In a world of fake news and doubt, Jesus appoints twelve real men as the foundation of his true family. This sermon shows how their eyewitness testimony gives us certainty about Christ and confidence in the gospel—God’s revolutionary plan to build a new people on a trustworthy foundation.

Jesus the king was a man of persistent prayer, who appointed twelve to be his apostles. What does this show us about Jesus and his kingdom? What are the implications for us today as members of Jesus’ kingdom?

By recording Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, John the Apostle enables us to make sense both of our own and of other people’s response to Jesus. We are shown both why we need to believe in him – and why we don’t.

By recording Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, John the Apostle enables us to make sense both of our own and of other people’s response to Jesus. We are shown both why we need to believe in him – and why we don’t.

The Pharisees want to catch Jesus out with Sabbath rules, when he is bringing true Sabbath rest! He comes to restore his kingdom of rest.

Is Jesus Christ a force for good in the world, or a harmful threat to be rejected? In these verses, Jesus makes plain his identity, and the wonder of the life he has come to bring.

Shouldn't love simply embrace people where they are? Yet, God's love is so much more than just affirmation. In John 3:16, we see the depth of his love for the world. He didn’t love us with mere words, but through action: God's love is a Son-giving love — He gave his only Son for us. God's love is a life-giving love — Through Christ, we are offered eternal life. In the end, God's love isn't just about meeting us where we are; it’s about offering something far greater: a new life in Jesus.

John 3:16 is probably the most famous verse in the Bible, but it's easy to miss the weight of this 'gospel in miniature'. Tracing through seven surprises in this verse, we're shown how wonderfully God has demonstrated his love for us, and all that he has given to us in Jesus.

Jesus says the whole Bible is about him and he is the salvation the world has been waiting for. So why do the religious reject him? In Luke 5, Jesus exposes why.

A wedding is a time for joy—and this one points us to an even greater celebration. As we delight in Jesus, the true bridegroom, we’re invited to grasp the depth of his love: a love that led him to the cross for the sake of his bride.

What would Jesus say to his would-be allies? Nicodemus comes to Jesus as someone who is Christ-curious, but wary of the radical action Jesus has taken in the temple: would it not be possible to have the kingdom without the chaos? And in John 3, Jesus gently shows him that he has come to do something much more radical than Nicodemus has yet realised: we must be born again, and Jesus must go to the cross.

Jesus famously calls everyone to believe in him—so it's striking when John's Gospel introduces a kind of belief that Jesus doesn’t trust. In his one-on-one conversation with Nicodemus, we see what it is that Jesus doesn't like, and we're invited to see whether we have the right kind of belief.

Who does Jesus call to join his kingdom movement and why? Why do some people who look godly miss out? Jesus explains here.

What are the marks of a member of God’s kingdom? They follow as we grasp that Jesus is the king, the doctor, and the one who came to seek and to save the lost.

Sometimes our ideas about Jesus are exposed when they are confronted with the realities of history. Jesus’ cleansing of the temple is a jarring episode that many don’t want to think too much about, but John’s portrait of Jesus leaves us with someone far greater than the Jesus of our own invention. He is destroying dead religion, and building in its place an indestructible relationship with God.

Sometimes our ideas about Jesus are exposed when they are confronted with the realities of history. Jesus’ cleansing of the temple is a jarring episode that many don’t want to think too much about, but John’s portrait of Jesus leaves us with someone far greater than the Jesus of our own invention. He is destroying dead religion, and building in its place an indestructible relationship with God.

While many suggestions have been made about why Jesus came, he is crystal clear about his mission: he came to deal with humanity’s greatest problem—sin and judgment. And once we grasp this, everything changes.

While many suggestions have been made about why Jesus came, he is crystal clear about his mission: he came to deal with humanity’s greatest problem—sin and judgment. And once we grasp this, everything changes.

At a wedding in Cana, Jesus performed his first sign—turning water into an abundance of exquisite wine. In this moment, his glory is revealed: the good Creator has come as the true Bridegroom, gathering a people to share in the joy of his new creation. As we behold this sign and glimpse his goodness, our hearts are drawn to love and trust him more deeply with our lives.

First impressions count for a lot. Jesus’ first ‘sign’ is highly significant. It not only shows us his glory, but it gives us a foretaste of heaven.