Parkhurst Community Church

This sermon by guest preacher Paul Maughan, encourages doing all work with excellence, gratitude, and an eternal perspective, as unto the Lord, bringing glory to God and blessing to others.

In this sermon, guest preacher, NK, emphasises the importance of leaders taking the lead and people responding willingly, using Deborah and Barak as examples. He explains how we are called to work with Christ in liberating others from bondage to sin.

In this passage, Paul warns against adding anything to the gospel, as this undermines the sufficiency of Christ and leads to pride, legalism, and a focus on self-righteousness rather than a life of freedom in Jesus

In this passage, Paul’s desire is for the Colossians to have a full understanding of their salvation—how God accomplished it and what it means for their lives. Doug emphasises that this is still vital for our faith today.

In this sermon, Doug explores how the unifying "riches" that hold believers together are the treasures of love and Christ, in whom all wisdom and knowledge are hidden.

In this sermon, Dave unpacks a section of Paul's letter to the Colossians, emphasising the call for Christians to live as servants of the gospel by having a Heart of Service, Living on Mission, Pursuing Discipleship, and Relying on God's Power.

In this sermon, Doug explains the spiritual transformation from a former life alienated from God to a new life reconciled with Him, presented as holy, faultless, and blameless through the work of Jesus Christ, while also urging believers to persevere in their faith and heed God's warnings against spiritual indifference.

In this sermon, Doug unpacks what Jesus is like, what it reveals about the Father and what it means for us today.

The sermon explores the significance of the gospel and provides four reasons to rejoice in God's saving work: enabled, rescued, transferred, and redeemed.

In this passage, Paul prays for the church in Colossae, this prayer shows us the importance of praying for one another, to experience fruitfulness in good works, a deeper knowledge of God, strengthened endurance and patience, and joyful thanksgiving.

In this sermon, Doug unpacks how a true understanding of God's grace, lived out in faith, hope, and Spirit-led love for others, ultimately points to Christ's supremacy and God's glory.

In this sermon Dave unpacks the healing of a possessed boy by Jesus and the role faith plays in desperate situations and how God draws us out of shallow faith into deeper waters of trust in Him.

This psalm provides a powerful example of honest lament, demonstrating how expressing our pain and frustration to God can lead us to a place of trust in His mercy and faithfulness, and even to joy, in the midst of suffering.

In this sermon guest preacher, Stephen Rothquel, unpacks Ephesians 2:1-10, revealing that we, once spiritually dead and enslaved, are saved by God's undeserved grace through faith in Christ, leading us to a life of purpose and good works prepared by God.

Concluding the series, this passage in Job reveals that the Christian path through suffering means patient waiting, in deep dependence on God. This leads us to restoration through the compassionate mercy of Christ.

The sermon reveals that in suffering, our focus needs to be on who He is, not why we suffer, leading to a deeper, humbling, and intimate encounter with Him through Christ.

This passage in Job reveals that when trials leave us questioning, true wisdom lies in fearing the Lord. Trusting and obeying Him is the path to navigating suffering with hope.

In this passage, Job's friends initially model empathetic presence in suffering, but their flawed attempts to explain his pain highlight the importance of a biblical worldview, while Job's raw lament reveals the freedom to grieve honestly before God. We also see that although God may allow suffering, he doesn't leave us alone in it.