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As we head into a season of extending ourselves in faith, we need to be equipped to speak words of life. God spoke the heavens and the earth into existence, and because we are made in His image and invited to co-labour with Him, our words also carry real creative power.  If you are struggling with negativity that leaves you anxious, empty, or depressed, words that tear down your marriage or the pe...

This week we finish our four-week series through Jonah, concluding with one of the big ideas of the entire book: God doesn't just want a people who obey like robots; He desires a people who share His heart of mercy, compassion, and love. Jonah is angry that God spares Nineveh. He can quote verses about God’s heart of mercy and compassion, yet himself delights in destruction for Israel’s enemies. W...

This week we continue our four-part journey through the book of Jonah. The key takeaway of Chapter 3: Before we can truly value the good news of God’s mercy, we must first understand the bad news of His right to judge. Using the response of Nineveh in Jonah 3, Ps Jason carefully unpacks why eternal judgment is a foundational doctrine, how a man-centred gospel produces only worldly sorrow, and why...

This week we continue our four-week journey through the book of Jonah, looking at the God who sovereignly works even through our sin and rebellion and brings us to the place of surrender. Jonah has been running from God’s call to Nineveh. Thrown overboard in the storm, he is swallowed by a great fish. From the belly of the fish—the lowest place he could go—he finally prays. What does true surrende...

Today we began a new four-week series through the book of Jonah, walking through one chapter each week and letting the Scripture itself teach us. Jonah is given a clear call to go to Nineveh and announce judgment, but he runs in the opposite direction. Is it fear, or something deeper? And when God hurls a violent storm that threatens to break the ship apart, what does that reveal about the God who...

People across the world are longing for peace but not finding it. Anxiety is on the rise, and a settled heart for most feels just out of reach. This message names a better home: shalom, the peace of God that is not subject to our circumstances. Colossians 3:15 calls us to let the peace of God rule in our hearts, and Philippians 4:7 says that peace guards us like a soldier. So why do we still feel...

There's only two things we can take with us into eternity - the people we lead to Jesus and the Word that we have stored up in our hearts. That's all that will really matter in the end. so don't let the temporary things of whatever season you're in distract you from the eternal things of your life.

True discipleship is not a program we finish, but a way of life with Jesus. It is relationship with God, with God's people, and with lost people. True Discipleship is Relationship Ascend Church | 20 September 2026

Life in God's Kingdom, means a life of purpose. God reveals our part in His purpose by putting dreams in our hearts. In this message, special guest Ps Darren Bonnell challenges us to see the expansive God-ordained vision that He has for our lives, prepare for exponential influence, and position ourselves to walk into all that God has for us as a church.  

This Father’s Day we open Luke 15 and look again at the parable of the lost son where we find that the leading role belongs to the father. Jesus tells this story because the Pharisees grumbled that He received sinners and ate with them. One son takes the inheritance and squanders it in reckless living; the other never leaves the property, keeps the rules, and still will not come into the party. Bo...

After four weeks through Ascend Church’s core values, this week we look at how giving Jesus, the Gospel, the Church, and the Kingdom first place actually changes the way we live. Paul says, “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,” then immediately, “for it is God who works in you.” So which is it? Our work or God’s work? In this message, Ps Jason carefully unpacks Philippians 2, show...

This week we conclude our four-week journey through our core values by unpacking “Kingdom over Apathy.” Jesus repeatedly commands us not to be anxious, yet the solution He gives is unexpected. Anxiety, He shows, is not primarily a problem to manage but a symptom of misplaced priorities. It amounts to apathy toward the very purpose for which we exist. In this message, Ps Jason carefully walks throu...

This week we continue our four-week journey through Ascend Church’s core values, unpacking “Church over Isolation.” John tells us that love for our Christian brothers and sisters is the proof we have passed from death to life. Yet many believers still treat the church as optional, keep relationships carefully managed and horizontal, or completely withdraw because of past hurts. Is the true church...

This week we continue our four-week journey through Ascend Church’s core values unpacking “Gospel over Performance.” Using the same Abraham story in last week's message from Genesis 15 and 22, this week we dig into one of the most important (and most misunderstood) truths in the Christian life: justification. Paul says we are “justified by faith apart from works.” James says a person is “justified...

What happens when the gifts God gives us slowly take the place of God Himself? In this message, we walk through the life of Abraham, from the powerful promise in Genesis 15 (“I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward”) to the heart-wrenching test of Genesis 22. Along the way we discover why idolatry is so dangerous, how God lovingly tests the order of our loves, and why Jesus is the true and...

What does it really mean to know Jesus? In this message we explore the heart of the Christian life through Paul’s passionate cry in Philippians 3, counting everything as loss for the surpassing worth of knowing Christ. Jesus Himself defined eternal life as knowing the Father and the Son (John 17:3), while also warning that many who do impressive things in His name will one day hear the words, “I n...

In preparation for our mid-year week of prayer and fasting, Pastor Jason calls us back to the normal Christian life: a life marked by zeal, fervency, and wholehearted devotion to the Lord. Drawing from Romans 12:11, “Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord,” Pastor Jason unpacks what genuine biblical zeal looks like and how it can often fade. He contrasts the slow, distrac...

In Hebrews 5:11–6:3, we read a sobering challenge: many believers remain stuck on spiritual milk when they should have matured to solid food. This powerful message calls us to move past elementary teachings about Christ and press on toward true spiritual maturity; to stop living like we need more teaching, and begin teaching others. Nikita unpacks what spiritual maturity looks like, and what it is...

In this final message of the Sacred Bonds series, Pastor Jason explores God’s heart for the parent-child relationship - from little ones to adult children. Drawing from Ephesians 6:1-4 and many other passages, we explore how strong, gospel-shaped family relationships are the primary way God advances His Kingdom across generations. You’ll discover: Why healthy marriages are the foundation for healt...

In a culture where divorce is easy and common, it's critical that we know what God says about the permnanence of the marriage covenant. In part 5 of our Sacred Bonds series, Pastor Jason unpacks Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 19 and Paul’s instruction in 1 Corinthians 7. Discover God’s high standard for marriage, the real root of divorce (hardness of heart), and practical wisdom for building a marriag...

What does it actually look like for husbands and wives to live out their God-given roles in marriage? In our fourth message in the Sacred Bonds series, Pastors Jason and Olivia unpack Ephesians 5 with honesty, grace, and biblical clarity. Drawing from their 25 years of marriage, they share personal stories of unlearning dysfunctional patterns, the challenges of headship and submission, and the bea...

Is singleness just a waiting room, or does God have a powerful, intentional purpose in it? In Part 3 of our Sacred Bonds series, Pastor Jason unpacks 1 Corinthians 7 and shows that both marriage and singleness are genuine gifts from God. Whether you’re young and desiring marriage, widowed and navigating loss, or called to a season (or lifetime) of singleness, this episode offers freedom, clarity,...

For Part 2 of our Sacred Bonds series, we have Rick & Fiona Leeworthy from Unbreakable Love joining us at Ascend Church for this powerful and practical message on God’s design for marriage and family. Drawing from Psalm 127:1, “Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain,” Rick and Fiona unpack how marriage is far more than romance. It’s a sacred covenant and a spiritual...

In this foundational message, Pastor Jason opens the Sacred Bonds series by unpacking Ephesians 5:31–32 and revealing essential truths for every stage of life. Whether you’re married, single, divorced, widowed, or a parent, this message will help you see your relationships through the lens of the gospel and give you practical wisdom to honour the most important earthly covenant you’ll ever make. L...

Special guest, Ps Phil Ayres, preaches a powerful Pentecost Sunday message on the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.