Sutherland Church Sermons

The first conversion after the intense persecution of the church is about someone who exists on the margins of society. God's love always reaches further than we can imagine.

There are things in the world that go wrong, things that are terrible. What has Christian faith had to say about evil? If we are people of Hope, how are we to be mature in our consideration of terrible things in the world?

In the end of all things, heaven is about God getting what God wants, Jesus is always more and greater than we can imagine. Salvation is the point of Creation.

Revelation 5 gives us cosmic picture of the completion of all things in Christ. In the contest between divine benevolence and human recalcitrance God will win.

We're joined by guest speaker Dan Russell from Union Gospel Mission, who will be bringing a sermon from the book of Acts.

It is easy to become distracted by the judgements and expectations of others. When we truly see that God is working we are free to serve in response.

An essential aspect of Christian mission is the acceptance that God loves people who are unlike us. How are we called to understand our own story and the stories of other?

We begin our new series on Christian Mission this week with a question: "Why is it so easy to not believe in God?" Why in the year 1500 was it virtually impossible to not believe in God? Why by the year 2000 had disbelief become assumed?

What difference does it make if Jesus rose from the dead? How might the resurrection matter for our lives, our world, our hope?

The Sunday before Easter is known as Palm Sunday. As Jesus enters Jerusalem he is greeted by praising crowds. Within a matter of days he will be abandoned.

Jesus says he is the light of the world. How is his authority different than that of the world?

The story of the Prodigal Son (or the "Loving Father") presents us with a beautiful view of God's love and judgment. Our ideas of judgment are upended and if we are willing to see, we are confronted with the shattering love of God.

As we move through the season of Lent we consider a story of Jesus that shows us the depth of the love of God.

Today we begin a lenten series considering the identity, teaching, and mission of Jesus. What do people think of Jesus? who do they say that he is? What does it mean to give our lives to Christ?

What is the new life that we have once we've seen and responded to the love of God?

What is the best prayer you could ever pray for others? What prayer of intercession might encompass virtually all other prayers?

God's love is always bigger than we had previously thought. Paul writes to the church in Ephesus reminding them that the love of Christ is for all people.

When Jesus returns home he encounters 4 spirits: a spirit of flattery, a spirit of envy, a spirit of entitlement, and a spirit of anger.

The heart of the Christian message is reconciliation. We are recipients and bearers of this Gospel call.