This sermon focuses on Jesus’ clash with the pharisees about the topic of fasting. Jesus makes clear to the critical pharisees that now is not the time to fast. This is because he, the perfect bride groom has arrived on a mission to cleanse his bride, the Church. Therefore, now is the time to feast...
Sermon Tag: Church
The Rest and Grace That God Gives Through Spiritual Disciplines | Jude 20-21
This sermon is a call to Christians to keep ourselves in the love of God. We can know and reside within the love of God only when we believe in Jesus. For he willingly laid down his life for us, taking our sin and shame, and giving us righteousness. This amazing grace and mercy of...
Do you love me? | John 21:15-25
As Jesus restores Peter in John 21, he asks him 3 times “Do you love me?”. This final story in John’s Gospel is about loving Jesus, feeding sheep and dying for Christ.
Peter’s Great Escape | Acts 12
This sermon proclaims the compassion and power of God in response to the Churches fervent prayer. Peter faced an impossible situation where rescue was unimaginable. He was imprisoned and literally surrounded on both sides by armed guards! Yet, God miraculously answered the fervent prayers of the gathered Church that he might be released. Amazingly in...
The Purpose of The Church
Jeff encourages us to not get distracted and to fulfil our purpose in glorifying God.
“Stir Us Up, Lord” | Haggai 1
This sermon proclaims the almighty, powerful, and glorious Lord of Hosts words to us all, spoken through Haggai. The words of the prophet call us to honestly consider our ways. Do we prioritise building up our own houses, careers, resources, relationships? As opposed to prioritising building up the Church where God’s presence dwells amongst his...
Letter to Philadelphia | Revelation 3:7-13
This sermon unpacks Jesus’ words of encouragement to the Church in Philadelphia. This Church was operating in a city where mission was baked into its DNA as it was surrounded by pagan worshipping neighbours. Jesus commends this Church for its perseverance, endurance, faithfulness, and hard work. As the only authoritative key holder he promises them...
Letter to Sardis | Revelation 3:1-6
This sermon unpacks Jesus’ words of challenge and encouragement to the Church in Sardis. This is a Church that has been influenced by its cities culture of complacent and negligent self-reliance on external activities & perceptions. Jesus the one who holds the Church in Sardis and every other Church in his hands is not fooled...
Christ and His Prophetic Work | Luke 4:16-30 & Revelation 5
Jesus Christ was and is the great prophet. He alone perfectly fulfils the three fold requirement of, being filled with the Spirit, proclaiming God’s Word, and doing signs & wonders. But what about his prophetic work today now that he has ascended? This prophetic work continues through his Church today until he returns. As his...
Marriage Series – Part One
In this introductory sermon Jeff outlines the theological bedrock of marriage, as first displayed in Genesis 2, that it should be God centred. The joining of one man and woman imitates the union of Jesus Christ and his bride the church. It is through imitating Jesus’ sacrificial, mercy and grace filled love that we achieve...
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