We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church with refreshing faith in Jesus Christ based in East Doncaster. We think that looks like being life-giving to the believer, surprising to the world, and strengthening to the weary and doubting. Catch up on the latest teaching and news here!
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What happens when your best idea for God turns out to be far too small? Kevin Pederson finds David finally at rest in a palace of cedar, thirteen years of running from Saul behind him, deciding it is time he built God a house. God's reply changes everything, for David and for us. Discover why a promise made to a king three thousand years ago is the reason God no longer lives in a building, and what that means for whatever your relationship with your own father has been. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for
Would you knife your enemy if you had the chance? Kevin Pederson takes us into a cave in the desert of En Gedi, where David has Saul helpless in front of him, a knife in his hand, and every reason to strike. Discover why worship has far less to do with what we sing on Sunday and far more to do with who we are on Monday. If someone has hurt you and you have replayed it at three in the morning, this one is for you. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and g
What do you do when the king you have served faithfully decides he wants you dead? Kevin Pederson digs into 1 Samuel 18, where David's greatest triumph becomes the opening of thirteen years on the run. Discover why God cares more about your character than your comfort, and what that means for the season you are in right now. If you have ever hit bottom and wondered where God went, this one is for you. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multi
What makes a young shepherd boy dare to face a giant warrior? Discover how David's faith in God's power redefines courage and victory. Explore the deeper truth behind David's battle with Goliath and how it can empower you to face your own giants with a refreshing faith. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbourne with refreshing faith in Jesus Christ. We think that looks like being life-giving t
How do you choose a leader? Samuel had a horn of oil, a house full of impressive sons, and instructions from God that made no sense at all. Kevin Pederson opens the life of David with the son nobody thought to invite, and the thirteen long years between the sheep and the throne. Discover what God actually looks for when he raises up a leader, and why that changes how you read the waiting in your own life. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing m
Are we looking for love in all the wrong places? Guest speaker Kevin Pederson opens John's first letter, where the same apostle who leaned on Jesus makes a startling claim: God is love. Kevin traces why even our best human love keeps running into its limits, and where we can turn when the love we have to give finally runs dry. Discover the one love that never fails, and how it changes everything for those who are still searching. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify or deepcreekanglican.com and check out the website for more info about whats happening. We ar
You've built the barns, topped up the super, and planned for the rainy day - so why doesn't it ever feel like enough? Guest speaker Kevin Pederson opens Jesus' parable of the rich fool: a man who had everything stored up and still heard God call him a fool. Kevin draws the line between looking down in worry and looking up in thankfulness, and asks where our security really lies when the treasure we've built can't come with us. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a w
Distracted until we die - What if, just for a day, you denied yourself no pleasure at all? Would it finally be enough? Guest speaker Kevin Pederson turns to Ecclesiastes 2, where Solomon, the wealthiest and wisest man alive, tests every pleasure to its limit and still ends up empty. Kevin draws a simple but sharp line between the experiences we can buy and the meaning we can't, and asks where a pleasure-seeking culture is really meant to look. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happ
What does it really mean that Jesus is good news for the poor? Craig Petty takes us down a forgotten alleyway and into communities trapped by poverty, exploring how Isaiah 61 and Luke 7 reframe both despair and our own guilt. Discover why Jesus doesn't just bring relief, but rebuilds and renews, turning the overlooked into oaks of righteousness. A refreshing reminder that the gospel meets us right where hope feels furthest away. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a
What if the worst day of a condemned man's life turned out to be his best? Guest speaker Adrian Lane of Bush Church Aid turns to Luke 23, where a dying criminal asks Jesus to remember him and hears the words, "Today you will be with me in paradise." Discover how forgiveness, a word we rarely hear, is offered freely at the cross to people who have done nothing to deserve it. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Donca
What if our call to care extends beyond people to the entire planet? Jo challenges us to embrace this biblical mandate, exploring how God's mission includes cosmic healing and our role in it. Discover how living this truth can transform our lives and the world around us. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbourne with refreshing faith in Jesus Christ. We think that looks like being life-giving
What happens when you have everything and still have no one to share it with? Guest speaker Kevin Pederson unpacks Luke 19, where Zacchaeus, a wealthy but despised tax collector, climbs a tree just to catch sight of Jesus, and finds Jesus already looking for him. Explore why real life begins at the point where our self-sufficiency runs out. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbourne with refres
What happens when you come to the end of yourself? Guest speaker Kevin Pederson digs into John 4, where a Samaritan woman who has run out of options meets Jesus at a well and finds he sees what no one else can. Explore why Jesus comes not to improve your life, but to give you a new one. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbourne with refreshing faith in Jesus Christ. We think that looks like be
Confident in the Goodness of Jesus - What if living out your faith meant joining a community as tightly-knit as a penguin colony? Discover how embracing Gods commands leads to thriving, not burden, as we explore our call to be a loving, Spirit-led community. Dive into this transformative message by Rev Megan Curlis-Gibson and uncover the grace-filled life you were meant to lead. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in
Where does your identity actually come from? In this sermon from our Wholehearted series, Megan Curlis-Gibson opens 1 John 4:7-21 and shows that being God's beloved is given before we could earn it, anchored in who God is and proved at the cross. Discover how this love drives out fear and makes the church a community where an invisible God becomes visible. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbo
What if God not only knows your struggles but sees you in them? Phil unpacks the story of Hagar, revealing a God who meets us in our deserts and offers hope. Discover how being seen by God transforms our understanding of faith and belonging. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbourne with refreshing faith in Jesus Christ. We think that looks like being life-giving to the believer, surprising to
What quietly competes for the affections of your heart? In this second sermon of our Wholehearted series, Megan Curlis-Gibson digs into 1 John 2:15-27 and names what corrupts a life of faith and what keeps us anchored in Jesus. Discover how the apostolic word and the Spirit's anointing hold believers in real fellowship with the Father and the Son. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbourne with
What if faith in Jesus could move from admiring him at the edge of the garden to actually crossing over and tasting his goodness? In this opening sermon of our Wholehearted series, Megan Curlis-Gibson digs into 1 John 1:1-2:2 and the apostle John's firsthand encounter with the risen Christ. Discover the wholeness, real fellowship, and ocean of forgiveness that await when we step from knowing about Jesus into a relationship with him. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We a
Living Before The Throne - Who am I? It's a question that resonates through life's stages, from school to career shifts. Discover how Gods call to be a chosen people offers us identity and purpose. Explore the profound invitation to be a royal priesthood, living as a holy nation, and what it means to be Gods treasured possession, on display to the world. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbour
Living Before The Throne - Why does God dedicate sixteen chapters of Exodus to building plans for a tent? Dr Andrew Malone joins us for week one of our new series, Living Before The Throne, as we dig into the often-skipped blueprints of Exodus 25. Discover how the ark of the covenant is far more than a dusty artefact, and why it points us directly to Jesus. Explore what it means that God still chooses to dwell among his people today. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We
Life Restored Forever - What if the resurrection isn't just a past event, but a present awakening? Megan explores how Jesus, the gardener of new creation, calls us by name and breathes life into our deepest darkness. Discover how this Easter message can transform your own life's locked rooms into places of peace and purpose. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbourne with refreshing faith in Je
Life Given For Us - On Good Friday, we confront the tension of the cross, an unearned gift that challenges our ideas of fairness and justice. Megan, our senior minister, leads us to discover how Jesus, crowned with thorns, reigns as king through suffering. Unravel the deep truth of his sacrifice and the universal invitation to life that he offers to all. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbour
Have you ever thought about what it means that Jesus prays for you? Dive into the heart of Jesus as he intercedes for us, revealing his desire for unity and empowerment among believers. Uncover how this profound truth invites us into a deeper relationship with him and each other. Speaker: Discover the transforming message from Deep Creek Anglican Church. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbour
What if the darkest moment in history was actually the birth of an unshakeable joy? Rev Megan Curlis-Gibson unpacks John 16 and explores how the cross and resurrection aren't two separate events but one single act of victory, and why the joy it produces is something no one can take from you. Discover how prayer draws us deeper into the life of God and completes the joy that Jesus has already secured. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multig
Life can often feel overwhelming, but what if there was a love and truth deep enough to outshine any darkness you face? In this week's message from Jesus' final moments with His disciples, we discover how the Holy Spirit invites us into a profound relationship with God. Join us to explore how leaning into this endless source of comfort can anchor your faith and fill your life with purpose. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational
