Stonelaw Church

In this message from 1 Peter 2:1–10, we explore one of the most beautiful images the New Testament gives for the Church: God's people as living stones being built together into a spiritual house. As Stonelaw Church welcomes new members and reflects on God's ongoing work among us, we are reminded that the Church is not built by one person, one ministry, or one generation. It is built by Christ, the...

In this special anniversary message, we reflect on one of the most encouraging promises in Scripture: that the God who begins his work in us is faithful to carry it through to completion. Looking back over five years of ministry together at Stonelaw, we remember God's faithfulness through seasons of challenge and blessing, uncertainty and growth. We give thanks for answered prayers, lives changed,...

In this Trinity Sunday message, we explore one of the deepest mysteries of the Christian faith: how God reveals Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. For many Christians, the Trinity can feel difficult to explain. How can God be one and three at the same time? Why has the Church spent centuries wrestling with these questions? Yet perhaps the Trinity is not a puzzle to solve, but an invitation t...

In this Pentecost Sunday message, we reflect on the moment the Holy Spirit came like wind and fire—transforming ordinary, uncertain disciples into people filled with courage, hope, and purpose. Before Pentecost, the disciples were simply waiting. They didn’t have all the answers. They were still carrying doubts, fears, and failures. But as they remained together and open to God, the Holy Spirit ar...

In this final message from the SENT series, we find ourselves on the shoreline with Peter—where failure, grace, and calling meet in a deeply personal encounter with Jesus. After denying Jesus three times, Peter is gently restored—not with condemnation, but with a question that still speaks to us today: “Do you love me?” Before giving Peter any mission, Jesus restores his heart. Grace comes first....

In this message from the SENT series, we take another step forward—not just recognising that we are sent, or even that we have a story to share—but discovering what the mission of Jesus is actually meant to produce in and through us. In Matthew 28, we find the disciples standing before the risen Jesus—worshipping, yet still wrestling with doubt. It’s a deeply honest moment that reflects our own ex...

In this message from the SENT series, we move beyond the idea of being sent and begin to understand what we are actually sent to do. In Luke 24, we step into a powerful post-resurrection moment where Jesus meets His disciples in the middle of their uncertainty and gently leads them into clarity, confidence, and calling. The disciples aren’t bold or fearless—they’re startled, questioning, and tryin...

In this opening message from the SENT series, we step into the moment where the risen Jesus meets His disciples behind locked doors and speaks both peace and purpose into their fear. At first glance, the disciples don’t look like people ready to change the world. They are uncertain, hesitant, and afraid. Yet it’s into that very space that Jesus comes — not with rebuke, but with peace. Before He se...

In this Palm Sunday message, we step into the tension of one of the most well-known moments in the life of Jesus — a celebration that quickly turns into rejection. As Jesus enters Jerusalem, the crowds cry out “Hosanna!” and welcome Him as King. Yet beneath the excitement lies a deeper misunderstanding. They were looking for a king who would meet their expectations — a political rescuer, a powerfu...

In this last message from the BLESSED series, we reflect on Jesus’ final Beatitude: “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” At first glance, persecution doesn’t look like blessing. Yet Jesus reveals that faithfulness to Him will sometimes bring opposition — not as a sign of failure, but as evidence that we belong to His kingdom. Through...

In this message from the BLESSED series, we reflect on Jesus’ promise: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Peace in the way of Jesus isn’t simply avoiding conflict or keeping everyone comfortable. True peacemaking is active and courageous — it moves toward broken relationships, seeks reconciliation, and works for healing where division has taken root. Peacemakin...

In this message from the BLESSED series, we explore Jesus’ promise: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Purity of heart isn’t about perfection — it’s about having an undivided devotion to God. When our hearts are pulled in too many directions by distraction, approval, or control, our spiritual vision becomes cloudy. But when we return to God with honesty and humility, He begins...

In this fifth message of the BLESSED series, we sit with one of Jesus’ most countercultural promises: “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” Drawing from Matthew 5:7 and tracing the thread of mercy woven all through Scripture, this sermon invites us to consider not just whether we believe in mercy - but whether we are living it. This sermon explores how mercy is far more than bei...

In this fourth message of the BLESSED series, we lean into one of Jesus’ most searching promises: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” Drawing from Matthew 5:6 and the powerful challenge of Isaiah 58, this sermon invites us to examine what we truly crave—and whether our spiritual appetite has grown dull on lesser things. This episode gently confron...

In this second message of the BLESSED series, we sit with one of Jesus’ most surprising and counter-cultural promises: “Blessed are those who mourn.” Drawing from Matthew 5:4, this sermon explores why Jesus doesn’t rush us past grief, minimise pain, or call sorrow a lack of faith—but instead names it as a place where God’s comfort meets us most deeply.   This message gently dismantles the idea tha...

This week in Stonelaw we had a guest speaker. The Rev. Andrew Rooney who no works for Compassion UK spoke to us about the amazing work done by the charity, the difference Stonelaw are making through the support given and then preached on the transformations that happen in the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

In this opening message of a new series on the Beatitudes, we’re invited to rethink what it truly means to be blessed. From Matthew 5:3, Jesus challenges our culture’s ideas of success and self-sufficiency with a surprising declaration: “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” This episode explores how poverty of spirit isn’t weakness or insecurity, but an honest recognition of our deep need for God. Rat...

While our minister, Neil, was on holiday this past Sunday we welcomed the Rev. Mike Watson as a guest to come and lead us in worship. In his sermon he speaks of the importance of discipleship in order for us to be apostles of Jesus, fulfilling the call to share the Good News with others. Scriptures: Mark 1:14-20 & 2 Corinthians 5:16-21  

In this message, First Things First: Ordering Our World, we’re invited to reflect on what it truly means to let God lead the direction of our lives. Drawing from the wisdom of Proverbs 3:5–6, this sermon explores how trust - not control - becomes the foundation for a life that is rightly ordered before God. Many of us believe in God, yet still feel unsettled, anxious, or unsure about the choices w...

In this first message of the new year, Neil invites us into Jesus’ gentle yet challenging words from Matthew 6:25–34, where worry is met with trust and anxiety is answered with the Father’s care. As Jesus points to birds in the sky and lilies in the field, we’re reminded that our lives are held by a God who knows our needs long before we voice them. This sermon explores why worry so easily capture...

In this Watchnight message, Emmanuel: God With Us, we pause to reflect on the heart of the Christmas story: not simply that God kept a promise, but that He came close. Drawing from Matthew’s Gospel and the ancient promise of Isaiah, this message invites us to consider what it truly means that God did not send help from a distance — He entered the story Himself. Through Joseph’s confusion, Mary’s v...

In this third week of Advent, we pause to listen to one of the most powerful announcements ever spoken — good news of great joy. Drawing from Luke 2 and the angel’s unexpected proclamation to the shepherds, this message invites us to rediscover a joy that doesn’t depend on circumstances, comfort, or control. Not announced to kings or proclaimed in palaces, God’s joy breaks into the ordinary night...

In this second week of Advent, we turn our attention to one of the deepest longings of the human heart: peace — not the fragile, fleeting kind we often talk about, but the kind only God can bring. Drawing from Isaiah 40 and the ministry of John the Baptist in Luke 3, this message invites us to see that biblical peace doesn’t begin when life finally calms down. It begins when God speaks into our ch...

In this first week of Advent, we open the season not with celebration, but with honesty — the kind of honesty the Bible doesn’t shy away from. Drawing from Isaiah 9 and the story of Mary in Luke 1, Neil leads us into the deep truth that Advent always begins in the dark: in our waiting, our longing, and our quiet questions about whether God sees, remembers, and still moves. Through Isaiah’s prophet...

In this week’s message, as we mark Remembrance Sunday, Neil leads us through the powerful vision of Revelation 22 — a river of life flowing from the throne of God, and a tree whose leaves bring healing to the nations. This sermon reflects on the courage and sacrifice of those who gave their lives for peace and freedom — and how their legacy points us toward the hope of God’s ultimate renewal. Thro...