Sermon March 15, 2026 Jesus Restores Us (Colossians 3.1-17). We explore how Christ transforms and restores our lives. Humanity was created in God’s image, but sin distorted that image. Through Jesus Christ , God restores us to the life He intended. The Apostle Paul teaches that restoration begins when believers seek Christ who is seated…
This message explores how all the people’s of the world are marked by the pain of sin as first experienced by Adam and Eve and how the Gospel fully appreciated is that Jesus through his cross and resurrection overcame every dimension of that pain. It’s a big story relating to everyone from East, West and…
It’s Advent 4 and we are ready to hear the beginnings of the birth narratives. Today Francis considered what Incarnation as a human baby required of God in Christ as described in Philippians 2.5-11. This is a key part of the Whole Gospel and commended as the mind appropriate to those who hold Jesus as…
At a baptism service we heard Luke’s account of Jesus’ crucifixion. This message picks up on the conversation reported between Jesus and two criminals as the three men were dying together. It’s a conversation that is repeated still today. One saw Jesus as reigning above the evil terror and the other saw Jesus as a…
Mark Hill picked up the story of Jesus healing a woman bent double during synagogue worship on Sabbath as told in Luke 13:10-17. This is rich gospel at several levels. It is only available here as an audio.
On the Second Sunday of Easter we looked at what difference the Resurrection makes for those who receive and believe it. It comes down to whether we accept the cramped horizons assumed by many or embrace the wider space attained in the Resurrection. There is a 3 minute video clip half way through this message,…
On Resurrection Sunday we read Luke’s account of the empty tomb and pondered on just that story. This involved some interaction with the congregation considering reasons to believe or doubt the account provided of Jesus not being in his tomb. Text and Audio are similar but are not the same.
On Good Friday we went to the cross as the place where God’s infinite love met every human offence.
For those who could not make it to this year’s Ash Wednesday Service the message given is posted below as a text to read.
In this sixth sermon in the series ‘Grasping the Gospel’ Francis looks at the key word ‘Lord’ in the statement ‘Jesus is Lord’. This phrase gives the ground of the Gospel and the hope that it brings. The message begins with some textual study as once again it’s a Hebrew, Greek to English story to…