12/07/2026 - Jacinta Lewis

The Life Of David

1. God Has Purposed You to Paint

Key Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1–13

Takeaways:

Ps Zeke Murley - 05 July

28/06/2026 - Matthew Destry

TEXT – Philippians 4:10-20 (ESV)

10 I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were

indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. 11 Not that I am speaking of being in need,

for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I

know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and

hunger, abundance and need. 13 I...

21/06/2026 - Matt Robinson

Our community is spiritually hungry and looking for answers. It’s as Jesus said, the harvest is plentiful… it’s up to us to share with them the good news, the message of the one and only way, truth and life that is Jesus.

Primary Text: Acts 26:9-23

Here we see Paul stand before a court room and share HIs testimony of how and why he came to believe and follow Christ. He demonstrates how we can use our story as a witness to who God is.

Here are th...

14/06/2026 - Matthew Destry

Text 1 – Daniel 10:2-9 (ESV)

In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks. 3 I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks. 4 On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river (that is, the Tigris) 5 I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. 6 His body was like beryl, his face li...

07/06/2026 - Matthew Destry

Psalm 63:1-8 … A Psalm of David. When he was in the wilderness of Judah.

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;

my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you,

as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,

beholding your power and glory.

Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.

So I will bless you as long as...

31/05/2026 - Matthew Destry

The Roman historian Pliny the Younger once wrote to Emperor Trajan trying to explain these Christians. He said “they were accustomed to meet on a fixed day before dawn and sing responsively a hymn to Christ as to a god, and to bind themselves by oath… the contagion of this superstition has spread not only to the cities but also to the villages and farms.”

They spread everywhere. Because the early church did not primarily see itself as a place people attended. It saw itself as a people who were sent.

We gat...

24/05/2026 - Matthew Destry

Joshua 15:16–19 (ESV):

“And Caleb said, ‘Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.’ And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, ‘What do you want?’

She said to him, ‘Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me...

17/05/2026 - Matthew Destry

What is a miracle? A miracle is an act of God that goes beyond ordinary natural explanation and reveals His power, presence, or compassion.

Three different views Christians hold

Some Christians believe miraculous gifts largely ceased after the apostolic era. This is often called cessationism.

Others believe all the gifts continue today exactly as they did in the New Testament. This is continuationism.

And then many Christians sit somewhere in the middle. Open, but careful.

The challenge everybody feels

Because if miracles are...

10/05/2026 - Beck Lambert

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted” Hebrews 12:1-3...

03/05/2026 - Kyle Hanna

A Place – the Temple

2 Chronicles 7:1-3

The purpose of the Temple is two fold:

The heart behind the rules

The narrative of God’s pursuit

A Place – Jesus

John 2:18-21

Jesus the True Temple:

Place

26/04/2026 - Matthew Robinson

Psalm 1:1-3:

1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,

2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.

3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.

Scripture Break-Down

In Chapter 1 Verse 1:

We have a m...

19/04/2026 - Matthew Destry

1 Kings 18:36–39 (ESV)

“At the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, ‘O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.’ Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the w...

12/04/2026 - Matthew Destry

John 7:37–39 (ESV)

“On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out,

‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said,

“Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”’

Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.”

context

a...

05/04/2026 - Matthew Destry

1 Thessalonians 1:9–10 (ESV)

“For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.”

Romans 8:11 (ESV)

“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit wh...

03/04/2026 - Matthew Destry

Leviticus 16:5–10, 20–22, 29–30

And he shall take from the congregation of the people of Israel two male goats for a sin offering…

And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel.

And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the Lord and use it as a sin offering,

but the goat on which the lot fell for Azazel shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement over it, that it may be...

29/03/2026 - Matthew Destry

Big idea: Jesus is Lord, but not the kind of Lord the crowd wants. Following Him means moving from crowd enthusiasm to costly allegiance.

John 12:12–19 (ESV)

The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”

And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it i...

22/03/2026 - Zeke Murley

John 8:1–11

WORD

What does the Scripture say?

Read John 8:1–11 together.

Take time to slowly read the passage aloud as a group. Encourage everyone to notice details in the text before jumping to interpretation.

Observation Questions

15/03/2026 - Matthew Destry

Text: John 4:1-18, 25-30

Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), 3 he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. 4 And he had to pass through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the...

08/03/2026 - Kyle Hanna

Series: Jesus is Lord

Scripture: John 3:1–15

The Setting

Nicodemus, a Pharisee and respected teacher of the law, comes to Jesus at night. Though he is moral, religious, and knowledgeable, Jesus tells him something surprising:

“Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3)

Nicodemus assumes Jesus means a physical rebirth, but Jesus is speaking about spiritual rebirth.

Many people assume the new birth means moral improvement:

Matt Destry

Come and see: how Jesus builds the church

Big idea

This is the raw, first call of Jesus: come and see. They come. They stay. They bring others.

Lordship here is relational before it is institutional. Before Jesus gives them tasks, He gives them: friendship, proximity, shared life. The Church is born not as an organisation, but as a shared orbit around a person.

Text John 1:35-51

35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw...

Zeke Murley

PASSOVER — EXODUS / MANNA / THE LAMB / BLOOD / DELIVERANCE

1ST MIRACLE : FEEDING OF 5000 — BREAD / PROPHET LIKE MOSES / MAKE HIM KING

15 Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

John 6:15 ESV

2ND MIRACLE : WALKING ON WATER — SELF REVELATION / IT IS I (I AM — EGO EIMI)

20 But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”

John 6:20 ESV

CROWD CHASES JESUS — HUNGER / CHASING HIM FOR MORE BREAD

26...

15/02/2026 - Matthew Destry

Big idea

The best people in the Kingdom are those who know when to step forward and when to step aside, without losing their joy, their identity, or their faithfulness.

Jesus has not come to orbit around us. He has come to be the centre. Not to make us famous, but faithful. Not to draw attention to our name, but to His.

The mark of maturity is not how many people are following you. It’s whether you are still pointing to Jesus when fewer people are.

 ...

08/02/2026 - Matthew Destry

While the world still stands: Serving a Lord who stoops to serve

Reading – John 13:1–14 (ESV)

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come fr...

01/02/2026 - Matthew Destry

John 1:1-14

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome[a] it. There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him al...

25/01/2026 - Vincent Gulay

Solomon was the King, but he was under another authority – the God of Israel.

He starts his Wisdom literature with Proverbs 1:7 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of

knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

“Fear” or reverence, and submitting to the Lord is key to living wisely, and righteously.

With relationships – we look to Jesus as the example. Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”

Yes Jesus died for his Bride (the church), but he also live...

18/01/2026 - Ps Matthew Destry

Proverbs 3:9–10

Honour the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your produce;

then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.

Thought one: honour comes before abundance

Thought two: firstfruits train the heart

Thought three: abundance follows alignment

“The retribution principle”

Wisdom assumes that creation is morally ordered because God is good. There’s a grain to the universe, and sin is living against the grain. When you live aligned with God’s...

11/01/2026 - Matt Robinson

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 and 12:8-13

Point 1: Vapour

04/01/2026 - Ps Matthew Destry

Everyone is an influencer; the question is, what are you influencing people toward?

“The whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.” 1 Kings 10:24

“The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 10:22

And Ecclesiastes 5:10 warns: “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money… this also is vanity.”

Words outlive wealth. Gold loses its shine; wisdom gains interest forever.

Three ways words build worlds

1. Words shape ide...

28/12/2025 - Ps Matthew Destry

Texts: Proverbs 3:1-8; Ecclesiastes 11:10

“My son, do not forget my teaching,

but let your heart keep my commandments,

for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.

Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you;

bind them around your neck;

write them on the tablet of your heart.

So you will find favour and good success

in the sight of God and man.

Trust in the LORD with all you...

21/12/2025 - Matthew Destry

Jesus teaches us not only with words, but with his life. Even as a child. Even before the cross. Even before the resurrection. He teaches us how to be human before God.

Luke 2:41–52

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. 43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, 44 but supposing him to be in the group...

14/12/2025 - Zeke Murley

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but peo...

Join our Senior Pastors Matt and Jody Destry as they share some big news for Discovery Church and the wider Churches of Christ VIC TAS movement.

You can also watch this podcast online here!

07/12/2025 - Matthew Destry

Going home for Christmas: a meaning worth moving for

Read Matthew 2:1–12 ESV (include in full)

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him. When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the peo...

30/11/2025 - Beck Lambert

Lament: “A passionate expression of grief that names what is wrong and anchors it to God’s truth.” Mark Vroegop – Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy

Psalm 23:4 “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.”

The valley is not the destination or dwelling place – it is something to be navigated through

23/11/2025 - Vincent Gulay

Psalm 23

As the year draws to a close, we reflect on the goals and plans we made.

We reflect on the pace of life, and the impact of hurry on ourselves, our relationships – those we

love the most.

Could the Lord be calling us to a rest that renews our minds, builds our trust in Him, satisfies

our souls and bring Him glory?

“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”

Learning to slow down means understanding why we perceiv...

16/11/2025 - Matthew Destry

Main text: Psalm 73:12-17 (ESV)

Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches.

All in vain have I kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence.

For all the day long I have been stricken and rebuked every morning.

If I had said, “I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed the generation of your children.

But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task,

until I went into the sanctuar...

09/11/2025 - Jody Destry

The Psalms are the prayer book of God’s people — songs and prayers that give voice to every human emotion: joy, grief, hope, fear, longing, courage, anger, and love.

They teach us how to bring all of life before God — not just the polished parts.

They become both a mirror for the soul and a map for the heart, guiding us toward honesty, healing, and hope.

Psalm 42:7–8

Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls;

all your waves and breakers have swept over me.<...

02/11/2025 - ​M​att Robinson

Romans 12

Consider:

Has there been something that’s happened this year that’s frustrated you? Something you wish you could change? Or perhaps someone?

We live in a wild world, and at times we ask ourselves what place do we as Christians have in this world?

The church in Rome asked this same question. They were divided by opinion, Jews concerned with the Law and Gentiles feeling limited in how they could minister. It’s into this context that Paul writes Romans.

The Invitation...

26/10/2025 - Zeke Murley

Romans 10:5–17 (ESV)

The Law vs. Faith

Moses wrote that the one who does the commandments shall live by them (v.5).

But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart…” (v.6–7).

Salvation isn’t found in human effort — it’s nearer than we think.

The Word Is Near

“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (v.9–10)

The same Lord is Lord of a...