In a season marked by deep loss, Psalm 46 invites us to find refuge in God when the ground beneath us feels unsteady. This sermon explores how God’s presence sustains us in the midst of grief and reminds us of His promise: “Be still, and know that I am God.” Even when the waters roar and the mountains tremble, He is with us.

Every soul holds immeasurable worth, carrying a value far beyond what the world often measures. Life choices, relationships, and priorities take on deeper meaning when viewed through the truth that each person is created with eternal significance. Recognizing this calls for compassion, grace, and a greater awareness of how we see ourselves and others, reminding us to treat people with care and to live with purpose shaped by what truly lasts.

In a world obsessed with new age spiritual upgrades and hidden knowledge, Colossians 2 reminds us that Christ is not a launchpad—He is the fullness of God Himself. This sermon explores how false teachings distort that fullness and how gratitude, humility, and love for God can anchor us in what we already have. Don't settle for "something extra" when you already have everything in Him.

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Scripture: Colossians 2

(Additional Reading: Acts 19.11-20; Matthew 22.36-38; Matthew 5.3; 1 Timothy 6.3-5)

Warm-Up:

What kinds of beliefs, habits, or influences are most likely to “take you captive” and pull your trust away from Christ alone?

“Jesus Christ is the conqueror;

by his resurrection he overcame death itself,

by his resurrection he overcame all things:

he overcame magic,

he overcame amulets and charms,

he overcame the darkness of demon-possession,

he overcame dread.

When we are with him, we also conquer."

- African Hymn -

What happens when Christ stops being the center of your life and becomes just another piece of it? In this sermon, we explore one of the earliest Christian hymns—a poetic declaration of Jesus as the one who holds all things together. Whether you’re spiritually distracted, emotionally tired, or simply going through the motions, Colossians calls us to re-center on the fullness of Christ. Because when you see Him for who He truly is, everything else—your purpose, your identity, even your struggles—finds its place.

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Scripture: Colossians 1.15-20

(Additional Reading: John 1.1-3; Hebrews 1.1-4; Galatians 1.11-16; Acts 9)

Warm-Up:

If Jesus really holds all things together, why do we keep searching for something else?

“A man can learn certain things by looking at the map of the world, but he can learn much more by staying at home. He may see great cities and strange islands; but the best kind of travel is to be found in the simple life of one's own village, in learning to love its familiar shapes and streets, to notice them more fully, and to marvel at them as if for the first time.”

G. K. Chesterton

We live in a world that always wants more—but Colossians opens by reminding us we are already full in Christ. In this introduction, we explore how the Word fills us, how grace changes us, and how Christ transfers us into a new kingdom where we lack nothing.

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Scripture: Colossians 1.1-14

(Additional Reading: John 6.32-40; Mark 4.13-20; Isaiah 55.10-11)

Warm-Up:

We all ache for something more. A deeper peace, a steadier identity, a sense of purpose. What do you turn to when you feel that ache? And what if the real answer isn’t something new—but going deeper into something you already have?

“In refutation, Paul proceeds positively rather than negatively….He points out the all-sufficiency of what the Colossians have already received, in order to prevent them from seeking anything new.”

J. Gresham Machen

Beyond knowing His word, obeying and teaching it to subsequent generations, what did God expect His people to do with it- and what does this mean for us today?

What if forgiveness isn’t about forgetting, but about reframing? In one of the most powerful stories in Scripture, Jesus meets Peter in the very place of his failure—and offers not just pardon, but restoration. This sermon explores how true forgiveness works, why counterfeit versions fall short, and how the cross gives us the power to forgive as we’ve been forgiven.

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Scripture: Matthew 18.21-35

(Additional Reading: John 21.9-19; 20.23; Matthew 6.14-15; Hebrews 4.15)

Warm-Up:

What’s harder for you: to forgive someone else – or to believe you’ve been forgiven?

“We forgive, we mortify our resentment; a week later some chain of thought carries us back to the original offence and we discover the old resentment blazing away as if nothing had been done about it at all. We need to forgive our brother seventy times seven not only for 490 offences but for one.”

C.S. Lewis

In a world obsessed with status and self-promotion, Christianity dares to say that true strength begins with humility. This sermon traces how Moses, Paul, and ultimately Jesus redefined greatness—not as self-elevation, but as self-giving. Discover how humility isn’t weakness, but the quiet power to serve a purpose greater than yourself.

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Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4

(Additional Reading: Numbers 12.3; Philippians 2.5-11; Jeremiah 9.24)

Warm-Up:

Who’s the most humble person you ever met – and what made them that way?

“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

Jeremiah 9.24

Series: Making Sense of Christianity

Part 5: Justice

What happens when we cry out for justice but reject the Judge?

This message explores why our cultural pursuit of justice often turns brittle, punitive, and graceless—and how the gospel offers something better: a justice rooted in humility, mercy, and the cross.

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Going Deeper: To My Fellow Christians -

Justice is one of the loudest cries in our culture—but also one of its deepest confusions. In a world that aches for wrongs to be made right, many pursue justice untethered from any higher authority—leading to a brittle, graceless moralism that cannot forgive and offers no path to redemption. This sermon helps Christians engage that longing not by dismissing it, but by showing how it originates in the image of a just God. Through the story of Joseph—the first person in Scripture to explicitly forgive—we see a justice that goes beyond punishment and into restoration, a justice that humbles the powerful and heals the broken. The cross of Christ fulfills this ache in a way no secular model can: justice is satisfied, but mercy is offered. Use this message to help others see that Christianity doesn’t silence the cry for justice—it answers it with something better.

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Scripture: Genesis 50.15-21

(Additional Reading: Genesis 41.37-57; Psalm 85.10; Romans 3.21-26; Amos 2.6-8; 1 Peter 2.23-24)

Warm-Up:

When was the last time you felt like something unfair happened and no one made it right?

“When a society rejects the Christian account of who we are, it doesn't become less moralistic but far more so, because it retains an inchoate sense of justice but has no means of offering and receiving forgiveness. The great moral crisis of our time is not, as many of my fellow Christians believe, sexual licentiousness, but rather vindictiveness. Social media serve as crack for moralists: there's no high like the high you get from punishing malefactors. But like every addiction, this one suffers from the inexorable law of diminishing returns. The mania for punishment will therefore get worse before it gets better.” (Alan Jacobs)

In this honest and grace-filled Father’s Day message, we explore the deep impact of fathers—through Scripture, personal stories, and the quiet failures of men like Jacob. Whether you’ve had a good dad, a complicated one, or are a father yourself, this sermon invites you to find healing and hope in the Father who never fails.

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Scripture: Ephesians 6.1-4

(Additional Reading: Genesis 34 & 37; Genesis 44.28; Ephesians 5.18; Colossians 3.21; Galatians 4.6)

Warm-Up:

What’s something your dad said or did that you still carry with you – good or bad?

“…and David returned to bless his household.”

1 Chronicles 16.43