God's Word doesn't deal with mere moral or behavioural issues - it transforms our hearts from the inside out. King David understands this. In Psalm 139 King David celebrates that God who knows us more intimately than anyone else ever can is the...

A church that puts the Gospel into action serves one another. Why? The Apostle Paul wants us to understand that serving is true liberty, active love, and protects a church family from being laid waste. S...

What does it look like for a flourishing church to put the Gospel into action? We can get a picture from the "one another" commands in the new testament, starting with the most foundational command from the Lord Jesus himself: "love one another...

Zechariah prophesies a time when the Lord will save his people. But he will save them in a way no one would expect. The Lord strengthens the weak, The Lord protects the weak, and The Lord saves the weak. Curate Matthew Usherwood...

The Trinity can be very confusing to wrap our heads around. In this sermon we look at the persons of the Trinity, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. The Trinity matters because it shows how helpless we are and it shows us how loved we ar...

Pentecost matters because the Holy Spirit matters. But who is the Holy Spirit, and what does he do? The first Pentecost Sunday shows us that the Holy Spirit fills the Christian, empowers the Christian for mission, and fulf...

Do we really need the Ascension? Isn't it only about the cross and resurrection? This is a common belief but if we don't have the Ascension we don't have Christianity. Paul makes this quite clear in his letter to the Ephesians.Matthew Us...

When we look at the politics, pandemics and global tensions of our time there is much to fuel our anxiety. Is there anywhere we can turn for confidence in a world that feels out of control? King David understands: our security and well-being ar...

Where do we run to when we're desperate? The Psalmist understands: a true defence in trouble comes only from God and there are no other substitutes that can provide lasting confidence and peace. So wait for the Lord. Creighton Friedrich, 18 May...

Psalm 23 has been and is a beloved Psalm for many Christian over the centuries who have gone through suffering and hardships. This Psalm shows us that those who hear and follow Jesus' voice, who is the Good Shepherd, will be taken care of durin...

Comfort and Confidence in anxious times requires trust in God - but what does trust involve? In the midst of his trouble, David understands trusting God involves dwelling with God, seeking after God, and waiting <...

If there's one claim at the very centre of Christianity (without which it wouldn't be Christianity) it's this: Jesus who died rose to life again. What would possess the earliest Christians to make such a extraordinary claim? Is it wish...

Two criminals have been crucified with Jesus and are placed on each side of him. One mocks, while the other asks to be remembered. This moment shows the heart of Jesus and the hope of the cross and the resurrection. Speaker: Curate ...

Why is the Lord's Supper so important, even essential, to the life of the church? Scripture bears witness: in the Lord's Supper we proclaim Christ as Saviour by partaking of Christ the Saviour - to our endless comfort.Creighton Friedrich...

Jesus now makes his way into Jerusalem in a Triumphant way. We see from this text that Jesus is the all knowing King, we see evidence of Jesus being King and we see how to worship the King. But, everything must be seen in light of the cross or ...

James concludes his letter with a call for prayer in all season of life. Whether you are facing suffering, joy, sickness, prayer is the answer. But why? Gospel driven prayer orients the heart of a disciple of Jesus in a way that causes it to sa...

Wealth promises freedom: security, assurance, abundance and so much more. But does it deliver? Greed, our inordinate desire to accumulate wealth, James understands, ultimately fails us: it condemns us, it corrupts us and it costs us. So where, ...

"What is your life?" James asks. In other words, what's at the centre of your worldview? James leaves anxious people with no illusions: in life, our time and our control are finite. Therefore, wisdom demands that we submit our whole self to the...

If the church is purposed to be a community of God's grace for it's members and for the world, then why is it so often quarrelling with itself? James makes the solution clear: Christians must surrender self-centred desires, such as inordinate d...

Ash Wednesday is an unapologetic reminder: we are dust, and to dust we will return. Is Christianity only a delusional fantasy that allows us to deny the reality of death? Or does our biblical faith give us permission to face death with real and...

God's people, James understands, are called to be wise. But where does this wisdom come from? What is the characteristic difference between what is wise and what looks wise? And what kind of fruit does wisdom produce in our li...

What is necessary for the mission on which God is sending us? In John 20 we see the risen Jesus sharing his peace with the disciples whom he is sending, transforming their fear to gladness, unforgiveness to forgiveness, and disbelief to faith. ...

James continues to get right to the point concerning the Christian life. This time he focuses in on the tongue and on how what comes out of our mouthes shows where our hearts are. It's impossible to tame the tongue and our only hope is the fini...

Isn't works based faith anti-gospel? James shows us it's not; if you find your grounding in the cross of Christ. He gives practical and Old Testament examples to drill his point home. Life changing faith is a visible faith.Speaker: Curat...

The church bears witness to the Gospel of Jesus by it's love for one another and for its neighbours. So partiality, favouring some members over others, does more than strain relationships within the church: it inverts the Gospel and makes Chris...