Resurrection Church Sai Kung Sermons

Both cynical skepticism and demands for more can shipwreck our faith. Jesus exposes the irrationality of his opponents in order to warn us away from their false teaching. Come see the riches of grace offered by Jesus.  13-02-2022 - Lucas Durant

How far does God's grace extend? Who is inside the Kingdom of God and who is out? We tend to draw the boundaries in convenient places for ourselves. Jesus shows that no group of people must be excluded - all who come to him in faith will be embraced.   06-02-2022 - Lucas Durant

All human beings have traditions that they observe. But when human traditions begin to supplant God's word and God's ways, they become spiritually dangerous. We easily begin to think we know better than God. Jesus shows that not only is God's word and God's way more compassionate, it is also the only way to deal with our deepest problem - our heart.  30-01-2022 - Barnabas Akinniyi

We live in an age of anxiety. Will my needs be met? Will difficulties overwhelm me? Are my resources sufficient? Does anyone care about me? Christ is full of compassion and he deals with us gently. Enjoy him!   23-01-2022 - Lucas Durant

The natural inclination of the human heart is to recognise Jesus' power and authority yet reject him. Why? And how can we avoid doing the same?   Niels van de Kasteele - 16-01-2022

One of the highest expressions of praise is rapt silence. In Psalm 65, the psalmist tells us that the Lord is worthy of such silent praise for his abundant grace, his abundant power and his abundant provision. How will you pause all the noise in life to silently praise Him?   09-01-2022 - Lucas Durant

King David knew what it was like to be afraid for his life. Yet, when reflecting on one of the scariest times of his life, he writes - 'When I am afraid, I am not afraid.' He found that by trusting in God's Word, he could overcome real fears. Christians can do the same. 02-01-2022

All throughout this letter Paul has been pointing the Colossians back to the fullness of what they have received in Jesus Christ. If Christians have already received everything from Jesus, then authentic Christian spirituality is not about self-improvement or self-realisation. Truly spiritual Christians will partner together to share the riches of Christ others.  12-12-2021 - Lucas Durant

What is God telling us in Baptism? It is an outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible grace. It declares the promises of God to both the one being baptised and to the church, and calls us to put our faith in the promise-making God. 05-12-2021 - Lucas Durant

Where is genuine Christian spirituality most clearly displayed? Not primarily in religious rituals or in the observance of strict rules or in supernatural experiences, but in 'whatever' a christian might do! Because Christ is Lord over everything, when we relate to him rightly it changes everything we do. Colossians 3 shows how Christian faith transforms both home-life and work-life. 28-11-2021 -...

When Paul says to Christians 'Christ is your life' it's not a metaphor. Christ is the one by whom and through whom and in whom the whole universe was created and is sustained. He is the one who gives both physical and spiritual life. So what does it mean for Christians to live as people who have been made alive in Christ? It means putting to death what we were and becoming more and more what we al...

Christians have been set free by Jesus Christ. But that doesn't prevent false teachers from trying to take us captive. Hollow legalists will try to judge us. Deceptive mystics will try to disqualify us. And strict ascetics will try to enslave us. But know that all of their man-made religion is of no value, because what Christ gives us is completely sufficient.  14-11-2021 - Lucas Durant

Paul tells Christians to "Watch out!" There are false teachers who are seeking to take us captive with their teaching. How can we safeguard ourselves, our loved ones and other Christians we know? Stay in union with Christ and remember the spiritual fullness that he has given us. 07-11-2021 - Lucas Durant

Jesus Christians are Bible Christians. We need to know God’s Word because it reveals Jesus, matures us and protects us from deception.  31-10-2021 - Al Gibbs

Where does Jesus fit in to God's purposes for the universe? This section of Colossians tells us that is the wrong question to be asking! Rather, Jesus is the one by whom and through whom and for whom the whole universe was made! God's purpose is to reconcile the world to himself through Him! 24-10-2021 - Jon Polk

What does authentic spirituality look like? According to many popular authors, speakers and influencers it is a matter of performing the right spiritual practices. Christianity says something completely different. The message of the gospel makes us and moulds us into genuinely spiritual people - people full of hope, faith and love. 17-10-2021 - Lucas Durant

When we are united in a common project humanity is incredibly capable. Yet in our collective arrogance, humanity's most ambitious aims are characterised by defiance toward God. We want to determine our own identity and purpose, we want to impose our own will on the world in the present and control the future. How does God respond? He mercifully frustrates human pride. 10-10-2021 - Lucas Durant

Is there hope for humanity? With climate change, war, and all manner of other dangers it can sometimes seem like the world is teetering on the edge. But God has promised to preserve humanity and the whole of creation, so that his saving purposes can be accomplished. 03-10-2021 - Lucas Durant 

The entire story of Noah and the great flood turns on one key phrase - "God remembered Noah...". What does it mean for God to 'remember' and how can we find comfort in the idea that God remembers us? Hear how your conversion to faith in Christ is the decisive moment of grace that changes everything. 26-09-2021 - Lucas Durant

Does God care about the injustices of this world? The flood narrative tells us that he does, and it gives us a paradigm for understanding God's judgment. When God judges, his judgment is just, comprehensive, and sudden. 19-09-2021 - Lucas Durant

Humanity's verdict about itself is that we are fundamentally good. We see evil in the world and we tell ourselves it is the exception. But God's verdict is very different. The Lord says there is a moral problem at the heart of humanity that is universal, absolute, internal and continual. Because that is the truth about us, God's grace is our only hope. Lucas Durant - 12-09-2021

We live in an era with incredible unearned confidence in the idea that humanity can help itself. The promise of medical science, of consumer electronics, and of political movements alike is that our salvation is right around the corner. But the truth is that all our attempts to help ourselves are swallowed up by death. If there is hope for humanity (and there is!) it must come supernaturally from...

Sometimes we get caught up in sin. When we do, the way out starts with confession. But where do we go from there? Ezra 10 gives us an example of what genuine repentance looks like. But it should serve as a warning to us - flee from sin to Christ now because the longer we wait, the messier it will get. 15-08-2021 - Lucas Durant

When the people of God begin to compromise with the world and lose their distinctiveness, it is a spiritual disaster. When an individual or a church realises that it has departed from God's word, how should they respond? Genuine confession. Ezra gives us a model for confession. 09-08-2021 - Lucas Durant

Ezra leads the people of God in a way that depends upon the provision and protection of the hand of God. 01-08-2021 - Algie Ko