In Joshua 9, Israel faces an unexpected threat. This threat was not from armies, but from deception. The Gibeonites trick Joshua and the leaders into making a covenant because they rely on their own judgment instead of seeking the Lord. What begins as a leadership failure becomes a powerful reminder that human wisdom is never enough without God’s guidance. Yet even in Israel’s mistake, we see God’s sovereign grace at work, turning failure into redemption and drawing unlikely people into His stor...
Mar 15, 2026•50 min
After the victory of Jericho, Israel seems unstoppable. Joshua 7 and 8 show how quickly triumph can turn to defeat when God’s people drift into self-reliance and hidden sin. This sermon explores the sobering consequences of disobedience, the corporate weight of sin, and the mercy of God who restores His people when they return to Him. Above all, it points us to Jesus, the greater Joshua, who deals with our sin fully and leads us in true victory. This is a call to reject self-sufficiency, cling t...
Mar 08, 2026•53 min
Jericho wasn’t conquered by strategy, strength, or bravado. It fell through worshipful obedience to the God who saves. As Israel marches in silence and then shouts in faith, we’re reminded that silence isn’t absence. It’s preparation, and praise is not the warm-up. It’s the weapon. This message calls us to stop recruiting God for our battles, and instead surrender to the Commander of the Lord’s army who “doesn’t come to take sides, He comes to take over.” Like Rahab, we’re invited into a persona...
Mar 01, 2026•51 min
After Israel crosses the Jordan, the kings of Canaan lose heart. Not because Israel is strong, but because God is. With Jericho in sight, you’d expect the next step to be war… but God pauses the momentum to deal with the heart. In Joshua 5, God restores Israel’s covenant identity through circumcision and renews covenant fellowship through Passover. Then the manna stops as they eat the produce of Canaan showing a shift from wilderness provision to inheritance provision. The lesson is clear: God c...
Feb 22, 2026•50 min
As Rooted Fellowship steps into a new season of leadership, we turn to Joshua 3–4 and the powerful moment when Israel stood before a raging Jordan River. With Moses gone and a new generation watching, the question hung in the air: Will God still be with us? The answer was unmistakable. Before the waters parted, the priests had to step in. Before the people crossed, the Ark, the presence of God, went first. This wasn’t just a story about geography; it was theology. It was about reverence, risk, r...
Feb 15, 2026•47 min
As Israel stands on the edge of the Promised Land, God interrupts the conquest story with an unexpected act of grace. In Joshua 2, we meet Rahab, an outsider whose faith, not her past, defines her future. This week we’ll see that God’s saving grace always demands a response, that His faithfulness stretches across generations, and that no failure is too great for the God who saves. Moses may be gone, but God is not finished.
Feb 08, 2026•50 min
Joshua 1 God speaks to His faithful servant: "Be strong and courageous." Why can he do this? God's promises still stand. God will be with His faithful servant. How can he do this? Meditate on God's word so that you will obey God's word so that you may be prosperous and successful (in carrying out God's plan). God's faithful servant speaks to God's people: "Go in and take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving you for your own." How can they do this? Keep trusting God's promises and m...
Feb 02, 2026•1 hr 5 min
This Sunday we look at what “More of You, Less of Me” means for our generosity. Jesus and Paul both show us that giving isn’t a guilt-payment or a performance for applause. It’s worship. We don’t give to get; we give because God has already given His first and best in Christ. Come be challenged and encouraged toward a “hilariously cheerful” life of giving with your time, talents, and treasures.
Jan 25, 2026•54 min
Matthew 6:1-18 As we journey through our 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, Jesus meets us in the heart of the Sermon on the Mount with a confronting but freeing question: Why do we do what we do? In Matthew 6, Jesus addresses giving, prayer, and fasting not as public performances, but as acts of devotion shaped in the secret place. He warns against spiritual performance and invites us into a deeper, quieter righteousness where God sees the heart, not the mask. This week, we’re reminded that the rew...
Jan 18, 2026•49 min
We’re kicking off 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting as a church and we’re starting where everything begins: the Word. With 21 chapters in John, we’re reading one chapter a day, trusting God for a year marked by one clear theme: “More of God, less of me.” In John 3:22–30, John the Baptist shows us what real humility looks like when the spotlight shifts: “He must increase, but I must decrease.” This isn’t self-hate. It’s joy-filled surrender. When Jesus increases, the church becomes what the world d...
Jan 13, 2026•53 min
Isaiah 9:6 Luke 2:8-18
Dec 31, 2025•28 min
Luke 1 & 2.
Dec 31, 2025•45 min
Dec 14, 2025•49 min
As we close our 11-week journey through Philippians, Paul ends his letter like an encore: repeating, underlining, and elevating the major themes we’ve walked through all series long. From prison, he urges the church to pursue unity, to rejoice in the Lord, to cast their anxieties onto God, and to dwell on what is true, pure, and lovely. He reminds them that Christ is near. Nearer than any circumstance pressing in on them. And he celebrates their partnership in the gospel with deep affection. Thi...
Dec 07, 2025•51 min
As we near the end of our This Is Living series, Paul invites us into a deeper, grown-up faith. A faith that doesn’t drift, coast, or cling to old patterns, but presses forward with purpose. In Philippians 3:12–4:1, he admits he’s not yet perfect, yet he makes every effort to take hold of the Christ who already holds him. We’re called to do the same: Forget what’s behind, Reach for what’s ahead, And press on toward the prize of knowing Jesus. This is the life of a mature believer. Not sinless, b...
Nov 23, 2025•50 min
In chapter 3 Paul begins to call out the “Jesus and…” believers in Philippi and he cautions us against self-sufficiency as he calls us to lay down the things of this world.
Nov 17, 2025•1 hr 3 min
As the gospel transforms our lives, we need to foster joy and commit to building unity in the church (local and global). In this sermon, we take a deep dive into Philippians 2:12-30.
Nov 10, 2025•56 min
In Philippians 2:1–11, Paul paints a breathtaking picture of the mind of Christ; a mind marked by humility, unity, and obedience. Writing from prison, Paul calls the church to mirror Christ’s self-emptying love, the kind that counts others as more significant than oneself. Through the mystery of the incarnation, Jesus, fully God and fully man, lowered Himself to the point of death, and in doing so, revealed that true greatness is found in humility. This passage reminds us that the path of humili...
Oct 26, 2025•46 min
This Sunday in our series This Is Living, we’re in Philippians 1:27–30 (through the lens of 2:5–11). Paul calls us to live as citizens of heaven; lives whose conduct matches our calling. We’ll see how unity isn’t optional; it’s our strength and our witness. And we’ll discover a surprising grace: suffering for Christ is not a detour, but a gift that deepens our fellowship with Him and each other. Come ready to be encouraged, challenged, and to respond, to stand firm, strive together, and suffer w...
Oct 19, 2025•55 min
Paul’s chains didn’t stall the mission. They amplified it. Because Christ is his life, even death is gain. Today we see how God turns adversity into a platform for witness, how courage spreads through a church, and why motives can’t mute the message when Christ is truly proclaimed. Our response: adopt Christ’s mindset, speak His Word fearlessly, and take one step this week to make Jesus known (Phil 1:12–26; 2:5–11)
Oct 12, 2025•59 min
We launched This Is Living in Philippians with the big claim: to live is Christ. Paul frames a Christ-shaped life: downward in humble service like Jesus, upward in God’s exaltation. He invites us into a gospel partnership God himself began and will finish. Our prayer this season: that our love would abound “more and more” in knowledge and discernment, bearing real fruit as we press toward the prize together.
Oct 05, 2025•35 min
This Sunday Elder Kenny closed out our Awaken series by pointing us to bold witness through the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8. He reminded us that God often calls us into uncomfortable and unfamiliar spaces but no place is beyond His mercy and grace. Like Philip, we are called to move with bold faith, even when the details are sketchy, trusting that God makes His purposes clear in time. The encounter between Philip and the Ethiopian official shows the power of the gospel to ...
Sep 28, 2025•1 hr 4 min
This past week at Rooted Fellowship we were reminded that our God is not only able to deliver us from the fire, He is present with us in it. From Daniel 3, the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shows us that bold faith is not about avoiding trials, but trusting God even when the outcome is uncertain. Their words echo through the ages: “Even if He does not rescue us, we will not bow down.” And when they were thrown into the flames, God Himself stepped into the fire, set them free, and walk...
Sep 24, 2025•27 min
This past Sunday at Rooted Fellowship we were reminded that in Christ, we are a people of hope. From Romans 5:1–5, we saw that hope is not naïve optimism, but a deep confidence rooted in Jesus’ finished work. Through His death and resurrection, we have peace with God, endurance in suffering, proven character, and a hope that will not disappoint because God has poured His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. As we step into a new season, we’re called to be a people marked by hope—in our homes...
Sep 21, 2025•36 min
As Rooted turns 10, we’re praying for Bold Awakening and this week, Bold Truth. In Acts 7 Stephen embodies truth and love: he tells hard truth to hardened hearts, sees Jesus standing at the Father’s right hand, and forgives his enemies as he’s stoned. God then uses Stephen’s faithful witness to propel the gospel beyond Jerusalem eventually reaching even Saul. Bold revival grows where God’s people speak truth without compromise and love without condition. Let’s be a church that keeps the main thi...
Sep 14, 2025•55 min
This Sunday we kick off Awaken—Rooted’s annual birthday season—celebrating 10 years of God’s faithfulness and asking Him for Bold Revival. From Mark 2:1–12 and Mark 10:32–45, Pastor Jono called us to a faith that tears through roofs to bring people to Jesus and a greatness that picks up the towel to serve. As we pray for seven awakenings—Bold Love, Service, Truth, Faith, Prayer, Hope, and Witness—today’s focus is clear: love that perseveres through obstacles and service that dies to self because...
Sep 07, 2025•47 min
Today we prayed for Awaken month's theme - BOLD REVIVAL Led by the holy scriptures, we prayed on the following topics: 1)That He would AWAKEN us to BOLD SERVICE 2)That He would AWAKEN us to BOLD LOVE 3)That He would AWAKEN us to BOLD TRUTH 4)That He would AWAKEN us to BOLD FAITH 5)That He would AWAKEN us to BOLD PRAYER 6)That He would AWAKEN us to BOLD HOPE 7) That He would AWAKEN us to BOLD WITNESS
Aug 31, 2025•48 min
This Sunday, Elder Kenny closed our Discipleship series with a charge from Matthew 28:16–20. He reminded us that discipleship begins with grace, costs us daily, transcends culture, and culminates in the Great Commission. Jesus calls ordinary people—doubters, fishermen, zealots, tax collectors, and us—to go, baptize, and teach. The mission is not ours alone but empowered by the authority and presence of Christ. The Great Commission is not the “Great Suggestion”—it is God’s invitation to join Him ...
Aug 24, 2025•49 min
Elder Bongani reminded us from Acts 15 that salvation is by grace alone through faith in Christ with no cultural add-ons. The gospel transcends every culture, preserves what is good, and transforms what is broken. Whether in our traditions, Ubuntu, or family identity, Jesus doesn’t erase who we are. He redeems it. Our truest identity? Children of the living God. The call: practice cultural discipleship by engaging your culture with wisdom, honour Christ above all, and keep the gospel central....
Aug 17, 2025•58 min
In Luke 14:25–35, Jesus makes it clear — salvation is free, but following Him will cost you everything. Discipleship isn’t a label; it’s a daily, Spirit-empowered surrender that shapes your relationships, priorities, and possessions. Each believer has a unique cost to count, and together as a church, we do too. The reward? Life with Christ now and forever. Are we just fans of Jesus, or true followers willing to go wherever He leads?
Aug 10, 2025•47 min
