This is the third sermon opening up the launch of Jesus' Kingdom ministry as set out in Mark's Gospel. In the reading set for this day Jesus heals Peter's mother-in-law of a fever and goes to a lonely place to pray. Why does he do that?

Jesus Goes to 'Church'

Jan 28th, 2018 45m

Jesus has proclaimed the closeness of the God's awaited Kingdom. He has called some disciples. What happens next? Jesus goes to Sabbath day worship which starts well and then gets confrontational. A typical day of mission in the Kingdom.

The Gospel Of Jesus In One Sentence

Jan 21st, 2018 41m 58s

Today we listen hard to the first words recorded from Jesus in Mark's Gospel. What was his Gospel and what did it require? in his Gospel of God he is the awaited Kingdom that people may receive and embrace.

Born So We Might Be Re-Born

Dec 31st, 2017 32m 7s

On the first Sunday of Christmas Francis opens Paul's outline of the Gospel featuring the Birth of Jesus as the coming of God's Son sent for us. This message points to God's high purposes and encourages us to expect that and nothing less.

It's All About Jesus

Dec 17th, 2017 36m 55s

On Advent 3 Hsiang Ling picked up the rich prophecy of Isaiah 61 as carefully echoed by Jesus in Luke 4:16-21 to bring a 3 fold encouragement for working with God between the first and second coming of Christ.

The Gospel Of Christ's Reign

Nov 26th, 2017 36m 48s

Francis celebrates the central feature of the Gospel; Jesus is Lord. The Gospel provides a liberation map referenced to the Lordship of Jesus and His reign.

God's Outrageous Risks In Faith

Nov 19th, 2017 36m 54s

What is this parable about? This message first looks at what this meant to Jesus first audience and then what it might means to us today.

Vision For Trinity Church

Nov 5th, 2017 35m 43s

Francis shared his vision for Trinity Church and described what it required for people.

Reformation Sunday #500

Oct 29th, 2017 34m 1s

On the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's triggering of the Protestant Reformation Francis offered a few glimpses around what the situation was before the Reformation in Western Europe and the role Martin Luther played in starting it. Attent

Questioning The Questions

Oct 22nd, 2017 36m 22s

One the sharpest encounters of all time concerned a tax question. Francis opens this challenges of questions up to show that this tax question became a worship issue involving 100%

Of Canons And Golden Calves

Oct 15th, 2017 43m 27s

This is a two part message explaining what the collation of Pastor Francis is about and a message about the golden calf episode in Exodus

An Attitude Like Jesus

Oct 7th, 2017 17m 20s

Jan opens up the clash between Jesus and the Temple Authorities as he exposes them for being less than faithful in their actions and words

Confronting Truth

Sep 24th, 2017 34m 27s

After considering two stories where people are offended by God and the truth of what God is like, we consider the need to have a policy on truth telling. Without a policy social pressures and inner fears will cause us to fail the truth test at

Pentecost

May 24th, 2015 21m 40s

The first church was labeled by outsiders as 'Christians'. This is a rich title that focuses attention on the Anointed Christ and his anointed followers. The nature of the anointing is explored here as being a lover's kiss.

Hearing God's Call

Jan 16th, 2012 21m 38s

Jan reflects on the scriptures and his own experience of hearing God's call in his life. The experiences of the boy Samuel, the old priest Ely, Sceptical Nathanael and the saintly John on Patmos are drawn on for teaching and encouragement.

Christmas Day

Dec 27th, 2011 21m 44s

Francis begins with a brief word study of the word IKON before considering the way birds and people are shaped by what they see at impressionable moments before considering Jesus come to earth as God's imprint of God-self on humanity.

The Word of God

Jan 2nd, 2011 20m 30s

The Word was with God and the Word was God. How do we understand this Word? Barbara explores God's Word as described in John 1 and also what Paul's sentence of praise in Ephesians 1:3-14 has to say about this Word. She examines how God's Word m

What Are We Telling The Kids At Christmas?

Dec 14th, 2010 21m 12s

On the third Sunday of Advent Francis shared his concern fro international children who experience Christmas in a mixed up way through December and can easily miss out on hearing about Jesus. He pleads for Christian parents to tell the Jesus s

The Essential Advent Message

Dec 5th, 2010 28m 42s

Prepare the way of the Lord! is a recurring message to God's people in advance of God acting in history. It is the essential message of Advent and cues the Church and it members for the waiting before the Return of Jesus

Advent: Living in Anticipation Of The Second Coming

Nov 28th, 2010 24m 26s

On the first Sunday of Advent Francis considered that part of the Gospel that declares the return of Jesus and asks, How are believers to live in anticipation of that? Guidance is found in the baptism commitments and the scripture readings set

THE END According To The Gospel

Nov 21st, 2010 29m 41s

On the last day of the Church's year Francis taught on what the Gospel says about the end of history or the world as we know it. He introduced Eschatology as the study of final things and set out how the Gospel assumes a hope for the present o

New Wine Training Day — Session 4: Practical Ministry Examples

Nov 16th, 2010 23m 47s

This New Wine Training Day talk covers how to lead others to faith in the context of ministering to them in prayer and praying for others to be filled with the Spirit.

New Wine Training Day — Session 3: Releasing the Ministry 2

Nov 16th, 2010 24m 35s

This New Wine Training Day talk describes a practical model for ministering to another in prayer.

New Wine Training Day — Session 2: Releasing the Ministry 1

Nov 16th, 2010 50m 27s

This New Wine Training Day talk focuses on the Gifts of the Spirit and their role in releasing ministry: What they are and how they operate.

New Wine Training Day — Session 1: The Biblical Foundations of Ministry

Nov 15th, 2010 39m 12s

This New Wine Training day talk describes the Kingdom of God as the framework within which ministry happens and introduces Jesus' Messianic mandate through which we minister. It also outlines how ministry is based on both authority and power.