Deepcreek Anglican Church

Why do we keep repeating the very habits we most want to break? Kevin Pedersen opens Romans 8, where Paul moves from a cry of despair to a cry of confidence, and explores what it means to be adopted into God's family by the Holy Spirit. Discover why God is not down on you, and what the Spirit of adoption makes possible in your life right now, not someday. To catch up on the latest sermons from Dee...

A man in Lahore sees a vision of a stranger outside a shop, and when he goes looking, a bishop God has sent turns up at the very same moment with a Bible in his hand. Kevin Pedersen opens Ephesians 1 to show what happens when the Holy Spirit opens the eyes of your heart, and why the mistake you carry around every day does not get the final word. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, g...

Has science made God irrelevant? Plenty of students in Christian schools think so. Rev Dr Chris Mulherin, director of ISCAST, opens Psalm 19 and shows how believers have long read God's two books: the book of his works and the book of his word. Along the way, meet the Hubble scientist, the Melbourne inventor of the bionic ear and the priest behind the Big Bang. And find out why a teacher boiling w...

Why would anyone hate the people who follow Jesus? Mark Hanson, filling in for Kevin Pedersen, takes us into John 15, where Jesus' warm words at the Last Supper turn suddenly sober: "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first." Along the way, a 25-year-old Honda that went from bargain buy to treasured companion sheds light on why God chooses us. Discover the two reasons Jesus give...

Kevin Pedersen continues our series on the Holy Spirit in John 14, where Jesus tells his confused disciples on their last night together that he is going away. Discover what the Greek word behind "Comforter" reveals about who the Spirit is, and why Jesus said his leaving would be better for them. In a season of change, what would it look like to trust him right now? To catch up on the latest sermo...

Kevin Pedersen continues our series on the Holy Spirit in 1 Peter, where the Spirit of Christ was already pointing the Old Testament prophets to Jesus centuries before he came. Discover how the Spirit makes people from every background one blood and one family, and why the hard seasons might be exactly where that family likeness shows. What has the Spirit been showing you this week? To catch up on...

A warm chicken roll in Islamabad, a voice that said don't eat it, and a preacher who ate it anyway. Kevin Pedersen opens a new series on the Holy Spirit with the prayer he prays most often for his own children, and with a man named Nicodemus who came to Jesus at night carrying everything he knew. Discover why knowing about God and actually knowing him are not the same thing, and how the Spirit is...

An old king is in bed, barely able to get up, and his eldest son decides somebody has to run the place and throws himself a coronation party. Kevin Pedersen closes our series on David with a promise God had already made to somebody else, and shows why even the right thing can be the wrong thing. Discover why the hope of Israel still has a street named after it in Jerusalem, and how a promise made...

What do you do when the son you raised is standing at the city gate, stealing your kingdom out from under you? Discover why God sometimes breaks down our very strengths before he fills us, and what a limp from an old struggle with God still says about his faithfulness. If you have ever wondered where the giant slayer went, this one is for you. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go...

What happens when the hero of the story turns out to be the villain? Kevin Pederson takes us to a rooftop in Jerusalem, a letter carried to Joab, and a year of silence that nearly finished David off. Discover why you cannot tell yourself the truth, and what God does for a man who has no way forward and no way back. If you have ever been caught in a trap of your own making, this one is for you. To...

What happens when your best idea for God turns out to be far too small? Kevin Pedersen finds David finally at rest in a palace of cedar, thirteen years of running from Saul behind him, deciding it is time he built God a house. God's reply changes everything, for David and for us. Discover why a promise made to a king three thousand years ago is the reason God no longer lives in a building, and wha...

Would you knife your enemy if you had the chance? Kevin Pedersen takes us into a cave in the desert of En Gedi, where David has Saul helpless in front of him, a knife in his hand, and every reason to strike. Discover why worship has far less to do with what we sing on Sunday and far more to do with who we are on Monday. If someone has hurt you and you have replayed it at three in the morning, this...

What do you do when the king you have served faithfully decides he wants you dead? Kevin Pedersen digs into 1 Samuel 18, where David's greatest triumph becomes the opening of thirteen years on the run. Discover why God cares more about your character than your comfort, and what that means for the season you are in right now. If you have ever hit bottom and wondered where God went, this one is for...

What makes a young shepherd boy dare to face a giant warrior? Discover how David's faith in God's power redefines courage and victory. Explore the deeper truth behind David's battle with Goliath and how it can empower you to face your own giants with a refreshing faith. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for mor...

How do you choose a leader? Samuel had a horn of oil, a house full of impressive sons, and instructions from God that made no sense at all. Kevin Pedersen opens the life of David with the son nobody thought to invite, and the thirteen long years between the sheep and the throne. Discover what God actually looks for when he raises up a leader, and why that changes how you read the waiting in your o...

Are we looking for love in all the wrong places? Guest speaker Kevin Pedersen opens John's first letter, where the same apostle who leaned on Jesus makes a startling claim: God is love. Kevin traces why even our best human love keeps running into its limits, and where we can turn when the love we have to give finally runs dry. Discover the one love that never fails, and how it changes everything f...

You've built the barns, topped up the super, and planned for the rainy day - so why doesn't it ever feel like enough? Guest speaker Kevin Pederson opens Jesus' parable of the rich fool: a man who had everything stored up and still heard God call him a fool. Kevin draws the line between looking down in worry and looking up in thankfulness, and asks where our security really lies when the treasure w...

What if, just for a day, you denied yourself no pleasure at all? Would it finally be enough? Guest speaker Kevin Pederson turns to Ecclesiastes 2, where Solomon, the wealthiest and wisest man alive, tests every pleasure to its limit and still ends up empty. Kevin draws a simple but sharp line between the experiences we can buy and the meaning we can't, and asks where a pleasure-seeking culture is...

What does it really mean that Jesus is good news for the poor? Craig Petty takes us down a forgotten alleyway and into communities trapped by poverty, exploring how Isaiah 61 and Luke 7 reframe both despair and our own guilt. Discover why Jesus doesn't just bring relief, but rebuilds and renews, turning the overlooked into oaks of righteousness. A refreshing reminder that the gospel meets us right...

What if the worst day of a condemned man's life turned out to be his best? Guest speaker Adrian Lane of Bush Church Aid turns to Luke 23, where a dying criminal asks Jesus to remember him and hears the words, "Today you will be with me in paradise." Discover how forgiveness, a word we rarely hear, is offered freely at the cross to people who have done nothing to deserve it. To catch up on the late...

What if our call to care extends beyond people to the entire planet? Jo challenges us to embrace this biblical mandate, exploring how God's mission includes cosmic healing and our role in it. Discover how living this truth can transform our lives and the world around us. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for mo...

What happens when you have everything and still have no one to share it with? Guest speaker Kevin Pederson unpacks Luke 19, where Zacchaeus, a wealthy but despised tax collector, climbs a tree just to catch sight of Jesus, and finds Jesus already looking for him. Explore why real life begins at the point where our self-sufficiency runs out. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to...

What happens when you come to the end of yourself? Guest speaker Kevin Pederson digs into John 4, where a Samaritan woman who has run out of options meets Jesus at a well and finds he sees what no one else can. Explore why Jesus comes not to improve your life, but to give you a new one. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out th...

What if living out your faith meant joining a community as tightly-knit as a penguin colony? Discover how embracing Gods commands leads to thriving, not burden, as we explore our call to be a loving, Spirit-led community. Dive into this transformative message by Rev Megan Curlis-Gibson and uncover the grace-filled life you were meant to lead. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go t...

Where does your identity actually come from? In this sermon from our Wholehearted series, Megan Curlis-Gibson opens 1 John 4:7-21 and shows that being God's beloved is given before we could earn it, anchored in who God is and proved at the cross. Discover how this love drives out fear and makes the church a community where an invisible God becomes visible. To catch up on the latest sermons from De...