South West Sermons

To acknowledge the 30th anniversary of the Cross Over Trust, Jo Robertson briefly interviews three of the people involved in its establishment, before going on to look at the miracle of Jesus feeding 5000 with only five loaves and two fish.

Steve Withington looks at the nature of God's healing and the hope it brings, through the stories of Jairus' daughter and the woman with the issue of blood.

David Graham introduces baptism as we celebrate with three people being baptised tonight.

Jesus' argument with the Pharisees over what is clean and unclean provides the basis for Alan Jamieson's look at the subtle evil that grows from deceit and deception.

Alan Jamieson looks at Jesus' healing of the demoniac and examines what this tells us about evil and the power of God.

Alan Jamieson looks at a passage in which Jesus heals many people, and talks about God's healing ways.

Alan Jamieson looks at the relationship between Jesus and nature, the his power to clam the waters, both literally and figuratively in being with us in the storms of life.

Alan Jamieson takes us through the story of the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples gathered in the upper room, as they wait for the gift promised by Jesus.

Grant Chivers looks at the importance of discipleship, the concept of a "person of peace", and introduces the Discovery Bible Method of bible study.

What stops us from opening our eyes and seeing God's presence at work in our lives? What was it that finally opened the eyes of the two disciples travelling with a disguised Jesus to finally recognise him?

God always asks questions of us, and always invites us into a deeper relationship with him. Alan Jamieson looks at what Jesus asked the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, and how what resulted deepened their understanding of who God was.

Our "Road to Emmaus" series continues with a look at how Jesus made sense of the scriptures for his disciples, and how Jesus himself is the meaning behind, and the point of, scripture.

Sharon Garlough Brown, speaker and author of the "Sensible Shoes" series of books, talks about why we can become disappointed with God, what we can be do about it, and the importance of being honest with God even in these circumstances.

In a tangent to our Emmaus series, Murray Robertson looks at Peter's call to go to the Gentile Cornelius and the implications this episode had for the early church, and what it means for the relationship between Christians and Muslims today.

Alan Jamieson looks at the dashed hopes of the two disciples on the Emmaus Road, how Jesus speaks to those hopes, revives them, and takes the disciples deeper into a renewed hope in God.

Alan Jamieson begins our post-Easter series on The Road to Emmaus with a look at how Jesus can meet us in the midst of disillusionment - disillusionment that is often necessary on order for true community to grow.

Alan Jamieson examines the importance of welcoming and accepting the stranger into our lives by looking at the impact had by the stranger the two disciples encountered on the road to Emmaus.

Derek and Jane Wenmouth share the story of their time at Spreydon/South West, sharing stories of God's faithfulness along the way.

Tash Higginson asks if we were in the place of the disciples on that Easter Sunday morning, "would we believe?" Then three people share their testimonies of how God has been miraculously working in their lives lately.

Our Easter Sunday service sees Alan Jamieson invite us to leave all our baggage at the foot of the cross, and no longer unnecessarily carry it around with us.

Alan Jamieson looks at the three days of Easter, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Resurrection Sunday, through the lens of Agony, Absence and Alleluia.

As we enter the final week leading up to Easter, Alan Jamieson looks at how God was at work in the terrible events of Good Friday and how he is at work in the world today.

Alan Jamieson explains why we, as disciples of Jesus, need to have salt and fire in our lives.

Sean Pawson examines the nature of the Passover meal Jesus shared with his disciples, both what the meal commemorates and what it looks forward to.

Jo Robertson examines the costly nature of love, and how we need to take the time to see people as they really are in order to love them as they really are - just like the woman who anointed Jesus' head with perfume did.