Today's tough text is Genesis 16, the use of Sarai's slave Hagar to provide a surrogate heir. In the era of #metoo and "The Handmaid's Tale", Hagar's story makes for challenging reading, and leaves us with unresolved tensions. Hagar's experience of "the God who sees", however, reminds us that God is on the side of the vulnerable and the powerless, those who are otherwise invisible.

In this sermon on 2 Samuel 24, Dr Paul Jones explores an unusual narrative in which God prompts King David to do something that he then punishes him for. Ultimately, this perplexing final chapter in the Book of Samuel points us to Jesus, whose sacrifice is the last word on divine mercy.

The "Preaching Tough Texts" series continues this week with a sermon on Romans 7: 14-25 by Rev Dr Neil Pembroke. Neil gives an answer to psychoanalyst Carl Jung's question: is spiritual perfectionism the driver of the inner conflict that Paul describes?

How do you wrestle with doubt and confront uncertainty in a way that's healthy for your faith?

Join Dr John Frederick for a conversation on how you can go about asking those difficult questions and how integrating uncertainty into a life of faith, when done in a healthy way, helps your understanding of God.

Our tough text series continues this week as Rev Nigel Rogers delves into the fantastically apocalyptic domain of Revelation. This exploration into Revelation 17 reminds us of the glory, majesty, power and authority of God, and challenges the way we place worth in things that promise everything and deliver nothing.

In this second sermon in the series "Preaching Tough Texts", Simon Gomersall wrestles with the New Testament story of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 4:32-5:11), reframing the account to explore the nature of God's "severe mercy".

In the first sermon of our new series, "Preaching Tough Texts", Paul Jones hints at what listeners can expect in the coming weeks and draws a life-giving message from one of the most perplexing passages in the Old Testament (Exodus 4:24-26).

Dr Sam Chan gives a theologically insightful yet highly practical talk on evangelism for the final Trinity Unplugged event for 2018. Peppered with anecdotes from family life and experiences in (numerous!) planes and ubers, Sam shares how to turn conversations Godward without putting people to sleep, turning them off Christianity, or lowering your uber rating!

Everyone has felt the sting of failure at some point. In this week’s Principal’s Hour, John Frederick explores how God draws us out of our collusion with failure into a faith-filled and faithful life in Christ.

There are very few things more difficult in life than loving your enemies. In this weeks sermon Rev Melissa Lipsett unpacks the way in which David not only spares Saul’s life once again but demonstrates a love for his enemy that foreshadows the command of Jesus for all humanity to do likewise.