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In Mark 6 we move from Jesus’ humble hometown all the way up to King Herod’s chambers; from a remote place to a boat at sea. In every place, Jesus reveals who he is, and his glory. But everyone, throughout the entire chapter, responds with hard hearts, even to Jesus’ incredible mercy and power. The post Famished to Fed | Mark 6:21-44 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grov...

This week we start a holiday series on Mark 5-7: Reversing the Curse. Through Genesis 1-11 we’ve seen how life in this world is cursed because we rejected God. Now, through 3 personal encounters with Jesus, Mark shows us how Jesus finally came to reverse that curse. This week, Mark 5, we see Jesus encounter people who’ve had to wait far too long for him to reverse the curse for them. I...

We’ve spent the past term walking through the opening chapters of Genesis: creation and the purpose of relationships and work, the nature of sin, Cain and Abel, Noah and the flood, and now the scattering of the nations. It’s the story of Babel: humanity uniting to build a tower and make a name for itself, only to be scattered by God’s hand and given new languages. But the chapter...

In Genesis 9, humanity has a fresh start. After God has flooded the world, and preserved this one family, they step off the ark with all the optimism of new beginnings. The passage itself even sounds like we’re back in the garden. But it quickly becomes clear that not much has changed; that humanity is still sinful, and that the wheels quickly fall off again. The post Genesis 9: New Beginnin...

We’re moving into chapter 5-8, where we encounter a world so corrupt that God’s response is swift and total – judgement in the form of a flood that covers the entire earth. It’s a confronting passage. But it doesn’t end there. Because in the middle of that judgement, there is an ark. There is mercy. There is restoration. The post Judgement and Restoration | Genesis 5-...

Today we continue our teaching series on Genesis. Genesis is a book of firsts, and in Genesis 4 today we see the first children born, the first agriculture developed, the first city founded. At the very same time, we also see the first messed up family, the first sibling rivalry, and the first murder. What’s wrong with this world, that it’s so messed up like this? And what can be done...

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We continue our series in Genesis and turn to one of the most searching passages in all of Scripture — Genesis chapter 3. From the very beginning, God’s word has never shied away from the hard truths about the human condition, and this passage is no exception. In a world that often minimises, redefines, or flat-out denies the reality of sin, we need to hear what God has to say about it more...

In a world that is more connected than ever, yet lonelier than ever, the question of what relationships are truly for has never been more important. Are they simply for companionship? For fulfillment? For convenience? Or is there something far deeper that God had in mind from the very beginning? Today, Sam will take us through Genesis 2 and help unpack for us what the meaning of relationships are....

Before the fall, before the sweat and the thorns, before work became a burden – there was a garden. And in that garden, God placed the man He had formed and gave him something to do. Work was not a consequence of sin; it was a gift. In Genesis 2, we discover that to be made in the image of a creating God is to be made for meaningful labor. This morning, we return to the garden – not to...

Last week we started our series on Genesis as it revealed to us the meaning of the universe: God made everything to share with us his glorious goodness. This week we return to Genesis 1, to see how God shows his goodness in US OURSELVES, human beings God made his own likeness. What does it mean to be made in God’s image? What does it mean for the purpose of your life? How does that change th...

Before there was anything – there was God. And when He spoke, everything came to be. Genesis 1 is one of the most profound passages in all of Scripture. It’s an invitation to wrestle with the deepest questions we carry. Why does anything exist at all? Why do we exist? What is this world for? And who is the God that stands behind it all? In a world that offers a thousand different answe...

Our very own BST student Chris helps us navigate the hills of Psalm 121 in this talk. The post Psalm 121 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove .

Today we kick off our holiday series in the Psalms. In the first of the Psalm of Ascent, a weary pilgrim cries out to God from a place of distress – surrounded by deceit, conflict, and hostility. This ancient prayer reminds us that honest lament is a form of faith, and that even in the darkest valleys, we can bring our deepest troubles before the Lord. As we begin our own journey of ascent,...

Paul makes it unmistakably clear: the resurrection of Jesus Christ is not a footnote to the Christian faith — it is basis of the Christian faith. No resurrection means everything is pointless; faith is hollow, sin still has the last word. But Paul’s not trying to frighten anyone — he’s calling believers to the hope and glory of what they actually have. The resurrection is historically...

As Jesus enters Jerusalem, the crowds celebrate a king of their own expectations. But His actions reveal a very different kind of Messiah—one who confronts, restores, and calls us to see Him as He truly is. This week we ask: Who is Jesus, and what kind of Saviour are we looking for? The post Palm Sunday appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove .

In Romans 15 Paul reminds us that God’s plan has always included people from every nation, united in love together under Christ. As we listen to today’s talk, we’ll be thinking about how the gospel shapes the way we treat one another and how God fills his people with joy, peace, and hope as we trust in him. The post Romans 15 | Overflowing Hope appeared first on Village Church -...

Every church has its differences. In this chapter, Paul helps us to navigate these differences with faith and love. The post Bending Love (Romans 14) appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove .

Last few weeks we’ve heard from Romans 12 how the good news of Jesus should reshape our relationships. Today in Romans 13 we hear how the gospel should reshape our politics, the whole way we think about and relate to political power. The post The Gospel and Politics | Romans 13 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove .

We started Romans 12 thinking about how to not be conformed to the world but transformed in our mind. But now we end Romans 12 thinking about how to not be overcome by evil but to overcome evil with good. What it looks like to see peace within—within our communities of grace and within hearts. And peace without—without retaliation, toward those outside the church. The post Peace Without | Romans 1...

Last week we saw what it looks like to live together as different members of Christ’s body, especially as we SERVE each other. This week, finishing Romans 12, we’ll see what it looks like to LOVE each other with the love of Christ. The post Loving and Serving | Romans 12:9-21 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove .

Last week we saw that all of life must be lived as a response to God’s mercy to us in Christ Jesus. This week see what that looks like to LIVE TOGETHER as different members of the one body of Christ. The post Romans 12:3-8 | Living as God’s Family appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove .

We begin our new teaching series on Romans 12-16: A Family of Grace. Last year we worked through Romans 1-11, all about the gospel of grace, the good news that Jesus saves us entirely by grace, not by anything good we’ve done. The good news that grace unites even the most separate people of all, even Jews & non-Jews, into one family in Jesus. In Romans 12-16 we’ll see what it looks...

We end 2025 reflecting on Psalm 131 and how we can have a heart at peace. The post A Heart at Peace | Psalm 131 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove .

This is the last in our January teaching series: A Praying Church. Today Sam is preaching from the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6: A Bold Church. What will it look like for us to approach God boldly in prayer this year? The post A Bold Church | Matthew 6 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove .