Sermons

Be a brick!

(21st July 2024)

Ephesians 2:11-22 (read it here)

Learning the rules is not enough. If you want to really belong in a place you need to be known, What woudl that look like?

Do you live what you believe?

(14th July 2024)

Mark 6:14-29 (read it here)

At the end of life on earth will your legacy reflect what you could have done or what you did do? Will we live what we believe?

Generosity from the heart

(30th June 2024)

2 Corinthians 8:7-15 (read it here)

Oh dear! A pastor talking about money. Will you risk listening? (during this sermon a real wallet was used as an visual illustration; it was not harmed in the making of this sermon).

But it's still winter

(23rd June 2024)

2 Corinthians 6:1-13 (read it here)

Last week we thought about being at home with Jesus in troubles. But perhaps that seemed a little bit simple. There is real pain in life. Is the gospel really an answer to this?

At home with Jesus

(16th June 2024)

2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17 (read it here)

What is the Christian approach to life and its troubles? This sermon explores what it means to be always at home with Jesus. (The preacher is sitting in a comfortable armchair for much of the sermon)

True Family

(9th June 2024)

Mark 3:20-35 (read it here)

Who is our true family? Explore what Jesus has to say.

The first word of every child

(16th May 2024)

Romans 8:12-17 (read it here)

What do we hope is the first word of our own child? Surely mummy or daddy! This sermon explores why this is also the first word of every Christian and how it frees us.

The day after the party

(19th May 2024)

Romans 8:22-27 (read it here)

Party's are fun, but the day after... cleaning up, deflated balloons... The Christian life can seem to start with so much joy, but then... the day after. This sermon explores what God is doing, the day after.

Born of God

(5th May 2024)

1 John 5:1-12 (read it here)

The laugh of a baby, a sign of hope. The parent-child relationship is so special. Yet and as we get older, that hope of childhood is lost. Is there a way? Is there a true parent-child relationship for us? Could you be born of God?

Life changing love

(21st April 2024)

1 John 3:16-24 (read it here)

God wants us to know him in love. When we experience this, we will also become loving people, freed from trying to do good deeds to get God's love and instead willing to use our resources to serve others.

The resurrection, for real!

(14th April 2024)

Luke 24:36-48 (read it here)

There is one events, that cuts through our nice comfortable lives: resurrection. It means Jesus is more than a nice person, he is changing everything.

Blessed Assurance

(7th April 2024)

1 John 1:1-2:2 (read it here)

Is it arrogant to be sure that you know God and he knows you? One of the first followers of Jesus wants us to be certain and he doesn't think it's arrogant, in fact he thinks it's more arrogant to live with uncertainty. 

The Christian Grand Final

(31st March 2024)

1 Corinthians 15:1-20 (read it here)

Everyone wants their football team to win the grand final. If the umpire stopped the game five minutes before the end and said not to worry about the result, how would you feel? No victory means everything lost. Victory matters! What does the resurrection victory mean? This sermon ends with a Resurrection conga line dance.

Real Relationships

(24th March 2024)

Philippians 2:1-18 (read it here)

Why do we live in a "dog eat dog" world? Is there an alternative? What would that look like?

You need a priest!

(17th March 2024)

Hebrews 4:14-5:10 (read it here)

Can your God say "no" to you? And if you choose not to listen, what's does that mean? Is it really possible just to stroll into God's presence? Or do you need a priest?

Real wisdom and power

(3rd March 2024)

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (read it here)

Wisdom and Power matter. We want one, or both, to make sense of life. But is your wisdom enough, is your power enough? Shame to get to the end of life and have got that one wrong...

The wonder of promise

(25th February 2024)

Romans 4:13-25 (read it here)

"On Saturday I'll take you to McDonald's." That a promise that is wonder to many a child. Why? Because it is beyond the child to fulfill that promise. That's the wonder of promise.

Why follow Jesus if life seems harder?

(18th February 2024)

1 Peter 3:18-22 (read it here)

It's not cool to be a Christian. The 2021 Australian Christian Book of the Year was titled:" Being the Good Bad Guys." This is not a new siuation. Peter has a wonderful answer to why you would follow Jesus even if it seems to make life harder.

Freedom from the burden of "my rights"

(4th February 2024)

1 Corinthians 9:16-23 (read it here)

Our society is obsessed with "my rights." This is important to stop abuse, but it can also cause abuse. Is there a better way? In this ancient letter we hear the truth that sets us free from being at war with one another over "my rights".