Join us this week as we journey through the account of Jesus’ Transfiguration in Mark 9. What does the Transfiguration mean for us as believers, and how does it fit in with God’s overall plan of salvation? We discover that not only was it foreshadowed by Moses, but the Transfiguration itself foreshadows the crucifixion andContinue reading “2026-09-20 Sermon – The Transfiguration”
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2026-09-13 Sermon – Cross Carriers
This week we look at Jesus’ challenge to the crowd and the disciples to pick up their cross and follow Him. A challenge that extends to all of God’s people. What can we learn from Jesus’ process that will help us to be the cross carriers that He desires?
2026-09-06 Sermon – Beware the Leaven
Join me as we get into Mark 8 and unpack Jesus’ warning to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod. How might negative leaven be impacting us and what can we do to guard against it.
2026-08-30 Sermon – Knowing Jesus
In this portion of Mark 7, we unpack what it means to truly hear and truly see Jesus. As we unpack Jesus encounter with a Syrophoenician woman and His healing of a deaf and mute man we discover the importance of a relationship with Jesus that is independent of what He can do for us.
2026-08-23 Sermon – Faith at the Heart Level
Join me as we pick up our Sermon series in Mark by looking at the first part of Chapter 7. In this portion Jesus unpacks what it means to have a faith that is developed deep within us at the heart level.
2025-08-16 Sermon – Carey Sunday 2026 – What Do You See?
In this year’s Carey Sunday sermon, we’re exploring the theme of sight and spiritual maturitythrough the eyes of three different Israelites in 2 Kings 6.8–23. Together, their stories invite us to ask not simply, ‘What do I see?’ but ‘How is God teaching me to see?’ This sermon encourages us to seek God’s perspective inContinue reading “2025-08-16 Sermon – Carey Sunday 2026 – What Do You See?”
2026-08-09 Sermon – Creation Redeemed
In response to a question, today we explore what God’s plan is for creation. John Wesley wrote this sermon in response and I have paraphrased it in plainer language so it can help us see what the state of creation was, is and will be.
2026-08-02 Sermon – Jesus Walks on Water
As we reach the end of Mark 6, the chapter finishes with the incredible account of Jesus walking on water. While this account omits the encounter with Peter, Mark does so with good reason so that we can come to a special knowledge of Jesus’s divine nature.
2026-07-26 Sermon – The Death of a Martyr
This week we look at the events around John the Baptist’s martyrdom. We ask the question where is God in these moments and what lessons can we take on board when we are faced with extreme opposition for our belief in God and His Mission to a broken world.
2026-07-05 Sermon – Take Jesus at His Word
Join us today as we unpack Mark 6:1-6a where we see Jesus return to His hometown and the reception He gets after teaching in the synagogue is rather surprising.
