity (multiple articles)
From Don Carson – Pentecost Sermon Audio from The Gospel Coalition

You can find the video and audio sermons from Tewantin on the Home Page

Sermon Transcript Pentecost – Lynda Johnson
Peregian Transcript Pentecost – Brad Henley
Peregian Audio Sermon Pentecost – Brad Henley

Sermon Transcript Trinity – Chris Johnson
Peregian Transcript Trinity – Brad Henley
Peregian Audio Sermon Trinity – Brad Henley 

 


Alive Again – The Resurrection in Acts

 

Leaders’ Resource Booklet 
Discussion Guide Booklet 

Articles worth reading – 

From The Gospel Coalition – Turning Point of World History
From I.H. Marshall – Biblical Studies (sorry if this is a bit heavy, but take or leave what you can) 
From Credo Mag – Resurrection as Landmark
From Focus Mag – Resurrection Patterns in Acts

 

Sermon Transcript Week 2 – Lynda Johnson
Sermon Transcript Week 3 – Chris Johnson
Sermon Transcript Week 4 – Brad Henley
Sermon Transcript Week 6 – Lynda Johnson

You can find the video and audio sermons on the Home Page

 


Luke through Lent

 

Leaders’ Resource Booklet 
Discussion Guide Booklet   

Sermon Transcript Week 1 – Brad Henley (video/audio HERE)
Peregian Sermon Transcript Week 1 – Lynda Johnson

Sermon Transcript Week 2 – Lynda Johnson – Video and Audio found HERE
Peregian Sermon Transcript Week 2 – Brad Henley

Sermon Transcript Week 3 – Chris Johnson – Video and Audio found HERE
Peregian Sermon Transcript Week 3 – Brad Henley
Peregian Audio File – Brad’s sermon Week 3

Sermon Transcript Week 4 –  Lynda Johnson – Video and Audio found HERE
Peregian Audio File – Brad’s sermon Week 4

Sermon Transcript Week 5 –  Chris Johnson – Video and Audio found HERE
Peregian Audio File – Brad’s sermon Week 5
Peregian Sermon Transcript Week 5 – Brad Henley

Sermon Transcript Week 6 –  (coming) 

You can find the  sermons on the Home Page

Articles worth reading – 
Why Bother with Lent – Chuck Colson
Evangelicals Embracing (and Rejecting) Lent
Ash Wednesday in a time of war


What we Value

Discussion Guide Booklet HERE

Sermon Transcript Week 1 – Chris Johnson
Week 2 – Archbishop Phillip – no transcript available
Sermon Transcript Week 3 – Chris Johnson
Sermon Transcript Week 4 – Chris Johnson 

You can find the  sermons on the Home Page

 


JESUS ~ greater than – a series in Hebrews

Leaders’ Resource Commentary Booklet
Series Overview

Sermon Transcript Week 1 – Chris Johnson
Sermon Transcript Week 3 – Lynda Johnson
Sermon Transcript Week 4 – Chris Johnson
Sermon Transcript Week 5 – Brad Henley
Sermon Transcript Week 6 – Chris Johnson
Sermon Transcript Week 7 – Lynda Johnson

You can find the  sermons on the Home Page

Resource links  –
Bible Project Hebrews Video
From The Gospel Coalition …
    Article 1 – Confidence to approach God together
    Article 2 – Jesus’ humanity
    Article 3 – Communion with the saints
Crossway Article – Why study Hebrews?
Three Articles from Desiring God
Who was Melchizedek?


I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW – Looking into Mark

Leaders’ Resource Commentary Booklet
Connect Group Question Booklet
Series Overview – HERE

You can find the VIDEO version of sermons on the Home Page
and the AUDIO versions HERE

Week 2 Healing the Deaf Sermon Transcript – Chris Johnson
Week 3 Hunger Satisfied Sermon Transcript – Lynda Johnson
Week 4 Hardness of Heart Sermon Transcript – Lynda Johnson
Week 5 Healing the Blind Sermon Transcript – Chris Johnson
Week 6 Hard Questions Sermon Transcript – Chris Johnson
Week 7 Holy Splendour Sermon Transcript – Lynda Johnson

Resource links  –
http://thebriefing.com.au/2009/11/the-syrophoenician-woman/
https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/did-the-syrophoenician-woman-teach-jesus-to-be-jesus/
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/two.surprising.takeaways.from.jesus.healing.of.the.deaf.and.mute.man/75811.htm
https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/healing-deaf-man/
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/jesus-heal-blind-man-two-stages-mark-8/


DAVID – The Triumph and Tragedy of a Leader

Connect Group Question Booklet
Series Overview – HERE

Resource links  –
https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/2-samuel/
https://bibleproject.com/learn/2-samuel/
https://bibleproject.com/blog/david-whats-big-deal/

Sermon Transcript Week 1 – Chris Johnson
Sermon Transcript Week 2 – Chris Johnson
Sermon Transcript Week 3 – Lynda Johnson
Sermon Transcript Week 4 – Lynda Johnson
Sermon Transcript Week 5 – Chris Johnson


The GENEROUS Life

Connect Group Question Booklet

Here are some interesting links which may prove helpful for your preparation.

Article – https://get.tithe.ly/blog/stewardship-bible
Video – https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/tgc-podcast/money-not-root-evil/
Articlehttps://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/generous-and-content-with-our-money/
Article – https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/how-you-honor-your-maker-with-your-wallet/

Sermon Transcript – Head and Heart – Chris Johnson
Sermon Transcript – It’s all about Worship – Lynda Johnson
Sermon Transcript – Higher Thinking – Chris Johnson


The Fullness of God

Connect Group Questions Booklet

Article – https://www.crossway.org/articles/4-questions-about-the-trinity/
Video – https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/gospel-acts-1/
Podcast – https://bibleproject.com/podcast/theme-god-e21-trinity-gods-identity/

Athanasian Creed – https://www.anglicancommunion.org/media/109017/Athanasian-Creed.pdf
https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/the-athanasian-creed-11578448.html

Sermon Transcript – Week 2 TRINITY
Sermon Transcript – Week 1 PENTECOST


Believe It | Live It Resources

Connect Group Questions Booklet
Series Outline
Leaders’ Resource

Sermon Transcript – Week 6 FAITH
Sermon Transcript – Week 5 LOVE
Sermon Transcript – Week 4 PURITY
Sermon Transcript – Week 3 TRUTH
Sermon Transcript – Week 2 OBEDIENCE
Sermon Transcript – Week 1 LIGHT