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November
2009

The Upper Room 22 November 09 - Dying to be born (Mick Martin)

In John 16:16-22, Jesus anticipates his death and resurrection and compares it to a woman giving birth, a rather unexpected analogy to say the least…

See also http://adventconspiracy.org

Original songs from The Upper Room available on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/this-is-our-call/id331392059

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16
November
2009

The Upper Room 15 November 09 - Pointillism, Fractals & the Gospel of John (Mick Martin)

This week as we move into chapter 16 of John’s gospel, we bring together a number of themes we have been considering in recent weeks and ask the question, what might it look like to bear witness to the truth of who Jesus is as we anticipate celebrating the Incarnation during the Christmas season.

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Un dimanche après-midi à l’Île de la Grande Jatte

Clip from Ferris Beuller’s Day Off

Mandelbrot fractal - image

Fractal Journey video clip

Advent Conspiracy 2009 promo

Advent Conspiracy home page

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9
November
2009

The Upper Room 8 November 09 - Experiencing God (Mick Martin)

Perhaps the major overarching theme of the whole narrative of Scripture, from Eden to the new Jerusalem, is that of “God with us”. God’s ‘here-ness’ is not merely a theological concept to which we choose to give mental assent. God wants us actually to experience him in our day-to-day lives.

“For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom … And the Lord - who is the Spirit - makes us more and more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image” (2 Cor 3:17-18 NLT)

Related link NOOMA You | 015 Rob Bell

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26
October
2009

The Upper Room 25 October 09 - Holy Spirit (Mick Martin)

What does it mean to be ‘baptised with the Holy Spirit’?

Related link NOOMA Breathe | 014 Rob Bell

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20
October
2009

The Upper Room 18 October 09 - When Worlds Collide (Mick Martin)

This week’s text is John 15 in which Jesus juxtaposes the love that flows from God to the world with the “hate” that the world has for God. What does it mean for those of us who live in the tension of being in the space where these two opposing forces collide?

Related links:

NOOMA Rich | 013 Rob Bell

Stand Up

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14
October
2009

The Upper Room 11 October 09 - On Poverty (Meredith Downey)

At our gathering this week, coinciding with the start of Anti-Poverty Week, Meredith Downey reflects on her personal journey of engagement with the issue of extreme poverty. Her story begins with her experiences living in Manilla for a number of years as a young child to her current role as a program manager with the microfinance organisation Opportunity International.

Listen to this message and let your heart and mind be challenged by the call of Jesus to be involved in bringing good news to the poor of our world.

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7
October
2009

The Upper Room 4 October 09 - True Vine (Mick Martin)

In the first part of John 15, Jesus takes us to the very essence of what it means to call ourselves his disciples.

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28
September
2009

The Upper Room 27 September 09

Unfortunately, the recording of this week’s gathering failed so we are unable to post the report made by Mick Martin and Julian Martin on their recent trip to West Timor with Opportunity International Australia. We apologise to those who were hoping to listen to this podcast.

24
September
2009

The Upper Room 20 September 09 - This Is Our Call (TUR band)

This week we launch our first album of home grown worship songs entitled This Is Our Call and Mick Martin discusses music, corporate worship, songwriting and the album with the Upper Room music team (Chris Bradley, Julia Schmidt, Pete Downey, Dominique Maurice and Dee Teal).

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13
September
2009

The Upper Room 13 September 09 - Conversation: Part 2 (Mick Martin)

Picking up where we left off last week, we look at how the six conversation types discussed in Peter Block’s book Community: The Structure of Belonging relate to the development of a church community.

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