Luke Watts shares about Paul's "self" defence which was really a defence of the Gospel. When we know our Saviour, know the resrouces of divine power we have, know who we are because his work, we can correctly identify the enemy and overcome any attack against us. 

What does 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 say about biblical generosity? In this Conversation Sunday, we slow down and open these chapters together, reflecting on the grace of God, the example of Christ, cheerful giving, readiness, integrity, and thanksgiving to God. Please keep your Bible open, search the Scriptures carefully, and pray for wisdom as you listen.

Will you humbly ask God to examine your heart by His Word and help you follow through in faith?

Visiting speaker Craig Broman from Engage Work Faith shares with us from Acts 10 on how God transforms us, bringing outsiders in to his family. We are challenged to think about our prejudices - who is in my sheet?

From "open wide your hearts," to "do not be yoked," to "godly sorrow brings repentance," Luke Watts shows a single path: love that stays open, holiness that stays loyal, and repentance that stays honest. This is not isolation from the world, but refusing anything that reshapes your worship while embracing community that reshapes you into Christ.

What is shaping you more right now: the influences you’re joined to, or the Jesus you claim to follow?

Luke Watts shares with us from 2 Corinthians 5 and 6 about our call to be ambassadors of Christ. Who is sufficient for such a calling? Those who know the fear of the Lord and are seized by the love of Christ! 

Darren Western teaches us from 2 Corinthians 5 on how to live a hopeful, faithful, and focussed life. The ressurrection life of Jesus works for us here and now and whatever we build in life from reliance on him will last. 

Peter Budimir leads us in a look at 2 Corinthians 3 and how beholding Christ builds our faith. 

Luke Watts shows that resilient faith submits our plans to God’s faithful "Yes" in Christ, refuses Satan’s schemes of deception, division, and destruction, and stays close enough to Jesus to carry the aroma of Christ into the world as we follow Him in His victory procession.

Do your plans show you’re close to Jesus and are shaped by his "Yes," or do they show you’re being driven by comfort and control?

In 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, Luke Watts invites us to start 2026 with resilient faith, showing that God is sufficient in every circumstance; as we face suffering and weakness, His grace, peace, and comfort sustain us, and through shared prayer and reliance on Him, we can endure, grow, and witness His deliverance.

In Matthew 2:13-23, Darren Western walks through Joseph's journey from Bethlehem to Egypt and then to Nazareth, showing how God is at work in moments of sudden change and in long, ordinary seasons, keeping His promises in His Son, Jesus.

As this final message in the "Promised and Expected King" series closes out 2025, what will you pack into 2026 as you trust and follow the King?