Today we start a new three part series called 'Christmas Promises.'

This series covers three prophecies, thee promises in the book of Isaiah concerning the birth of the ultimate king from the line of David.
 He is the one who will rescue, restore and rule over God's people for all eternity.
His birth is hinted at in chapter 7 and confirmed in chapter 9 where his nature and character are also described.
The third promise in chapter 11 describes him as the Spirit-anointed king who is qualified and equipped to establish the perfect kingdom in which God's people will live in God's presence
Today we open Isaiah 7:1-11, and Matthew 1:18-24, as we see two different reposes to the promise of God to save and rescue his people. 

This morning we’ll join Ahaz and spend time considering  i)the threat and his response of faithlessness, in light of God’s promise, before we visit Jospeh and ii) the response of faithfulness.

In a season of indulgence, we are thinking about temptation, and how despite what the advertising gurus want us to think, it isn't a trivial matter. We'll see Jesus tempted in the wilderness in Matthew 4:1-11 where Zane Elliott will walk us through the three trials, Jesus' responses to them, and three truths Christians can hold on to as they face temptation.

As we come to the end of the series in Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith, Zane Elliott shows us Habakkuk's astounding response to certain judgement and calamity: He sings! 

Confident God will keep His promises, Habakkuk’s song rises and falls like a symphony of three movements, each with its own emotion, all telling one great story.  In this sermon we’ll see a:
 i) A movement of trust v.2
ii) A movement of God’s power vv.3-16
iii) A movement of delight vv.17-19

In chapter two of Habakkuk God reassures him that evil will not last forever. Jesse Behan opens this passage and helps us see how good and trustworthy God's Word is.

Today Zane Elliott is leading our service, and Oliver Preston is continuing our four-part teaching series in Habakkuk chapter 1:12- 2:1 with the theme ' From fear to faith."

This morning we start a four part series in the book of Habakkuk. Zane Elliott opens chapter 1:1-11 under the theme: Fearing God doesn't see, as we meet the prophet Habakkuk who is trying to make sense of the injustice he sees before him. We'll be thinking about how a righteous person responds to injustice. Faithful people should
i) be disturbed - God’s people should be rocked by injustice. 

ii) Be honest - bring those fears to God himself and

 iii) Be astounded - God does act to bring justice, sometimes in unbelievable ways.

Today we are back in our annual teaching series about money, called Money matters.
It's also our Giving Day, where parishioners can make a one-off gift for special purposes in the life of our church.

To help us think about Using what we’ve got, we’ll open 1 Timothy 6:17–19, where Paul gives Timothy guidance as he shepherds the church in Ephesus. He urges the wealthy not to fix their eyes on earthly riches, but to seek true wealth in God’s economy, treasure that lasts into eternity,  we’ll be encouraged to do two things:
i) Write off false assets (v.17), thinking our wealth gives us value, or security, 
and ii) Invest for real returns (vv.18–19), being rich in good deeds, generous, and willing to share, laying up true treasure for the coming age.

This week we start an annual series where we think about money, how we use it, and why it causes us so much anxiety and stress. Over the next two weeks we'll think about 'Money Matters' and we begin that series today in Matthew 6:25-34, and Deuteronomy 8:2-10 as Zane Elliott helps us think about The God who Supplies. We'll hear i) a call not to worry, and ii) a call to remember so that we can be freed to seek God's kingdom, and run after righteousness

Today we have Jesse Behan leading the service and Dave Clancey preaching on Mark 3:20-35 and Isaiah 49:1-26.

Our labour in Christ: Cor 15:50-58 by Simon Martin 28th September 2025