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The Church that God Builds Series: Empowered Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 18th October 2026 Passages: Matthew 16:18 Acts 1:1-26 Acts 2:1-47 ------------------- What is the church really? In this sermon on Acts 2 and Matthew 16:18, we see how Jesus keeps His promise, "I will build My church", when the Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost. "The Church God Builds" is the first message in...

When You’re Waiting on God | Ruth 3:10–18 | Ruth Waits, Boaz Works Series: Ruth Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 27th September 2026 Passage: Ruth 3:10-18 ------------------- What do you do when you’ve prayed, obeyed, taken the step of faith—and now you have to wait? In Ruth 3:10–18, Ruth reaches a moment where she can no longer control the outcome. Boaz is willing to redeem her, but...

You Don’t Have to Hide | Ruth 3:1–9 | Risking Vulnerability Series: Ruth Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 20th September 2026 Passage: Ruth 3:1-9 ------------------- What does faith look like when you don’t know how things will turn out? In Ruth 3:1–9, Ruth takes a courageous step of vulnerability, trusting Boaz—the redeemer—to respond with kindness and faithfulness. This powerful pa...

Brokenness - 2 Corinthians 4 Series: Topical Preacher: Mark Walsh Sunday Morning Date: 13th September 2026 Passage: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 ------------------- What does God do with our brokenness? In 2 Corinthians 4, Paul shows us that suffering, weakness and pressure don’t have to be the end of the story. Instead, God can use our broken lives to display the life and power of Jesus. In this encourag...

When Anxiety Won’t Go Away: How to Find Peace When Life Is Unresolved | Philippians 4 Series: Ordinary Church Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 13th September 2026 Passage: Philippians 4:1-23 ------------------- When Anxiety Won’t Go Away What if peace doesn't require your problems to be resolved? In Philippians 4, Paul speaks to Christians living with conflict, uncertainty, pressure...

Philippians 3 | Righteous through Christ Series: Ordinary Church Preacher: Zac Prosser Date: 30th August 2026 Passage: Philippians 3:1-21

Philippians 2:19-29 | The People Every Child Needs Series: Ordinary Church Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 23rd August 2026 Passage: Philippians 2:19-29 ------------------- The People Every Child Needs – Philippians 2:19–29 What does every child need to grow up knowing and following Jesus? In Philippians 2:19–29, Paul introduces us to Timothy and Epaphroditus—two ordinary men whose...

The King: His Works, Our Worship | Psalms 110–112 Series: Psalms Storyline Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 16th August 2026 ------------------- What happens when we see God’s King rightly? In Psalms 110–112, we’re taken on a remarkable journey: the King reigns, God’s works reveal His greatness, and His people learn to live in the fear of the Lord. Psalm 110 points us to Jesus, the e...

Christlike Humility & Unity | Philippians 2:1–18 Series: Ordinary Church Preacher: Joseph Connelly Sunday Morning Date: 16th August 2026 Passage: Philippians 2:1-18 ------------------- What does it look like for an ordinary church to live in a truly extraordinary way? In Philippians 2:1–18, Paul calls the church to a radically different way of living: putting others before ourselves, pursuing...

The Gospel Cannot Be Chained | Philippians 1:12-30 Series: Ordinary Church Preacher: Joseph Diaper Sunday Morning Date: 2nd August 2026 Passage: Philippians 1:12-30 ------------------- The Gospel Cannot Be Chained | Philippians 1:12–30 | Verse-by-Verse Study What happens when your circumstances seem to stop God's plans? In Philippians 1:12–30, the Apostle Paul writes from a Roman prison cell and r...

The Safest Place to Be | Ruth 2:17–23 Series: Ruth Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 26th July 2026 Passage: Ruth 2:17-23 ------------------- What if the greatest threat to your spiritual life isn't a dramatic failure—but quietly drifting away? In this expositional sermon from Ruth 2:17–23, we discover that God's boundaries are not restrictions designed to steal our joy, but loving pr...

The Power of Kindness | Ruth 2:8-16 Series: Ruth Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 19th July 2026 Passage: Ruth 2:8-16 ------------------- Have you ever felt like you need to get your life together before God will accept you? In Ruth 2:8–16 we discover a beautiful picture of the gospel. Before Ruth proves herself, Boaz welcomes her, protects her, provides for her, and invites her to h...

God in the Barley Field - Finding Purpose in Ordinary Life | Ruth 2:1-7 Series: Ruth Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 12th July 2026 Passage: Ruth 2:1-7 ------------------- Are you waiting for a 'burning bush' moment to find God's will? Discover how God often works powerfully in the quiet, everyday moments of life, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. SERMON SUMMARY In t...

Ordinary Joy Series: Ordinary Church Preacher: Andy King Sunday Morning Date: 5th July 2026 Passage: Philippians 1:1-11 ------------------- Are you searching for a deep-down joy that remains unshakable, even when life gets hard? Discover how true peace is not found in comfortable circumstances, but in a life fully surrendered to Jesus Christ. SERMON SUMMARY In this expository teaching on Philippia...

When Suffering Shapes Your Faith Series: Ruth Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 28th June 2026 Passage: Ruth 1:19-22 ------------------- What Story Are You Telling About God? | Ruth 1:19–22 | When Suffering Shapes Your Faith What story are you believing about God when life doesn't go as planned? In this message from Ruth 1:19–22, we explore Naomi's return to Bethlehem—a woman who beli...

Faithfulness at the Breaking Point | Ruth 1:1-18 Series: Ruth Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 21st June 2026 Passage: Ruth 1:1-18 ------------------- When life falls apart and God seems completely silent, how do you find the strength to keep going? Discover why true commitment is found not when it is convenient, but when it costs us the most. SERMON SUMMARY In this opening message o...

Why Worship is More Than Music | Romans 12:1 Series: Topical Preacher: Sam Raju Sunday Morning Date: 14th June 2026 Passage: Romans 12:1-2 ------------------- What if worship is far more than just singing songs on a Sunday morning? Discover how a true biblical understanding of worship can transform your entire daily life. SERMON SUMMARY In this expository teaching, we dive deep into Romans 12:1 to...

Lost and Found: Rediscovering the Heart of God | Luke 15 Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 7th June 2026 Passage: Luke 15:1-32 ------------------- Have you ever felt disconnected, wounded by life, or like you have slowly drifted away from God one small step at a time? God is actively seeking and ready to restore you, no matter how you became lost. SERMON SUMMARY In this e...

The Older Brother Problem: Why Good People Need Grace Too | Luke 15:25-32 Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 31st May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:25-32 ------------------- In Luke 15, most people focus on the Prodigal Son who ran away from home. But Jesus saves the greatest surprise for the end of the story. The older brother never left. He stayed faithful. He worked hard. He ob...

The Lost Younger Son | When a Son Forgets He’s a Son | Luke 15:11-24 Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 24th May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:11-24 ------------------- What if the deepest problem in our lives isn’t just the sin we commit—but the identity we lose? In this message from Luke 15, we explore the story of the lost younger son and discover that rebellion does more than...

The Lost Coin | How Do We Become Lost? | Luke 15:8-10 Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 17th May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:8-10 ------------------- What if being “lost” isn’t always rebellion? In this powerful sermon from Gospel of Luke 15:8–10, we explore the story of the Lost Coin and how people become spiritually, emotionally, and relationally disconnected from God. This m...

The Lost Sheep | How Do We Become Lost? | Luke 15 Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 10th May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:1-7 ------------------- Why do people drift from God? In this sermon from Gospel of Luke 15:3–7, we explore the story of the Lost Sheep and how spiritual lostness often begins slowly through distraction, isolation, exhaustion, and entanglement with the pressu...

What "Lost" Really Means to God Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 3rd May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:1-2 ------------------- Most people think being "lost" is just about non-Christians - but Luke 15 tells a very different story. This message unpacks what it actually means to be lost, and why God's heart still moves toward the wandering. Through the parables of the lost sheep,...

Immeasurable riches of God's grace Series: Topical Preacher: Joseph Diaper Sunday Morning Date: 26th April 2026 Passage: Ephesians 2:1-10 ------------------- You were spiritually bankrupt — and most of us still live like we are. This message unpacks the immeasurable riches of God's grace and what actually changes when you stop acting poor. Paul doesn't sugarcoat it in Ephesians 2. We were dead, br...

Foundation stones of Word and Spirit Series: Topical Preacher: Andy King Sunday Morning Date: 19th April 2026 ------------------- Most Christians know about God — but far fewer actually know Him. This message on the Word and the Spirit cuts through empty religion and calls you back to real intimacy with God. In this teaching, you'll discover: Why having Bible knowledge without the Holy Spirit prod...