Rooted Fellowship Sermons

What does a truly healthy church look like? Is it cutting-edge production, great coffee, powerful worship, or rich tradition? As Paul opens his first letter to the church in Thessalonica, he points to something far deeper. A healthy church is not defined by its style or preferences, but by a people transformed by the gospel. In this message, we begin our journey through 1 Thessalonians by discover...

Despite facing some serious adversity in Thessalonica, Paul is not deterred from preaching the gospel. In fact, he goes on to Berea and does the exact same thing he did in Thessalonica - visit the Jewish Synagogue and engage with the locals around the Word of God. And many come to faith! But persecution follows Paul to Berea, so he is sent away with an escort - not alone.  Pastor Jono takes us thr...

This week marks the start of Rooted Fellowship’s new two-year discipleship journey. As we look at Luke 9:57–10:2, we are reminded that following Jesus is not comfortable, casual, or something we do alone. Jesus calls His people to count the cost, fix their eyes ahead, and step faithfully into His mission. The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. As a church, we are being called to doub...

Pastor Jono show us how those who are favoured are blessed with more. But it is not always blessed with more relaxation, more money, or more stuff.  Caleb was blessed with more battles to be fought as a reward for his faithfulness.  Paul was blessed with more persecution because he was faithful, which in the end led to his death in Rome.  Jesus was blessed with death on a cross for His faithfulnes...

This sermon centered on a simple but urgent question: How did a generation that witnessed God’s faithfulness forget Him so quickly? Looking at Judges 2, we see that Israel didn’t merely forget what God had done, they stopped truly knowing Him. As followers of Jesus, we’re called to take courage by holding two truths together: remembering God’s faithfulness revealed in His Word and recognizing His...

What does it really mean to be strong and courageous? This week, Jono helped us look again at Joshua’s call to courage as a Spirit-empowered way of life. True courage is not found in self-confidence, grit, or pretending we are not afraid. It is found in Jesus: the One who conquered death, poured out His Spirit, and now strengthens His people from the inside out. Because the tomb is empty and the S...

As we begin our new Take Courage series, we pause after Joshua to reflect on the One Joshua ultimately points us to: Jesus. From entering the land, conquering enemies, possessing the inheritance, and remaining in the promise, we see Jesus as the greater Joshua who brings us into His kingdom, wins the victory over sin, Satan and death, sends us on mission, and keeps us secure forever. This sermon c...

As we conclude our Joshua: Almost Home series, we arrive at Joshua’s final words to God’s people. This is a powerful call to remember, respond, and choose. After years of witnessing God’s faithfulness, provision, protection, and victory, Joshua gathers Israel and asks the defining question: “Whom will you serve?” It’s not merely a question for ancient Israel. It’s the same question every believer...

In Joshua 22, God’s people have finally entered the land and experienced rest but a new danger begins to emerge, not from outside enemies, but from within the community itself. This sermon explores how Israel responds to a perceived act of rebellion, showing us the importance of unity, humility, direct conversation, and compassionate listening. As God’s people today, we are reminded that we are ca...

Joshua 13–21 may read like a land survey, but beneath the boundary lines and tribal allotments is a powerful picture of God’s faithfulness. In this sermon, Mongani helps us see that the land allocations are not boring details; they are the fulfilment of promises God made centuries earlier to Abraham. As Israel receives its inheritance, we are reminded that God keeps every word He speaks. Yet the p...

What does it look like to trust God when the promise feels delayed? This Sunday, we step into Joshua 11–12 and see a powerful turning point: after years of battles, God’s people finally enter a place of rest. But the journey there wasn’t quick or easy.  This message unpacks a deeper reality we all live in: the tension of “now but not yet.” The victory has been won, but we’re still waiting for its...

Why do we actually gather on Easter? Not because of tradition. Not because the calendar says so. But because something happened that changed everything.  This Sunday, we unpack the “scandal of all scandals”. The resurrection of Jesus. From confusion at the empty tomb, to Thomas’ doubt, to Peter’s restoration, we see real people encountering a risen Saviour in the middle of their questions, failure...

As Israel moves closer to the Promised Land, victory after victory begins to unfold but not because of their strength. In Joshua 10–11, we see a powerful truth: God is both forming a family from all people and decisively conquering sin.  Through miraculous intervention, unlikely alliances, and overwhelming odds, God makes it clear that this battle is His. From hail falling from heaven to the sun s...

In Joshua 9, Israel faces an unexpected threat. This threat was not from armies, but from deception. The Gibeonites trick Joshua and the leaders into making a covenant because they rely on their own judgment instead of seeking the Lord. What begins as a leadership failure becomes a powerful reminder that human wisdom is never enough without God’s guidance. Yet even in Israel’s mistake, we see God’...

After the victory of Jericho, Israel seems unstoppable. Joshua 7 and 8 show how quickly triumph can turn to defeat when God’s people drift into self-reliance and hidden sin. This sermon explores the sobering consequences of disobedience, the corporate weight of sin, and the mercy of God who restores His people when they return to Him. Above all, it points us to Jesus, the greater Joshua, who deals...

Jericho wasn’t conquered by strategy, strength, or bravado. It fell through worshipful obedience to the God who saves. As Israel marches in silence and then shouts in faith, we’re reminded that silence isn’t absence. It’s preparation, and praise is not the warm-up. It’s the weapon. This message calls us to stop recruiting God for our battles, and instead surrender to the Commander of the Lord’s ar...

After Israel crosses the Jordan, the kings of Canaan lose heart. Not because Israel is strong, but because God is. With Jericho in sight, you’d expect the next step to be war… but God pauses the momentum to deal with the heart. In Joshua 5, God restores Israel’s covenant identity through circumcision and renews covenant fellowship through Passover. Then the manna stops as they eat the produce of C...

As Rooted Fellowship steps into a new season of leadership, we turn to Joshua 3–4 and the powerful moment when Israel stood before a raging Jordan River. With Moses gone and a new generation watching, the question hung in the air: Will God still be with us? The answer was unmistakable. Before the waters parted, the priests had to step in. Before the people crossed, the Ark, the presence of God, we...

As Israel stands on the edge of the Promised Land, God interrupts the conquest story with an unexpected act of grace. In Joshua 2, we meet Rahab, an outsider whose faith, not her past, defines her future. This week we’ll see that God’s saving grace always demands a response, that His faithfulness stretches across generations, and that no failure is too great for the God who saves. Moses may be gon...

Joshua 1 God speaks to His faithful servant: "Be strong and courageous."  Why can he do this? God's promises still stand. God will be with His faithful servant. How can he do this? Meditate on God's word so that you will obey God's word so that you may be prosperous and successful (in carrying out God's plan). God's faithful servant speaks to God's people: &...

This Sunday we look at what “More of You, Less of Me” means for our generosity. Jesus and Paul both show us that giving isn’t a guilt-payment or a performance for applause. It’s worship. We don’t give to get; we give because God has already given His first and best in Christ. Come be challenged and encouraged toward a “hilariously cheerful” life of giving with your time, talents, and treasures.

Matthew 6:1-18 As we journey through our 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, Jesus meets us in the heart of the Sermon on the Mount with a confronting but freeing question: Why do we do what we do? In Matthew 6, Jesus addresses giving, prayer, and fasting not as public performances, but as acts of devotion shaped in the secret place. He warns against spiritual performance and invites us into a deeper,...

We’re kicking off 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting as a church and we’re starting where everything begins: the Word. With 21 chapters in John, we’re reading one chapter a day, trusting God for a year marked by one clear theme: “More of God, less of me.” In John 3:22–30, John the Baptist shows us what real humility looks like when the spotlight shifts: “He must increase, but I must decrease.” This i...

Luke 1 & 2.