Faith Church - Sermon Podcasts

Our society is becoming increasingly individualistic, isolated, and lonely. In this type of climate, relationships are shallow and superficial. In and amongst this culture, it is important that the church engages in a way of doing community that is different to the world. How do Christians engage in authentic fellowship? Tune in to find out. This week's sermon, "Kingdom Community", is available online now.

The Christian church, as God's hands and feet, is called to be a practical community. God's kingdom is characterised by action and power, not cheap talk and apathy. As we continue our series looking at the Kingdom of God, we remember that God's intention was always that the church would be active and pragmatic. This week's sermon, "Talk is Cheap", is available online now.

Rejoicing is one of the keys to a fruitful and faithful life. But during adversity, anxiety or antagonism, rejoicing can be difficult. What does it mean to rejoice? And more importantly, what is the basis for our rejoicing? Tune in to find out. This week's sermon, "Glad for Grace", is available online now.

There are 3 different levels of knowledge which determine the way we understand Scriptures, know God, and approach our own existence. Only one of them can promote real change in our lives. This week's sermon is available online now.

If the fruit of sin is death – and as believers we have freedom over sin – why would we continue in it? Join us this week as we explore the present life-taking effect of sin and the true life-giving power of Jesus, that is yours to experience today.

From the beginning, the devil has deceived the world with the lie that freedom is found apart from Christ. Jesus confronts this lie with the truth of what freedom is and where it is found. Join us this week as we see the way truth sets us free to live, to fight and to serve.

When you take a look around, it's tempting to think that God just doesn't care. It feels like wars, disease, murder, death, betrayal, and disappointments are on every corner. Does God actually care? Does He just appear to care? Does He just say that He cares? Find out what God did to demonstrate once and for all that He really does care. This week's sermon, "God Cares", is available online now.

What is the Gospel? And how does the Kingdom of God shape our understanding of the Gospel? This vital, good news is broader than Jesus dying to send people to heaven. Tune in to learn more! This weeks sermon is available online now.

How can we call someone a king if they neither have subjects, nor obedient citizens? Find out the miracle of God in Jesus, who won for himself a people who were willing and made able to obey him as King. This week's sermon, "A True King", is available online now.

In the beginning, God created and cultivated the world with his power and authority. And in the creation narrative, we discover that humanity was made in God's image. What's the nature and importance of the Imago Dei (the Image of God)? And how does this relate to living in God's kingdom today? This week's sermon, "Reigning and Ruling the Earth", is available online now.

"Through Jesus we know God" - this is a beloved truth of the Christian faith. Underlying this truth though, is an even grander reality: God knows us. Join us as we explore what it means to be known by God and how it changes our lives.

There has been a war raging since Genesis between two kingdoms. This is the power struggle between the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of light. And one of the purposes of King Jesus' rule and reign is to destroy and undo the works of Satan. Tune in as we continue our series, Kingdom Living. This week's sermon, Conquering Darkness, is available online now.

The way that God rules and reigns isn't quite what we would expect it to be. Contrary to intuition and nature, God exercising dominion and royal authority is demonstrated in His service, humility, love and grace. In so far as we're called to reign and rule, we should follow in His footsteps and joyfully seek the good of everyone around us. This week's message is available online now.

Has God's Kingdom come? Or is it coming? Is it a present or a future reality? Find out how we can reconcile the different aspects of the Kingdom of God, and how it applies to you today! This week's sermon, "Now But Not Yet", is available online now.

What's the Kingdom of God? And why is it good news that Jesus is King? Understanding it can be quite confusing. But a clear picture of God's Kingdom is crucial to our theology and practice, as well as moving forward in our series, "Kingdom Living". Check out this week's message to discover what the Kingdom of God is.

What's the story of the Bible all about? Felipe kicks off a new series at Faith Church titled, "Kingdom Living". Tune in to this week's sermon as we survey Genesis 1-3 and look at the grand plan of God.

Religious idolatry, or spiritual idolatry, is quite possibly one of the most sinister of all idols. All under the guise of authentic godliness, religious idolatry shifts your focus away from Jesus to a ritual, activity, doctrine, group, or gifting. Although this may feel good in the short term, it's destined to devastate you sooner or later. This week's sermon is available online now.

One of the widespread idols of our culture is money. Whether rich or poor, billions of people are sacrificing, serving and worshiping the god of cash. But the vices of money idolatry are deeply damaging. Check out this week's sermon to help you detect and destroy the god of affluence and riches in your life.

Ever since we first tasted power in the Garden of Eden, humanity has been craving autonomy and control. And we daily live under the illusion that we have true power. But this only leaves us deeply disappointed, as we come to realise our profound dependence and fragility. When power and control become an idol, we suffer disastrous consequences. Are you power-addicted? How can you even tell if you are or not? This week’s sermon, 'Power-Addicted', is available online now.

Comfort is at our fingertips. And so often, we’re magnetised to relaxation, luxury and entertainment. When indulgence becomes an idol, we sacrifice our responsibilities, relationships and our religion. Are you a slave to the god of comfort? What have you been willing to lay on the alter to have it? This week’s sermon is available online now.

Psychologists today speak of our need for acceptance as one of the most basic, human traits. But what happens when you make an idol out of acceptance? Being enslaved to the approval of others forces you to behave in ways that are contrary to love. This week's sermon is available online now.

Work is a gift that God gave to humanity even before the fall. But when wemake a god out of work, the whole course of nature takes on disastrousconsequences. Tune in to find out how. This week's sermon, Demolishing Dagon,is available online now.

Children are a gracious gift from the Lord. What a joy it is to be a parent!But the distance between loving our children and idolising them is a verysmall step. When we make our kids ultimate, it makes for a story thatinevitably leaves everyone involved heartbroken. This week's sermon isavailable online now.

God has given romantic relationships to humanity as a gift. But when we takethat gift and make it into a god, there are disastrous consequences thatdamage the soul. This week's sermon is available online now.

An idol is anything embraced as ultimate as a substitute for God. They cancome in all shapes and sizes - some take the form of golden statues, whileothers are camouflaged in the heart. What are the idols in your life? Tune into find out how destructive they can be, how to detect them, and how todestroy them. This week's sermon, is available online now.

As we reach the last Beatitude and the conclusion for our series, "SupremeBlessedness", we learn that suffering and persecution is inevitable. Those wholive like Jesus will face adversity. Our response then, rather than beingspoilt, Christian cowards, is to suffer well. This week's sermon, "SufferingWell", is available online now.

So often, in the trials of life, it can feel like Jesus is absent or asleep.And our reaction is to forget His promises, allow fear to cripple us, and makepeace with the doubt that creeps in. What do we do when the storms, winds, andwaves are destroying us? Tune in to this week's sermon, "Tranquility in theTempest", available online now.

God is a merciful God. And His children have been profoundly marked by Hismercy. If it's been experienced, then it must be displayed. Are you merciful?This week's sermon, "Marked by Mercy", is available online now.

God calls us to be pacifiers and peacemakers. By the very fact that He hasmade peace with us, we must make peace with others - even enemies! Thealternative is to harbour resentment. But unforgiveness and bitterness damagesour souls, and is a target waiting to be attacked by Satan. So, be apeacemaker. This week's sermon, "Making Peace with Enemies", is availableonline now.

God sees the heart. Unlike us, He can't be fooled by exteriors andappearances. And our hearts must be pure before Him. But what does it mean tohave a pure heart? And how do we get it? How do we walk in it? We shouldn'ttreat this Beatitude so lightly considering the promise is that if we're purein heart, we'll see God. This week's sermon, "From the Inside, Out", isavailable online now.

Supreme blessedness comes when we starve for the righteousness that comes fromabove. The type of longing that will not be satisfied until we are freed fromsin and walking like our Saviour. This internal aching is a very good andgodly thing. And the promise is that those who experience this pining will befilled. Tune in as we continue our series on the Beatitudes, with this week'ssermon, which is available online now.

Meekness is a word that seems to have lost much of its meaning. It'smisunderstood as weakness or even cowardice. But Jesus, as the exemplary meekman, was neither weak nor cowardly. What is meek? And why are the meekblessed? As we continue our series on the Beatitudes, "Supreme Blessedness",tune in to discover the third kingdom attribute taught by Jesus. This week'ssermon is available online now.

In a continuation of our Beatitudes Series, "Supreme Blessedness", we take alook at what it means to mourn. Godly grief is a central aspect of theChristian life, and a natural consequence of spiritual poverty. Why is thisgood news? Tune in to find out. This week's sermon is available online now.

This week, we kicked off a new series on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5. Jesusteaches us that all who are in Him are blessed. Particularly those who arepoor in spirit. The promise is that they will inherit the kingdom of heaven.Tune in to discover what it means to be poor in spirit. This weeks sermon, isavailable online now.

God is resolutely determined to chase after and save His one lost sheep. Whenone of God's fold strays, God doesn't withhold His love, but stops at nothingto graciously rescue. Heaven roars with praise when the one is restored. IfGod actively seeks our restoration, then you also must pursue your brothersand sisters in Christ with kind and tender-hearted love. This week's sermon isavailable online now.

It’s in beholding God’s glory, that we go from glory to glory. And the more wecome to see the beauty of our salvation, the more we will be transformed.Check out this week's sermon, available online now.

The story of the rich young ruler in Matthew 19 is all about God and Hiskingdom. From the outside, this man seemed to have it all together. But on theinside, he was truly broken. He wanted the kingdom without the King, but thisis not possible. Check out this week's sermon, "The King and the Kingdom",available online now.

The Spirit is often described in the Bible as a fire. But in the same way thatHe can be red-hot in our lives, He can also be quenched. There are few thingsin the Christian life that can be as dangerous as quenching the Spirit's fire.Tune in to find out how we quench the Spirit, and how it can be avoided. Thisweek's sermon is available online now.

Truth, Goodness, Beauty. The search of humanity is a quest for truth, goodnessand beauty. We're not satisfied with a limited amount of these qualities - wewant an infinite amount. In God alone, can we find the truth, goodness, andbeauty that our souls are longing for. This week's sermon, "Truth, Goodness,Beauty", is available online now.

Not only is patience one of the fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5;it is also a key element of love (1 Corinthians 13:4). In our relationshipswith others, even though our temptation is to be impatient, it is so importantto display the patience that God in Christ shows towards us as sinners. Thisweek's sermon is available online now.

In our individualistic, consumeristic, and narcissistic culture, it's veryeasy to become entitled. We tend to focus on the negative things, and thenfind comfort when we vent to the world about our dissatisfactions. But thisgrumbling and ungrateful attitude is uncharacteristic of the Christiancalling. Are you Christian who is seasoned with thankfulness? This week'ssermon is available online now.

The hand of God appeared and wrote on the wall of the palace in Babylon.What’s the meaning? Why was it written? How does it affect me today? Thisweek’s sermon, “The Writing’s on the Wall”, is available online now.