Holy Word Sunday Sermons

Sunday message from 27 July 2025 on Matthew 5:20-26 In this episode, you’ll explore what true righteousness looks like in everyday life—beyond seeking approval, success, or self-worth. Through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, you’ll see that real righteousness isn’t about outward actions but a heart shaped by love and mercy. You will be reminded that this righteousness is a gift—given to you through fa...

Sunday message from 13 July 2025 on Luke 6:36-42 In this sermon, you’ll hear how Jesus' healing on the Sabbath shows that mercy matters more than rigid rule-keeping. You’ll be encouraged to reflect on your own priorities and how easily religious habits can lose their meaning. You will learn how God gives you mercy through baptism, forgiveness, and the Lord’s Supper—gifts of grace that shape ho...

Sunday message from 6 July 2025 on Luke 15:1-10 In this sermon, you’ll hear Jesus’ parable of the great banquet and reflect on God’s invitation. You’ll see how easy it is to let other priorities get in the way, but also how God’s grace—through Jesus—is for you, no matter your past. This story will remind you that salvation isn’t earned but received by faith. You’ll be encouraged to trust God’s Wor...

Sunday message from 29 June 2025 on Luke 14:15-24 In this sermon, you’ll hear Jesus’ parable of the great banquet and what it means for your life. You’ll learn how God invites you to His kingdom through grace—not because of your worthiness, but because of Jesus’ sacrifice. The story shows how easy it is to ignore God for the sake of other priorities. You’ll be encouraged to trust in God’s mercy, r...

Sunday message from 22 June 2025 on Luke 16:19-31 In this episode, you’ll hear Jesus’ parable of the rich man and Lazarus and see how it speaks to where you place your trust. You’ll learn that true comfort and lasting hope come not from material things but from God’s Word. The story reminds us that faith, not fortune, is what matters most. You’ll be encouraged to listen to Scripture, where God off...

Sunday message from 15 June 2025 on Acts 2:1-21 In this Holy Trinity Sunday sermon, you will learn how the Holy Spirit is your helper, comforter, and advocate, always pointing you to Jesus. You’ll explore how Pentecost connects to the Jewish Feast of Weeks and how the Spirit empowered the disciples to share the Gospel in many languages. The Spirit still works today: convicting sin, comforting with...

Sunday message from 8 June 2025 on John 14:23-31 In this Pentecost sermon, you’ll learn how the Holy Spirit works in your life to strengthen your faith, connect you to Jesus, and give you lasting peace. You’ll hear the inspiring story of two early Christian martyrs, Osteon and Epictetus, whose courage came not from themselves but from the Spirit. The message will remind you that the Holy Spirit he...

Sunday message from 1 June 2025 on John 15:26-16:4 This sermon begins with the story of Hatun Tash—a Christian from Turkey enduring brutal persecution in London, including being stabbed and imprisoned for her faith. Yet she still proclaims Jesus with boldness. As you listen, you will learn to rest entirely on God’s grace when suffering threatens to overwhelm you. Persecution of the Christian churc...

Sunday message from 25 May 2025 on John 16:23-33 In this sermon, discover how prayer is not a way to earn God's attention, but a response to the grace you already have in Christ. You will explore the connection between William Tyndale’s final, faithful prayer and Jesus’ words in John 16, inviting Christians to pray in His name with boldness and trust. As you listen, be reminded that your praye...

Sunday message from 18 May 2025 on John 16:5-15 In this sermon, you’re invited to walk alongside Jesus and his disciples during their final meal before the cross. You’ll hear (from previous chapters before the text used as the sermon's focus) how Jesus, in an act of pure servant-hearted grace, washes the disciples’ feet—even as he predicts Judas’ betrayal. As you listen, you’ll see yourself in...

Sunday message from 27 April 2025 on John 20:19-31 In this sermon, you will hear of a locked room filled with the disciples—full of fear, doubt, and confusion—only to see Jesus step into their midst, bringing words you need to hear: “Peace be with you.” You’ll discover how Jesus doesn’t come to condemn you for your fears or struggles, but to bring forgiveness and peace, even as He shows His wounds...

Easter Sunday message from 20 April 2025 on Mark 8:1-16 In this sermon, you’ll hear of the women coming to the tomb—grieving, weary, and expecting to find death. But instead, they’re met with astonishing news: “He is not here; He has risen.” You’ll be invited to consider what that means for you today. In a world full of loss, sin, and brokenness—your own doubts, regrets, and pain—Jesus' resurr...

Sunday message from 13 April 2025 on John 12:12-19 In this sermon, you’ll hear of the crowds standing on the Mount of Olives, watching Jesus ride into Jerusalem—not on a warhorse, but on a donkey. You’ll feel the tension between the crowd’s excitement and their confusion—shouting “Hosanna!” (meaning, " Save us!") while expecting a political savior. And yet, Jesus enters not to claim eart...

Sunday message from 6 April 2025 on John 8:42-59 In this sermon, you will hear a powerful truth: when Jesus reveals who He truly is—God Himself, saying, “Before Abraham was born, I am” —He doesn’t just challenge the people of His day; He challenges you . You’ll be encouraged to consider how God's truth exposes our divided hearts, our resistance, and our desire to be in control. And yet, even in th...

Sunday message from 30 March 2025 on John 6:1-15 In this sermon, you will see yourself in the crowd of 5,000—and recognize how often you, like Philip and Andrew, look at life’s challenges and wonder, How is this going to work? But Jesus shows you something greater: that when you bring your needs, doubts, and limitations to Him, He provides more than enough. You’ll discover how this miracle, record...

Sunday message from 16 March 2025 on Matthew 15:21-28 In this sermon, you will discover what great faith truly looks like—not something you have to produce on your own, but as trust in the right person: Jesus. You’ll walk alongside a Canaanite woman, who, despite being met with silence and apparent rejection, clings to Christ because she knows who He is—the Son of David, the promised Saviour. Her...

Sunday message from 9 March 2025 on Matthew 4:1-11 In this week's sermon, you’ll explore how Jesus stands as the ultimate champion—greater than any historical or fictional hero. You'll walk through Matthew 4:1-11, where Jesus faces Satan's temptations following a 40-day fast. As you listen, you’ll see how each of the three temptations—turning stones into bread, testing God by jumping from the temp...

Sunday message from 2 March 2025 on Luke 18:31-43 In this sermon, you will explore the striking contrast between the deaths of Julius Caesar and Jesus—and what their stories reveal about hearing and heeding warnings. You will hear how Caesar ignored clear warnings from those around him, while Jesus openly foretold his own suffering and death, only to be misunderstood by his closest followers. Thro...

Sunday message from 16 February 2025 on Matthew 20:1-16 This week's sermon discusses the parable of the labourers in the vineyard. A landowner hires workers at various times and pays them all a denarius (a day's wage), causing the early workers to grumble. This is contrasted with Jesus' journey to Jerusalem, highlighting his unfair suffering and death. The story of Zacchaeus is used to...

Sunday message from 9 February 2025 on Matthew 17:1-9 This week's sermon centres on the story of Jesus' transfiguration, where His face shone like the sun and He was temporarily accompanied by Moses and Elijah. Peter's reaction to this divine glory is likened to something being described as "awesome", similar to Lawrence of Arabia experiencing the Wadi Rum. The emphasis is on Jesus' divine nature...

Sunday message from 2 February 2025 on Matthew 8:23-27 This week's focus is on the account of Jesus rising from his sleep to calm a raging storm while in a boat with his disciples. This is compared to King Xerxes' futile attempt to control the sea, highlighting humanity's attempts to control the uncontrollable. Jesus' calm and command over the storm reveals his dual nature as fully...

Sunday message from 19 January 2025 on John 2:1-11 The focus is on Jesus' first miracle, a wedding in Cana. Mary, Jesus' mother, informs Jesus that the wine has run out, prompting him to instruct the servants to fill six stone jars with water, which he then turns into wine, impressing the master of the feast. The sermon parallels Queen Elizabeth's wedding crisis and a modern wedding mishap, emphas...

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