We’ve finally got to the end of the Lord’s Prayer.  Today we deal with the one little word ‘amen’.  We discover that this is a big word filled with possibilities.  It takes us to exciting, life-changing and challenging places.  Did you know that ‘amen’ has a number?  Did you know that Jesus said thsi word so many times and started sentences with it regularly?  Did you know that Jesus said this word from the cross?   There is much to learn about ‘amen’…

Audio…  100829Matt

Study/Discussion notes…  Lord’s Prayer 6 – The Beginning Ending Study Notes

In Full…  Lord’s Prayer 6 – The Beginning Ending

Today we investigate the words “lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil”.  The sermon starts with lots of pictures and a ‘tantalising temptation tour’ so if you want to see the pics load the sermon in print!  We discover that powerful prayers don’t quite look or sound how we expected… and we get deeper with Jesus!

Audio…  100822Matt

Sermon Handout Notes…  Lord’s Prayer 5 – Powerful Prayer Handout

Sermon Text…  Lord’s Prayer 5 – Powerful Prayer Sermon

G’day all.  Today we explore what it means to be forgiven by God, and the different world of what it means for us to forgive others.  In this sermon we will walk among dragons and lions, crabs, turtles and elephants! May it challenge you, stretch you, and break you out of some old things.

Audio…  100815Matt

Notes…  Lord’s Prayer 4 – Freedom Through Forgiveness HANDOUT

Text…  Lord’s Prayer 4 – Freedom Through Forgiveness

Today we explore the words ‘give us this day our daily bread’.  It’s actually a very strange and slightly ‘clunky’ phrase.  What do we mean by this prayer?  We will explore it back-to-front dealing firstly with ‘bread’ then with ‘daily’ and finally with ‘this day’.  Then we’ll pray this prayer together in shorter and shorter peices until we are only praying one word.  May listening to this sermon cost you as much as writing it cost me.  May that cost bring bread to the starving…

Listen…   100808Matt

Study Notes…  Lord’s Prayer 3 – Asking And Trusting HANDOUT

Sermon Full Text…  Lord’s Prayer 3 – Asking And Trusting SERMON

This week we delve into what ‘Your kingdom come’ really means.  There are many misconceptions, but ultimately this is a very personal prayer.  Today you get to learn an old Aramaic prayer ‘maranatha’ and understand what it is to ask personally for God’s kingdom.

Listen or download audio…  100801Matt

Sermon handout or study guide…  Lord’s Prayer 2 – Getting Personal HANDOUT

Full sermon manuscripts…  Lord’s Prayer 2 – Getting Personal SERMON

This week we begin a series on the Lord’s Prayer.  As I studied this prayer again I was totally blown away. I realized what was going on when Jesus told us to use the words ‘Our Father’.  Something huge and tantalizing is here – you may not have heard it said the way you’ll hear it here!  People in Jesus’ day may have been surprised or even scandalized by this start.   There’s some deep exploration of the Old Testament in here and you get to learn a Hebrew prayer too!

Audio recording…  100725Matt

Handout / discussion guide…  Lord’s Prayer 1 – How To Start HANDOUT

Full sermon manuscript…  Lord’s Prayer 1 – How To Start SERMON

Today we explore the final chapter of Galatians where Paul gives a seemingly random list of advice.  We could read this list and just let the collection of advice wash over us.  We could even turn it into a burdensome list to remember.  Or we could look deeper to understand the good news and deep truth that sits behind this advice.  There’s deep grace in there.  There’s something special going on here.  Is this list random?  If not what is behind it all?  Listen to find out!

Click to listen or download audio…  100711Matt

Click to read sermon handout…  Galatians 6 – Random Advice From God Handout

Click to read or download sermon…  Galatians 6 – Random Advice From God Sermon

Ever been to prison?  Need freedom – spiritual freedom – the spaciousness of the soul?  The message of Galatians chapter 5 will change your  life – it has worked deeply into my soul.  This sermon explains the freedom Christ brings, it explores the battle between the flesh and the Spirit.  We hear a list of ‘works of the flesh’ and receive the promise of the ‘fruit of the Spirit’.

Click to download or listen to audio…  100627Matt

Click to read accompanying sermon notes…  Galatians 5 – What Is Freedom In Christ Notes

Click to read full text of sermon…  Galatians 5 – What Is Freedom In Christ

What are the marks of a ‘real’ Christian?  Can you make a list?  Why did Paul say he had ‘the marks of Jesus on his body’?  Very important questions that have messed many people up and even split empires!  Are you ready for Galatians chapter 2?

Click to listen or download audio…  100613Matt

Click to read or download sermon notes handout…  Gal2-WhatAreTheMarks-Handout

Click to read or download the full text…  Gal2-WhatAreTheMarks-Sermon

The sermon includes a video which you can also watch here…  www.youtube.com/watch?v=40DykbPa4Lc

G’day all.    Today we start something brilliant astounding and meaningful – the book of Galatians.  The sermon is LONGER than normal – no apologies for that because some of this stuff is more important than anything.  You can download the notes which will help keep you on track as you listen or have your Bible open to Galatians 1:1-9.

Click to listen or download audio…  100606MattOnGalatians

Click to read or download the sermon note sheet…  Galatians 1 – Handout Notes

Click to read or download the full sermon text…  Galatians 1 – Sermon

G’day all.  Posted late but preached in time!  This week’s sermon explores the story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis chapter 11 and then compares this with its complete opposite – what God did on an occasion called ‘Pentecost’  in Acts chapter 2.  Some challenging stuff in there!

Click to read or download text…  Gen 11 – The Biggest Mistakes Clever People Make

Clock to listen or download audio…  100523Matt

G’day all.  This week we celebrated the ‘ascension’ which is an event that shows Christ’s presence with us.  It’s a challenging sermon.

Click to read or download print…  Ascension Sermon – Where Is Jesus Now

Click to listen or download audio…   100516Matt