Portico Church

In this message Paddy explores the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, as told by Jesus, where He peels back the curtain on eternity, and invites us to live a purpose-driven life on earth with an eternal mindset.

In today’s message, Neil unpacks Jesus’ teaching from Luke 17:1-4 . He reveals how forgiveness is not only a gateway to freedom for us personally, but also releases freedom and wholeness to those who’s actions have hurt us, and how forgiveness is like the tide of a Kingdom river that we are invited to surrender to.

In this message from Luke 16:18, we explore how Jesus confronts the Pharisees’ habit of using the Law to justify desires that were far from the heart of God. Moving from the margins to the middle, this message asks a question: what have I learned to justify that Jesus wants to heal? Through the stories of the Pharisees, Jonah and ultimately Jesus, we are invited into freedom, transformation, and a...

In this teaching Gregg addresses the culture of ‘keeping up appearances’ in the church, and how Jesus is inviting us to be set free from the spirit of religion. Gregg also shares some of his personal deliverance story, demonstrating that sometimes our struggles are actually strongholds.

In this message Paddy teaches from Matthew 21 and Jesus Cursing the Fig Tree, and how through Jesus, we should expect there to be Kingdom fruit no matter what season of life we find ourselves in.

This week Wendy explores seven different Hebrew words for praise and unpacks what they might look like in practice when we worship.

In this message, Paddy teaches from Luke 16:1-15, about the dishonest servant, and how Jesus calls us to be a people who align our priorities according to the Father's heart. There is a journey of breaking disordered partnerships and agreements, so that the Father can increase our capacity to receive all that He wants to release, for our sakes but also for the city and the nations.

In this teaching from Luke 15:25-32 Gregg unpacks the second part of Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, looking at the older son’s reaction to the younger son’s homecoming. He also looks at the difference between an identity of sonship and servanthood, and how we need to encounter a deeper revelation of the Father heart of God towards us!

In this teaching from Luke 15:11-20 Gregg unpacks the first part of Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, looking at the redemption and restoration of the younger son.

In this teaching from Jesus’ parable in Luke 15:8-10, Paddy shares how God doesn’t wait passively for people to find him, but he actively pursues that which is lost. We also examine how Celebration empowers the church for a greater measure of Kingdom advancement.

In this teaching from Luke 15:1–7, Liz explores how the story of the lost sheep reveals a pursuing God who finds us, rescues us, and carries us. This is not a one-time event; it’s a way of living. God is still pursuing us in our everyday lives, reminding us that we need a Saviour.

In this teaching from Luke 14:25-33 Gregg unpacks Jesus’ teaching on the cost of discipleship, exploring what we must pick up and what we must lay down to become wholehearted disciples of Jesus.

This Easter Sunday we explore how Jesus was triumphant over sin, death and evil, and what the implications that has for the children of God.

On Palm Sunday, Ben shares about the triumphant entry of the humble King, Jesus, who came in peace, riding on a donkey. Though misunderstood at the time, this moment reveals God’s perfect plan when we take a closer look.

In this episode Wendy unpacks the revelation Martha received from Jesus when they spoke before He raised Lazarus from the dead - ‘I am the resurrection and the life’. What impact did this have on Martha and how does it impact us today?

In this teaching from Luke 14:12-24 Gregg unpacks the parable of the great banquet, inviting us to respond to the Master’s invitation and to partner with Jesus in pursuing the least, the last and the lost with the message of the Kingdom of God.

In this teaching from Luke 14:7–11, Esther explores how the way of Jesus invites us to lay down striving, trust God with our identity, and discover the freedom of humility.

In this message we discover how different people respond to the presence of Jesus, how he invites us to move from being on the fringes to ‘all in’, and how encounter is superior to experience.

In this teaching from Luke 13:31-35, Gregg explores Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem, unpacking how the people of Israel have rejected Yahweh as God, choosing instead to be their own gods.

In this teaching from Luke 13:22-30, Paddy explores the parable Jesus tells about striving to enter in through the narrow door of the Kingdom.

In the second part of this teaching , Gregg unpacks Luke 13:18-21, where Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to the mustard seed and the leaven in the dough. Wherever the Kingdom of God is, it changes the environment and transforms the atmosphere, but there is an invitation of partnership that Jesus extends to us, in order to see the obvious and observable nature of the Kingdom at work in our lives...

In this message, Gregg unpacks the teaching from Jesus in Luke 13:18-21, where Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to the mustard seed and the leaven in the dough. Wherever the Kingdom of God is, it changes the environment and transforms the atmosphere, but there is an invitation of partnership that Jesus extends to us, in order to see the obvious and observable nature of the Kingdom at work in our...

In this message Esther shares about the Kingdom where Jesus sees the overlooked, breaks labels, and sets the bent free.

In this message Paddy unpacks Jesus’ parable of settling with your accuser, and discover how Jesus is calling people to a transformed eternity, during the Age of Grace, by encountering Him as both payment and power.

In this message, Gregg encourages us to recognise ‘the times’ we are living in - commissioned to continue the ministry of Jesus, by proclaiming and demonstrating the gospel of the Kingdom of God through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.