Resurrection Church Sai Kung Sermons

How can we tell the difference between saving faith and false beliefs? It isn't about quantity of faith, it is about the content of faith. True faith is belief in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  02-08-2020 - Lucas Durant

"God is love" says John. But how do we know? We know because the Father sent His Son into the world to give us life. And Christians are called to live lives of love in response.  26-07-20 - Lucas Durant

Is it possible to verify spiritual claims? The Apostle John tells us that it is, and he commands us to test every spirit! Two simple tests can tell us whether a teacher is speaking from God's Spirit of truth or from a worldly spirit of falsehood. 19-07-2020 - Lucas Durant

How can we distinguish counterfeit Christianity from genuine faith? The Apostle John says we have to know what love is. Those who harbour hatred for their Christian brothers and sister cannot have the love of God dwelling in them. Those who show the selfless-sacrificial love of Jesus Christ toward God's people have passed from death to life. 12-07-2020 - Lucas Durant

The Bible calls Christians the children of God - and that is not just positive-thinking - that is what Christians actually are! Christians are meant to bear a family resemblance to their Heavenly Father and to His Son Jesus Christ. This section of 1 John shows us that such family resemblance is not only possible, it is inevitable for those in whom God has planted the Holy Spirit. 05-07-20 - Lucas...

Even a confident Christian must still be on guard against dangers. Unless we know the truth about the world and the truth about Jesus, we can easily be led astray. But when remain in the truth, God's Spirit remains in us. 28-06-2020 - Lucas Durant

How can we determine whether we - or others - are in fellowship with God? Some might point to spiritual experiences, others to intense emotions, still others to intellectual attainment - but none of those are good indicators. The Apostle John says if we want to know whether a person loves God, we need to see whether they obey His commands. And the church is the key place where we will see God's Wo...

How can sinful people have fellowship with a holy God? John wants us to be confident of our standing before God, not by denying our sin, but by allowing God to properly deal with it. See how the the death of Jesus should make us both completely honest about our sin and completely secure of our salvation. 14-06-20 - Lucas Durant

How can we have fellowship with God? According to John, Jesus’ ‘beloved disciple’, it is only by hearing and believing the eye witness testimony about Jesus.  07-06-20 - Lucas Durant

Is it really possible for any of us to 'be good'? Every Christian knows the difficulty of resisting sin. Most of us will sometimes feel like just giving up the struggle for goodness. Yet in Ephesians 4 we see that goodness is possible because of Jesus' grace.  31-05-20 - Darren Pollock

How can Paul rejoice even when he was wrongly imprisoned? How can a church community rejoice even when relationships aren't easy? How can we rejoice when life circumstances are not happy? For the Christian there is always an overflowing source of joy. 24-05-20 - Al Gibbs

In culture of instant gratification, is patience possible? According to James, patience is an essential element of the life of faith and he gives us tools to persevere in it. 17-05-20 - Alex McCoy

"Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control." (Proverbs 25:28) How can we grow in self-control? God's grace motivates us, God's people encourage us, God's glory compels us.  10-05-20 - James Hall

Is is possible to have hope in times like these? Hope requires more than mere wishful thinking. Christians have a firm foundation for their hope, even in terrible circumstances.   02-05-20 - Alex McCoy

How can we find peace in the midst of difficulty, or even in the face of death? According to Jesus we must first recognise who He is, then receive what only He can offer.   26-04-20 - Lucas Durant

'Make every effort... to Rest'. It is a paradoxical statement at the heart of the letter to the Hebrews. What sort of effort does God require, and how does it lead to rest? He asks that we allow His word to do His work on us - showing us that we are more sinful than we ever imagined, but more loved than we ever dreamed.   19-04-20 - Lucas Durant

Some people think that the Christianity requires a kind of blind faith. They couldn't be more wrong. The Bible is always and everywhere pointing to the evidence and demanding that we act in accordance with the evidence. On the first easter morning, the evidence tells us that belief in the resurrection is rational, that the resurrected Lord is good, and that the truth of the resurrection is life-ch...

The cross of Christ is the crux of the Christian faith. In this service we reflect on a few of the many Old Testament events and figures which pointed toward the cross, and which help us to more fully grasp what was accomplished there - the "full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world". 10-04-20 - Lucas Durant

In the midst of unprecedented devastation God's people never lack hope. Whereas even in the midst of astounding prosperity, the nations have no hope.  The Day of the Lord will be a day of both well-deserved condemnation and gracious salvation.   05-04-20 - Lucas Durant

If we cannot manipulate the Lord into doing our will (He cannot be controlled) or offer him something that he needs (He needs nothing from us), why does does the Lord relent from his judgment on his sinful people? He relents to bring glory to His own name, for His nature is always to have mercy, and He is abounding in steadfast love.    29-03-20 - Lucas Durant

Joel is clear that the unprecedented devastation that God's people were facing was from the hand of the Lord. If God is the one superintending calamity, that should give us hope. It means that suffering is not a product of random chaos or of demonic attack, but an instrument of discipline in the Father's hand. By it He prepares us for the final judgement and teaches us to repent. 22-03-20 - Lucas...

What might God be teaching us in times of unprecedented devastation and how should we respond? The prophet Joel challenges us to face up to the devastation, and lament before the Lord. If we weep, wail and cry out for God's help, we will benefit in the midst of trials.   15-03-20 - Lucas Durant 

Why does the gospel of Jesus, which is supposed to be 'good news', create such division? Because it is a public truth that demands a reordering of relationships and a reordering of priorities. Most people will not receive it, but by it some will secure an eternal reward.    08-03-2020 - Lucas Durant

What should Christians expect as we go out preaching the message of repentance and faith? Jesus makes it very clear that we should expect harsh opposition. Yet Jesus sends his followers out with reassurances that let them face opposition with fearless confidence.   01-03-2020 - James Hall

The Gospel is a message of reconciliation. By his death, Jesus has made a sufficient sacrifice to reconcile sinful humanity to a holy God. But this reconciliation must be received to become effective in the lives of individuals. How can people receive it? God sends us out as his ambassadors to make His appeal through us. 23-02-20 - Lucas Durant