Today we conclude listening to Jesus prayer in John 17; and we find something very precious. That even as he faces betrayal, false accusations, a brutal death and the wrath of God poured out on him because of our sin, Jesus prays for us.

In our final week of vision month and the lord's prayer, we look at what it means for Jesus to have the victory and to protect us and deliver us.

As we move from the Lord's prayer into the Lord praying, we see a deeper expression of what we learned over the last four weeks - that as Jesus prays for the Father's glory to be displayed, and his people to be provided for, he is praying for a deep, trusting relationship for the people the Father has given him. This week we develop our understanding that prayer is an essential part of how we lean into this relationship.

Having prayed for things of God, the Lord's prayer pivots to praying for provision for us and in particular this week, for daily sustenance and eternal forgiveness.

This week's focus in the Lord's prayer is the 3 petitions we bring to God for his glory: the honouring of his name; the coming of his kingdom and will being done. 

It’s Vision Month, and we’re focusing on the Lord’s Prayer — the most hope-filled words we can pray. Prayer isn’t wishful thinking; it’s the bold approach of children who know their Father listens. This week, the opening line draws us near to Him.

Where do we turn when life becomes unfair? When oppressors prosper, how do we respond? When injustice reigns, how do we react?   Today, we are looking at James 5 which reminds us that wealth cannot save us, but Jesus can. It calls us to wait and persevere with patience, and it invites us to pray, knowing that through Christ our prayers are heard, our sins are forgiven, and our lives are held in God’s saving hands.

James 4 focusses on the evil of boasting (in its many forms) and urges us to return to God in humility and repentance to find grace.

Our words matter, our words are broken, but wisdom from above changes everything.

The wisdom of the Christian life is that, having been saved by Christ, our faith is not meant to remain in words alone but to be lived out in obedience to God’s commands, above all in loving our neighbour as ourselves.

In this new series called "Wise Faith" James shows us how trials prompt us to seek wisdom from God's word to put into action.

Paul finishes Romans 8 with the victory of Christ and the fact that nothing can separates us from his love.

In this week's passage Paul focuses on our present suffering and future glory and encourages us by explaining the work of the Holy Spirit.

Our passage today (Romans 8:1–17) commences with two of the most precious words from God our judge that we will ever hear... "No condemnation," and is all about the assurance that we have through the plan of the Father, brought about by the word of the Son, and applied to us by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 7 explores how the law exposes sin and opens up a bunch of questions for us on the place of sin in our lives.

Paul asks the question again: shall we keep on sinning? The answer takes a slightly different angle to last week to explore the freedom we have in Christ and how that is paradoxically found in being obedient and devoted to God.

This week we dive back into Romans and spend the next 7 weeks looking at the power of the gospel in the Christian life in Romans 6-8. This week we particularly look at what it means to be united with Christ.

The focus of today's message will be Romans chapter 5 v 8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. In this we see God's love, our sin, and Christ's sacrifice. Today, will also be an opportunity for us to briefly review Romans chapter 1-5 in as we prepare for starting up our Romans series from chapter 6 next week.

This week’s sermon in our “Memory Verses for Life” series focuses on Proverbs 3:5–6, challenging us to trust God fully and surrender every part of our lives to Him. We’ll explore what it means to rely on His wisdom rather than our own understanding, and consider the promise that when we walk in faith, God will guide us. We’ll reflect on how God’s promise to “make our paths straight” calls not to guaranteed ease, but to confidence in His goodness - whether in blessing or in challenge. Ultimately, we’ll be encouraged to lean on the Father daily, trusting His ways in every circumstance.

There’s a reason John 3:16 is the most famous of all the Bible verses. It speaks clearly and powerfully of God’s incredible love, which is for the whole world, and is for anyone who trusts in Jesus. We are directed to see that God’s love is as unique as his Son is one-of-a-kind: a Love which comes at an incredible cost to himself. And so, as we are presented with the stark alternatives of God’s judgement of our sin on one hand, or his saving work through Jesus on the other, the way becomes clear to those who hear and believe.