Crawley Community Church

One Week Later by Crawley Community Church

Danny talks through the disciples 3 encounters with Jesus in John 21 after his resurrection. How we build locked doors of distraction. How we fill our lives with noise, screens and activities. Danny shows how Jesus walked through locked doors to be with the disciples he loved and reveal himself to them. Jesus offers peace when we are fearful about the future, our barriers to protect ourselves don't stop Jesus from reaching us. Jesus invites us to believe and confront our doubts and he breaks through barriers of fear. Jesus comes to both free us from our sin and fears. Sin is often rebellion against God dressed up as preference.

This week Danny takes us through the role of the husband looking at Ephesians 5:21-28 and 1 Peter 3:7

Danny continues our Series "Family Album" and this week looks at the role of the wife

Steve preaches Part 2 of our preparation for the Stretch Gift Days, “Remember This…”, from 2 Corinthians 9:1–15.

Danny continues our series Family Album looking at Marriage this week

Steve takes us into STRETCH our theme for 2026 looking at 2 Corinthians 8:9-15

This week Danny talks through the challenges of Adulthood looking at Psalm 84:5–6 “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools.”

Danny continues our Family Album series with YOUTH - when the future feels limitless walking us through the book of Eccelesiastes., a book that prevents naive optimism.

Danny opens our new Series "Family Album" - Childhood the first pages. Psalm 139 looks at the beauty of God loving us from before we were born.

Justin wraps up our series Stretch on Isaiah 54

Danny takes us through Isaiah 54, focusing on "FEAR NOT, you will not be ashamed". Shame is a very powerful, destructive emotion (different from guilt). Shame makes us feel like "I am a failure", but God is saying through Isaiah we do not have to live in shame; it's been removed. We no longer need to live with the restrictions of fear. God addresses the things we're ashamed of from our youth. When God speaks of expansion, change and moving on our reflex can be fearful but we don't need to live like that in a new season.

Steve takes us through our new series called STRETCH from Isaiah 54. Important verses to remind ourselves of our God of hope and his promises.

Danny takes us through the Christmas Story in Matthew 1: 18-23 as part 2 of our series from the Margins to the Manger

This week Steve kicks off our new advent series in Matthew 1 the Geneology of Jesus and looks at the scarlet thread of some interesting characters who played a critical role to prepare the way and point to Jesus.

This week Steve closes out our Series called Vintage Faith, Timeless Truths with helpful instruction on the Holy Spirit.

This week Danny continues our Vintage Faith series and looks at what the bible says about marriage.

This week Steve takes us through the role of Deacons in the church

Danny takes us through Galatians 1:6-7 and being very clear on the true gospel message so we don't fall for "a different gospel" a different way that pretends to be the good news but in fact is not the good news at all. The gospel is not self help. It is not good advice it is news of that kind of stunning substitutionary and costly exchange that Jesus made for us.

This week Justin takes us through God's eternal plan of redemption. Key Scripture is Ephesians 1:4-6 and Justin points out the sheer beauty of redemption - how we didn't deserve it and it doesn't rest on our shaky fluctuating performance and the thread of redemption is throughout the bible.

This Sunday Steve celebrates the joy of giving on our Harvest Sunday. ‘ I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now' Philippians 1:4-5

This week Danny takes us through Romans 7:17-23 and looks at the reality of all of us having a fallen sinful nature - not a popular truth in today's culture but a timeless truth to be understood to then understand the freedom from sin we can enjoy in Christ Jesus and following instead the leadings of the Holy Spirit.

Danny kicks off part one of VINTAGE FAITH our new series on timeless truths

Danny concludes our THIS IS CHURCH series looking at the posture of serving.

Steve continues our Series THIS IS CHURCH and looks at "Forming"

THIS IS CHURCH - Prayer by Crawley Community Church

This Sunday Matthews from Kenya on our "Celebrating the Nations" Sunday closes out our Destinations series looking at Paul's trip to Rome in Acts 27 and the shipwreck

This week Alex takes us to Malta in Acts 28 verses 1-11. Paul never intended to go to Malta but God used it for His purposes. Alex made some powerful points from this passage. ONE: Your plans might change, but God's purpose doesn't (and he'll use the detours for His good purpose). Where you are even if its NOT where you planned to be is where God can use you to be a blessing. Paul was a blessing on Malta. He went and healed Publius father. TWO: GOD placed you here (in this church, in this nation, in the situation you are facing into right now). Clinging to control is trying to trust ourselves instead of trusting God. We need to cling to God instead.

This week Ben Stevens our Youth pastor takes us through Acts 17: 16-27 with Paul in Athens - a city full of idol worship and an altar to "an unknown God". He explains this unknown God to them in a way they would understand, like Youth understand ice cream. Ben explained when we explain the truths of the Gospel - some want to hear more some will laugh, some will walk away.

This week Danny continues our new series DESTINATIONS from Acts 18:1-11, Paul was not scared to confront and shake out his garments and move on. THE CHURCH WHO FEARS MAN...WILL ALWAYS COMPROMISE, THE CHURCH WHO FEARS GOD, WILL ALWAYS CONFRONT.

This week Aref continues our Destinations Series and looks at Thessaloniki - Thessalonians in biblical time from Acts 17 verses 1-9 and how Jason was a hero for his hospitality and steadfastness in opposition.

This week Caz Alliston continues our Destinations Series and looks at Cyprus Acts 13:4-12

This week Joel Kendall opens our DESTINATIONS -journeying through the book of Acts starting with the church in Antioch, who were born out of being scattered.

Who are you following? God is calling us to follow Him. We live in a world where "Follow Me" is everywhere. Have you stopped to ask who you are following? and where they are taking you? Justin explores this important topic in this weeks message and God himself through Jesus said to us "Follow Me".

This week Aaron closes out our "Soul Sickness" series looking at Anger. We now live in an angry world where anger is prevalent on social media with a war of words being commonplace. Aaron covered how anger can be positive fuel when we have self-control. Proverbs 29:11 "A shortsighted fool always loses his temple and displays his anger, but a wise man uses self-control and holds it back". Also we're open to the enemy's attack if we lack self-control with our anger. Proverbs 25:28 TPT "If you live without restraint and are unable to control your temper, you're as helpless as a city with broken-down defenses, open to attack."

Sadly our society is moving towards the dilution of guilt. There's little ownership of wrongdoing anymore. Danny this week explains there is a toxicity in hiding our sin - we can't heal if we don't own our mistakes, the times we "miss the mark" and we don't mature as a result in our character or our faith. We look through David's Psalm 51 after he commited adultery with Bathsheba.

Joseph this week continues our series Soul Sickness and looks at ENVY, the poison of comparison. “A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” Proverbs 14:30 NIV

This Sunday, we have the joy of welcoming Fabiano to our Sunday meeting. Fabiano serves as one of the elders at Família dos que Creem (Family of Those Who Believe), a vibrant church located in the influential city of Curitiba, Brazil. Their church is currently on a meaningful journey of connection and exploration with the Newfrontiers / New Ground family.

Debbie Fox, this week, takes us through something we've all experienced and battled with at times - overwhelm and tiredness. In a very practical way, Debbie shows us that help is at hand in God's word, and we don't need to be a burned-out generation.

This week Danny continues our "SOUL SICKNESS" series looking at "FEAR - when worry takes control". He focuses on Psalm 121: 1-8

Danny opens our new preaching series Soul Sickness. He looked at Anxiety and Stress - The Thief of Peace and takes us into Philippians 4 to help us see what God has to say about it.

This week Steve leads our Baptism service and what Baptism is about.

This week Joseph looks at how Psalm 51 which David wrote is a model for us on true repentance

This week Steve takes us through the beauty of REDEMPTION as part of our ART of SALVATION series

Debbie Fox continues our series on the ART OF SALVATION and looks at the beautiful truth of us being adopted as sons and daughters

Joseph takes us through the really important topic of reconciliation in our new series The Art of Salvation

This week Danny shows us that we cannot earn God's love by being good. Trying harder will never be enough. Being in relationship with God isn't about trying harder and rule keeping, its about trusting Jesus. We look at Romans 3:21-25 together as part of our series running up to Easter called "The Art of Salvation".

Steve kicks off our new series for Easter called "The Art of Salvation" and this week Steve looks at SUBSTITUTION with a sermon entitled "Follow the Lamb"

Danny this week concludes our series in Ephesians—Foundations of Faith. We'll look at Ephesians 6:1-4. Fatherless homes, rebellious kids - the crisis no one wants to talk about. 'Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honour your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. ' Ephesians 6:1-4

Ephesians 6 - Understanding ourselves and our adversary, using the Full Armour of God. Justin takes us through Ephesians 6 and the key verse is verse 10 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armour of God."

This week Steve exhorts us to make the most of every opportunity to be effective for Jesus, he talks us through 1 Corinthians 16: 8-9 which speaks of Paul noticing the season he's in and the amazing door of opportunity standing wide open for him to minister, may we notice the doors of opportunity God has given each of us and make the most of them.