South West Sermons

Tim Costello, current Chief Advocate (and former CEO) of World Vision Australia begins our Global Missions series with a look at Jesus' call to love our enemies, and what that means for the building of God's community and the mission of the church.

John Robertson talks about the brokenness we see in the world around us, and how the God who loves the world and gave himself for it, is found in the midst of the brokenness.

David Graham ends our series on Romans with a look at the way God is found in the pain and brokenness of the world and how we are called, through the work of the Spirit, to enter into the world and work for transformation.

Steve Graham shows how care for creation has always been part of humanity's God-given vocation.

Andrew Shepherd examines the ecological crisis/collapse that the world is currently facing, asking how we as followers of Jesus should live and what role hope has in our lives, particularly in relation to the environment.

Sharing from her recently published book "Dishonoured and Unheard: Christian Women and Domestic Violence", Daphne Marsden talks of Christian women living with or recovering from domestic violence, and how our reactions and assumptions can sometimes cause more pain - but that in Christ there is only love, not condemnation.

Jo Robertson looks at the freedom that faith in God gives us, and the fact that we haven't just been set free 'from' something but also set free 'for' a purpose - to bring freedom to the rest of God's world.

Our Romans series continues with Callum Stewart-Ward taking us through the beginning of chapter 7, and how we have been set free from being defined by - and defining others by - the things that divide us, and united together by Christ.

Henk Smit takes us through Romans 6, and, just as Paul asked, asks us what our reaction to sin is, and how important it is that we not let sin reign on our lives.

Wayne Sangster continues our Romans series as we come to chapter 6 as Paul writes how are to be dead to sin and alive to God.

Sean Pawson looks at what Paul says in Romans 5 about faith, hope and love, and what this means for us.

Alan Thomson takes us through Romans 4, looking at the promises of God made to Abraham, and how those promises were fulfilled, and are being fulfilled in our lives today.

David Graham looks at Paul's account of the story of Abraham, and what that means for the hope we place in God for the promises and dreams that he gives us.

We have been justified and redeemed because of God's righteousness and faithfulness. What does this mean?

Our Romans series continues with Steve Withington taking a look at the state of our hearts and how it connects to God's judgement and mercy.

Alan Jamieson continues our series on Romans. (WARNING: this message contains content suitable for a mature audience only.)

Murray Robertson opens our series on Romans with a look at the content of the gospel of God, and Paul's impassioned commitment to spreading the message of Jesus.

Jo Robertson looks at what Paul means when he says he is a slave of Jesus Christ and what that would have meant to the recipients of his letter, living at the heart of the Roman empire.

Dr Bob Robinson looks at the meeting at the well between Jesus and the Samaritan woman, and investigates how the approach Jesus took in this encounter can inform our encounters with those of other faiths, particularly Muslims.

Claire Russell sums up our entire "Prayer Changes Us" series by asking us what we have learnt, how we have encountered God and what we will do in prayer going forward.

David Graham looks back over the "Prayer Changes Us" series and looks at how prayer changes us in secret, is taught, and is an intimate encounter with God.

Alan Jamieson looks at the third temptation of Jesus, the temptation to lead rather than be led, and examines how Jesus' final words to Peter show us how to do avoid this temptation and why it is so important to do so.

The temptation to be spectacular, to be popular, to be the hero, is one we are always faced with. Jesus faced it too, but how he responded shows us how we, together, are to avoid the lure of this temptation.

Alan Jamieson looks at the importance of using our whole body in worship and prayer, the role our body plays in how we present ourselves to God, and addresses our reluctance to do so.

When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, he was offered the chance to be relevant, to be current, important, significant. He refused, as his time in the wilderness had taught him something important about himself: that he was beloved by God - something we need to accept about ourselves too.