St George's Epsom

On Sunday Josh reminded us that the prophets point to God’s ultimate purpose: a world reconciled under God’s love where all nations are one. We are called to embody Jesus’ prayer for his Church to be one by resisting division and seeking peace with humility.

Hayley Lewis continued our Prophets miniseries by exploring Anna and Simeon. Anna and Simeon remind us of our prophetic task to reveal God’s faithfulness by shining His light through lives that wait with faith, witness with joy, and embody hope. In the weariness of our world, may we keep turning toward the Light of Christ and find strength in the God of hope who holds us.

Jeremy shares a challenge from Micah 6:8, how the Lord has already shown us what he is requiring of us, and exhorted us to go and get on with it.

On Sunday Josh called the Church to reclaim its prophetic calling of warning and hope by resisting the rising tides of outrage, tribalism, and misplaced allegiance that divide and dehumanize society. Instead, followers of Christ are urged to embody a distinctive, Spirit-led wisdom: grounded in the way of Jesus by being slow to anger and quick to listen.

Stan celebrates the gift of children and the covenant of God’s love expressed through infant baptism, reminding us that new life is both a miracle and a sign of God’s promises across generations. As a church community we are called to nurture children in the faith, cherishing the innocence of children as a reflection of God’s grace, and trusting that they will one day embrace Christ for themselves...

Lukas unpacks the calling of St Matthew and invites us to consider how Jesus' ministry of hospitality is as core a marker of the Christian life as prayer, worship and Scripture.

Jeannie Blaker explores the theme of transformation and the fruit of the Spirit through contemplative practices.

Jeremy concludes our sermon series on the Fruit of the Spirit in the Age of the Machine looking at the importance of thinking ahead of time how we will engage with technology, and what red lines we have in place that we will not cross.

Josh encourages and exhorts us to faithfulness as a response to God’s steadfast and unwavering love. Josh calls us to walk together, both young and old, in trusting God through uncertainty and following the Spirit’s leading with a long obedience rooted in Christ’s example of faithfulness.

Charmaine explores how the spiritual fruit of gentleness can guide our engagement with digital technology, and whether it becomes lifegiving or harmful. By practicing gentleness, we can ensure our online presence reflects God’s character and creates spaces where others feel valued and cared for.

Lukas shares the ongoing and persistent counter-narrative to our culture of polarisation and antagonism - one where God's glory is most revealed in God's character of kindness and goodness. We worship a God who reframes all our divisions.

Josh explores how we cultivate the fruit of patience in the valleys of life, rather than seeking the technological quick-fix and distractions.

Jeremy explores the necessity of cultivating the fruit of peace, or peacefulness in our polarised world.

Josh explores how we intentionally cultivate joy in the 'Age of the Machine' by focusing our hearts and imaginations on all that is true, beautiful, and good. As we practice joy in community, in nature, and in worship, we are reminded that joy is both a gift and a vital part of being fully human and fully alive in Christ. Note: Two sections with music have been removed from this sermon for copyrig...

Jeremy explores how the age we live in, an age of fear and anxiety and distraction erodes our capacity to love, because love is an act of attention. Both the parable of the Good Samaritan and the encounter with Mary and Martha in Luke 11 invite us to consider how we might reclaim about ability to 'attend' to those around us in love.

John begins our new sermon series exploring how we cultivate the fruit of the Spirit in the Age of the machine, the digital and technological world that so often malforms us away from the image of Christ and the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Four members of St George's who have received Order of Merit recognition share about putting their faith into action.

On 'Te Pouhere Sunday,' Jeremy explores the question: "how to be here/here?" through the stories of Jesus healing the demoniac (Luke 8) and Elijah who is confronted by the question: "What are you doing here Elijah?" (1 Kings 19).

Josh invites us embrace the mystery at the heart of our faith - the mystery of the Holy Trinity.

The youth lead us for our Pentecost service, inviting us to consider how the Holy Spirit enables us to love our neighbour.

Jeremy explores the final sign of Jesus in the Gospel of John, inviting us to consider the graveclothes we wear after coming through a transformative experience that still belongs to an old way of life, because resurrection doesn't just mean walking out of the tomb, but shedding what no longer belongs to the living.

Chris explored the story of Jesus healing the blind man in John 9, not just as a miracle of physical sight but as a profound unveiling of spiritual insight. Through the reactions of the blind man, the disciples, neighbours, parents, and Pharisees, Chris invited us to see ourselves in the story — to consider our openness to truth, our fear of disruption, and our desire for control. We are invited t...

Josh Jones explores the fifth sign of Jesus in John's gospel, Jesus walks on water and comes to the disciples amidst their fears.

Karen Spoelstra explores the fourth sign in the Gospel of John, the feeding of the 5000.

Jeremy explores the third sign in the Gospel of John of the Kingdom breaking in to the here and now - the healing of the lame man at the pool of Bethesda. Jeremy asks the question, why this man, and what about everyone else?