South West Sermons

Tim Piesse, from Crossway Baptist Church In Melbourne, tells us how discipleship isn't meant to depress or frustrate us, but rather is the natural, straight-forward outworking of looking for God int he relationships and spaces and places in our lives.

Murray Robertson brings our year-plus long journey through Matthew's gospel to a close with a look at Matthew 24, what Jesus says here about the destruction of the Temple, what it means for the 'end of the world' and how we as followers of Jesus are supposed to respond.

Claire Russell holds a mirror up to the 'woes' that Jesus hurls at the Pharisees and shows how these woes also hold a mirror up to our lives and show us the blindspots that we can't see that make us stumble and fall short.

John Robertson discusses what Jesus commanded his disciples to do in his final instructions to them before his ascension, and what fulfilling the Great Commission might mean for us today.

Sam Young looks at the arrest in the garden and what we can learn from the way the disciples reacted.

Claire Russell looks at Jesus and the disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane and what we learn about the relationship between them.

A misunderstood act of extravagant devotion prompts Duane Major to ask where we see the beauty of God around us, what does our worship look like, and how can we make sure we are seeing the opportunity for such acts of loving devotion in the world around us.

Steve Withington takes us through the parable of the workers paid equally and examines what that means for us and our call, our vocation, and what we learn about grace as we seek to follow Jesus.

What holds us back from God and following him with all we have? What might we need to let go of I order to be more committed? And why, for so many people, might wealth be the answer to this question? Whatever we might need to relinquish, Murray Robertson looks at why it is so important that we do so.

Daphne Marsden looks at what Jesus had to say about divorce, why he said what he did, and how his teaching sought to protect the vulnerable and powerless, and how he challenges us today to do the same.

Alan Jamieson picks up our Matthew series in chapter 18, looking at the attributes of love that we need to show to others in the body of Christ in order to be the body of Christ.

As we journey back through the genealogy of Jesus, Duane Major looks at Zerubbabel, tasked with leading the exiles back to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple, the problems he faced, how we manage our hopes and expectations, and how we respond to God's initiatives and how we plan in expectation of God's response.

Duane Major introduces our journey through the parables of Jesus with a look at the images Jesus used to describe the Kingdom of heaven, and what it means for us to have a role in the coming of the Kingdom.

Jesus got in trouble over what he and his disciples did on the Sabbath. Jo Robertson looks at what this tells us about the laws and systems of the time and what our stance against the systems that deny people their freedom needs to be and why.

John Robertson addresses creation care and how we are called to care for creation by Jesus, the one who is Lord of Creation.

John the Baptist and Jesus were both misunderstood and faced rejection. John also found himself doubting whether Jesus was God's promised one. Daphne Marsden looks at John's doubts, the doubts that people had about John and Jesus, and asks what we learn about our own tendency to doubt God.

With the help of a couple of friends, Claire Russell takes us through Matthew 11, showing us what the crowd missed about John the Baptist, how Jesus upbraided the people for not believing in him, and the right way to live that his yoke frees us for.

Jesus sends the Twelve out with some very specific instructions. Duane Major explains what they meant then, what they mean for us now, and what it tells us about the good news.

Alan Jamieson shows the many ways in which Jesus brings freedom to people and how his followers are called to do the same.

What stops us from following Jesus? What stops us from giving him our all? Why do we hold ourselves back from giving everything?

Having spent several weeks hearing the words of Jesus, Alan Jamieson now moves us down the mountain into the works of Jesus as he heals several people, showing the words being put into action.

Alan Jamieson looks at what being a disciple of Jesus means and how not everyone immediately understood what was required.

Murray Robertson takes us through the final chapter of the Sermon on the Mount and shows us just how revolutionary the lifestyle Jesus calls his followers to actually is.

Duane Major looks at giving and praying as key elements in discipleship, with special emphasis on the Lord's Prayer.

Steve Withington looks at one of the most famous passages in scripture and examines the beatitudes from the point of the blessings - and the difference between those the world sees as blessed and those Jesus would bless - and the blesser.