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04.10.2026 - Romans 12:3-21 - Gospel Service Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/fbSdAwO7TSo Big Idea: God's mercy transforms people to humbly serve God's people, and sacrificially love others, even their enemies. Aim: Live a life of humble service of fellow believers and sacrificial love to others, even our enemies, since we have received God's mercy...

27.09.2026 - Romans 12:1-2 - Gospel Living Preacher: Samuel Parker Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/0LId4LTfFW4 1. How does God’s mercy shape your actions? 2. How does God’s mercy shape your thoughts? 3. How does God’s mercy shape your values?

20.09.2026 - Romans 11 - Good News of God’s Faithfulness Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/B-_bVrn3aUo Big Idea: God's promises are secure and his grace overflows to Israel and the nations for his glory. Aim: Be humbled by God's mercy, grateful for our place in the story and expectant for him to accomplish his purposes for his glory. 1. God’s grace pres...

13.09.2026 - Romans 9:30-10:21 - Good News We Proclaim Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/FZSu_Xqykms Big Idea: God keeps his promise because salvation is freely given to all who believe in Christ though those who seek righteousness by their own efforts reject God. Aim: Recognise that seeking righteousness by our own efforts rejects God and prayerfully proclaim...

06.09.2026 - Romans 9:1-29 - Good News of Election Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/OwnWWnsHJ5I Big Idea: God has never broken his word because God's merciful salvation has always been based on promise and election not parentage or effort. Aim: Trust that God will keep his promises because he has not broken his word to his people and cry out to him for the...

30.08.2026 - Psalms 49 - A Song for the Wealthy Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/UIOnJ64zvbg Big Idea: Great wealth cannot ransom someone from death so the wealthy need not be feared but the Lord can redeem from death. Aim: Don't fear the wealthy whose riches cannot redeem, but trust God who can save from death. 1. No-one Can Afford the Cost of a Life (vv. 5-1...

16.08.2026 - Psalm 47 - A Song for the Nations Preacher: Tom Hallett Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/JPDl2f8sAF0

23.08.2026 - Psalm 48 - A Song for the Citizens Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/vb3Nu2KMHe4?si=FKUcsKVFYe_9TBcM Big Idea: God's greatness is on display through the sights, safety and size of the city he is preparing for his people. Aim: Praise God and declare to others the sights, safety and size of the city Jesus has promised. 1. The Beauty of God’s City...

09.08.2026 - Psalm 46 - A Song for the Insecure Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/a-A_fg9Rud0 Big Idea: God's people need fear nothing, because God is with us and his exalted victory is certain. Aim: Do not fear anything for God is with you and he will end all opposition to him. 1. God is a refuge when everything collapses (vv. 1-3) 2. God is present when e...

02.08.2026 - Psalm 45 - A Song for the Wedding Preacher: Brian Elwick Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/_je_v4HG9wc

26.07.2026 - Psalm 44 - A Song for the Rejected Preacher: Tom Hallett Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/YeYzp0LtIJY

19.07.2026 - Psalms 42-43 - Songs for the Downhearted Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/N-bNSzr6cfE Big Idea: In distress, in loneliness and in accusation, God’s people can speak to themselves and remember the joy of worship, his solid faithfulness and his guiding care. Aim: In distress, in loneliness and in accusation, speak to yourself often of the joy of wor...

12.07.2026 - Romans 8:28-39 - Good News of God’s Undefeatable Love Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/GlWQkFjO-ik Big Idea: Nothing at all is able to stop God lovingly glorifying his people by transforming them into the image of his Son. Aim: Know for certain - and rejoice - that nothing can stop God's glorious and loving plan for us. 1. The Believer’s Secur...

05.07.2026 - Romans 8:18-27 - Good News of Glorification Preacher: Tim Sandell Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/vzYdjM2YKf8

28.06.2026 - Romans 8:1-17 - Good News of No Condemnation Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/kBZFhupgGZA Big Idea: Believers are freed from condemnation for Spirit-minded, Spirit-empowered life. Aim: Rejoice in your new Spirit-empowered life and put your old bodily life to death. 1. A New Contract – Freed from Condemnation (vv. 1-4) 2. A New Mindset – Freed for...

21.06.2026 - Romans 7:7-25 - Good News of the Battle with Sin Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/_xsccLzcivQ Preacher: Adam Johnston Big Idea: The law is good but it cannot change me for the better. I remain unable to do good by myself. Aim: Recognise that God's commands are good but can't change us. Know that every Christian will struggle with our inability to keep them. 1. Wa...

14.06.2026 - Romans 6:15-7:6 – Whose are you? Preacher: Tim Davies Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/PsjA3FDLIpA

07.06.2026 - Romans 6:1-14 - Good News of Death to Sin Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/dF8Ua1HVNpk Big Idea: Grace rescues Christians from sin's dominion through union with Christ. Aim: Don't continue in sin but consider yourself freed from its dominion through union with Christ. 1. Set free from the reign of sin (vv. 1-7) 2. Set free for life with Je...

31.05.2026 - Romans 5:12-21 - Good News of Life in Christ Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/-NuGEOGPaGc Big Idea: We were sinners in Adam our head, but now by grace we are righteous in Christ our new head. Aim: Marvel at the astounding miracle of being in Christ and justified and realise the world is in Adam and dead. 1. Death Reigns through Adam (vv. 12-14) 2....

24.05.2026 - Romans 5:1-11 - Good News of Justification Preacher: Brian Elwick Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/PKVQtsFWfX0

17.05.2026 - Romans 3:27-4:8 - Good News of Faith not Works Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/bf_jm2Cc0D0 Big Idea: Boasting is ruled out since justification is by faith not works – just like Abraham and David. Aim: Don’t boast in your achievements but rejoice in God who justifies the ungodly. 1. Introduction: Brittle and Boasting 2. Talk 1: Boasting vs Belief...

10.05.2026 - Romans 3:21-26 - Good News of God’s Righteousness Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/0RjkeLRQ98g Big Idea: God has revealed how people can justly be made righteous - faith in the redeeming and atoning death of Jesus. Aim: Rejoice - righteousness can be given to us and trust Jesus to receive it. 1. A righteousness revealed (vv. 21-22) 2. A righteousn...

03.05.2026 - Romans 3:1-20 - Bad News for the Everyone Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/xVtV8HGjTvo Big Idea: Absolutely everyone is unrighteous and God is just to inflict his wrath on everyone. Aim: Realise that we deserve wrath and there is no objection that will spare us. 1. It’s not fair – aren’t I better off for having attended church? (vv. 1-2) 2. It’s n...

26.04.2026 - Romans 2 - Bad News for the Religious Preacher: Adam Johnston Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/Rdsa_i-kBiQ Big Idea: Judging, hearing, teaching or belonging without putting God's word into practise will result in God's wrath because he judges fairly. Aim: Beware that God's wrath is upon everyone who does not do what is right. 1. Beware! We won’t escape becaus...

12.04.2026 - Romans 1:1-17 - Good News of the Power of God Preacher: Tom Hallett Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/82K18A0cJ_o