Mornings at YCBC

“The preaching that this world needs most is the sermons in shoes that are walking with Jesus Christ.”

— D.L. Moody

This January, we will take time to hear the stories of the goodness of God through the eyes of people just like you and I.

Listen as Lawrence Nathan shares what he has learnt during over 70 years of walking side by side with Jesus, and what we may be able to learn from his story.

Sermon notes are not available for this week.

Choice is an important part of life. The choices we make define the life we will have.

So what do you do with the offer of Jesus? Do you invite Him in to live on the outskirts of your life so that you can say you have him there?

Or is He central to your life? Is He the point around which all else turns?

Jesus offers us more than we will ever know. And what we do with that offer will directly affect what He can do in us.

If you're the innkeeper, where will you invite Jesus to stay?

"The Saviour knows how it feels to be a refugee - He was one"

- Patrick Kearon

It's a challenging story, knowing that Jesus and His family were refugees, fleeing violence in a land where they were not considered to be worthwhile.

Do we believe that God's plan for us is as good and certain as it was when Jesus was born?

Listen as Deb Glassford shares with us some of the lesser known facts about this story that make it so amazing.

Sermon notes available at http://bible.com/events/538994

"But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door"

- The Proclaimers

How far would you go to worship at the feet of Jesus?

Listen as Nick Barber explores why the story of the wise men is so much more important than the value we often give it.

Sermon Notes available at https://my.bible.com/events/530998

"For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given,
    and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

 - Isaiah 9:6, NIV

Shakespeare asked us "what's in a name". But names are important, even more so when they are testament to the legacy one is being born into.

Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares with us the amazing, world changing birth of Jesus, and just what power can be in a name.

Sermon notes are available at http://bible.com/events/527107

*Trigger warning - Includes detailed cancer story*

"The circumstances of life, or the promises of God... On which are you standing?"

- Max Lucado

Listen as Steve Hill shares his story of going through bladder cancer, and the unlikely hope and encouragement that has come out of that devastating circumstance.

"...the true value of an offering isn't measured by how much we give. It's measured by how much we keep...

By definition, a sacrifice must involve sacrifice..."

- Mark Batterson

What does it look like for us to be 'All In' for Jesus? Listen as Pastor Nick Barber challenges us with the vision of 2019 being the year of choosing the difficult path of being all in, and going all out for Jesus.

Sermon notes available at https://my.bible.com/events/518918

I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world.

- Martin Luther

We are inclined to want to plan for the future. To secure ourselves with money, housing, stuff.

But what should we truly treasure? Are we investing in a bigger car, a better house? Or in that which pays dividends far beyond this life?

Listen as Pastor Nick Barber shares with us the true value of a treasure that is out of this world.

Sermon notes available at  http://bible.com/events/511608

"God’s greatest reward goes to those who serve without expectation of reward."

- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Most of us love to serve. Most of us also love to be recognised for that service.

Why do you serve? And whose eyes are you hoping will see?

Listen as Pastor Nick Barber explains why our motives may be just as important as our acts of service.

Sermon notes available at https://my.bible.com/events/507952

"It's more important to be righteous than to be right"

- Lauryn Hill

Righteousness is often looked upon as an external thing. It is the way we act, the way we look, the things we say.

But what if external righteousness was only a shadow of the righteousness we have inside?

Listen below as Pastor Nick Barber shares the one simple commandment that will help us attain inner righteousness.

Sermon notes available at https://my.bible.com/events/503771