Resurrection Church Sai Kung Sermons

How does Jesus feel as he looks around at the great mass of humanity with all all our anxieties, suffering, and sin? He feels gut-wrenching compassion for us. His compassion motivates Him to send out his followers on mission to proclaim the good news. 16-02-2020 - Lucas Durant

In his public ministry, Jesus indisputably established his authority over disease, death and demons. Many had seen him do the miraculous with their own eyes, and they could speak to the people who had been healed. Yet people responded to the evidence about Jesus in different ways. Those who sought Jesus with desperation found one thing, those who approached him with defiance found another.  ...

Jesus had complete authority over diseases, demons and nature itself. In his earthly ministry, he proved that nothing was beyond his power. But what did he come to do? What was His mission on earth? In his own words, he 'came to call sinners' - and that is good news for us. 02-02-20 - Lucas Durant

Jesus invites everyone to follow Him, but he wants us to be absolutely clear from the outset - discipleship will be an uncomfortable adventure. Unlike the World, which promises us everything and delivers very little, Jesus promises that we will face difficulty - but in the midst of difficulty we will be blessed. This sermon was preached in an all-age service. 27-01-20 - Lucas Durant

From the beginning to the end of Jesus' earthly ministry, he spoke of the necessity of faith. But what kind of faith does Jesus require? Not a blind faith nor a vague faith, but a living faith. 19-01-20 - Lucas Durant

Is it possible to have rest in the midst of great troubles? Psalm 3 says it is. In one of the darkest episodes of his life, King David found assurance and peace as he reflected on great truths about the Lord's promises of great deliverance. As people of King Jesus, we too can benefit. 12-01-20 - Algie Ko

There is a king. How can this basic truth of the Christian faith fill some with unwavering bravery in the face of intense persecution, while driving others into a rage. Psalm 2 shows us that our futures depend on how we respond to the King. 05-01-20 - Lucas Durant

Are you happy? If not, why not? The first Psalm grabs our attention by describing two ways of life - the way of the righteous that leads to happiness and the way of the wicked that leads to perishing. And we are urged - through poetic imagery with theological clarity - to choose the path to happiness. The psalmist explains that our attitude to the word of God is decisive. 29-12-19 - Lucas Durant

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is given great honour in the scriptures. God's choice of Mary teaches us about Jesus' purpose in coming into the world. Mary's assent to God's plan, despite her confusion, teaches us something about faith.   22-12-19 - Lucas Durant

We will all face disappointments, upsets and sadnesses in life and they may cause us to doubt whether Jesus really is trustworthy.   Doubt is a common struggle in the Christian life. It can be destructive, but it doesn't have to be. Doubt can move us forward in faith if we use it rightly.  15-12-19 - Lucas Durant

Is it possible to live a full and fulfilling life while remaining single? Traditional cultures say 'no' - they see marriage as a necessary step toward maturity, and consider those who remain unmarried to be defective. Modern cultures also say 'no' - they deny that fulfilment is possible apart from sex and romance. Christianity, however, speaks a revolutionary word to both traditional and modern cu...

God has set marriage apart from all other earthly relationships to serve as a living illustration of the relationship between Christ and His bride - the Church. Marriage is therefore holy. Paul shows us how to preserve the holiness of marriage. 01-12-19 - Lucas Durant

The Christian theology of the body completely revolutionised the ancient world. Some people believe that Christian sexual ethics come out of the distant past, but that is wrong.  Christian sexual ethics came from above - and they made our world far, far better. 24-11-2019 - Lucas Durant

To be Holy is to be 'set apart' in service of God.  The Church is called holy, but the unrepentant sin of 'Christians' within a congregation undermines this purpose. Paul commands churches to take sin seriously, and shows us how holiness can be restored.   17-11-19 - Lucas Durant

Christians are motivated by God's grace to give generously. Yet even when we are motivated to give, we must still determine how to give. Paul's instruction to the Corinthians helps us to invest our resources wisely, trusting God to produce a harvest.  10-11-19 - Lucas Durant

According to the scriptures, the way we use our money can tell us a great deal about the condition of our hearts. A heart that has been changed by God's generous grace is revealed in generosity. This section of 2 Corinthians gives us a model for what a healthy heart looks like and a prescription for bringing our hearts to full health.  03-11-19 - Lucas Durant

Ninevah was a wicked city full of people who 'didn't know their right hand from their left'. Jonah was a prophet who didn't want to speak God's word to God's world. God, in His grace, loved them both. 27-10-19 - Darren Pollock

In a time and place when we are offered so much choice in our daily lives, we can often be paralysed with indecision. At the end of His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus concludes by offering us a refreshingly simple decision - the narrow way to life or the broad road to destruction - and commanding us all to choose. It should be an easy choice, yet 'many travel the broad road' and 'few find the narrow r...

Non-Christians often believe that churches are full of judgmental hypocrites - and sadly they are sometimes right. But in Matthew 7 we see that Jesus hated judgemental hypocrisy and strongly denounced the way of thinking that lies behind it. Jesus calls us to use right judgment and to relate to God and one another rightly. 13-10-19 - Lucas Durant

People in our city spend their entire lives working for, striving after and achieving rewards that will quickly pass away. Jesus shows us a better way. While the world is consumed by anxious striving, those seeking his kingdom first are promised peace, rest and fatherly provision.  06-10-19 - Lucas Durant

Look around our city and you will see that you do not have to be a Christian to pray; every religious system has its own approach to prayer. But according to Jesus, Christian prayer should be different from all other kinds of prayer in both form and content. In the Lord's Prayer, we are given a  radically God-centred and deeply dependent approach to prayer which flows out of an knowledge of w...

Religious hypocrisy is spiritual poison. While we might be able to convince others (and may even convince ourselves) that we are very generous, super-spiritual, and well-disciplined in our Christian life by putting on a good show in public, God sees our heart and knows what we are in private. In Matthew 6:1-18, Jesus shows us how to stay well clear of religious hypocrisy. 22-09-19 - Niels van de K...

In Jesus' time, as in ours, there were many people peddling a counterfeit vision of moral virtue. All of us, however religious or irreligious we may be, can very easily exchange righteousness for self-righteousness.  But the best way to expose a counterfeit is to compare it to the genuine article - which is precisely what Jesus does in this section of the Sermon on the Mount. 15-09-19 - Lucas...

In the Sermon on The Mount Jesus describes what human life and community is like when He reigns as king. In it he calls us to radically change our perspective by rejecting the values of the world, and embracing the values of His kingdom. It is a manifesto for revolution.  08-09-19 - Lucas Durant

In the Kingdom of God, the humble will be exalted and those who exalt themselves will be humbled. This is more dangerous than it might at first appear.  This message was preached at the licensing of Lucas as the Priest-in-Charge of Resurrection Church. 01-09-19 - Bishop Timothy Kwok