Sermons on Matthew
GG#2 – Real Significance
Title: Real SignificanceSeries: Growing GenerosityReadings: Matthew 5:13-16 & Micah 6:6-8 Preacher: Phil Swain This Sunday is the second week in out Growing Generosity program — a three-week journey exploring what it means to live with generosity. Our theme this week is “Real Significance” – building on last week’s idea of God’s blessings to us, we will explore how we can find true meaning and fulfilment in life. We will also be looking at the second pillar of our Vision 2030 Read more
GG#1 – Real Happiness
Title: Real HappinessSeries: Growing GenerosityReadings: Matthew 5:1-12 Preacher: Phil Swain We begin our Growing Generosity program — a three-week journey exploring what it means to live with generosity. Each Sunday in worship we will focus on a different aspect of what it means to grow in generosity as followers of Jesus, both as individuals and as a church community – to live a life that reflects God’s extravagant grace and love in all we do. Our theme this week is Read more
Around the Table 2025
Creative Worship Experience – Around the TableReadings: Matthew 26:20-29 Preacher: Phil Swain During the July school holidays we are engaging in some creative worship experiences. This Sunday we are redesigning the worship space into more of a “café church” style – seated around tables. We will gather, share, worship, learn and participate in communion together around the tables – all while pondering and exploring the Biblical imagery of tables and how it can speak to us about the inclusive and Read more
Jesus is with us always – BELLS
Preacher: Rev Kevin Kim, Bible Reading: Matthew 28:16-20 While the resurrection is certainly life-changing news, the disciples receive that news secondhand. They have some time – all the time it takes them to travel from Jerusalem to Galilee – to settle into it. And once they arrive in Galilee, Jesus surprises them with another life-changing moment. This is the first time that the eleven disciples have seen the resurrected Jesus, according to Matthew’s Gospel. Jesus gave every one of them Read more
Parables about Judgement [Lent 4]
Lent #4 – Parables about JudgementReading: Matthew 25:1-40Preacher: Rev Phil Swain In the last of our series on “Parables Perspectives” we are faced with three confronting parables about judgement and the end times. During Lent we are considering how the parables of Jesus can help us give us a different insight of the cross and in this video our pastor Phil asks the question … “Does God judge us?” and if so, “What does God judge us on?” In the Read more
Parables about Forgiveness [Lent 1]
Lent #1 – Parables about LentReading: Matthew 18:15-38Preacher: Rev Phil Swain We have started the Season of Lent – a season where we turn towards the cross and prepare ourselves to for the Good News of Easter. The narrative Lectionary is guiding us to explore a series of Jesus’ Parables during Lent and we are open to allowing these Parables to reveal a different perspective of the cross and resurrection. This week we are in Matthew chapter 18 where we Read more
Jesus and John: Rival or Mentor
“Jesus and John: Rival or Mentor?”Reading: Matthew 3:1-17. Preacher: Rev Kevin Kim This Sunday, we are continuing the Summer Series 2023 (Edition #2). Kevin will continue to follow the set reading for this week from the Narrative lectionary. How did Jesus and John the Baptist relate to each other? Unlike the shepherds and the magi, John does not have a place in the Christmas creche or pageant. Matthew 3 begins by introducing us to John the Baptist. Matthew suggests that Read more
Forgiveness #2 – What does the Bible say about forgiveness? # 2
Reading: Matthew 5:41-48, Psalm 23:1-3Preacher: Rev Kevin Kim This week, Kevin will continue to look at Matthew chapter 5. Starting with v 41 (go with them two miles), Kevin will explain what v 41 might mean to us in terms of ‘forgiveness’ and ‘Christian perfection’. Kevin will then relate the concept of ‘Love for Enemies’ in v 43-48 with the theme of ‘forgiveness’. This chapter asks the Christian to be perfect, and as the last measurement for Christian perfection, ‘love Read more
Forgiveness #1 – What does the Bible say about forgiveness #1
Reading: Matthew 5:38-42 & 48, 18:21-22Preacher: Rev Kevin Kim Forgiveness #1 – What does the Bible say about forgiveness? Kevin is starting a new series of ‘forgiveness’ this Sunday. We read the concept of ‘forgive’ in the Bible many times. The word ‘forgive’ appears in the KJV (95 times), ESV (109) and CEV (206) respectively, but we would think a theme of ‘forgiveness’ can be found in many other verses like “Come now, let us settle the matter,’ says the Read more
Becoming a Keyperson – Helper’s High
Reading: Matthew 22: 34 – 40Preacher: Rev Kevin Kim “After introducing the concept of ‘Key Person’ on Sunday, 19 June, Kevin wants to continue to explore how and why we could become ‘Key Person’ to more people in our neighbourhood and community. Giving pushes aside the negative emotions, and clearly contributes to stress-induced psychological and physical illness. A concept “helper’s high” was introduced in 1988. A full 50 percent of helpers reported feeling “high” when they helped others, while 43 Read more