#69 - Martha's Great Mistake (Luke 10:38-42) Date - 20 July 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Martha welcomes Jesus into her home, but her hospitality sparks a conflict with a family member. How should we respond when God's King comes to us? Does he desire our efforts or our attention?
#68 - Our True Neighbour (Luke 10:25-37) Date - 13 July 2025 Preacher - Rev Steve Neuhaus An expert in the Jewish Law asks Jesus a question about eternal life, but receives an answer that remains challenging to the whole world up to today.
#67 - The Kingdom Journey Begins (Luke 10:1-24) Date - 6 July 2025 Preacher - Rev Steve Neuhaus Jesus and his disciples begin a journey towards Jerusalem that will end in his death to bring about the Kingdom which he has been preaching about.
#66 - A Difficult Journey (Luke 9:52-61) Date - 29 June 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings The Gospel of Luke reaches a turning point as Jesus begins his journey to Jerusalem, a journey that seems to get off to a rather rocky start.
#65 - God's Kindness and Spiritual Freedom (Luke 8:26-39) Date - 22 June 2025 Preacher - Mal Bullock Jesus displays God's kindness to a man possessed by many evil spirits, just as God had cared for the prophet Elijah during his own spiritual trials in wild country many centuries before.
#64 - The Holy Trinity (John 16:12-15,25-33) Date - 15 June 2025 (Trinity Sunday) Preacher - Rev Luke Collings As Jesus prepares to leave his disciples, he assures them that they will not be left alone, but will be continually drawn by the promised Spirit into fellowship with the Father and Son.
#63 - The Holy Spirit (Pentecost 2025) Date - 8 June 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings The Holy Spirit is not just an empowering force, but the enduring presence of God to guide and comfort us on our spiritual journey.
#62 - The Kingdom is Coming Soon (Revelation 22:12-21) Date - 1 June 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings As John concludes his message to the churches in Asia, the question now becomes when will God fulfill his promises to bring the eternal kingdom for his people.
#61 - The Kingdom of Darkness Falls (Revelation 18:1-24) Date - 18 May 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings In Revelation 12 the apostle John shifts his attention from the material sufferings and oppression that the churches he cares for face and towards the spiritual reality behind this suffering. John employs images from the Old Testament prophets to reveal how the powers of the world stand on their allegiance to Satanic forces that have been in rebellion against God's plans since the very beginn...
#60 - Oppression and Triumph (Revelation 7:9-17) Date - 11 May 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Forces of oppression (conquest, war, famine, and death) threaten the faith God's people, but through the redemption of the Lamb the people of faith from all nations will be brought to a glorious future.
#59 - The Slain Lamb Is Worthy (Revelation 5:6-19) Date - 4 May 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings In the face of worldly pressure against the faith of the churches, God has a plan for preservation. The problem is that amongst the heavenly and earthly powers none is found who is worthy of carrying out the plan, until a most exceptional figure appears.
#58 - The Great Rule of Christ (Revelation 1:4-8) Date - 27 April 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings John writes his letter to the seven churches in Asia during a time of great uncertainty as the power of Rome seems only to grow stronger. John reminds his readers of the great rule of Christ over all worldly powers as the key to understanding how they are to live in such difficult times.
#57 - Jesus and Thomas (John 20:19-31) Date - 27 April 2025 Preacher - Rev Steve Neuhaus The disciples tell Thomas of their remarkable encounter with the risen Jesus, but Thomas thinks that their story is too good to be true.
#56 - Easter 2025 (Luke 24:1-12) Date: 20 April 2025 Preacher: Rev Luke Collings On the third day after Jesus' death a group of women go to his tomb expecting to prepare for his funeral, but instead discover that a great new beginning had come for the Kingdom.
#55 - Good Friday 2025 (John 19:16-37) Date - 18 April 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings At first glace the death of Jesus looks like a defeat for the Kingdom that he preached, but several "landmarks" that John includes in his account tell us that we are in fact closer to victory than it may first appear.
#54 - A Last Passover and First Remembrance (Luke 22:7-38) Date - 13 April 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus takes a final meal with his disciples where he closes the door on what has passed but opened up to them a new way of remembrance.
#53 - Mary, Judas, and Lazarus (John 12:1-11) Date - 6 April 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus receives a special anointing by Mary for his coming death, which offends Judas who is thinking only of his personal gain. Meanwhile, as the threats against Jesus come closer, Lazarus remains as a reminder of the power of the Kingdom over death.
#52 - True Repentance (Luke 13:1-9) Date - 23 March 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus is questioned about how God's Kingdom can be preached in a world filled with suffering, but Jesus asks his critics (and us) to consider the more important question of how we are to be truly reconciled with God.
#51 - The Two Lost Sons (Luke 15:11-32) Date - 30 March 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus tells the Pharisees a parable about two sons estranged from their loving father and the grace that calls them both back.
#50 - True Security (Luke 13:31-35) Date - 16 March 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus is warned that he is in danger from Herod, but instead of fleeing somewhere for safety Jesus presses on to his destination of Jerusalem where he will face a different kind of danger.
#49 - Jesus in the Wilderness (Luke 4:1-15) Date - 9 March 2025 Preacher - Mal Bullock Jesus is taken to the wilderness by the Holy Spirit, where under trials he confirms his divine identity and a new hope for humanity.
#48 - A New Ethic of Love (Luke 6:27-38) Date - 23 February 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus speaks to the crowd about a new way of love and grace that is based on very different principles to the ones they (and us) usually practice.
#44 - Good News with Hard Truths (Luke 4:14-21) Date - 26 January 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus comes to his home town of Nazareth and declares that he has come to fulfill some promises made by the prophet Isaiah. While his words are full of grace and hope there is an implied challenge to the people that Jesus speaks to that day and for us in the present age.
#47 - Blessings and Woes (Luke 6:12-26) Date - 16 February 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus begins a sermon to his disciples and followers by turning the concepts of blessings and woes on their head.
#46 - Fishing for New Purposes (Luke 5:1-11) Date - 9 February 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus enlists a local Galilean fisherman to help him with his ministry, and then gives him (and us) a sign that there is a bigger purpose to his life than just catching fish.
#45 - Changing First Impressions (Luke 4:21-30) Date - 2 February 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings The congregation at Nazareth initially react favourably to Jesus' message that he had come to fulfill the prophecies of Isaiah. However, when Jesus points out their doubts and hypocrisy their reaction changes dramatically.
#43 - The Miracle of the Wedding Wine (John 2:1-11) Date - 19 January 2025 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Jesus responds to a catering disaster at a local wedding in a way that reveals the true nature of his future mission.
#42 - The Coming King Brings Joy (Zephaniah 3:14-20) Date - 15 December 2024 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Joy and praise will return to Jerusalem when God's King comes to take away the punishment of the people, restore God's presence among them, and bring those who are far away close again.
#41 - The Messiah as Refiner and Judge (Malachi 3:1-14) Date - 8 December 2024 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings Malachi declares that when the promised king arrives he will act to purify the worship of the people and to judge those who have rejected the Law. The people should respond in repentance by giving God his true due and by trusting that God's justice against evil will prevail.
#40 - The Heir of David (Jeremiah 33:14-26) Date - 1 December 2024 Preacher - Rev Luke Collings In the middle of a great national crisis, the prophet Jeremiah proclaims that God will prove his commitment to his covenant promises by sending a king from the line of David to lead his holy people.
