At a crowded feast remembering God’s rescue, Jesus promises living water to anyone who believes in Him. His words recall Ezekiel’s river, which flows from the temple, freshens salt water, feeds fruitful trees and brings healing wherever it goes. This living water is the Holy Spirit. Because God now lives in believers by His Spirit, they are not saved merely to wait for heaven. They follow Jesus by bringing healing, justice and beauty into workplaces, schools, homes and neighbourhoods.

Bible Reference: Ezekiel 47:1–12

Preacher: Jonathan Vandenberg

When suffering makes God seem absent, His goodness can feel impossible to trust. Lamentations does not hide that pain. Amid Jerusalem’s ruin after her disobedience, Jeremiah finds hope in God’s unchanging love, unfailing compassion and faithfulness to His warnings and promises. Waiting is not passive endurance, though some may not see salvation in this life. Jesus suffered without being overcome, so looking to Him gives wavering faith a sure place to rest in God’s goodness and timing.

Bible Reference: Lamentations 3:1–30

Preacher: KJ Tromp

Cain’s anger at God’s rejection of his offering turns against Abel, exposing how sin fractures relationships with both God and other people. God’s question about Abel makes the answer clear: people are responsible to guard and care for one another. Real community is hard and costly. Through Christ’s self-sacrifice, God reconciles people to Himself and creates the church as a renewed community. His Spirit renews people to open their homes, share what they have, and care for those in need.

Bible Reference: Genesis 4:1–16

Preacher: KJ Tromp

Anger exposes what a person values most. Jonah resents God’s compassion for Nineveh because it costs him privilege and comfort, so he waits outside the city hoping for judgement. God gives shade through a vine, then removes it and contrasts Jonah’s concern for the plant with His concern for 120,000 people. God came in Jesus to bear the punishment intended for lost people. His grace moves His people beyond comfort to care for those who do not know Him.

Bible Reference: Jonah 4

Preacher: KJ Tromp

Jonah receives God’s command a second time and goes to Nineveh, where he warns that the great city faces destruction in forty days. The people believe God, turn from violence, and mourn their sin, while their king exchanges royal robes for sackcloth. God sees their repentance and compassionately withholds the threatened destruction. His grace exposes the pride that would keep mercy for respectable people. It moves His people to see others as possible disciples, speak with compassion, and serve with joy rather than guilt.

Bible Reference: Jonah 3

Preacher: KJ Tromp

At rock bottom, Jonah has lost every escape and faces both drowning and God’s judgement for his disobedience. Yet he prays because he knows God listens, shows mercy, and alone can save. His three days in the fish point beyond his flawed obedience to Jesus, who willingly bears others’ disobedience and rises from the grave. Prayer therefore rests not on polished words, but on knowing God’s character and calling to Him for forgiveness, help, and salvation.

Bible Reference: Jonah 1:17–2:10

Preacher: KJ Tromp

Jonah seems to have escaped God, but a violent storm exposes the rebellion he hid below deck. God controls the wind and exposes Jonah to the sailors, while his sin places their innocent lives in danger. The sailors try to save Jonah, then throw him overboard; the sea grows calm, and they worship God. Jesus later calms another storm with the Creator’s authority. Because Christ breaks sin’s power, running from God can give way to repentance, forgiveness, and renewed obedience.

Bible Reference: Jonah 1:4–16

Preacher: KJ Tromp

Jonah knew God’s mercy firsthand. Yet he fled when God sent him to preach repentance to Nineveh, Israel’s brutal enemy. His deepest fear was not danger, but that God might spare people he believed deserved punishment. God had already shown patience to rebellious Israel, and His compassion reaches even those who insult Him and hurt others. Unlike Jonah, Jesus gladly invites sinners into God’s kingdom, and His grace moves those who receive it to speak rather than avoid.

Bible Reference: Jonah 1:1–3

Preacher: KJ Tromp

Why should the Bible shape life? Its varied writings record God's acts, His words through prophets, Jesus' life, and letters explaining His work. Early Christians tested writings for historical links to Jesus' apostles and agreement with accepted teaching, while the Bible's public history remains open to scrutiny. Its truth reaches beyond facts by explaining human brokenness, God's relentless love, and real hope, inviting people to read it and ask God to make Himself known.

Preacher: KJ Tromp

Death seems final, making every life and decision temporary. Yet Paul says Christian faith is futile and sin remains unforgiven if Christ has not been raised. Jesus rose as the first fruit of restored human life, proving His authority, changing fearful disciples, and assuring His people that death will not finish their story. Because God raised His Son and confirmed His saving work, present choices matter beyond the grave. Jesus offers forgiveness and calls people to receive Him as the King who defeats sin and death.

Bible Reference: 1 Corinthians 15:17

Preacher: KJ Tromp