Saturday Ev Sermons

The Bible promotes the most liberating view of sex! Andrew Heard unpacks this claim - surprising to many but relevant for all as he shows how our understanding of sexuality draws out deep things about what it is to be human.

Family is a good gift from God, but it is a terrible master. Jez Reynolds traces Jesus' teaching on the danger of family and the priority of the Kingdom of God.

Whatever your experience of earthly family has been, you were made for a far more wonderful, glorious, eternal family. Andrew Heard speaks on the heavenly father with whom we are made for relationship and by the Spirit adopted to sonship.

The Bible is clear that salvation comes from God by faith alone. Andrew Heard speaks on what the Bible says about baptism and why it is a fitting sign to be applied to infants of Christian parents.

Everyone wants to grow - or we should! But how? Colossians 2:16-23 raises the dangers of seeking growth through human traditions, rules, or mystical practices, which sound helpful but can actually be harmful. In Colossians, Paul shows us that Jesus gives us all we need for salvation and growth, and we see how it is that he grows us. Are you giving yourself to the normal ways that Jesus grows you?

The golden calf episode in Exodus provides us with a great warning and a great hope. Andrew Heard speaks on the character of God; his judgement and justice, and his love, compassion and mercy, both displayed in Jesus death for us.

The best human experiences are all about relationship. Andrew Heard speaks on the detailed Tabernacle given to Moses, where God dwells and makes a way for sinful people to relate to him, and looks forward to Jesus, fulfilling God dwelling in our hearts.

The Bible has some tricky parts that require us to trust in a good and loving God. Jez Reynolds helps us think through God's law given in Exodus and the principles that help us love each other well and live to please God today.

Western civilization is deeply shaped by the Bible, yet today the 10 commandments are disregarded as not relevant. Andrew Heard speaks on the 10 special "words" of God that help us understand who he is and how we should respond to him.

God wants Israel as his treasured possession. Jez Reynolds takes us through the covenant with Israel mediated by Moses at Mt Sinai, that also points to the need for a better new covenant found in Jesus.

Who is God and how should we respond to him? Mike Austin speaks from Exodus 14 - 18 and shows us how God's people in Exodus react to their rescue from slavery, and why it matters for us today.

The 'pass over' described in Exodus is a scale model of the even greater rescue we have in Jesus. Grahame Fuller speaks on the final plague of death in Egypt where the Passover lamb points to Jesus blood sacrifice for our salvation.

The Exodus rescue is a picture of the even greater rescue to come. Andrew Heard speaks on the sovereignty of God, his desire to reveal himself to us, and his mercy to save us.

Who is the LORD? God reveals his name to Moses at the burning bush "I Am who I Am". Jez Reynolds digs into what we learn about God as the unchanging, unimaginable, eternal and yet personal God of the universe.

The drama of the great rescue in Exodus brings us a glimpse of the even bigger plan of salvation for God's people in Jesus. Andrew Heard begins this series in Exodus with a reminder of God's mercy to us, which he began before we could even ask.

Christians don't grow in godliness through the Law of Moses - we're free! Ben Broadfoot shares from Galatians, that we grow by doing the things of the Spirit, day after day, simply and humbly, trusting God to transform us as we continue.

What we value most in life will show in how we live and the choices we make. Andrew Heard challenges us to have an eternal perspective -where how we live, how we work, and what choices we make now, demonstrates a desire to please our heavenly father, rather than an earthly circumstance.

The teachings on money in 1 Timothy 6 don't make sense to people who think this life is all there is. But the passage shows us there's a life that's truly life, which is the one in the age to come in eternity with our God, and this changes our whole approach to money.

Leaders are not the most important people in church, but it is most important for church that they lead well. Jez Reynolds draws out the responsibilities we have to honour our leaders and hold them to account.

True Christianity enables us to better fulfill our God intended role within the family unit. As Andrew Heard speaks on 1 Timothy 5 he helps us to recognise how we can be bound by cultural influence and in turn miss what truly pleases God.