The Globe Church Sermons

We thought that being a Christian would mean being on the winning side. Why is life so hard? Why is our mission so unsuccessful? Just like Daniel and the exiles we cry out: “God, what are you up to?” God’s answer is that Jesus, the Son of Man is...

It is crucial for us as Christians to know the future. We aren’t there yet. There is so much more that God has promised and that we need to understand. Five events that spell out the great future God has for this world. Christ has been raised (this...

Paul unleashes compelling logic to demonstrate that if Christ has been raised from the dead, that gives hope that all who trust in Him will be raised from death. It is breathtakingly good news. It is worth pinning everything on this.

We have a gospel longing in our bones, to have something to raise us “above the black dirt” of life and death. Whatever we think can do that is our gospel. The gospel that Paul preached and the Corinthians stood on is the good news we all need. There...

It is good to step back and take a look at where we have been. The church in Corinth is a mess – but the root problem is that the message of Christ Crucified has been pushed out. When that gets lost then wisdom becomes impressiveness (chapters 1-4),...

We all have our idea of the perfect church service. But the reality of church life is that it doesn’t work like that. The chapter explores what it looks like to be a church that reflects the character of God. It is far less about style – and far more...

Paul now picks up where he left off at the end of Chapter 12. But it should tell us something that before he launched into a discussion of the ‘greater gifts’ he needed to write chapter 13. Love matters more than anything. But, with that in place, we...

We can struggle to value love as “the most excellent way” in church. Like the Corinthians, we can be so focussed on gifts and spiritual experience now that we have no room to love. Why is this? Paul exposes the attitude of “everything now” and shows...

We are keen to find out what Paul means when he talks about the greatest gifts. We like the sound of those. But Paul deliberately leaves us hanging. A massive change needs to happen in our thinking. The Corinthians were constantly shouting, “Look at...

The danger is that we define spirituality very tightly and end up trying to make every Christian into a clone. But in this passage Paul gives a radical and new way to define the church. Not a bunch of people all trying to be the same. But a body...

In these chapters Paul is teaching what it means to be truly spiritual. Although the Corinthians would claim to be experts – in fact they are completely wrong. True spirituality is not about gifts and performances. Instead it all starts with the Holy...

“The gospel” is something we talk about a lot as Christians. But what is it? If the gospel is so important, it’s especially important we’re clear on what it is. Paul helps us out with a powerful summary: Jesus Christ our Lord.

The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. We need to learn what Jesus meant when He said, ‘Apart from me you can do nothing.’ In this sermon we explore what it means to relate to the risen Jesus and find all our hope in Him.

We all experience status anxiety. We fear being shut out and excluded. That is true in society. How much more should that be true with the Creator God? In Mark 1:40-45 we meet a man who is very clear on his status. He is unclean. But then he meets...

Sometimes something comes along that changes things forever. We ask: what is this?! That’s what the people asked of Jesus’ when he turned up on the scene. Jesus’ wake up words and real deal power mean we can’t just walk away from him as if he doesn’t...

Jesus launched His mission with these words: ‘The time has come’. It would be easy to miss the significance. They are words that speak of revolution. A revolution of love. A revolution that our world desperately needs.

Do you ever find it hard to walk into church? What are the ways in which we behave that might serve ourselves and exclude and harm others? Jesus has given us a meal to set that straight. It is a stunning foundation for the life of a church.

Paul unpacks how we are to relate to one another as a church family. In particular, as men and women. Headship is good – not in an authoritarian way – but as a responsibility to be used for the good of others. Of course, in a church like Corinth who...