We were designed to live in a beautiful created world. And we were asked to tend and care for it. How is the goodness of creation a gift in a chaotic world, and what is the role of creation and nature in wellbeing? And how does creation connect us to God the creator? Join Sam as he unpacks the wonders of the world around us.

This Sunday we celebrated with our candidates as they were baptised! But what can we learn from Jesus' baptism about the character of God, and the way he responds to us? Join Tom as he explores the gentle ways of God.

Genesis 2:1-2 talks about an ancient rhythm modelled by God in creation of work and rest. What does this teach us about our need to feel productive? How does productive work differ from the toil described as a result of the fall? And why does this reality of work in a fractured world make understanding our need for rest so important? Join Kate as she unpacks what Genesis teaches us about work & rest, and what Jesus' own rhythms teach us about how to live in our modern world - whatever season your life is in.

This Sunday we celebrated Pentecost at St Matthias! But what was Pentecost all about - what did it mean for the disciples back in that upper room all those years ago? And what does it mean for us today? Join Tom as he talks about the pouring out of the Holy Spirit.

Our new series takes us back to our very origins, exploring the earliest stories of Genesis 1-3 to ask: how were we and the world created? As we read these ancient accounts, what do they tell us about what we need to flourish in a fractured world? How does that wisdom sit alongside the discoveries of modern science, and help us understand our faith, our life, our relationship with God - and how should it shape our response to some of the challenges of 21st century life? Today join Kate as she opens the series and reflects on control. How do we differentiate constructive control: part of God's character and something than enables flourishing from another kind of control that dominates and becomes destructive. How does healthy control and reaching out to God help us in moments of chaos and disorder and what is our part to play in bringing more order and calm to a chaotic world?

Sabbath is not only a personal spiritual practice—it is a public act of resistance. Rooted in Israel’s liberation from slavery, Sabbath disrupts the values of consumerism, hurry, and injustice. Join Clark as he explores how keeping Sabbath trains us to say “enough” in a culture that always demands more.

Sabbath is not just about what we stop doing—it’s about what we start noticing and enjoying. This week, Tom explores Sabbath as a time to feast, laugh, sing, connect, and savour God’s goodness in creation and community. Sabbath reawakens our hearts to beauty, joy, and gratitude, drawing us into deeper worship.

In a world that never stops, where more is always better and our worth is often tied to what we produce or consume, the ancient practice of Sabbath offers a radical alternative. In this opening talk of our summer formation focus at St Matthias, Clark Buys invites us to rediscover Sabbath as a weekly rhythm of ceasing — from work, from striving, from buying — and to receive it as a holy gift of rest, renewal, and reformation. Drawing from Scripture, history, and cultural insight, this message invites us to live differently: not from a place of scarcity and pressure, but from trust, presence, and gratitude. What if stopping isn’t laziness, but obedience? What if enough really is enough?

(apologies that the recording misses the very start of Clark's talk)