We all have expectations of God, whether our hearts are in the rocky, weedy or good soil stages. Sometimes our expectations of God are not in accord with His expectations for us. This Sunday we focus on Jesus’ healing of the sick woman and Jairus’ daughter. Jesus meets their needs but also has greater expectationsContinue reading “2024-07-28 Sermon – Great Expectations”
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2024-07-14 Sermon – Parable of the Soils
In Luke chapter 8, Jesus tells a parable of a Sower sowing seed onto different kinds of soil. We know from His explanation that He is the Sower, and the seed represents the Word or the Gospel. The soil represents our hearts, and this parable urges us to question whether the condition of our heartsContinue reading “2024-07-14 Sermon – Parable of the Soils”
2024-07-07 Sermon – Jesus Anointed
In Luke chapter 7 we read of Jesus being anointed by a sinful woman. She loved much because she had been forgiven much. Let us also pause and reflect how much Jesus has done for us, and how He has forgiven our sins.
2024-06-30 Sermon – John’s Doubt
In Luke chapter 7, from verse 18 to 35, we read of an encounter between Jesus and John the Baptist’s disciples. We are surprised that John the Baptist himself, although the greatest prophet, had doubts about how Jesus’ ministry was being worked out. Similarly, we should question whether our expectations of the Lord in ourContinue reading “2024-06-30 Sermon – John’s Doubt”
2024-06-23 Sermon – The Widow’s Son
Join us this week as we look at the account of Jesus raising a widow’s son from the dead. From this passage, we learn that God’s heart goes out to us in our suffering, and that He has come to help His people.
2024-06-09 Sermon – Judge Not
In Luke chapter 6, Jesus teaches us not to judge or condemn. These activities belong to God, who is able to judge impartially. Only God can bring true justice and grace into these situations. But what about the times we are called on to discern right from wrong in our daily lives as believers? JesusContinue reading “2024-06-09 Sermon – Judge Not”
2024-06-02 Sermon – Love your Enemies
Many of Jesus’ command are so challenging that they seem impossible to follow fully. Love your enemies is one such command. How are we to love our enemies? Where do you even start? Pastor Laurie outlines an approach to tackle this very difficult command in our lives.
2024-05-26 Sermon – Blessings and Woes
Luke’s version of the Beatitudes includes both blessings and woes. This week we explore what Jesus meant with this incredible teaching and how we can apply it to our lives.
2024-05-12 Sermon – New Wine
The calling of Levi, the Pharisees’ question about fasting and Jesus’ parable on patching an old garment with new cloth, or pouring new wine into old wineskins. This week we look at the final portion of Luke chapter 5 and we discover that Jesus wants us to be like new wineskins, able to hold theContinue reading “2024-05-12 Sermon – New Wine”
2024-05-05 Sermon – Healing
This week we continue our sermon series in Luke looking at Jesus bringing healing to the leper and the paralysed man. What we noticed is that there is far more going on then physical healing.
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