Sermons on Spiritual Growth
Rekindle the Gift of God
The Letters to Timothy Rekindle the Gift of God Readings: 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Preacher: Kevin Kim Why is it that everything seems to drift towards disorder? Scientists call it entropy—the natural tendency for things to wear out, break down and lose energy. But could the same be true of our spiritual lives? In this message from 2 Timothy, we meet a weary and discouraged Timothy, and discover Paul’s gentle invitation to “fan into flame the gift of God.” Rather than calling Read more
Spreading the Good News (by sitting down and not saying much)
Spreading the Good News (by sitting down and not saying much) Readings: Acts 16:16-34 Preacher: Phil Swain This Sunday we continue our theme of Good News Spreading as we hear the story of Paul’s first visit to Philippi in Acts 16. The sermon is titled “Spreading the Good News by Sitting Down and Not Saying Much” and it is playing with the idea that sometimes the good news of Jesus is shared most powerfully not with words but through our Read more
Called by God – Elijah
Title: Called by God ElijahSeries: Old Testament / Called by GodReadings: 1 Kings 19:1-18 Preacher: Phil Swain Throughout this series we’re exploring what it means to be called by God — to listen for God’s voice, to respond with faith, and to discover how our unique gifts and stories become part of God’s bigger purpose. Each week we have been exploring biblical characters who remind us that calling isn’t just for prophets or pastors, but for all of us, right Read more
Grow #3 – Communities of Growth
Communities of GrowthPreacher: Rev Phil Swain Readings: Acts 2:42-47; Col 2:1-7; Heb 10:19-25 This Talk is from our annual combined worship service where all three worshipping communities – our 9am + 10:45am + Evolve congregations – will come together and worship as one. It is our third sermon in the GROW series where Phil will help us to consider what are the communities or groups that are fertile soil for our spiritual growth and how we can invest deeply into Read more
Ephesians #5 – The Amour of God
Armour of GodPreacher: Rev Kevin KimBible Reading: Ephesians 6:10-32 This Sunday, we are looking at the last part of Ephesians, Chapter 6. Paul’s final teaching towards people in Ephesus seems somewhat very strong. It is about putting on the armour of God. What might it mean in today’s world situation to encourage Christians to become soldiers for Christ? The people of Paul’s day were certainly familiar with the armour of the Roman soldiers that filled every city in Macedonia. But Read more
Grow #2 – Finding Sacred Space
Grow #2: Finding Sacred Space / Connecting with God through PrayerPreacher: Rev Phil SwainBible Reading: Luke 11:1-19 This Sunday sees the return of the second edition our ongoing “Grow” series. In each of the months from May to September we have put aside one Sunday to focus on our church’s vision to grow in our spirituality and in our ministry and mission as a church. In the first of this series we considered how we were growing and reflected on Read more
Ephesians #3 – God’s Expansive Love
God’s expansive Love Preacher: Rev Kevin Kim Bible Readings: Ephesians 3:1-21 As we continue our series on ‘Ephesians’, we will learn from chapter 3 this Sunday. Chapter 3 speaks about the mystery of Christ revealed and the second part of this chapter emphasizes Paul’s prayer for spiritual strength. Paul was a minister of a gospel according to God’s grace (v 7). Though he was the least likely to be in this role, God gave him his calling to share Christ Read more
Grow #1 – How are you growing?
Grow #1: How are you growing?Preacher: Rev Phil SwainBible Reading: Psalm 42:1-11 We are having a short break from the Narrative Lectionary and using this time to explore some topics and readings that are particularly relevant to TUC. This Sunday we are revisiting our 2024 Church Vision and pondering the question, “How are you Growing?” Do you feel that your spirituality is feeling a little flat? Are you experiencing the growth that we hoped for on Vision Sunday back in Read more
EHC#5 – Growing into a Community with Emotionally Mature Adults
“Emotionally Healthy Church” – Growing into a Community with Emotionally Mature Adults Reading: Matthew 5:1-12Preacher: Rev Kevin Kim In our last instalment of our “Emotionally Healthy Church” series we are challenged to continue the journey towards becoming a community of emotionally healthy people. Click here to download PowerPoint Slide PDF Questions for reflection or small groups Sermon Text Today, as the last sermon of ‘Emotionally Healthy Church’ series, we explore how we can grow into ‘emotionally mature adults’. Loving Read more
Imagine with Molk
Imagine with MolkPreacher: Steve Molketin from PULSEDate: 20 February, 2022 Kevin, our new addition to our ministry team has a unique perspective being able to reflect on our Vision in a fresh way. In this sermon Kevin will not only Molk from PULSE shares with us around the theme of “imagine”
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