This week we move from the cross to the empty tomb, from Passover to Pentecost. We explore why the resurrection of Jesus is the centre of our faith, what it means that the risen Christ sends the Holy Spirit to us, and how that moment gives birth to a Church shaped by love, service, mercy, and reconciliation. We then consider Christ's calling to be a Church community that embodies resurrection hope in everyday life.

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Credits:
— Opening Music: “Revive Us” by Joyspring (sourced through Epidemic Sounds)

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This week we tackle the life and death of Jesus in a single message. Starting where all four Gospels converge—at Jesus’ baptism and temptation—we explore how each Gospel highlights a different facet of Jesus' ministry and why that path leads to the cross. 

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Credits:
— Opening Music: “Revive Us” by Joyspring (sourced through Epidemic Sounds)

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This episode marks the shift from Old to New Testament as we trace the so-called “400 years of silence” from Persia to Rome, the Maccabees to Herod, and watch promises deepen rather than disappear. We explore how Israel’s hopes, factions, and fears frame the birth of Jesus. And we reflect on how Mary, Joseph, shepherds, sages, and tyrants all reveal the kingdom Jesus brings.

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Credits:
— Opening Music: “Revive Us” by Joyspring (sourced through Epidemic Sounds)

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This is a re-recording of the sermon, as the original wasn’t captured due to a technical issue.

We pick up the Bible’s story as Israel shifts from tribal judges to kings. Meet Samuel—the last judge—and the first three kings: Saul, David, and Solomon. We trace the Abrahamic promise, the fight to hold the land, and how each king starts well yet stumbles. Through failure, consequence, and mercy, God’s covenant endures, pointing beyond David’s house to a faithful, unending kingdom.

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Credits:
— Opening Music: “Revive Us” by Joyspring (sourced through Epidemic Sounds)

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After seventy years in Babylon, the exiles finally come home...but the home they find isn’t what they remembered. Amid joy and tears, leaders rebuild the altar, lay new foundations, and face fierce opposition. Prophets Haggai and Zechariah rekindle courage, promising a glory greater than before. As Ezra reforms faith and worship, a new identity takes shape; one that still echoes in how we understand faith today.

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Credits:
— Opening Music: “Revive Us” by Joyspring (sourced through Epidemic Sounds)

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This week we enter the darkest chapter so far: Judah’s fall and the Babylonian exile. We trace the history that led there, then pause to hear the raw voices of suffering: Jeremiah’s Lamentations and the captives’ song in Psalm 137. Yet even here, God plants seeds of hope: Jeremiah 29’s call to build, plant, and seek the city’s good, and Lamentations 3’s quiet courage. Finally, we look to Jesus—the Man of Sorrows—who meets us in grief and leads us toward resurrection hope.

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Credits:
— Opening Music: “Revive Us” by Joyspring (sourced through Epidemic Sounds)

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Today we turn south to Judah, where the core question is: "Where is God worshiped?" In the battle between Temple and the spread of high places, we follow reformers Hezekiah and Josiah and the tragic tipping point under Manasseh that seals judgment. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Micah expose how false worship breeds injustice and calls God’s people back to justice, mercy, and humble obedience. We end by asking what our modern high places are today...and who we’re becoming because of what (and whom) we worship.

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Credits:
— Opening Music: “Revive Us” by Joyspring (sourced through Epidemic Sounds)

A video of this sermon is available at https://youtu.be/5gs0U7azJao

Due to technical issues, sermon 10 "Kings" in this series was not recorded.

After the death of Solomon the nation of Israel divides in two! In today's sermon, we focus in on the Northern Kingdom. Breaking away from the dynasty of David, we learn about their kings and the power plays—and assassinations—that runs through the history of this nation. But we mainly focus on the worship of the Golden Calf, the state religion formed in Israel. We look at the impact this worship has on the people and nation, and we hear the voices of the prophets as they critique this false worship, call the nation back to true worship, and warn of a judgement to come. 

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Credits:
— Opening Music: “Revive Us” by Joyspring (sourced through Epidemic Sounds)

— Prayer Music: “Amazing Grace” by Deep Instrumental

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In Judges, Israel flourishes when faithful to God but falls into oppression when chasing idols. Today we track the cycle of faith to faithlessness to judgement to salvation and back to faith through the lives of the six Judges raised to save the nation. And we look at the frailty of human saviours in the light of the only one who brings  lasting salvation and breaks the cycle — Jesus. 

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Credits:
— Opening Music: “Revive Us” by Joyspring (sourced through Epidemic Sounds)

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The promise of land is realised in the conquests under Joshua, as Israel takes possession of Canaan. These stories celebrate God’s faithfulness in fulfilling His word, yet they also confront us with the troubling reality of the destruction of whole peoples. As Christians today, how are we to read and wrestle with these accounts of promise and conquest?

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Credits:
— Opening Music: “Revive Us” by Joyspring (sourced through Epidemic Sounds)

A video of this sermon is available at https://youtu.be/SbgD1bInyps