Calvary Chapel

2 Timothy 1:13-18 - When Faith Gets Quiet Series: Unashamed - 2 Timothy Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 11th January 2026 Passage: 2 Timothy 1:13-18 ------------------- What happens when following Jesus starts to cost something? In this message from 2 Timothy 1:13–18, we explore how Christian faith is often lost not through rebellion, but through drift, fear, and shame. The apostle...

2 Timothy 1:1-12 - Finding Your Identity in Christ Series: Unashamed - 2 Timothy Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 4th January 2026 Passage: 2 Timothy 2:1-12 ------------------- Every one of us lives from an identity — something that quietly answers the questions “Who am I?” and “Where have I come from?” And when that identity is built on performance, approval, comfort, or past wounds...

Obeyed: What Following God Costs You Series: Came Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 21st December 2025 Passage: Matthew 1:18-25 ------------------- What does it mean to obey God when it costs everything? In this sermon from Matthew 1:18–25, we explore the powerful yet often-overlooked obedience of Joseph—the man God entrusted with raising Jesus. Through historical context, biblical ex...

Arrived: The Humble Arrival of Our Saviour Series: Came Preacher: Andy King Sunday Morning Date: 15th December 2025 Passage: Luke 2:1-52 ------------------- This sermon explores Luke chapter 2 and the birth of Jesus Christ, moving from God’s ancient promises to their fulfilment in history. What was foretold by the prophets becomes reality as the Messiah arrives—not in power or prestige, but in hum...

Promised: From Curse to New Creation Series: Came Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 7th December 2025 Passage: Isaiah 9:1-10 ------------------- In this message we explore one of the most stunning promises in Scripture—given hundreds of years before Jesus was born—and what it means for your life today. Isaiah 9 was written in a moment of national fear, political chaos, and spiritual d...

Mark 16:14–21 - Resurrection Power for Everyone Series: Authority - Gospel of Mark Preacher: Joseph Diaper Sunday Morning Date: 30th November 2025 Passage: Mark 16:1-20 ------------------- Experience the hope, power, and purpose found in the resurrection of Jesus. In this message from Mark 16:14–21, we explore how the risen Christ not only appeared to His disciples but empowered them — and all bel...

Mark 15:42–16:13 - The Tomb That Couldn’t Hold Hope Series: Authority - Gospel of Mark Preacher: John Malunga Sunday Morning Date: 23rd November 2025 Passage: Mark 15:42-16:13 ------------------- In this sermon on Mark 15:42–16:13, we explore the quiet courage of those who tended to Jesus in the darkness, the shock of the empty tomb, and the surprising ways the risen Christ meets people in moments...

1 Timothy 6:3-21 - True Treasure: Christ Above All Series: Dangerous Church - 1 Timothy Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 16th November 2025 Passage: 1 Timothy 6:3-21 ------------------- In this final message of our “Dangerous Church” series, we walk through one of Paul’s most powerful warnings—and greatest invitations. In a world obsessed with wealth, status, and the next promotion,...

1 Timothy 5:1-25 - Restoring Honour in a World of Shame Series: Dangerous Church - 1 Timothy Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 9th November 2025 Passage: 1 Timothy 5:1-25 ------------------- In this sermon on 1 Timothy 5, we explore what it means to live as a community of honour in a culture of performance and shame. The first-century world ran on an honour–shame system — people found...

1 Timothy 4:1-16 - Fighting for Faith in a World at War Series: Dangerous Church - 1 Timothy Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 4th November 2025 Passage: 1 Timothy 4:1-16 ------------------- When the church steps into God’s mission, it steps onto a battlefield. Spiritual warfare isn’t just about demonic power or visible persecution — it’s about the battle for truth, integrity, and end...

Romans 8:18-30 - Hope: The One Thing You Can’t Lose in the Middle of Suffering Preacher: Andy Kind Sunday Morning Date: 27th October 2025 Passage: Romans 8:18-30 ------------------- In this moving and thought-provoking message, Andy Kind explores the unshakable hope that Paul describes in Romans 8 — a hope that doesn’t depend on circumstances, feelings, or quick fixes, but on the unchanging charac...

1 Timothy 3:1-16 - Leaders: Organised for God’s Mission Series: Dangerous Church - 1 Timothy Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 21st October 2025 Passage: 1 Timothy 3:1-16 ------------------- The church doesn’t exist to maintain structures — it exists to fulfil God’s mission. In this message, we explore how Paul’s instructions about overseers and deacons in 1 Timothy 3 aren’t just a ch...

2 Samuel 9:1-13 - Identity: Who do you think you are? Preacher: Andrew Whitman Sunday Morning Date: 21st October 2025 Passage: 2 Samuel 9:1-13 ------------------- In this week’s powerful sermon, Who Do You Think You Are?, Andrew Whitman explores one of the most moving and often overlooked stories in the Bible — the story of Mephibosheth from 2 Samuel 9. Through Mephibosheth’s journey from shame to...

1 Timothy 3:1-13 - Dangerous Leaders Series: Dangerous Church - 1 Timothy Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 5th October 2025 Passage: 1 Timothy 3:1-13 ------------------- When the gospel is distorted, leadership in the church becomes dangerous in all the wrong ways—about power, status, and control. But when the gospel is guarded, leadership becomes dangerous in all the right ways—thre...

1 Timothy 1:12-17 - The Power of a Dangerous Testimony Series: Dangerous Church - 1 Timothy Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 21st September 2025 Passage: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 ------------------- Every one of us is telling a story. Sometimes it’s through social media posts, sometimes in conversations, sometimes just in the way we live. But here’s the question: what story are you telling...

1 Timothy 1:1-11 - Dangerous Gospel Series: Dangerous Church - 1 Timothy Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 14th September 2025 Passage: 1 Timothy 1:1-11 ------------------- Every church is dangerous—the question is, dangerous for what? In this sermon from 1 Timothy 1:1–11, we see that the gospel makes the church dangerously good, not dangerously toxic. Paul calls Timothy (and us) to g...

Matthew 6:9-15 - How Should We Pray? Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 12th September 2025 Passage: Matthew 6:9-15 ------------------- In this sermon on Matthew 6, the pastor explores Jesus’ teaching on prayer, focusing on how Christ diagnoses six heart-level issues that prevent effective prayer while simultaneously providing the gospel cure for each problem. The first diagnosis is ou...

Psalms 42-49 - CANCELLED By GOD! Series: Psalms Storyline Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 31st August 2025 Passage: Psalm 42:1-49:20 ------------------- What do you do when it feels like God has cancelled you? When prayers go unanswered? When God seems distant—or even against you? That’s exactly the experience Psalms 42–49 capture. This powerful cluster of psalms doesn’t shy away fr...

Psalm 72-73 – The King We Long for, the God who is Enough Series: Psalms Storyline Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 24th August 2025 Passage: Psalm 72:1-73:28 ------------------- Why do the wicked prosper while the righteous suffer? Psalm 73 wrestles with one of life’s hardest questions—and finds its answer not in wealth, success, or envy, but in the presence of God Himself. In this...

Mark 15:1-15 - Barnabas and Pilate Series: Authority - Gospel of Mark Preacher: Zac Prosser Sunday Morning Date: 10th August 2025 Passage: Mark 15:1-15 ------------------- In this message, we explore the fateful exchange between Jesus and Barabbas before Pilate — a moment that reveals the depth of human brokenness and the wonder of God’s grace. Pilate wrestles with truth, the crowd chooses a crimi...

Mark 14:32-42 - Let this Cup Pass from Me Series: Authority - Gospel of Mark Preacher: John Malunga Sunday Morning Date: 6th August 2025 Passage: Mark 14:32-42 ------------------- In Mark 14:32-42, Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane, overwhelmed with sorrow as He faces the suffering to come. This passage captures His deep humanity—pleading for the “cup” to pass, yet fully submitting to the Fa...

Mark 14:66-72 - Peter’s Denial Series: Authority - Gospel of Mark Preacher: Joseph Diaper Sunday Morning Date: 6th August 2025 Passage: Mark 14:66-72 ------------------- In Mark 14:66–72, Peter—once bold and loyal—denies Jesus three times as fear overtakes him. Despite his earlier promises of faithfulness, he crumbles under pressure. When the rooster crows, Peter remembers Jesus’ words and breaks...

2 Thessalonians 3:6-18 - When You’re Discouraged … Watch This! Series: Future Now - 1 & 2 Thessalonians Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 13th July 2025 Passage: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18 ------------------- Discouraged? – In this final message on 2 Thessalonians, Simon addresses Paul’s teaching on idleness in the church, a topic Paul previously mentioned in 1 Thessalonians 5:14. Sim...

2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5 - Strengthened for Every Good Work Series: Future Now - 1 & 2 Thessalonians Preacher: Andy King Sunday Morning Date: 6th July 2025 Passage: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5 ------------------- “Strengthened for every good work” – Andy opens his sermon by observing how young people today are increasingly seeking truth and asking spiritual questions about God, faith, and purpose...

Psalm 84 -The Road to Zion Series: Psalms Storyline Preacher: Bob Claycamp Sunday Morning Date: 23rd June 2025 Passage: Psalm 84:1-12 ------------------- In this sermon on Psalm 84, Guest speaker Bob Claycamp challenges the common societal focus on retirement and earthly rest, instead urging believers to understand life as a pilgrimage toward our heavenly home. Drawing primarily from Psalm 84:5-7,...