Restoration Church Toowoomba Sermon Podcast

We don’t just want to exist. We want to live…to feel alive. We mostly go looking for life through our achievements or fleshly pursuits. While it promises much, it never delivers. Paul teaches that experiencing true life comes from knowing Jesus. 

Paul writes to the Philippians to instruct them that believers who are motivated by their love of Jesus serve and suffer for others good and the advancement of the gospel, in light of the day of Christ. 

How are we to view obedience as a Christian? We need to be careful not to stray into legalism at one end or apathy at the other. God has given us the gift of his Son and freed us from the curse of death. But with great  freedom comes great responsibility. Thankfully, God is working in us to reflect the light of Christ for his good pleasure. 

​Gospel-centred humility is not only an aspect of living a life worthy of the Gospel of Christ, but paramount to strengthening and safeguarding the unity of the church. The Apostle Paul encourages the Philippian church to look to the self-sacrificing humility of Jesus - both for their encouragement and as an example for how they should relate to one another.

How does a Christian live in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ when suffering and persecution come? The Apostle Paul encourages the Philippian church to stand firm and not be frightened in light of two significant reasons. 

The Gospel shapes how we view and endure suffering. Looking at Paul’s imprisonment and his opponents, we see that suffering is meaningful under a sovereign God. It can be an opportunity for the Gospel to grow, strengthen believers, and deepen trust in Christ. Despite the pain and confusion of suffering, we can trust that God redeems it for His glory and our good. Remember, Jesus suffered too, enco...

Christ-like affection toward one another produces prayers that build each other up for God’s glory.

The Philippian church was an ‘accidental’ church that partnered with Paul for the sake of the gospel. Paul writes to them to remind them of the complete sufficiency of Jesus Christ for the believer in all circumstances. 

A confident declaration that the gospel is God’s powerful means of salvation for everyone who believes. Christ’s work on the cross was so powerful and complete that it covers our past, present and future sins.

This sermon concludes a series on Jesus by focusing on mission—how we help others connect with Him—through the story of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10. It explores the biblical idea of shalom as “normal,” meaning life functioning as God intended, and shows how sin disrupts this while Jesus restores it through His friendship. Highlighting four key principles—helping others get to Jesus, being interrup...

We have a rich hope in the coming consummation of our redemption in Christ. By faith, this hope produces love, which results in a holy life.

How do we have the power to endure hardship & suffering in this life? By the power and filling of the Holy Spirit, we may see Christ more clearly and live for Him more boldly. In this life, we battle in victory, not for victory.

Everything hinges on whether Jesus truly rose from the dead. If Christ is not risen, our faith is empty and our hope is misplaced. But if He is risen as the empty tomb and eyewitnesses declare then everything changes. Praise be to God, Jesus is alive. Because of this, we are not fools but people filled with deep and unshakable hope. In His resurrection, we find assurance of forgiveness, new life,...

Good Friday is the day we remember the accomplishment of God through the sacrificial death of his Son. John, in his gospel, records Jesus as the passover lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world by his blood. Without the shedding of blood, there can be no forgiveness of sin.

Is the world the result of blind, random forces, or was it created with purpose by an intelligent Designer? In this message, we discover that Jesus isn't just another created being—He has supreme authority over all creation as its Creator. Learn how Jesus created everything out of nothing, sustains all things by His power, and holds the universe together. Creation exists for Him, not for itself, a...

What is God truly like? In this message, we explore how Jesus is the perfect image of the invisible God—not just similar, but the exact representation of who God is. Through the story of Jesus healing a leper, we discover that God is personal, angry about the effects of sin, moves toward uncleanness rather than away from it, and carries supernatural power. But Jesus doesn't just reveal who God is—...

What makes you truly smile—not just laugh, but smile from deep inside? In this message, we explore the greatest rescue story ever told: your rescue from the dominion of darkness into the kingdom of God's beloved Son. We examine the dark reality we were trapped in—enslaved to sin, blind, and powerless to escape—and discover the unexpected rescue God orchestrated through Jesus' death and resurrectio...

In this message, Peter unpacks Paul’s bold prayer that believers would be strengthened with all power according to God’s glorious might—not power in proportion to our need, but in proportion with who God is. This isn’t strength for show, but Spirit-given power for endurance in impossible situations and patience with impossible people. Exploring the difference between a waypoint and a destination,...

What comes to mind when you hear the word “more”? While some good things can become harmful in excess, Scripture shows us there are gifts — like love, hope, and encouragement — that we can never have too much of. In this message, we explore Paul’s prayer in Epistle to the Colossians 1 and discover that God invites us into a kind of “more” marked by deeper prayer, growing goodness, and becoming mor...

What we see in others is largely shaped by what we’re looking for. In this message from Colossians, we explore how Paul models a way of life that learns to see and enjoy the good things Jesus is doing in each of us, no matter how messy we may still be.

Paul’s introduction in Colossians functions like a moment of re-orientation, reminding believers whose words they are reading in the letter, who they are, and where they stand before they move forward. His introduction and greeting establishes a calm, confident starting point for the whole letter.

This sermon draws a parallel between the Australian War Memorial’s Hall of Valour and the biblical “Hall of Faith” in Hebrews 11, showing how stories of faith are meant to lift and strengthen us. Through the lives of Enoch, Noah, and Sarah, it highlights that the kind of faith God is calling us to is about trusting him for the future and in the present, even when circumstances seem impossible, mis...

In this message, Peter begins by asking a common question: how many times should we pray before God answers? Drawing from Luke 11, he challenges Christian fatalism and shows that Jesus invites persistent, shameless prayer rooted in relationship—not formulas or manipulation. Using the images of friend-to-friend and father-to-child, he explains that the nature of our relationship with God shapes bot...

There are two pre-requisites to being a disciple of Jesus - self denial and cross bearing. If you choose to do both, you will experience life like never before.

Start the year with confidence, not fear. In this episode, Peter explores the story of the Israelites in the desert and what it means to trust God's provision in life's tests. Discover how God provides exactly what we need—no more, no less—and learn to step boldly into the new year with faith that comes not from self-reliance, but from trusting in God's faithful presence.