Sermons on Luke (Page 2)
A Transformed Perspective
Lent Week #2 – a Transformed perspective How Easter can challenge our views about God and Life Preacher: Phil Swain Readings: Luke 13:1-9 We continue our Lenten journey within our “transformation” theme and how Easter has the power to transform our minds or our thinking … and even perspectives on faith and God and life. This week our narrative reading from Luke 13 is a challenging story where Jesus is being asked to give his take on some tragic current Read more
A Transformed Mind
Lent Week #1 – a Transformed Mind / How Easter can transform our perspective and thinkingPreacher: Phil Swain Luke 10:25-42 We start our six-week Lenten journey towards the cross and resurrection of Easter. This year at TUC, our theme for Lent is “transformation”. Easter is transformative … Easter should transform you. We are going to use Lent to ponder what it means for God to transform our minds or our thinking; how the cross can transform our hearts (or the Read more
Vision Sunday 2025
Preacher: Phil Swain Luke 13:6-9 & 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Vision Sunday 2025 is an important day in our church year as we cast a Vision of where God is leading us as a church for the next 12 months. This year will be a critical year as we continue on our journey in discerning what it might look like to be a 2030 church? Our ministry team will be sharing some of the preparation that our church has been doing Read more
Trusting Jesus in Life’s Transitions
Preacher: Phil Swain Reading: Luke 7:1-17 Life is full of transitions – getting older, moving house, changing jobs, having kids … as well as all the changes that society goes through. Transitions bring changes and challenges the status quo, which is probably why many people get anxious when transitions occur. Jesus lived in a time of transition. In the early chapters of Luke we have seen that during the beginning of Jesus ministry, he constantly pushed the boundaries and challenged Read more
Jesus is Lord
Jesus is Lord (includes Mehdi and Jinous’ Statement of Faith)Preacher: Phil Swain Reading: Luke 4:14-30 A special celebration where we as a community, and Jinous and Mehdi in particular, declare that Jesus is Lord! During this service we celebrated the baptisms of Mehdi and Jinous and witnessed their public declaration of faith. This recording includes their statements as well as Phil exploring Luke chapter 6 where Jesus invites us to consider what it mean to acknowledge him as Lord and Read more
Who is Jesus? #5 – Jesus the Miracle Maker
Jesus the Miracle Maker Jesus calls his first disciples Preacher: Kevin Kim Reading: Luke 5:1-11 Join us this Sunday at our 9 am family service as we explore Luke 5:1-11, where Jesus calls his first disciples. Witness how an ordinary day of fishing turned into an extraordinary encounter with the Miracle Maker. What does it mean to follow Jesus, and how can we respond to his call in our lives today? Whether you’re joining us online or in person, come Read more
The Good News of Jesus
The Good News of Jesus Jesus sermon at Nazareth Preacher: Phil Swain Reading: Luke 4:14-30 We continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke, delving into Luke chapter 4. In this reading Jesus returns to his home synagogue at Nazareth to reveal more about who he is and what his mission is. However his words are met with both amazement and anger. What did Jesus say and reveal that caused such a strong reaction and what can we learn about Read more
John the Baptist
Preacher: Phil Swain Reading: Luke 3:1-22 January might be a slower month in the life of the church but our learning journey through the Gospel of Luke continues. This Sunday in our combined 10am worship gathering we will be zooming in on the character of John the Baptist and what Luke chapter 3 can reveal to us in our question of “who is Jesus”? John was preaching a baptism of repentance … but was it just a simple confession of Read more
Christmas Day Worship LIVE – Making Sense of Christmas
Making sense of Christmas Bible Reading: Luke 2:8-20 Preacher: Phil Swain The 9am Christmas Day worship is where we celebrate the birth of Jesus in a way which is full of life and love. We will be singing Christmas carols with our Christmas band, “show and tell” (a chance for people to show off their Christmas presents), a creative talk for the kids, some special Christmas prayers, and our minister Phil will help us make sense of what the true Read more
Christmas Eve Worship 2024 – A Christmas Shrektacular
A Christmas Shrektacular – Featuring a musical by the Countdown to Christmas kids and leaders and the TUC Young Adults. The main feature of our Christmas Eve worship will be a creative and humorous play called “The Spirit of Christmas” performed by many of our kids and young people who have attended the “Countdown to Christmas” program assisted by our young adults. In a town far far away, two unlikely friends are sent on a quest to find a king, Read more