South West Sermons

The full Sunday morning service following the attacks on the Christchurch mosques, with a focus on finding hope in the midst of grief.

Alan Jamieson looks at a key moment - a 'Kairos' moment in the lives of the disciples, as Jesus asks them, "Who do people say I am?", and "Who do you say that I am?"

Alan Jamieson looks at the challenge Jesus brings and what a normal Christian life following Jesus looks like.

Alan Jamieson looks at a day in the kingdom with Jesus and asks "Is there room in our lives for the king to be the king?"

Steve Withington looks at the calling of the first disciples, and examines what we leave behind in order to follow Jesus, and asks what Jesus might be calling us to now.

Four fishermen dropped their nets, left their boats and families and followed Jesus - no hesitation, no questions asked. Jo Robertson investigates why they did this and what it meant for them later on down the road.

Alan Jamieson examines the beginning of Jesus' ministry, when he stands up and proclaims who he is and what he has come for.

Jesus begins to share who he is and why he is here, and what his followers can do to help bring God's kingdom to the world.

What is the point of baptism? And why did Jesus get baptised? What does his choosing to get baptised by John tell us about the relationship between Jesus and his Father, and the Father's relationship with us?

Alan Jamieson begins our series on the gospel of Mark with a look at the importance of focusing on Christ alone, and opening ourselves up to what God wants to do in us.

Alan Jamieson looks at the person and message of John the Baptist, and what his call to repent and turn back to God means for us.

Our Summer Series concludes with a look at Jesus' cleansing of the Temple and the connection between this and his cursing of the fig tree.

Alan Thomson examines our assumptions about how we read the story of Jesus' anointing by the 'sinful woman', and what a re-reading of that story might tell us about our equality as believers before God.

Alan Thomson continues our Summer Series by looking at some famous biblical stories, and unpacking them in a way that allows us to see things that we might not normally see in them, beginning with the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman.

Our Summer Stories series begins with Alan Jamieson looking at the courage of Joseph, betrothed of Mary, and his willingness to trust God and courageously follow his call, no matter what.

Advent continues with a look at what the early disciples discovered when they first encountered Jesus, and spent the day with him.

Our Advent series continues with a look at the coming of Jesus as an opportunity for us to have life, and life abundantly. What does abundant life actually look like?

Alan Jamieson begins our Advent series with a look at the beginning of the gospel of John, and the connection between the word, the Word and the World.

Alan Jamieson looks at Advent as a season when we are especially invited to become children of God, the way we were always meant to be.

Our Colossians series continues with a look at what it means to be unified, and how we live out the truth that we are all equal in Christ.

Alan Jamieson continues our Relationships series with a look at marriage and how Christian marriage is a sign and a symbol of what God wants to in eternity.

Alan Jamieson looks at the topic of discipleship and what it means to be called by God, and the flow of the movement of discipleship in our lives.

Our Colossians series kicks off with Alan Jamieson looking at how Christ is the foundation of who we are and how we define ourselves.

Alan Jamieson goes back to the bible passage preached from 45 years ago when SWBC began its global missions journey to find out what impact one church can have in God's mission of reaching the poor and unreached.

Jo Robertson looks at where we as a church fit into the global picture of God's mission, and share's some stories of SWBC people who have spent time overseas in mission.