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The church isn't just a voluntary association or a holy rollers club - it's a family. And it's a family with a purpose: to live out the Gospel together. The Apostle Paul wants us to see that the church is a chosen people, clothed in grace, and called to care enough to bear with one another. Rob Denhoed, 17 August 2025

How does practising the Gospel enable a Christian and his or her church family to overcome spiritual stagnation and discouragement? What if two of the most important practices are the most easily overlooked? James exhorts all Christians discouraged by all sorts of trials: pray for one another and confess your sins to one another. Creighton Friedrich, 10 August 2025

Discouragement is easy, especially as we endeavour to live the Christian life. But what if God has given us a means by which we can be encouraged and encourage others along the way? A Church that puts the Gospel into practice encourages one another to be vigilant, to be self-controlled, and to be confident in light of Christ. Creighton Friedrich, 3 August 2025

Is there anything harder for us to do than forgive? In fact, why forgive at all if it excuses wrongdoing? For the Gospel-centred Christian, like the Gospel-centred church, forgiveness matters. It matters because forgiveness is God's command in Scripture, it's unnatural to us as sinners, and it shows us the heart of God in Christ. When we consider God's generous mercy and kindness to...

In a disharmonious world, how can the local church be a living witness for the Gospel? The Apostle Paul reminds us: live in harmony with one another. Creighton Friedrich, 20 July 2025

God's Word doesn't deal with mere moral or behavioural issues - it transforms our hearts from the inside out. King David understands this. In Psalm 139 King David celebrates that God who knows us more intimately than anyone else ever can is the same God who restores and heals us, ultimately in Jesus Christ. God brings us from darkness into light. Guest Speaker: Shusma Adhikari, Executive...

A church that puts the Gospel into action  serves one another. Why? The Apostle Paul wants us to understand that serving is true liberty , active love , and protects a church family from being laid waste . So what does serving look like today? Creighton Friedrich, 6 July 2025

What does it look like for a flourishing church to put the Gospel into action? We can get a picture from the "one another" commands in the new testament, starting with the most foundational command from the Lord Jesus himself: "love one another". Creighton Friedrich, 29 June 2025

Zechariah prophesies a time when the Lord will save his people. But he will save them in a way no one would expect. The Lord strengthens the weak, The Lord protects the weak, and The Lord saves the weak.  Curate Matthew Usherwood 22 June 2025

The Trinity can be very confusing to wrap our heads around. In this sermon we look at the persons of the Trinity, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. The Trinity matters because it shows how helpless we are and it shows us how loved we are. 15 June 2025 Matthew Usherwood 

Pentecost matters because the Holy Spirit matters. But who is the Holy Spirit, and what does he do? The first Pentecost Sunday shows us that the Holy Spirit fills the Christian, empowers the Christian for mission, and fulfills God's purpose in his world. Creighton Friedrich, 8 June 2025

Do we really need the Ascension? Isn't it only about the cross and resurrection? This is a common belief but if we don't have the Ascension we don't have Christianity. Paul makes this quite clear in his letter to the Ephesians. Matthew Usherwood 01 June 2025

When we look at the politics, pandemics and global tensions of our time there is much to fuel our anxiety. Is there anywhere we can turn for confidence in a world that feels out of control? King David understands: our security and well-being are completely in God's hands. We can find comfort confidence in a sovereign King who himself has suffered for us to secure our redemption. Bishop Dan Gi...

Where do we run to when we're desperate? The Psalmist understands: a true defence in trouble comes only from God and there are no other substitutes that can provide lasting confidence and peace. So wait for the Lord. Creighton Friedrich, 18 May 2025

Psalm 23 has been and is a beloved Psalm for many Christian over the centuries who have gone through suffering and hardships. This Psalm shows us that those who hear and follow Jesus' voice, who is the Good Shepherd, will be taken care of during any season of life.  Matthew Usherwood 11 May 2025

Comfort and Confidence in anxious times requires trust in God - but what does trust involve? In the midst of his trouble, David understands trusting God involves dwelling with God, seeking after God, and waiting for God. So what can trusting God look like for us today?

If there's one claim at the very centre of Christianity (without which it wouldn't be Christianity) it's this: Jesus who died rose to life again. What would possess the earliest Christians to make such a extraordinary claim? Is it wishful thinking? Myth-making? Stupidity? The bold claim Easter Sunday makes is this: Jesus' bodily resurrection in history is reasonable. And if tha...

Two criminals have been crucified with Jesus and are placed on each side of him. One mocks, while the other asks to be remembered. This moment shows the heart of Jesus and the hope of the cross and the resurrection.  Speaker: Curate Matthew Usherwood, 18 April 2025 (Good Friday)

Why is the Lord's Supper so important, even essential, to the life of the church? Scripture bears witness: in the Lord's Supper we proclaim Christ as Saviour by partaking of Christ the Saviour - to our endless comfort. Creighton Friedrich, 17 April 2025 (Maundy Thursday)

Jesus now makes his way into Jerusalem in a Triumphant way. We see from this text that Jesus is the all knowing King, we see evidence of Jesus being King and we see how to worship the King. But, everything must be seen in light of the cross or we'll miss it.  Matthew Usherwood 13 April 2025

James concludes his letter with a call for prayer in all season of life. Whether you are facing suffering, joy, sickness, prayer is the answer. But why? Gospel driven prayer orients the heart of a disciple of Jesus in a way that causes it to say “not my will but your will be done”. Matthew Usherwood  06 April 2025

Wealth promises freedom: security, assurance, abundance and so much more. But does it deliver? Greed, our inordinate desire to accumulate wealth, James understands, ultimately fails us: it condemns us, it corrupts us and it costs us. So where, if anywhere, can we find true freedom? Let's discover God's transforming generosity shown to us in Christ. Creighton Friedrich, 23 March 2025

"What is your life?" James asks. In other words, what's at the centre of your worldview? James leaves anxious people with no illusions: in life, our time and our control are finite. Therefore, wisdom demands that we submit our whole self to the Lord's sovereign will. If we're courageous enough to do so, we may just discover the antidote for our anxiety. Creighton Friedrich...

If the church is purposed to be a community of God's grace for it's members and for the world, then why is it so often quarrelling with itself? James makes the solution clear: Christians must surrender self-centred desires, such as inordinate desires for pleasure, prosperity or pride, to be the community of grace it is called to be. Creighton Friedrich, 9 March 2024

Ash Wednesday is an unapologetic reminder: we are dust, and to dust we will return. Is Christianity only a delusional fantasy that allows us to deny the reality of death? Or does our biblical faith give us permission to face death with real and lasting hope? Psalm 103 testifies that we can find hope in a love stronger than death: God's patient, prodigal and paternal love for us. God remembers...