C3 Zurich Sunday Sermons

Christmas is just the beginning!

This December we are looking at Christmas as being about stories of beginnings. God is doing a new thing. And it's never more evident than in the Christmas stories.

And although we are approaching the end of the year, this season could be full of new beginnings for you too. Join us this Sunday to hear from Simon as a he preaches on "Announced - But Unexpected"

Blank Space - Recognising God's Voice

It's challenging to make space for God in our busy lives. But when we do make space and we do hear something, how do we make sure that it’s really Him. How do we differentiate the voice of God from the voice of the enemy or from our own?

Come and join us this Sunday to hear about discerning the voice of God.

Blank Space - Making room for God through prayer

Making space for God means we engage in passionate prayer. This Sunday we'll go further in the book of Acts to discover how prayer brought freedom and space to a very narrow situation.

Prayer can feel like talking to the wind. But the Bible describes passionate prayer as action! Prayer does things: It goes through walls, breaks barriers, fetches help, gives peace in the middle of crisis, breaks chains and opens doors. Prayer surprises us. This Sunday might too.

Blank Space - Making room for God through obedience

We all have selective hearing at times. But at the same time, we all want to hear from the Holy Spirit. How do we make room for God and fight against selective hearing? Through obedience.

Obedience opens destiny, because obedience trusts in the middle of uncertainty. God wants to grow a bolder, stronger, more confident you.

Blank space #3 radical hospitality

Listening to God is fine, hearing from him is even better. I mean, as long as God says the things He's supposed to - as long as it's inspiring, encouraging, affirming, and yes, maybe even postable.

But what if the things He says make us sail outside our comfort zone? How do we respond to the uncomfortable? The risky? Hey, even the dangerous?

Maybe we doubt that it was God in the first place. He wouldn't want us uncomfortable, right? Or maybe we weigh in with a good dose of reason, to balance God out... :-D

But what if you could care more...than some think is wise;

risk more...than some think is safe;

dream more...than some think is practical;

expect more...than some think is possible?

Wouldn't that be…Faith?

This Sunday, we'll hear about a regular man who heard something that was way out of his comfort zone. But it's because of him, that we now have the New Testament in it's full length. What this man heard, was radical hospitality. Simple as that. But it changed the course of history.

To hear God's voice is so important and apparently, so simple!

There is not one person who couldn't profit from hearing from God. The worst of fights could be settled and transformed into peace with just one word from God. The biggest of worries could be lifted in a moment - when God speaks. The most horrible illnesses could be healed, the strongest desires could be stilled, the deepest of questions answered - when God speaks. Apparently God speaks all the time, and since Jesus said: "My sheep hear my voice" -- those who follow him, can hear him... just hear him. Period.

So much for the theory :-/

In "real life" It just sounds so different: If I talk to honest people, a lot of them are craving to hear from God, maybe for his guidance and for him to speak right into their situation, but can't hear anything.

Others seem to hear something all the time, but aren't sure if they can trust these impressions that they have. Again, others are afraid to hear from God, since it could get uncomfortable quite quickly. Let's not forget that some people have done horrendous acts, all the while being sure they were following the voice of God.

So hearing from God is simple? Are you kidding me?

That's exactly why this Sunday we've invited Dave and Kim Olson from Canada to talk about this: Hearing from God. How?