Inner West Sermons

Pete Greenwood brings the series on Acts to an end considering how Paul urges us to 'finish well' the endurance race we call life.

Jon Tran investigates how the Gospel of Jesus can help us navigate murky cultural waters.

How can a community develop enough grace to allow differences without fractures? Campbell Brice explores Acts 15 for the answer.

Is it possible for a community to gain and maintain racial unity? It seems like a long shot in our world of increasing racial division. But Acts 10 tells a different story. Pete Greenwood takes us through how the Gospel can bring harmony and overcome barriers.

Pete Greenwood introduces the most famous conversion to Christianity of all time - the experience of Saul/Paul on the Damascus Road. Here we discover three elements of a true conversion - an encounter with Jesus, an exposing of darkness, and an embrace of mercy and grace.

Pete Greenwood presents the challenge for Christians to be agents of restoration.

Jon Tran shows us the kind of deep community that is generated by a group of people who are empowered to live out the Gospel in everyday life.

Pete Greenwood teaches on how the Holy Spirit fuels the mission of God's people.

Pete Greenwood begins a new series on the book of Acts by calling the church to the type of prayer that God uses to bring revival to a city.

Campbell Brice preaches on the difficult privilege of prayer, and how we can come face to face with God.

Jon Tran preaches on the insidious nature of idolatry, and how only the Gospel has the power to bring true transformation.

Pete Greenwood asks the question "How would our lives change if God really lived among us?"

Guest preacher Andrew Judd from Ridley College explores the famous, and also rather enigmatic, Ten Commandments from Exodus 20.

Pete Greenwood explores how you can find true meaning and purpose for your life. The secret is found in this remarkable encounter with God on Mount Sinai.

In Exodus 18 we find the great leader Moses burning out from the weight of personally caring for hundreds of thousands of people. A visit from his father-in-law changes his attitude from self-reliance, to understanding the gift and grace of community. Preacher: Jon Tran

Pete Greenwood begins a new series continuing the story of Exodus (see sermons from 2019 for sermons on chapters 1-15). Today's passage gives us insight into why and how God provides for us even in times of greatest need. He provides for us daily, deeply and eternally.

Jon Tran preaches on how the empty tomb means the defeat of death.

Pete Greenwood preaches on how the death of Christ brings goodness into the midst of crisis, particularly in this COVID-19 world.

Pete Greenwood concludes the series on the Sermon on the Mount with Jesus' teaching that there are two ways to be religious. Empty religion is the religion of trying to make yourself acceptable to God through external morality. True religion is coming to God empty handed, and asking him to change you from the inside out.

Pete Greenwood continues our series on the Sermon on the Mount with the second enemy of flourishing, an attitude of harsh, condemning criticism of others.

Ps. Pete Greenwood speaks from 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 as part of our first ever live-streamed service. In times of crisis God's people have access to deep resources of comfort. We explored where to find comfort, how to nurture it and how to share it. If you or anyone you know needs help at this time, please get in contact with us at info@innerwestchurch.com.au.

Campbell Brice preaches a timely sermon on how Jesus gives us resources to deal with one of the greatest enemies to our flourishing - anxiety - even in the midst of a global pandemic.

Chris Porter continues in the Sermon on the Mount looking at the ways that we can use religious 'masks' to cover up internal sinfulness.

Jon Tran shows us Jesus' teaching that there are three virtues that Christians who pursue wholeness need to lean into - truthfulness, mercy and love.

It's impossible to flourish in life without healthy relationships. Pete Greenwood begins unpacks Jesus' controversial teaching on anger and lust, showing how they destroy relationships and cut us off from flourishing.