In his day, many people told Jesus how much they wanted to follow him. At least until they heard how serious Jesus was about it. There was to be no looking back. Sometimes no place to lay your head. And when rival affections clashed, he wanted you to settle from the start where your loyalties lay. The rewards are incomparable and incalculable. But there’s still a price, and that price is full allegiance.

Jesus gives Peter the keys to the Kingdom of God. Wow, really? What does it even mean? And is it just Peter? Or does it include all of us who come after him? This week, we look at God's kingdom and; the authority believers have to enforce its arrival on earth. You have a key role, my friend. Find out more from this sermon video.

One of the defining characteristics of God's kingdom is that He forgives His people and that forgiveness transforms them. And it so profoundly changes His people that they would in turn forgive those who have wronged them. But what happens when receiving God's forgiveness does nothing to change the recipient? We explore this dynamic from this sermon.

Love God = Love each other. That's the way of Jesus' kingdom. And sometimes, loving others well means yielding our right to do whatever and however we like. But surely this isn't a blanket rule. So how? Find out more from this sermon.

It starts small. It looks insignificant. There's no big splash. But it blooms and rises if you give it time and it eventually gets into everything everywhere. That's how the Kingdom of God grows and grows.

The Kingdom of God is the most precious thing to have. But if we don't have eyes to see its worth, we will pass on it. The first step towards obtaining God's Kingdom is to get our valuations right. This week marks the launch of our year-long, double-seasoned Kingdom of God series. And we begin by Seeing Worth.

The Kingdom of God is not about whisking believers away into heaven as if life on earth was something dreadful to abandon. God's Kingdom is to come, from God to us, to materialize on earth what is already in heaven. And for that to happen, it requires all of us.

It's a new year, church! And we want to begin by letting God cast vision. What is He doing all around us? his kingdom is breaking out. But what is He doing inside us? Inside us, spiritual maturity is being formed. Ever felt like these pull you towards separate extremities? Want a faith life where both cohere and complement? Find out more from this sermon podcast.

The theme we have picked up for this year's Christmas weekend service is Homecoming. What has Christmas got to do with homecoming when so many of our neighbours have no place to lay their heads? But we remember, neither did Jesus.

He was born under make-shift conditions, never felt quite at home in this world and for the few years we know Him best for, He essentially crashed from place to place. But all that was for a rescue and a homecoming that would put an end to the suffering we see on our doorsteps today.

The birth of Jesus triggered the most lavish offering of gifts from an unlikely group: the Magi. These were magicians and astrologers, not exactly Biblically-approved vocations. And yet they waited and watched for Jesus, and when the time came, they brought their very best. Church, this Advent, we can bring excuses or bring our very best, but we can't bring both.