Inner West Sermons

Jon Tran preaches on the need for disciples of Jesus need to see him for who he is, to be taught by him, and to give him as the message of their lives. SCRIPTURE: Luke 24:13-35

Pete Greenwood preaches on the resurrection of Jesus and how it not only reveals that Jesus is deserving of our worship, but transforms our hearts and gives us power to do so with great joy. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 28:1-10, Acts 2:22-36

Pete Greenwood finishes our series 'Kingdom Come' by preaching from the Matthew 22 and the parable of the wedding banquet. God has invited us into his kingdom, will we be a people who go out and do the same? SCRIPTURE: Matthew 22:1-14, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Jon Tran preaches from Jesus' parables of the treasure and the pearl. God and his kingdom are the most precious treasure in this life, but do we live as if this is true? SCRIPTURE: Matthew 6:19-21, 13:44-46

Pete Greenwood preaches from the parable of the yeast. We are either working in the yeast of the Kingdom or the yeast of the self into our lives. Jesus' parables challenges us to ask the question of which yeast is at work. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 13:33,16:1-12

Pete Greenwood preaches from Jesus' parable on how the Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed. From this parable Jesus answers the questions of how the Kingdom begins, how it grows and what it is for. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 13:31-32, Ezekiel 17:22-24

Jon Tran preaches on the parable of the weeds. Through examining the Sower, the Enemy and the harvest, we hear Jesus' call to hear his words, understand them and to live them out. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 13:24-30,36-43

Pete Greenwood opens up our new series 'Kingdom Come: Parables of the Kingdom'. Preaching from the parable of the sower (Matt. 13) Pete unpacks the questions of what the Kingdom is, what Kingdom work looks like, and how we can bear Kingdom fruit. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 4:17-23, 13:1-9 and 13:18-23

Jon Tran preaches from Psalm 134 about the God who not only deserves to be blessed, but who Himself bends down to bless. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 134, Mark 13:32-42

Pete Greenwood preaches from Psalm 126 on how joy remembered and joy anticipated serve as bookends to our joy in the present. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 126

Guest preacher Martin Rogers (GraceWest Bible Church) unpacks one of the shortest psalms and explores how to bring calm and quiet to your spirit.

David Atkinson explores how obedience to God brings about a life of blessing.

Campbell Brice preaches from Psalm 127, reminding us that God is the builder his house, that he guards his city, and that he makes for himself a family through Jesus Christ.

Guest preacher Julie-Anne Laird explores Psalm 120 for resources on how to handle 'low level anxiety' as Christians in a world that increasingly marginalises faith.

Psalm 122 urges pilgrims on the journey to pray for and seek peace and security for Jerusalem. Christians ought to have the posture towards the church - globally and locally - praying and working for her unity, security and maturity.

Jon Tran begins 2022 with a reflection on the spiritual power of 'lifting our eyes' to God as we approach another year of challenges.

Christmas stories always follow the same plot - something extraordinary, a miracle, breaks into the lives of ordinary people. It turns out all these stories are pale imitations of the Christmas story itself, the true story of hope that something far greater than ourselves can come close enough to save us in spite of ourselves.

Josh Allen from Laneway Church closes our series in Jeremiah by preaching on the unshakable hope that is found only in Jesus. Scripture: Jeremiah 33:12-26, 1 Peter 2:9-10

Jon Tran explores the nature of redemption in the strange tale of the prophet Jeremiah's real estate portfolio.

The God of the Bible is the God who redeems. Jon Tran preaches on our need for both redemption, and a Redeemer. God's redemption frees us from the consequences of our sinful idolatry and into the hope of the total redemption of all things in the future. SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 32:1-15, 1 Peter 1:18-21

Pete Greenwood preaches on God's purposes in giving his people new hearts, a new covenant, and the promise of a new city. SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 31:27-40, Hebrews 9:11-15

Pete Greenwood preaches on how lament and hope help us to deal with the brokenness within and around us. SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 31:15-26, John 13:1-11

Rhys Bezzant preaches on hope in exile from Jeremiah 30-31, exploring the way in which a hope grounded in God's story not only changes our future destination, but also who we fundamentally are in the present. Scripture: Jeremiah 30:1-11, Acts 3:16-23

Jon Tran continues our series 'Hope in Exile' by uncovering the various ways in which we deal with exile. Self-trust and mistaken religion won't get us home. Only a hope in a God who is both sovereign and faithful is strong enough to carry us through exile and into home. PASSAGES: Jeremiah 24:1-10, 29:15-32

What does it mean to live as spiritual exiles waiting for a heavenly home? Jeremiah's answer: "Seek the peace and prosperity of the city." Pete Greenwood unpacks what that means for us here in this place and at this time.