Mar 30, 2026
Dave opens with a lighthearted reflection on early birds vs. night owls, using his five-year-old son Douglas (who storms in at 5am in full builder's gear) as a bridge into the day's theme - Palm Sunday and the clocks going forward giving him a welcome extra hour's sleep.
He then explores the Palm Sunday story from...
Mar 22, 2026
Mhairi’s sermon centres on Jonah and the “sign of Jonah” in Matthew 12, showing how Jonah’s story points forward to Jesus’ death and resurrection.
She begins by connecting Jesus’ words to the Old Testament story of Jonah. Jonah was called by God to go to Nineveh and preach against its wickedness, but instead...
Mar 15, 2026
James reflects on the Transfiguration of Jesus in Mark 8:27–9:10, describing it as a true “mountaintop experience” that gave the disciples a preview of Christ’s glory and the coming kingdom of God.
He begins by setting the scene near Caesarea Philippi, likely placing the event on Mount Hermon. Before the...
Mar 8, 2026
"Building on the Right Foundation"
Core Illustration The sermon opens with the Leaning Tower of Pisa, an impressive structure undermined by a shallow foundation on marshy ground, as a metaphor for lives built on the wrong things.
The Two Houses (Matthew 7:24-29) Jesus closes the Sermon on the Mount with a parable of...
Mar 3, 2026
David continues the church’s Sermon on the Mount series, framing it like crossing a mountain pass: you can’t relax too early or lose focus before you’re “all the way off the mountain.” He says Jesus’ teaching demands a response, not just hearing, but doing (quoting James 1), like the kids at the church’s...