Sermons

The gospel calls us to give up much, but promises so much more as we learn to live God’s best life, the life God made and calls us to walk with him.

Being a disciple of Jesus is a long and costly journey. The more we die to ourselves, the more we can receive his abundant life.

Moral failure, breaking trust, twisted behaviour – that’s Micah’s diagnosis of God’s people.

They were ALL filled with the Holy Spirit...

Do you know how to breathe?

God wants us daily to come to him in repentance, to receive his forgiveness. This is the gospel, this is his plan for your life.

How do we get from Peter the denier, full of shame and regret - to Peter the apostle, leader of the early church?

‘Fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart.’ But sometimes the desire for human praise is stronger than the desire to be faithful to God.

Let us strive, not only for heaven, but towards heaven. We don’t have to earn the prize; we don’t have to be paralysed by the past - let’s journey together, sharing our pain, struggles - and joy.

Baptism is all about God saying, ‘Welcome, welcome home.’ It’s a symbol for the turning back to God that we all have to do, every day.