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Words have Power

6/7/2025

Preacher: Helen Hardcastle [Texts: 2 Kings 5:1-14; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20]
Words have power - the servant girl told her mistress about a prophet in Israel and as a consequence her master got healed. Jesus sent his disciples out to preach and heal. We have the opportunity to tell people about what God has done in our lives - and the Holy Spirit may use your words to change someone's life.

Discipleship - Following Jesus

29/6/2025

Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; uke 9:51-62]
What can we learn about discipleship from these readings? Elisha gives us an example of a disciple pressing in for all he can receive from his teacher; the gospel reading gives four correctives to errors of discipleship; Galatians shows the good fruit which should grow in our lives as we follow Jesus and walk by the Spirit.

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Strength in the face of Despair

22/6/2025

Preacher: Wendy Fowler [1 Kings 19:1-18; Galatians 3;23-29; Luke 8:26-39]
Wendy's sermon explores Elijah's despair and God's response. Elijah feels alone and hopeless, but God ministers to his needs, providing rest and reassurance. God reminds Elijah he's not alone, that there are 7,000 faithful others, and that he has a role to play. Wendy applies this to the congregation's experiences, emphasizing community, faithfulness, and trusting God's plan. She encourages listeners to seek God's gentle whisper and sow seeds of love and justice.

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Trinity Sunday

15/6/2025

Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Deuteronomy 6:1-6, Hebrews 1:1-4, John 16:12-15]

Ian delivered a message on the concept of the Trinity, guiding us in reflecting on the mystery and significance of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit this Trinity Sunday.

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Pentecost: Invitation to Life

8/6/2025

Preacher: Helen Hardcastle [John 21:1-19]
Helen emphasizes God's desire to communicate with everyone, regardless of age, status, or occupation. Through the Holy Spirit, God guides us into truth, providing prophetic words, dreams, and visions. She stresses the importance of listening to God's voice and responding to His call, especially in uncertain times. The sermon concludes with an invitation to repent, receive the Holy Spirit, and heed God's call to salvation and service.

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The Ascension

1/6/2025

Speaker: Rev. Trevor McCracken [Text: Luke 24:36-53 ]
In this sermon, Trevor draws a connection between the King’s Birthday weekend and Ascension Day, reflecting on Jesus’ ascension and the meaning of his resurrected body. He highlights the ongoing presence of Christ in both heaven and earth, and calls his followers to continue his mission through repentance, forgiveness, and joyful worship.

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Apprentices of Jesus

25/5/2025

Preacher: Torben Sorensen [Text: John 14:23-29]
Torben emphasizes following Jesus' teachings as a lifelong apprenticeship, focusing on loving God and others, forgiveness, and humility. By prioritizing daily devotion and prayer, we can deepen our relationship with God and live a fulfilled life, ultimately preparing for eternal life in the kingdom of heaven.

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A New Commandment

18/5/2025

Preacher: Trevor McCracken [Gospel: John 13:31-38]
“Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Today, we explore the context, meaning, and challenge of this command—and how, in the power of the Spirit, we might truly become known as his disciples through how we love one another.

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Will You Believe?

11/5/2025

Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: Acts 9:36-43; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30]
"My sheep hear my voice," said Jesus. When we follow Jesus we get to know him and recognise his voice. The issue is often not that we don't have enough infomation, it is that we choose not to believe.

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Peter Restored and Recommissioned

4/5/2025

Preacher: Helen Hardcastle [Text: John 21:1-19]
Peter - the Rock - had given way when the pressure came on him. After the resurrection, Jesus deliberately set about restoring him, healing his shame and recommissioning him to pastor the church.

Resurrection: Risen and Reigning

27/4/2025

Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: John 20:19-31; Acts 5:27-32 ; Revelation1:4-8]
We continue with John's eye-witness account of the resurrection. He wrote that he recorded these things so that we might believe - then let's take that seriously and put weight on the foundations he gives us.

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Resurrection: Vindication and Victory

20/4/2025

Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: John 20:1-18; Acts 10:34-43]
John in his gospel gives us three eye-witness accounts of the tomb being found empty. Peter recounts his eye-witness testimony in the reading from Acts. Jesus said he was the Messiah and divine and that he would die and rise again. The resurrection vindicates his claims. So what is your response to the question of who he is and how you should respond?

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Celebration or Condemnation?

14/4/2025

Preacher: Peter Lloyd [Texts: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Zechariah 9:9-12; Luke 19:28-40]
Jesus rode into Jerusalem and and a crowd celebrated. A few days later, they condemned him. Through it all, he knew what was happening and set his face to finish the work he had to do. He died for all - he died for you. Will you accept what he has done for you to rescue you?

The Prodigal Son: Two Lost Sons; Two Ways.

30/3/2025

Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: Luke 15:1-3,11b-31; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21]
The prodigal son rebelled against his father very obviously. The older son obeyed in everything but it was to him a slavery. The two sons show two ways to miss the gospel: lawlessness and legalism. The gospel is the narrow path in between where we know the saving grace of the Father and respond in grateful obedience.

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The Fig Tree - Judgement and Mercy

23/3/2025

Preacher: Wendy Fowler [Text: Luke 13:1-9]
Jesus was warning the Jewish leaders of coming judgement. In the parable of the Fig tree there was the warning but also the delay to allow for change of heart, for repentance. How might we apply it to our situation and our hearts?

The Tears of the King

16/3/2025

Preacher: Peter Lloyd [Text: Luke 13:31-35]
What would make our Lord cry? Besides the one time we are told he wept over Lazarus' tomb, it seems reasonable to think in this text, he wept over Jerusalem as he prophesied her destruction some 40 years later.

Lent 1: Jesus brings the New Covenant - will you answer His call?

9/3/2025

Preacher: Torben Sorensen [Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13]
As we start our journey through Lent this year, Torben challenged us to consider did we believe in the resurrection of Jesus. As Moses fasted for 40 days and returned with a covenant from God written in stone, so Jesus fasted for 40 days and brought the new covenant written by the Spirit on our hearts.

Our Hope of Resurrection

2/3/2025

Preacher: Helen Hardcastle [Text: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58]
Helen continues to explore the Apostle Paul's teaching on the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15.

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Our Resurrection Bodies

23/2/2025

Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Text: 1 Corinthians 15::35-38, 42-50]
We continue with Paul's teaching on the resurrection. Today looking at the nature of the resurrection body. Just as a plant grows from a seed but looks different, so our resurrection bodies will be related to these mortal bodies but will look different.

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The Resurrection and the Sermon on the Plain

16/2/2025

Preacher: Peter Lloyd [Texts: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Luke 6:17-26]

The Resurrection is the foundation of our faith, it is the victory of Christ over sin and death, the promise of new life, and the hope of eternity. But what does it truly mean for us today? How does this glorious event shape the way we live, love, and serve?

In Luke 6, Jesus teaches us what it means to be His followers. He calls us to a radical way of life, one marked by humility, mercy, and love, even toward our enemies. His words challenge us to live as people transformed by His resurrection power.

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Words have Power

Discipleship - Following Jesus

Strength in the face of Despair

Trinity Sunday

Pentecost: Invitation to Life

The Ascension

Apprentices of Jesus

A New Commandment

Will You Believe?

Peter Restored and Recommissioned

Resurrection: Risen and Reigning

Resurrection: Vindication and Victory

Celebration or Condemnation?

The Prodigal Son: Two Lost Sons; Two Ways.

The Fig Tree - Judgement and Mercy

The Tears of the King

Lent 1: Jesus brings the New Covenant - will you answer His call?

Our Hope of Resurrection

Our Resurrection Bodies

The Resurrection and the Sermon on the Plain

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