Episodes
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Jonah | Week 3
Reading: Jonah 2 In Jonah 2, we find a rebellious prophet crying out to God from the depths of the sea. His prayer reveals a remarkable return to worship, thanksgiving and obedience. Yet Jonah’s transformation is short-lived, exposing our own struggle to remain faithful. This sermon explores how...
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Jonah | Week 2
In Jonah 1:4–17, God sends a storm to confront his rebellious prophet. Yet even when Jonah chooses death over obedience, God refuses to abandon him. Through the miraculous provision of a great fish, we discover the extraordinary depths of God’s relentless grace. Just as Jesus’ resurrection…
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Jonah | Week 1
In Jonah 1:1–3, God calls Jonah to proclaim His message to a rebellious people, but Jonah runs in the opposite direction. As we begin our series, we discover how Jonah’s reluctance and self-righteousness contrast with Jesus’ perfect obedience. Where Jonah refused to extend grace to his enemies,...
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Jesus Coming Down the Mountain | Week 7
In Matthew 9:18–34, a string of extraordinary miracles reveals more than Jesus’ compassion and power - they point to His identity as the promised Messiah. This message explores how Matthew connects Jesus’ works with Old Testament expectations, and what these stories mean for our own prayers and...
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Jesus Coming Down the Mountain | Week 6
In Matthew 9:14–17, Jesus challenges the assumptions of John the Baptist’s disciples, who expect the Messiah to fit within familiar patterns of religious devotion. Through the images of the bridegroom, new cloth and new wineskins, Jesus declares that His arrival changes everything. This message...
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Jesus Coming Down the Mountain | Week 5
Matthew’s conversion story reveals the heart of Jesus’ mission: extending grace to sinners rather than rewarding self-righteousness. In Matthew 9:9–13, Jesus challenges the Pharisees’ distorted view of holiness, quoting Hosea: “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” This message explores the danger of...
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Jesus Coming Down the Mountain | Week 3
In Matthew 8:18–22, Jesus challenges two would-be followers whose expectations of discipleship are misplaced. One is too quick to commit, overlooking the cost; the other hesitates, treating devotion as one priority among many. Jesus refuses to flatter the crowd or lower the bar. Following Him…
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Jesus: Coming down the Mountain | Week 2
In Matthew 8:5 - 13, Jesus holds up a surprising example of genuine faith: a Roman centurion. As a foreign military officer and representative of Israel’s occupiers, he was the last person many expected to belong in God’s Kingdom. Yet his compassion, humility and confidence in Jesus’ authority...
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Jesus: Coming Down the Mountain | Week 1
Reading: Matthew 8:1–4 What does Jesus' encounter with the leper reveal about the heart of God? In this message we explore one of the most confronting moments in Matthew's Gospel, where Jesus reaches out and touches the person everyone else avoided. Along the way we consider the remarkable faith…
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Church Explained | Week 6
In Ephesians 4:17–24, Paul calls believers to leave behind old patterns of thinking and living, not through sheer willpower or rule-keeping, but because they have been made new in Christ. This message explores how Christian living grows out of the transforming revelation of God’s love and the new...
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Church Explained | Week 5
In Ephesians 4:11–16, this sermon explores why no local church is meant to exist in isolation. Christ gives gifts not simply for personal fulfilment or the growth of one congregation, but for the strengthening of His whole church. As Paul describes believers growing together into maturity, we’re...
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Church Explained | Week 4
This sermon explores the profound question of how we can truly know God. The promise of God is that He can be known, and that He has revealed Himself to us - through His Word and His Spirit that lives in every Christian. We celebrate that and let it invigorate our attentiveness and discipline as...
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Church Explained | Week 3
This sermon explores Ephesians 2:11–22, showing how God’s plan has always been to gather a people and teach them how to live in a way that reflects His love. Through Jesus, barriers between all mankind are removed and we are formed into one Spirit-filled community. The message highlights both the...
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Church Explained | Week 2
Reading: Ephesians 2: 1 - 10. This week we ask the question, who are we? God has initiated our redemption, where does that leave us? Paul's writing in Chapter 2 tells the story of our humble estate, and our invitation into a restored status and responsibility. How to we hold the tension between…
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Church Explained | Week 1
Week 1 one of Church Explained reframes church through God’s perspective, not ours. Tracing the story from creation to Christ, it shows how humanity’s rebellion is met by God’s faithful plan to restore relationship. Paul opens his letter to the Ephesians with a grand introduction trying to…
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1 Corinthians | Spiritual Gifts (Week 10)
Paul addresses spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12, correcting misuse that caused division. He calls the church to humility, recognising gifts come from God and function best together. Believers share responsibility to actively use their gifts for the church’s growth. Paul also encourages healthy...
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1 Corinthians | Sacramental Unity (Week 9)
Reading: 1 Corinthians 11: 17-34. This sermon explores Paul’s sharp rebuke in 1 Corinthians 11, where the Lord’s Supper had become self-focused rather than a symbol of unity. Using a wedding analogy, it highlights how sacred practices lose meaning when centered on personal gain. It unpacks the...
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Easter Sunday 2026 | Raised to Life - For us, For Others
Reflecting on Epistle to the Romans 6:3–4, this sermon explores how Jesus’ resurrection reshapes our identity and daily living. Moving beyond remembrance of the cross, it calls us to embrace new life with freedom, confidence, and purpose. Through vivid illustrations, we’re invited to believe the...
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1 Corinthians | Head coverings and Bear Hunts (Week 8)
This sermon tackles difficult passages in 1 Corinthians 11 and 14, urging believers to engage Scripture thoughtfully rather than avoid it. It argues Paul is addressing cultural context and disorder, not silencing women entirely. The message highlights integrity in personal life, order in…
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1 Corinthians | Honouring God (Week 7)
In this sermon on 1 Corinthians 10, Paul uses Israel’s story to warn that even those who experience God’s blessings can still fall into idolatry and sin. He challenges believers not to misuse their freedom, but to live with wisdom, honouring God in all they do. Rather than ignoring sin, God…
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1 Corinthians | Giving up our Rights (Week 6)
Reading: 1 Corinthians 8-9. Paul challenges the Corinthians for using their Christian freedom to justify behaviour that confuses and harms others. Knowledge alone can make believers arrogant, but love leads us to serve and sacrifice for the sake of the Gospel. Through his own example, Paul shows...
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1 Corinthians | Christian Liberty (Week 5)
Reading: 1 Corinthians 7. In a culture confused by sexual immorality, Paul offers balanced, pastoral wisdom. He upholds both marriage and celibacy, placing every life circumstance under the greater reality of God’s grace. Christian freedom is real, but not everything is beneficial. This episode...
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1 Corinthians | Plumbing or Temples (Week 4)
Reading: 1 Corinthians 6. Paul confronts Corinth’s casual view of sex and calls believers to see their bodies through the story of creation, redemption and eternity. We explore why Christian sexual ethics are not built on social benefits but on union with Christ, the dignity of the body and the...
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1 Corinthians | Gospel drift (Week 3)
Reading: 1 Corinthians 4-5 Paul confronts the Corinthians with loving urgency, exposing their pride, division, and tolerance of sin. This sermon explores how his sarcasm, warning, and pastoral heart call the church to a different way of life shaped by the gospel. Believers are reminded that God’s...
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1 Corinthians | The all sufficiency of Christ (Week 2)
Reading: 1 Corinthians 2 - 3 In this episode, we explore Paul’s challenge to a divided church in 1 Corinthians 2–3. No teacher or ministry gift holds a monopoly on biblical wisdom—everything we need is found in Christ. Paul also exposes a deeper danger: the temptation to add to our faith and...
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1 Corinthians | Corinth and the Cross (Week 1)
Reading: 1 Corinthians 1. Corinth and The Cross. In First Corinthians 1, Paul confronts a culture addicted to wealth, status, and sexualised power with an upside-down message: Christ crucified. Exploring Corinth’s history and idols, we see why the cross sounded like folly—and why it is God’s true...
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Ruth | Week 8
Reading: Ruth 4: 13 - 22 In our final week in Ruth, we bring the series in to land by reflecting on God’s quiet but unstoppable providence. We trace Obed’s birth, Naomi’s restoration, and the surprising genealogy that leads to David and ultimately Jesus. Ruth and Boaz’s integrity shines, yet the...
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Ruth | Week 7
Reading: Ruth 4: 1 - 12 As we reach the climactic moment in Ruth, Boaz steps forward as a true redeemer—embracing cost, sacrifice. This episode explores the act and consequences of redemption, the blessings spoken over Ruth and Boaz, and how their story points us to Christ’s self-giving love. We...
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Ruth | Week 6
Reading: Ruth 3: 1 - 18 This week we dive into one of Scripture’s most surprising passages — Ruth 3. Naomi’s bold midnight plan, Ruth’s risky obedience, and Boaz’s integrity collide in a story that’s anything but sanitized. What happens when faith meets temptation and providence meets impatience?...
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Ruth | Week 5
Reading: Ruth 2: 14 - 23. This week we close Ruth Chapter 2, exploring verses 14–23 and Boaz’s extravagant generosity. We reflect on how Boaz’s actions point us to Jesus—the ultimate giver—whose grace always exceeds expectation. Through stories like the prodigal son, Zacchaeus, and the lost…
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Ruth | Week 4
Reading: Ruth 2: 1 - 13. In this message we meet Boaz, a man of standing whose kindness to Ruth and Naomi reveals God’s providence in motion. Through Boaz’s grace, hard work meets divine favor, showing that God’s quiet hand guides ordinary faithfulness toward redemption. This episode explores how...
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Ruth | Week 3
Reading: Ruth 1: 19 - 22. In this episode, we explore Naomi’s return to Bethlehem and her deep grief after losing everything. Through her raw honesty and struggle with God’s sovereignty, we see reflections of our own pain and faith. Yet even in Naomi’s despair, God is quietly at work through…
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Ruth | Week 2
Reading: Ruth 1: 6 - 18. This week’s message explores Naomi’s return to Bethlehem and Ruth’s remarkable faith in the face of loss and uncertainty. While Elimelech fled famine by taking matters into his own hands, Ruth clings to Naomi—and to God—trusting Him despite what she could see. Her story...
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Ruth | Week 1
We launch our new series through the book of Ruth, exploring how God’s faithfulness flows even when His people drift. Through Elimelech’s family—caught in famine and failure—we see a picture of Israel’s struggle and our own. Like swimmers in a strong tide, our choices matter, yet God’s current...
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Ephesians | Week 14
Reading: Ephesians 6:10-23 In this final message from Ephesians, we explore the iconic “Armour of God” passage—not as a Sunday school metaphor, but as a powerful call to spiritual resistance. Paul lifts the veil on the true battle behind our relational struggles and personal doubts: the Devil’s...
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Ephesians | Week 13
Reading: Ephesians 6: 1 - 9. In this session we explore how the Gospel transforms everyday relationships—between parents and children, slaves and masters. Paul calls believers to live with Gospel-centered purpose, integrity, and hope, even within structures of authority. We’re reminded that…
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Ephesians | Week 12
In this episode, we explore Ephesians 5:21–33 and Paul’s vision for Christian marriage. Amid cultural confusion and power struggles, Paul outlines a model rooted in sacrifice, mutual care, and reflection of God’s character. We discuss submission, servant leadership, and what this passage means…
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Ephesians | Week 11
Reading: Ephesians 5: 1 - 20. In week 11 of our Ephesians series, we explore how Paul challenges believers to live up to their new identity in Christ. It's not just about avoiding sin but embracing a lifestyle that reflects God's love and holiness. Christian morality isn’t restriction—it’s…
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Ephesians | Week 10
In this episode, we explore Ephesians 4:17–32 and the concept of sanctification — the lifelong process by which Christians are transformed into holiness. We unpack Paul’s call to “put off” the old self and “put on” the new, wrestling with the tension between grace and the slow journey of change....
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Ephesians | Week 9
Reading: Ephesians 4: 1- 16 In this week's session Paul urges the Ephesian church, and us today, toward maturity. What characterizes maturity? The priority of unity, built on the Gospel message, and the diversity of God's gifts at work among us. How do we manage the tension of doctrinal...
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Ephesians | Week 8
Reading: Ephesian 3: 14 - 21 In this episode, we explore Ephesians 3:14–21, where Paul transitions from doctrine to doxology—a prayer revealing why the Gospel matters. Using rowing as a metaphor, we reflect on how deep knowledge of God shapes our lives into worship. Doctrine, unity, and…
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Ephesians | Week 7
Reading: Ephesians 3: 1 - 13 In this episode, we reflect on the profound transformation of Paul—from a zealous persecutor of Christians to a passionate apostle to the Gentiles. Once shaped by rigid religious tradition, Paul’s encounter with Jesus flipped his worldview upside down, driving him to...
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Ephesians | Week 6
Reading: Ephesians 2:11–22Today’s session explores Ephesians 2:11–22, emphasizing Paul’s call for the Ephesian Gentiles to remember God’s faithfulness. Using examples from Israel’s history—like the golden calf, the 12 spies, and Solomon— it illustrates how forgetfulness led to disobedience driven...
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Ephesians | Week 5
Reading: Ephesians 2: 1- 10. This week we explore two questions prompted by this iconic portion of scripture: How we come to faith, and what of good works in the Christian walk. We look at the two most popular protestant understandings of salvation (Calvinism and Arminianism), identifying points…
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Ephesians | Week 4
Reading: Ephesians 1: 13 - 23 This week we discuss the Holy Spirit and the Church. Paul writes in service of unity in the Ephesian church, and this week we have an opportunity to see how and what Paul expects the impact and work of the Holy Spirit to be in the church. Consequently, we also begin…
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Ephesians | Week 3
Reading Ephesians 1: 7-14 This week we explore the cosmic nature of the Gospel. It is the culmination of the Creator's efforts to restore His creation back to Himself. Paul is continuing to lay the groundwork for the new reality that the church lives in, Jews and Gentiles both drawn into the...
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Ephesians | Week 2
Reading Ephesians 1: 3-7 We move into the body of Ephesians this week. Paul begins by unpacking the reality of the Gospel, how and what it changes for us, and what it should mean for every Christian. The passage is doctrine but it is also worship and we get the sense that Paul is writing from a...
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Ephesians | Week 1
Reading Ephesians 1: 1-3. In this week's message we explore the background and emphasis of Paul's letter to the Ephesian church. Paul, writing under house arrest in Rome, no doubt reflecting on his own life and ministry, writes to encourage, teach and enflame the local churches in Asia-minor,...
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Liturgy for Life | Week 5
Study for the the week of 24 February, 2025. In this study we examine the spiritual discipline of Service. Freud said 'All men wish to be great'. We all feel that. We long for prestige and influence. Pride knocks at the door. The discipline of Service wrests back control of our desires, it...
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Liturgy for Life | Week 3
This week we explore the discipline of Confession. What is it, why do we do it and how do we do it. In our discussion we discover confession is a two man job, we consider why confession post salvation remains key to our maturing and transformation, and see how the practice protects us from pride...
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