In Ephesians 6, the apostle Paul lists items of armour that belong to the Christian for the spiritual battle that exists. What’s the significance of the armour? And what’s the significance of the battle? In this guest sermon, Rev Adam Wilson from Trinity Church York (IPC) answers these questions.

In the famous prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, the first thing Jesus teaches them to ask is that God’s name would be “hallowed.” What does that mean? And how does it happen? In this sermon we look at these questions in our Lord’s Prayer series.

At the centre of Jesus’ famous teaching - The Sermon on the Mount - is The Lord’s Prayer, a prayer Jesus taught his disciples. In the first line of the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to address God with the words, “Our Father in heaven.” What do these words teach us, and how do they shape our praying?

Jesus have two practices to be practiced in the Church throughout the ages: baptism and the Lord’s Supper. In this sermon we look at what the Lord’s Supper is all about as we look at why meals in the Bible are significant, and what’s significant about this particular meal.

What should we think about when we think about baptism? Who’s baptism really about? And what happens when we’re baptised? In this sermon we look at Jesus’ command to baptise in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

When Jesus died, two thieves were crucified either side of him and spoke with him in their dying moments. What do we learn from Jesus’ interaction with them?

Whilst a Christian baptism sometimes looks slightly different - a sprinkling, pouring or immersion - the common feature is water. So, what’s significant about water in baptism? In this sermon we look at the themes of creation and judgment in the Bible to help us answer this question.

How does God respond to us when we fail him? At the end of John’s Gospel, Jesus addresses one of his followers who had promised him loyalty and courage, but had delivered on none of his promises. How will Jesus respond? And what can we learn from his response?

Thomas, one of Jesus’ disciples, wasn’t there when Jesus first appeared to the disciples after his resurrection. He couldn’t bring himself to believe that Jesus had risen. Why not? And what changed? In this sermon we look Jesus’ response to Thomas and what it teaches us about belief.

“Tomorrow’s a new day,” we’ll sometimes say, in the hope that something will change. At the end of John’s Gospel, we see that Jesus’ resurrection really does change everything - it is the new day we long for.