South West Sermons

Our Jonah series comes to an end as Sam Young looks at Jonah's reaction to God's reaction to the Ninevites reaction to his message.

Sam Young and Erin White combine to unpack the details of the unlikely, yet amazing, second chance that God gave Jonah...and through him, the opportunity the Ninevites were given to repent and turn to God.

Steve Withington continues our "Good God" series with the Son, salvation and the way we are reconciled to God and welcomed into his family.

"The Good God" series continues with Sam Young sharing who the Holy Spirit is and what the Holy Spirit does.

Amelia Smith journeys down to the depths with Jonah, as he prays to the Lord from the belly of the whale.

What is God like? Where should we look to see God? Jo Robertson points us in the direction of Jesus, the incarnate Son, and shows us why and how Jesus is the full embodiment of God.

What is the nature of God and the nature of the divine love the Father has for the Son in the Spirit? And what does that mean for the love we are to have for God and each other?

Sam Young begins our series on Jonah with an overview of what God asked Jonah to do and why Jonah didn't do it.

Tony Rinaudo is World Vision’s Natural Resources Management Specialist, helping transform dry land to provide food security and environmental sustainability. He shares his story and God's heart for caring for our earth and for each other.

Claire Russell begins our new series on The Good God, an investigation into the nature and character of the Triune God, by looking at the love of the Father.

John Robertson shares the importance of lamenting, and the way the prophet Habakkuk is a model of how we can bring our complaints and laments at God, however and whenever we need to.

Jo Robertson begins a 2-week mini-series on the book of Habakkuk, as we take the time to ask where is God when times get tough? How are we supposed to response to injustice when it seems like God is silent?

Warren Read leads our family service and examines the importance of a life built on the solid foundation of Jesus and his teaching.

Claire Russell takes us through the parable of the four soils.

With the coming of Matariki, Duane Major encourages us to use this opportunity to reflect and take hold of what God would have us do.

Duane Major closes out our Remaining series with Psalm 103 - "Praise the Lord, O my soul."

Hannah Cossey shares about those times when God seems silent and we don't seem to be hearing from him.

Duane Major opens up Psalm 139 - a beautiful psalm that lets us know that God knows us intimately.

Our "Remaining" series continues with a look at this most famous psalm - and possible one of the most well-known of any bible passage.

Duane Major continues our Remaining series with Psalm 27, with particular focus on what it means to desire God and what we do to both satisfy and maintain that desire.

Our new 5-week series looks at the importance of the presence of God, of spending time in his presence and remaining in his presence so that we can hear from him. Through psalms, and through various spiritual rhythms and disciplines we will look at the ways we can do this, beginning with meditating on scripture.

Pentecost. The giving of the Holy Spirit. A sound like a rushing wind and the appearance of tongues of fire. Sam Young looks at scriptural precursors to Pentecost and what has changed for us.

Our Miracles of Jesus series brings us to perhaps his most famous - and amazing - miracles of all: the raising of Lazarus from the dead. Duane Major explores what this miracle tells us about healing, about God's love and about who Jesus is for us.

From the chaos outside we move to the chaos inside and Jesus' healing and deliverance of a man possessed by many demons.

Tim Piesse begins our series on the miracles of Jesus with the calming of the storm, and what it means to have courage as a disciple - and why it is so important that we do, whatever the situation.