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What if the faith, power, passion, prayer, and mission we see in the early church could become our story too? In this opening sermon of our “Lord, Do It Again” series, we begin our journey through the book of Acts and discover that Acts isn’t simply the story of what God did 2,000 years ago, it’s the continuing story of what Jesus is doing through His Church today. As Jesus ascends into heaven, the disciples are told not to simply stand looking upward, but to receive the power of the Holy Spirit and become His witnesses “to the ends of the earth.” We explore what it means to live with our eyes on Jesus while also getting on with the mission He has given us. Sunday is not more Christian than Monday. The same Holy Spirit who empowered the early church empowers us to bring the kingdom of God into our workplaces, families, communities, neighbourhoods, and everyday lives. This message challenges us to: • Look to Jesus while actively engaging in His mission • Receive the power of the Holy Spirit • Live as witnesses to what Jesus has done in our lives • Bring the kingdom of God into the ordinary places we live and work • Cross boundaries and reach people who are different from us • Pray boldly: “Lord, do it again.”

What does it look like to live a fruitful life in London? In a city that constantly tells us to grow bigger, move faster, achieve more, and make an impact, Jesus presents us with a very different picture of fruitfulness. In this sermon, we explore the upside-down way of the Kingdom of God through the imagery of a seed. A fruitful life is not necessarily a loud, impressive, or celebrated life. Instead, Jesus invites us to embrace smallness, patience, and dying to ourselves. Smallness — The Kingdom of God often begins in ways that seem insignificant. Faithfulness in our families, workplaces, friendships, churches, and everyday responsibilities may feel small, but God sees what others don't. Patience — Like a farmer waiting for a harvest, we are called to trust God over the long term rather than constantly looking for the next breakthrough. Faith and patience belong together. Dying to ourselves — Jesus teaches that a seed must fall into the ground and die before it can bear much fruit. A fruitful life comes as we surrender our ambitions, plans, and desires to God and pray, "Not my will, but yours be done." Ultimately, the invitation is simple: keep your eyes on Jesus. He lived a small, patient, faithful life, surrendered himself to the Father, and through his death and resurrection a harvest continues to grow across the world. If you're wondering whether the ordinary things you're doing really matter, this message is an encouragement to trust God with the small, unseen, patient work of your life.

What is your ambition for your life? Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, but it carries an enormous vision: “Praise the Lord, all nations. Extol him, all peoples.” In this message, we explore how this tiny Psalm points to the enormous global purposes of God—and what it means for us to live with that same vision today. God has always been drawing people from every nation to himself. From Abraham, to Israel, and ultimately to the great multitude gathered around the throne from every nation, tribe, people and language, God's purposes have always been global. But what does that mean for us living in London? This message challenges us to reconsider our ambitions, priorities and purpose, asking whether the kingdom of God has a place at the centre of our lives. It explores three calls from Psalm 117: 1. A CALL TO GLORIFY GOD We were made not to put ourselves at the centre, but to glorify God and find our joy in him. 2. A CALL TO MISSION Psalm 117 doesn't simply tell us that the nations will praise God—it moves us to participate in God's mission and make the invitation known beyond the walls of the church. 3. A CALL TO CONFIDENCE God's purposes for the nations will be fulfilled. Psalm 117 points forward to the day when people from every nation, tribe, people and language will worship Jesus. Whether you're working in London, studying, raising a family, or serving in the church, the question remains: What is your ambition for your life?

What do you do when something you poured your heart into is burned, rejected, or seems to have completely failed? In Jeremiah 36, God tells Jeremiah to write down 25 years of prophecy on a scroll. Jeremiah and Baruch spend months faithfully putting God's words onto the page—only for King Jehoiakim to cut the scroll into pieces and throw it into the fire. But the story doesn't end there. God's response to Jeremiah is simple: “Take another scroll.” This powerful message explores what it means to remain faithful when our efforts don't produce the response we hoped for. Through Jeremiah, Baruch, Micaiah, Jehoiakim, and ultimately Jesus, we discover a story of obedience, courage, perseverance, repentance, and new beginnings. Maybe you've tried before. Maybe you've experienced disappointment. Maybe something you built, prayed for, or believed in has been lost. The invitation is simple: Go again. Take another scroll. Because the end of one thing can become the beginning of something new.

The battle for the mind is one of the most important spiritual battles we face. We are constantly confronted by lies—from the enemy, the world around us, and even our own fallen desires—but God calls us to take every thought captive and bring it into obedience to Christ. In this message, we look at how to recognise the lies we believe, speak the truth of God’s Word to ourselves, and encourage one another with the truth of the gospel. Whatever your circumstances, God is alive, He is for you, and His truth is stronger than the lies that seek to keep you trapped in fear, discouragement and hopelessness. May this message encourage you to preach the gospel to yourself every day and help others do the same. Key Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 10:5, Psalm 42–43, Romans 8, Hebrews 3:13

What should Christians expect when following Jesus means standing apart from the world? In this passage, we see how Jesus prepares his disciples for hatred and persecution - but he doesn't leave them without help. This sermon explores why the world may reject Christians, what it means to share in Christ's rejection, and how the Holy Spirit empowers us to respond with faithful witness. The people who oppose us aren't the enemy - they're the mission. Our calling isn't to retreat, retaliate, or win the culture war, but to depend on Christ and boldly bear witness to him.

What does it really mean to abide in Jesus? In John 15, Jesus describes Himself as the true vine and His followers as the branches. Just as a branch cannot live or produce fruit apart from the vine, we cannot live fruitful Christian lives apart from remaining connected to Jesus. This sermon explores the call to abide in Christ rather than strive for Him. The Christian life isn't about constantly trying to achieve more, prove ourselves, or serve God in our own strength. It begins with intimacy - staying close to Jesus, depending on Him, and allowing His life to flow through us. Practically, what does abiding look like? It means allowing His Word to take root in us, developing an ongoing awareness of His presence through prayer, trusting Him through obedience, and learning to truly rest in His love.

In the upper room, on the night before His crucifixion, Jesus gives His disciples words of comfort: He promises to send them another Helper - the Holy Spirit. It is important for us to know that the Holy Spirit is not simply a power, an influence, or a source of spiritual gifts. He is God with us and God in us - a person who wants to be known, loved, and welcomed into our everyday lives. Jesus promises that the Spirit will come to live within those who love Him, transforming us from the inside out and teaching us to experience the grace of Jesus, the love of the Father, and fellowship with God. This sermon is an invitation to move beyond simply knowing about the Holy Spirit and to know Him as a friend and daily companion.

What would you ask Jesus if you knew you only had one night left with Him? In John 14, four disciples - Peter, Thomas, Philip, and Jude - ask Jesus four very different questions as He prepares them for His death, resurrection, and departure to the Father. Their questions reveal four things we all wrestle with: • Peter: How can I follow Jesus? • Thomas: How do I know the way to God? • Philip: What is God really like? • Jude: Why doesn't God reveal Himself to everyone? Jesus' answers point again and again to Himself. He is not simply a teacher who shows us the way - He is the Way. He is the Truth and the Life. He reveals exactly what the Father is like, and through His Spirit He makes His home among His people. This sermon explores what it means to follow Jesus - not through our own strength or resolve, but through the power of His salvation; to trust Him as the road through life's twists and difficulties; to see the Father through the Son; and to become a community through which God's presence and love are made visible to the world.

Jesus said that the world would know His disciples by their love for one another. In this sermon, we explore how God reveals His glory through creation, through the cross, and through the Church. But Jesus doesn't simply call us to believe the gospel—He calls us to embody it. What does it look like to love as Christ has loved us? How does receiving God's love transform the way we serve, forgive, sacrifice, and care for others? And why has genuine Christian love always been one of the most compelling witnesses to the truth of the gospel? Drawing on Scripture, church history, and practical application, this sermon reminds us that the Church's greatest testimony isn't impressive programmes or gifted leaders—it's a community shaped by the self-giving love of Jesus.

How do we grow closer to God? In this passage, Jesus washing the disciples' feet reveals a surprising foundation for intimacy with Christ. Many Christians long to feel closer to God but struggle with distance, frustration, or the sense that they're "doing all the right things" without experiencing His presence. This sermon explores Peter's resistance to letting Jesus wash his feet and shows how we often do the same. Our pride, self-reliance, and desire to "clean ourselves up" before coming to God can actually keep us from the closeness we seek. Jesus doesn't ask us to fix ourselves first—He invites us to humbly receive His grace. True intimacy with Christ begins when we allow Him to serve us, meet us in our weakness, and wash what we cannot clean ourselves.

In this passage, Jesus' public ministry reaches its turning point. The signs have revealed His power, but now the cross will reveal His glory. As the people begin coming to Christ, He points not to another miracle, but to His death—the ultimate sign of God's love, justice, and salvation. In this sermon, we explore how Christ's death changes the world forever, defeats the power of darkness, and calls every person to respond in faith. The light has come into the world. Will we believe and follow Him?

Jesus says, "Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life." (John 12:25) The question for today is, "What kind of glory are we really living for?" In this sermon we see that, as the nations begin coming to Jesus, He speaks not of earthly victory, but of the cross. In this message, we explore why our hearts are drawn to temporary glory, why we often seek approval over obedience, and how the cross reveals the true glory of God. Looking at John 12 alongside Isaiah 6 and Isaiah 53, we discover that the King enthroned in glory and the suffering Servant are one and the same. As we behold Christ high and lifted up—on the cross and on the throne—every lesser glory begins to fade.

What is Jesus worth to you? In this passage, Mary pours out a year's wages worth of perfume at Jesus' feet in an act of extravagant worship. While Judas sees waste, Jesus sees wholehearted devotion. This sermon explores how true worship is born from seeing who Jesus is, understanding what He has done for us, and responding with lives fully surrendered to Him. More than going through the motions, we're invited to treasure Christ above everything else.

What do you do when God seems late? In this sermon from John 11, we explore one of Jesus' most astonishing miracles—the raising of Lazarus from the dead. But this story is about far more than a resurrection. It reveals who Jesus is in our waiting, our grief, our disappointments, and even our deepest places of loss. Through the story of Lazarus, Mary, and Martha, we discover: How to trust God's timing when His delays don't make sense Why Jesus is not only able to bring resurrection someday, but is the Resurrection and the Life today What Jesus' tears reveal about the heart of God How Christ enters our places of pain, poverty, and brokenness Why no situation is too dead, too lost, or too far gone for God's power What Lazarus' story teaches us about salvation, new life, and our future resurrection Whether you're waiting for a breakthrough, grieving a loss, struggling with unanswered prayers, or needing fresh hope, this message points us to the One who stands outside every tomb and calls life out of death.