St. John's Lurgan

Jesus fulfils the Old Testament rather than abolishing it, establishing the Bible as the ultimate authority for believers. True righteousness goes beyond external obedience to a transformation of the heart. Jesus warns against anger and lust, instead urging us to reconciliation and radical measures to resist temptation. He also invites to embrace Himself for transformation and to live as citizens...

Jesus calls his disciples to be world changers by being salt and light. This means that we must remain distinct and go against the flow. We are also to be light by being visible and resisting the temptation to hide our faith.

This new series begins exploring Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and its radical call to live differently from the world’s definition of success. Raymond argues that Jesus' teaching is both the most influential and the most challenging, as it presents a countercultural way of life. The Beatitudes redefine success - not as wealth, power, or comfort, but as humility, mercy, righteousness, and pea...

When Nehemiah learned that persistent disobedience had crept into the lives of the people, he did not hesitate to confront the offenders. Hazel Uprichard shares that God’s people need to take action against the threats of the devil, the flesh and the world seriously and that we must be more concerned with God’s glory than the favour of others.

Raymond shares how God works to rebuild joy in the lives of His people through a joyful redemption that brings a loud joy and leads to a joyful obedience to all that He has instructed.

Raymond shares how the communities both in Nehemiah's day and ours are rebuilt whenever God's people are in God's place fulfilling God's purposes.

Alison Kernohan from Open Doors shares about their work among the persecuted church and what God is doing through them.

Ruth shares about how Nehemiah rebuilds God's people through a call to renewed their commitment to His promises in the covenant.

Raymond shares how repentance allows us to have humility is in seeing ourselves correctly but also confidence in seeing God correctly in all His goodness and grace.

Raymond shares how Simeon's encounter with the baby Jesus as he is presented in the temple by Mary and Joseph shows how He is gift of grace for a world that is waiting and in need of consolation and salvation.

Sarah shares about Jesus brings peace for a world in pieces in order to bring wholeness.

Raymond shares about how the incarnation reveals God's gift of love us through God's design to dwell with His people, to save them from danger and to secure their destiny with Him in eternity.

Raymond shares how the names of the Christ child reveal who is and why he came. For this child is Immanuel, God with us, and Jesus, God who saves us.

Raymond shares the news of Jesus' birth brought such overwhelming joy to Mary was not just because she was having baby. But because she knew the child she bore would bear the sins of the world.

Hazel shares about how the gift of Jesus renews hope in our lives through the promise of light in a world that has gone dark.

Raymond shares on how the scattered people of God are united perfectly when they gather expectantly, listen attentively, respond rightly and depart joyfully according to His word.

Ruth shares how God put it on Nehemiah's heart to assemble God's people.

Raymond shares how Nehemiah fights distraction, accusation and misdirection to bring the work of rebuilding the walls to completion.

Raymond shares how internal disunity can disrupt the mission of God's people far more than external opposition. When God's family fail to live as God's family, God's purposes go awry. Instead, like Nehemiah, we need to hear the cries of the broken and take a stand to right the wrong even in this means laying aside our privileges to do so.

Hazel shares about the need and importance of keeping our minds renewed.

Raymond shares how the lies of Satan are designed to damage and destroy our lives. The good news is that the weapon to fight against these lies is the truth of Jesus.

Raymond shares how peace with Jesus give us a peace in our lives that saves, secures and stabilises us even amidst an anxious world.

Raymond shares how God hasn't given us a spirit of power, love and a sound mind to effectively combat the fear in our lives.

Mark Harvey shares about the the rising up of God's people to rebuild will always be met be the rising up of opposition. so when opposition arises the work of rebuilding can only be achieved through unity and strong foundations.

As the work of rebuilding gets underway, Ruth encourages us to remember that all rebuilding should be done for God's glory and with the joint efforts of all of God's people.