Looking through Matthew 6:1-18 on Sunday, we saw how Jesus’ teaching exposes hypocritical religion that charades as righteousness and shows us what true righteousness looks like. Once again, disciples of Jesus are meant to see that true righteousness is not simply about outward actions, but what is going on in ...
In the second sermon of our series through Matthew 5-7, we looked at Matthew 5:17-48 to consider Jesus’ teachings and high standards of righteousness. We saw how Jesus is the fulfillment of the enduring...
We started the new year with a new sermon series on Matthew 5-7. This portion of Matthew introduces Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, presenting a radical vision for life in God’s kingdom. It is a way of living that...
In our final Sunday sermon of 2024, we continued with our Christmas series looking at John 13:1-17. Here we see how Jesus came to show us true love. Through the deeply personal and lowly act of washing of His...
In the third sermon of our Christmas series, we looked through John 6:22-40 to see how Jesus came to give us true satisfaction. While Christmas is a time that tells us to be happy, our pursuit of happiness and satisfaction may often be quite fleeting and temporary. We find ourselves seeking satisfaction in the wrong places and in the...
Our annual Carols Service this year continued the theme of our Christmas sermon series, exploring the reasons why Jesus came. As we discover the heart of Christmas, we see that Jesus came to make the invisible God known to us. Jesus came as the Word of God - the Word who was with God, the Word who was...
In view of the Christmas season, we began a new sermon series last Sunday to examine John’s unique portrayal of Jesus’ mission. Each week until the end of December, we will consider a different aspect of why Jesus entered our world through various encounters and teachings in John’s Gospel...
We concluded our sermon series on Revelation 1-5 last Sunday by looking at Revelation 5. Here we see a vision of the end intended to help suffering Christians persevere. Having seen a vision of God the creator previously, John’s vision is now centered on Jesus the victorious redeemer...
In the next sermon of our Revelation series, we looked through Revelation 4 to see the Holy God who reigns from heaven. Following John’s letters to the seven churches, our attention is now shifted to a vision of God’s throne - where judgement will be passed on all God’s enemies and where mercy will be shown for all God’s people...
Last Sunday, we looked at the seventh and final letter written to the church of Laodicea from Revelation 3:14-22. Here we see a shift in the structure of Jesus’ words to the seven churches. There is no thanksgiving, praise, or encouragement for the church of Laodicea - only a strong call to wake up and repent...
