Episodes
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Mission sermon series 4: A healthy, mission shaped, multiplying church
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
What is Jesus' vision for his church?
Jesus' vision is that the church would be healthy. John 15 clearly shows what this kind of health looks like, that it is drawing strength from him, the vine, that it is bearing much fruit, loving, and joyful.
Jesus' vision is that the church would be mission shaped. In John 20:19-23, Jesus sends his followers, in the power of the Spirit, in the same way that the Father sent Jesus.
Jesus' vision is that the church would be multiplying. So many of the parables and pictures Jesus used of the Kingdom of God have multiplication at their heart. Disciples multiply disciples. Leaders reproduce leaders. Seed bears much fruit.
A healthy, mission shaped, multiplying church joins Jesus on God's mission to bring restoration to all things.
This sermon was preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church on Sunday 8th September 2019.
It can be enhanced by viewing the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link.
Enjoy!
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Mission Life 3: The good news and evangelism
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
'Evangelism' can be a word that evokes anxiety in Christians, or images of street preachers yelling at people. Who wants to be like that? But God has gifted some in the church to be evangelists, and called the whole church to do the work of evangelism. We don't do this in our own power - we do it empowered by the Holy Spirit. The whole church can support the work of evangelism - which is simply sharing the good news of Jesus with others - through the gifts of all people, including prayer, hospitality, and care.
This sermon is the third in a series on mission, preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church on Sunday 1st September 2019.
It can be enhanced through viewing the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link.
Enjoy!
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Mission Life 2: The Gospel and Prayer
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
The gospel - the good news, that Jesus does for us what we could never do for ourselves - is the power of salvation. But it is also the power of mission. Not our own power, but the power of God for a lost and broken world.
When we understand that the gospel is good news for us - each of us, individually - we come alive in faith. When we understand that the gospel is good news for everyone, we come alive in mission.
This sermon was preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church on Sunday 25th August 2019.
It's accompanied by the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link.
Enjoy!
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Mission Life series part 1: a mini church in mission
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Our mission series kicks off with a surprising passage - Ephesians 4:7-11, where Paul writes that only together, with everyone in the church using their God-given gifting, can we grow and become mature in Christ.
The calling of the pastors and leaders is not to DO the ministry but to EQUIP God's people to do the ministry!
We introduce the metaphor for the mission life series: the restoration of a classic mini. God's mission is to restore not just us, but ALL THINGS in Christ. And we get the joy of joining in with that and being part of it!
This sermon was preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church on Sunday 18th August 2019.
It can be enhanced by viewing the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link.
Enjoy!
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Luke 12 How to be truly rich
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
'Be on your guard against all kinds of greed,' Jesus says.
'Life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.'
Yet this message is the antithesis of modern consumeristic culture. Jesus had strong words about what true wealth consists of. To one man who approached him, Jesus told the parable of the rich fool, which could be summed up by the No Fear T-shirt slogan: He who dies with the most toys...still dies.'
So what does it mean to be truly rich? What do we do with wealth? How do we respond to the looming reality of our own death? And how can we be rich towards God?
This sermon was preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church
on Sunday 4th August 2019. It can be enhanced by viewing the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link.
Enjoy!
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
Luke 10 sitting at the feet of Jesus
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
This is a contemplative sermon on Luke 10, the account of Mary and Martha.
Enjoy sitting at the feet of Jesus.
Blessings!
This sermon was preached on Sunday 21st July 2019 at Pakenham Lakeside Church.
Enjoy!
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Luke 10: On a mission from God
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
'We're on a mission from God.' A famous line from the classic movie, The Blues Brothers. But it's also true of us! 'Mission' simply means 'sending.' We see in the Bible that God is a God of mission. He is always reaching out in love to restore and reconcile a broken world. God the Father sends Jesus. The risen and ascended Jesus sends the Holy Spirit. And in the power of the Spirit, Jesus sends his followers with the message of good news, forgiveness and resurrection.
In Luke 10, Jesus sends seventy two ordinary disciples in his name and his authority to carry on his mission of healing and bringing the kingdom of God. We, too, are sent into the joy and challenge of God's mission.
This sermon was preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church on Sunday 7th July 2019.
It can be enhanced by viewing the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link.
Enjoy!
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
A depressed prophet and a gracious God 1 Kings 19
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Depression affects many people. In 1 Kings 19 we find a depressed prophet - and we see how God graciously helps him, body, mind and spirit.
Depression and mental illness have physical, psychological and spiritual aspects. Our gracious God cares for us and brings restoration in each of these areas.
This sermon was preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church on Sunday 23rd June, 2019.
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Monday Jun 17, 2019
Psalm 8 O Lord how majestic is your name
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Psalm 8 says:
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth...
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and stars, which you set in place - what is humanity that you are mindful of them, the son of man that you care for him?
This sermon explores the wonders of God's creation, its brokenness through humans taking God's glory for themselves, and restoration through 'the Son of Man,' the true human, Jesus Christ.
It was preached at Pakenham Lakeside Church on Sunday 16th June, 2019.
It can be enhanced by the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link.
You might also like to look at the Scale of the Universe animation. You'll need Flash player to play this animation (I found it worked on MS Edge but not on Google Chrome).
Enjoy!
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
The gift of the Holy Spirit
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
God's pouring out of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and on all believers brings many great gifts into our lives.
Four of these gifts are the gifts of forgiveness, relationship, intimacy with God, and teaching.
This sermon was preached on Pentecost Sunday, June 9th, 2019, at Pakenham Lakeside Church.
Enjoy!