This term we’ll be working through the books of 1-2 Kings. Our section (1 Kings 16-2 Kings 8) focuses exclusively on the ministry of the prophets Elijah and Elisha. They, as well as other faithful prophets, serve and bring God’s word primarily throughout the reign of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, the most notorious and evil rulers in Israel’s history. This series contains some of the wildest stories in the Old Testament and will leave us shocked and speechless, but most of all in awe of God who can do the impossible and is abounding in grace.

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This term we’ll be working through the first 11 chapters of John’s Gospel, starting at chapter 4. The purpose of the book is that through it people will find new life in Jesus (this also is the mission of our church). When working through each passage, we dont just want to ask ourselves “what does this passage say to me” but also “who might find new life in Jesus through this story”.

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The book of Malachi is a prophecy; an oracle; a message from God to his people through the prophet Malachi. In it, Malachi speaks to a people who hear God’s word, yet question, doubt, and reject it.

If you would like to join a bible study, contact the office on 02 9540 4558 or office@stlukesmiranda.org.au

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The letter of James is written to urge persecuted believers to remain steadfast. This is the word that bookends the letter (James 1:3-4 and 5:11). It is what we aspire to as well. In times of conflict, persecution, challenge and outright attack, that we would be a steadfast church.

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In our series, 'Home: Feeling like you belong', we will think through what God has to say about what it means for us to belong at St Luke's, and how we can feel like we belong.

Click here to download the ‘Home: Feeling like you belong' bible study book.

What does God have to say about our bodies? The bible has a great deal to say about our bodies and this term we are going to take 4 weeks to hear God speak, through the bible, about our bodies.

Click here to download the ‘Embodied’ bible study book.

Welcome back to The Gospel of Matthew. In this series of studies, ‘Zion: your King comes to you’, we kick off at the point in Matthew where Jesus is about to arrive in Jerusalem.

If you would like to join a bible study, contact the office on 02 9540 4558 or office@stlukesmiranda.org.au

Click here to download the ‘Zion: your King comes to you’ bible study book.

We would love you to see you at bible study in term 4 2022 as we look at Leviticus!

We will cover the book over the course of 6 Studies which will allow us to consider the 3 outer layers of the symbolic world of Leviticus (Rituals, priests, purity) and the heart of the symbolic world, the Day of Atonement. We will then spend some time, in the lead up to Christmas, looking at the festivals and sacred times that Israel celebrated.

Click here to download the "Wholehearted” bible study book.

In our term 3 series ‘On The Road’, we’ll be visiting the book of Acts. Our bible studies and sermons will concentrate on the final section, chapters 12-20 where Paul, along with various travel companions, set out on a series of mission journeys.

We would love to see you at church or in bible study. Please contact the office if you would like to find out more about connecting with St Lukes, office@stlukesmiranda.org.au

Click here to download the ‘On The Road’ bible study book.

We would love you to see you at bible study in term 2 2022 as we look at Romans 12-16!

Just like a caterpillar’s metamorphosis into a butterfly, we often cannot imagine what we might become. It is our prayer that through this series, we might see new beauty come from being changed by Jesus.

Click here to download the "Metamorphosis” bible study book.

Join us in Term 1 2022 as we look at Matthew 14 - 19.

These chapters can, should we allow them, transform us more and more into the likeness of Jesus. The subtle creep from the self-sacrificial heart of the Gospel can easily happen. We slowly forget the call to take up our cross each day. Yet Jesus promises, through his self sacrifice and ours, to build it. In fact, as our prayers and efforts align with his, not even the gates of hell will prevail against it. This is his promise to us and this term we will be challenged to trust him.

Click here to download the "Counter Kingdom” bible study book.

In this series leading up to Christmas and the new year, we’ll be visiting seven creation stories from across the Bible: five from the Old Testament (four of which will have studies in this booklet) and two from the New Testament.

Over the last century in our society, and increasingly in the past twenty years, believing in God as creator has become increasingly unpopular. Changing attitudes in astronomy, geology, and biology challenge biblical narratives, and debates over what is “natural” abound.

Click here to download the ‘Hark! The playlist of creation’ bible study book.

The purpose of the studies in term 4, is to encourage us all to think about how we might shape our lives in such a way that we might grow “organic” opportunities to share the gospel with the people who we “do life with”. We all have friends and family. Many of us will chat to people regularly in school, or work, at the school gate, in our sporting teams, or watching sporting events. We know that being a Christian isn’t something that we turn on for Sunday and turn back off Monday morning, so how do we live our lives in such a way that we’re being an effective witness to those around us? Are there opportunities that we could be making more of, and other opportunities that we could be creating

Click here to download the "How to talk about Jesus without being that guy” bible study book.

In term 3 2021, we will look at the first 11 chapters of 1 Kings, seeing the Kingdom established under Solomon, Israel grow in prosperity and power and Solomon heart eventually turn from God. ‘The heart’ and ‘wisdom’ are the key recurring themes of these 11 chapters. Solomon asks for a ‘heart that hears’ God, and is granted wisdom. In time, Solomon’s heart will grow divided as his love for his many wives and their many gods sees him growing deaf to the word of God.

Click here to download the ‘Make wise my heart’ bible study book.

We will be jumping back into Romans in term 2 2021. Romans 5-8 is Paul's complex and profound exploration of what Jesus' death and resurrection means for the human race that God put in charge of his creation.

Click here to download the ‘Raised in Him’ bible study book.

Welcome back to the Gospel of Matthew. We first started making our way through this book in 2019 when we covered chapters 1-4. Last year, 2020, we did the Sermon on the Mount, working through chapters 5-7. This year we will cover chapters 8-12.

Download the term 1 ‘Set Free, We follow’ bible study book here.

After 70 years in exile, the people of Israel were coming back home. Join us in Term 4, 2020 as we explore the book of Ezra.

Download the term 4 ‘Homecoming’ bible study book here.

“No other religious discourse in the history of humanity has attracted the attention which has been devoted to the Sermon on the Mount.” observes, Craig L. Blomberg, “Philosophers and activists from many non-Christian perspectives who have refused to worship Jesus nevertheless have admired his ethic”. From Mahatma Gandhi to Beyonce Knowles, people throughout the centuries have been influenced and encouraged by this sermon, which some have called “the greatest speech of all time”.

Download the term 3 ‘Sermon on the Mount’ bible study book here.

Paul’s purpose for writing this letter to the church in Rome is the gospel. His desire is for the gospel to bring these Jewish and Gentile Christians in Rome together but, at the same time, to see the good news of Jesus go out further and produce even more fruit.

For right now, is it not challenging to feel a strong sense of unity as we are isolated and unable to meet? Similarly, we may wonder how we might have any opportunity to share the gospel when we are not leaving the house, going to work, studying or seeing friends. However, in this time we must still believe the gospel has the power to transform lives.

Download ‘The Gospel Shaped Church’ bible study book or listen to this series sermons here.

As we face an uncertain time in our world, we have prepared a mini series to look at Mark 4 & 5. There are three stories where we will look at being Anchored: firm in the face of the storm, firm in the face of evil powers and firm in the face of sickness and death.

If you would like to join a bible study, contact the office on 02 9540 4558 or office@stlukesmiranda.org.au

You can also download the ‘Anchored’ bible study book or listen to weekly Sermons here.

Is our culture growing increasingly hostile towards Christians? How do Christians live faithfully in 2020?

These questions are the same that the people of God asked during the Exile. The book of Daniel is a great theological resource for God’s people as they are having to stand against the tide of public opinion, persecution and censure.

If you are interested in learning more, you can download the ‘Daniel’ bible study book or listen to weekly Sermons here.

As we start 2020 together, we are going to spend five weeks looking at a series of ‘one another’ statements in the New Testament. The ‘one anothers’ of the scriptures speak into the various relationships that we find ourselves in as we follow Jesus, and in particular the relationships that we find ourselves in with the church family.

Click here to download the bible study book and here to listen to the one another sermons.

There are few parts of the bible more familiar to us than the early chapters of Matthew. Each December, as presents are wrapped and wreaths are hung, we return to the Gospel accounts of the birth of Christ. Yet to isolate these passages as ‘The Christmas Story’ can leave us blind to the picture Matthew is painting of “Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham”. These studies offer us a chance to weight these passages without carols ringing in our ears. Matthew crafts his account of the birth of Jesus in deep dependence upon the Old Testament scriptures. More than that, The Gospel of Matthew tells the story of Jesus' birth, life, death and resurrection as a continuation and fulfilment of the whole Biblical story.

Join us in Term 4 as we look at ‘A Light to Lead us Home’. You can download the bible study book here.

In term 3 2019, we will be looking at the book of Ezekiel from the Old Testament. There is a lot of full-on activity going on in the book of Ezekiel. Ezekiel (whose name means ‘Strength of God’, or ‘God Strengthens’) sees some mind-bending visions, he performs extreme acts like shaving his head with a sword, or lying on his side for a full year. Ezekiel is a real jewel of the Old Testament, filled with clear and powerful images that speak to humanity’s capacity for self-deception, the fragility of our successes and God’s unfailing love and commitment toward his underserving people.

Join us in Term 3 as we look at ‘Old Habits, New Hearts’. You can download “Old Habits, New Hearts” bible study books, download the Ezekiel timeline image here or you can listen to the weekly sermons here.

In term 2 2019, we will be looking at 1 Corinthians “True Spirituality”. Just like the Corinthians, our society still has an innate interest in spirituality. But just like those in Corinth, it is often sought in all the wrong places. Our goal, just like it was for Paul, is to show our friends, family and world, what it means to be truly spiritual. That it is not found separated from Jesus or from the church, but found through relationship with our Lord and his redeemed people.

If you'd like to dig a little deeper into “True Spirituality” with us this term, you can download our Bible Study Book, or listen to the weekly sermons here.

This 4-part study series, ‘Peacemakers’, applies the gospel pattern to arguments, disagreements and conflicts that arise within the church and beyond. We will consider why conflict arises, the opportunities provided by conflict and the gospel pattern for resolving conflict. God promises that as peacemakers sow peace they will reap a harvest of righteousness. Let’s take God at his word and begin to sow.

Join us in Term 1 as we look at ‘Peacemakers’. You can download “Peacemakers” bible study books, or you can listen to the weekly sermons here.

In the early 60s AD, the Apostle Paul wrote a letter ‘to God’s holy people in Ephesus’. In term 1, 2019 we will look at 5 metaphors Paul employs such that the Ephesians church may come to see itself clearly. These metaphors speak of how precious and important the church is in God’s recreation of the world. These metaphors remind us of the necessity of unity and service as we care for the church. These metaphors remind us not to take the church for granted, but to arm it with faith and maturity against the devil’s schemes.

If you are interested in learning more, you can download the ‘Pictures of us’ bible study book or listen to weekly Sermons here.

We will be looking at John 13-17 - the Lord's supper. The immanence of Jesus’ crucifixion really sets the framework for this text. Key themes include the call for Jesus’ disciples to self-sacrificially love and serve each other, to have confidence that Christ will return, and that his Spirit will be sent in the meantime. There are also themes around perseverance under trial and bearing fruit as Christians.

Join us in Term 4 as we look into the book of John. You can download ‘The Upper Room Discourse’ bible study books, or you can listen to the weekly sermons here.

During the seventy years the Jews suffered their Babylonian exile, God raised up several people to faithfully guide and direct His fallen people back to Himself. Among these people was a young woman named Esther. You can view a helpful illustration of the book of Esther here.

If you'd like to dig a little deeper into Esther with us this term, why not download our Esther Bible Study Book, or Esther Quiet times. You can also listen to the weekly sermons here.

I wonder if you’ve ever heard someone say, “I wish we could go back to just how it was in the early church!” Imagine hearing Peter preach on the day of Pentecost, seeing Paul raise a young man back to life, and witnessing many put their faith in Jesus for the first time. But all was not perfect and worthy of imitation. Indeed, I expect Paul might have replied to such a longing, “have you met the Corinthian Christians?!”

In 1 Corinthians Paul writes to answer their questions and address some of the difficulties in the church. Join us in Term 2 as we look at Paul's letter to the Corinthians. You can download 'The toxic church' bible study books, or you can listen to the weekly sermons here.

Welcome to the “Jesus Is ______.” series

The Bible teaches that Jesus is for us. He has not abandoned us in our sins but gave His life as a ransom for many.

Join us in Term 1 as we unpack who Jesus is. You can download our Jesus Is___ Study Books, or you can listen to the weekly sermons here.

In 1 Peter we are encouraged to stand firm and persevere, even though life will be difficult for us as we stand against the tide as Christians.
Peter's profound theological statement about our true identity - being citizens of Heaven - rings true not only for those early exiled Christians in Rome withstanding challenging social and political temperatures, but also for us in our modern Western context.

Join us in Term 4 as we unpack the letter of 1 Peter together. You can download our 1 Peter Bible Study Books, or you can listen to the weekly sermons here.

The Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Samuel follow the rise and fall of Saul and David, the first 2 kings crowned over God's people. As we study the book of 2 Samuel, our focus will be on king David, a figure who looms large over the rest of the Bible.
2 Samuel, like many of the narrative sections of the Bible, can prove difficult to understand. This is not to say it is difficult to read: there is enough blood-shed, conspiracy and scandal to keep us interested. However, you can come away from the various stories feeling you may have missed the key message.

If you'd like to dig a little deeper into 2 Samuel with us this term, why not download our 2 Samuel Bible Study Books, or 2 Samuel Quiet Times. You can also listen to the weekly sermons here.