Darling Street Church

Finding hope in this world of suffering.

Jesus, the God who is, and was, and is to come.

A talk about sickness and healing in the bible, and in particular how Jesus heals.

A sermon exploring the bible's use of the metaphor of light applied to God, to Jesus, and to the church.

Exploring what it means for Jesus to be the good shepherd

In this talk Mark Leach gives and overview and analysis of the history, politics, and theology of the war in Gaza.

9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.  14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and...

How do we build a genuinely inclusive community in a consumer culture? In this talk we look at the teaching of Romans 12, and how the early church was to work together across massive religious and cultural divisions.

In this talk based on Romans 11 we explore how to live between disappointment and hope as we follow Messiah Jesus.

An exposition of Romans 10

What does the rejection of Jesus as their Messiah, by so many ethnic Jews in the Apostle Paul's day, mean for our understanding of God?

Living as a Christian if full of challenges. In Romans 8:28-39 the bible presents 5 of these challenges, along with the way in which we can overcome them.

In this talk Mark develops a framework to help us trust God in a world full of suffering and death. This is grounded in Romans 8, one of the most significant pieces of writing in all of human history.

A short, practical introduction to how we live a life directed and ordered by the Spirit of God

What does it take to flourish? What is the role of Torah (or law) in this? What is the relationship of the Torah to the work of Messiah Jesus and the Spirit of Messiah?

This is an exposition of Romans 5:12-21, one of the great passages of the bible that explains God's great gift to humanity.

An exposition of Romans 4 and the world changing, culture shaping truth that we are saved by grace, not race, through faith, not Torah observance.

This talk addresses two key problems: Firstly, our problem is how can we ever be truly known and truly accepted? Secondly, how can God, knowing us perfectly, still accept us?

We start a series exploring the most influential letter in human history - the Apostle Paul's letter to the church in Rome. In this talk we set the scene as we look at the first 17 verses of chapter 1.

We all have to answer two basic questions as we live in this world: what's gone wrong? and what's the solution?

In this teaching we look at chapter 3 of James Bryan Smith's book, The Good and Beautiful You. 

In this episode we discuss chapter 2 of the book, "The Good and Beautiful You" by James Bryan Smith. The topic is "The Sacred Body".

This is a summary of the first session. We are following along with the book by James Bryan Smith, "The Good and Beautiful You"

In this sermon Mark Leach explores the nature of love and the process by which we can become people of love.

A discussion with Australia's leading residential property forecaster, Robert Mellor, on all things property and faith. Robert shares his life story and then ends with a discussion and Q&A about the current market.