South West Sermons

Alan Jamieson discusses the importance of solitude and silence as a way to reconnect with our soul and with God, something that is especially important in a society that has so many things to distract us and keep us busy and burn us out.

Such is the love that God lavishes on us that there is always more of God waiting for us if we are open to seeking him out and letting him bless us with more of him.

Alan Jamieson investigates the importance of the word of God for our lives, our growth in God and our prayer lives.

“Prayer does not change us. Prayer puts us in a great posture towards the God who changes us.” Alan Jamieson shares how we can put ourselves in this posture before God.

Alan Jamieson introduces us to the idea of "praying scripture", and takes us through an example of it in order to show us how it can be a great tool in our prayer arsenal.

Jo Robertson discusses how our intercessory prayers for the world must hold in tension the pain and suffering of others as well as the hope offered by God.

Alan Jamieson reveals why it is so important that when we pray we offer all of our selves - everything we are, inside and out, with no holding back.

Sharon Garlough Brown, author of the "Semsible Shoes" series of books, shares with us.

Grant Chivers continues our series on prayer by looking at how the Spirit changes us and deepens our prayer life.

Steve Withington, together with Colin Harrington, looks at the importance of corporate prayer and why waiting and praying together are crucially important.

For our Mother's Day service, Cat McFedries, together with guests, examine the feminine side of God's character and how these aspects of who God is can impact on our relationship -and prayer relationship - with him.

Claire Russell opens our series on "Prayer Changes Us", discussing how God reveals himself through prayer, as well as sharing some of her experiences of encountering God through prayer.

Kathy Viney shares some of her story with us, especially around her deeper journey inward with God in prayer.

Henk Smit takes us through the final words of the risen Christ to his disciples, and reveals what the beginnings of the church mean for us today.

Crucifixion, resurrection...ascension, right? David Graham examines the importance of the forgotten member of the "trinity" of Easter events.

In a week in which we reflect on the Easter story and commemorate Anzac Day, Warren Read examines the themes common to both: service and sacrifice.

'Doubting Thomas': is this a fair nickname for one of Jesus' disciples, or is there more to him than this? Callum Stewart-Ward looks at the nature of doubt and how we approach it in our lives.

Alan Jamieson looks at the resurrection of Jesus, and what the vindication of the rejected Jesus means for us.

The disciples on the road to Emmaus took a while to recognise Jesus - and needed a nudge in order to do so. How do we recognise the risen Christ in our lives?

We here some reflections from some of our young people who attended this year's Easter camp.

Alan Jamieson explores the transformative power of the resurrection.

The same crowd that acclaimed Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem was baying for his blood only a few days later. How do we move away from the crowd, how do we turn around and walk against the flow of the mob, following the hard path that Jesus trod? What does the way that Jesus trod that path reveal about God?

As Jesus' final hours pass on the cross, we look at the seven last sayings of uttered by Jesus as his death approaches.

As Jesus agonised in the Garden of Gethsemane, he sought to discern the will of his Father, so that he could conform his own will to that of God. Alan Jamieson looks at what we learn about the discernment process from the agony of Jesus.

Claire Russell examines the disciples' betrayal of Jesus, and how important forgiveness is between friends when one has let the other down in a time of need.