Inner West Sermons

Pete continues our series Strange People on the topic of Strange Hospitality SCRIPTURE: Luke 14:1-14

Pete begins our series on Strange People on the topic of Strange Calling. SCRIPTURE: Luke 5:1-11; 27-32

Bishop Genieve closes our series on Hosea with the topic of Loves Through to the End. SCRIPTURE: Hosea 14

Chris Swann continues our series in Hosea on the topic of God Loves Through Religious Hypocrisy   SCRIPTURE: Hosea 4, Matthew 22:15-22

Jon continues our series on the topic of "God's Love through Abuse of Power". SCRIPTURE: Hosea 6:1-7:2, Romans 5:6-8

Pete continues our series Hosea on the topic of God Loves Through Idolatry SCRIPTURE: Hosea 8

Pete continues our series Hosea on the topic of Father & Son SCRIPTURE: Hosea 11

Kirsten starts our series Hosea on the topic of Husband & Wife SCRIPTURE: Hosea 1-3

Pete closes our series Scripture on the topic of Mission SCRIPTURE: Matthew 4

Jon continues in our series on Psalms by teaching us how to savour Scripture. In a slight departure from our normal sermon series, he leads us through a discussion using a framework for engaging with Scripture. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 16

Pete Greenwood opens up our series 'Scripture' demonstrating how scripture is true, authoritative and formative in the Christian life.  SCRIPTURE: Psalm 119:1-8, Luke 24:13-32

Pete Greenwood preaches from Psalm 105, highlighting how a vibrant spiritual life spent seeking God's face naturally fuels mission in the world. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 105

Preacher: Pete Greenwood Passage: John 1:1-13

Final sermon in our Leviticus series. There are two paths to follow - one of obedience that leads to blessing, and one of disobedience that leads to curse. Which will we choose? Preacher: Pete Greenwood Passage: Leviticus 26

Jon Tran preaches from Leviticus 23 & 25, highlighting how God teaches his people to set apart time as holy. They were to celebrate the God who had made, saved and provided for them and in doing so, were restored by him.  SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 23:1-8, 25:1-12 & Matthew 11:25-30

Pete Greenwood preaches on what true and right worship of God looks like, worship that springs out of a renewed heart.  SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 17:1-16, Ephesians 1:3-10

Jon Tran preaches on the way God makes a way to be with his people by giving them a clean slate through the Day of Atonement and how this day finds its fulfilment in the cleansing sacrifice of Jesus at the cross. SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 16, Hebrews 9:1-14

Guest preacher David Williams unpacks the Levitical laws of cleanliness and uncleanliness, pointing us to the great hope we have in Jesus to be the one who washes God's people clean. SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 11:1-8, 11:39-47 & Mark 1:40-45

We need a priesthood good and consistent enough to mediate between us and the greatest reality, the holy God of the Bible. In an age where human failures are more visible than ever, who can we trust in to bring us to God? Jon Tran preaches from Leviticus 8-10 and Hebrews 7, pointing us to see that the ministry of Israel's priests finds its culmination in Jesus, our Great High Priest. It is only th...

What does it take for sinful humans to enter into the presence of a holy God? Pete Greenwood opens up our new series drawing out the grand story the sacrifices tell. Israel had to be purified and make restitution before they could come to worship and offer tribute to God. All these offerings culminate in a meal of fellowship with the awesome God of creation.  SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 1:1-17, Roma...

Our society sends us conflicting messages. Do relationships really complete us? Or are we wholly sufficient in and of ourselves?  Pete Greenwood finishes up our series 'Sweet Little Lies', helping us to understand, challenge and subvert this cultural narrative as he preaches from Genesis 2 and John 4.  SCRIPTURE: Genesis 2:18-25, John 4:1-17

Conflicts, fragmentation and a global pandemic have rocked our society's expectations that history should look like an exponential curve. What do we do when things don't go our way, or when suffering comes?  Pete Greenwood helps us to understand, challenge and subvert this cultural untruth as he preaches from Genesis 11 and 1 Peter 1.  SCRIPTURE: Genesis 11:1-9 and 1 Peter 1:3-15

YOLO (you only live once) and FOMO (fear of missing out) are alive and well in our culture. YOLO is a view of the good life that says that life is all about maximising fulfilment today. FOMO is the result of when you can't. But is this the best way to live?  Jon Tran unpacks how the Gospel helps us to understand, challenge and subvert this cultural narrative.  SCRIPTURE: Ecclesiastes 2:1...

'Be true to yourself' and 'follow your heart' is the cry of our culture. But is this the way to the best life?  Pete Greenwood opens our new series on 'Sweet Littles Lies' by unpacking how the gospel helps us to understand, challenge and subvert the dominant cultural narratives around us.  SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 17:5-10, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

We spend a lot of our energy chasing it, but contentment can be elusive. But Paul in says that he's found the secret to contentment - God.  Pete Greenwood preaches on how God can be our source of contentment and how this contentment works itself out in our day to day lives. SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 30:7-9, Philippians 4:10-23