Sermons By Date: 2025
28 Dec 2025 - Give him the name Jesus - call him Emmanuel
Will you call him Jesus?
Will you call him Emmanuel?
25 Dec 2025 - Mary treasured up all these things
What did the Magi bring to Jesus?
What did Mary treasure?
The Magi said: we have come to worship.
King Herod said that he wanted to worship too.
What are you saying?
What are you doing?
14 Dec 2025 - The Word became flesh
What does it really mean, when we say, that the Word became flesh?
07 Dec 2025 - How can I be sure? How will this be?
Zechariah and Mary were both visited by the Angel Gabriel, and they both asked a question.
How did their questions differ?
What can we learn from them?
30 Nov 2025 - Seven Letters - Part 1
The first two letters of the letters to the seven churches in the book of Revelation
23 Nov 2025 - Grace is so preparing us for love and good works
Having said, over recent weeks, that grace is so unfair, so rare, so extravagant, and so essential:
This week, we are looking at an aspect of grace, that is often overlooked:
Grace is so preparing us for love and good works.
Grace is so preparing us to bear fruit.
16 Nov 2025 - Grace is so essential
Is grace essential?
Why is grace so essential?
09 Nov 2025 - Grace is so extravagant
Do you believe in the extravagance of creation?
Do you believe in the extravagance of grace?
02 Nov 2025 - Grace is so rare
Grace is so rare - and yet it is so abundant.
How can this be?
God changes us when we come to Christ and gives us a new heart. We need to maintain it, strive to be holy and grow in love as we wait for His return. The Philippian church and Paul the apostle are examples who should inspire us in this.
19 Oct 2025 - The True Word of God, Truly Divides
The progression from people to believers to disciples and encountering God in His Word
12 Oct 2025 - Are we living in Faith or living in fear?
We explore 2 reactions from Daniel in the lions den to Peter walking on the water during a storm. One focused on the all sufficient One and the other was overwhelmed by the circumstances from the storm and took his eyes off Christ.
We explored what Faith and fear mean biblically and how to overcome fear and grow in Faith( Trust) in God the One who has limitless resources to always overcome every storm and circumstances in life.
05 Oct 2025 - Grace is So Unfair
Jesus said: The first shall be last, and the last shall be first.
Is this fair?
Do we want "fair"?
Or do we want grace?
21 Sep 2025 - The Rainbow Covenant
Certainty in a changing world. God's covenant with mankind and his plan of salvation
This sermon was preached at our 50th anniversary celebration
14 Sep 2025 - How do you really feel about the Gospel?
Are you ashamed of the gospel?
Are you afraid to declare the gospel?
Do you resent the gospel?
07 Sep 2025 - Restore to me the joy of your salvation
In Psalm 51 King David wrote:
"Restore to me the joy of your salvation - then I will teach transgressors your ways."
But, before that, he writes:
"Against you, you only, have I sinned."
How can we apply David's Psalm, in our own situation?
31 Aug 2025 - The Sower and the Sluggard
Study from Matthew 13:1-23 and the parable of Jesus of the sower.
The 4 reactions to the seed falling on different soils of the heart.
We explored 7 reasons why at times we can't seem to be bothered to sow the seeds.
24 Aug 2025 - Ask the Lord to send out harvesters
Ask the Lord to send out harvesters.
But be prepared – He may send you!
17 Aug 2025 - Day of Good News! Are we keeping it to ourselves?
Day of Good News!
Are we sufficiently desperate – to hear the Good News?
Are we sufficiently desperate – to believe the Good News?
Are we sufficiently desperate – to receive the Good News?
Are we sufficiently desperate – to embrace the Good News?
And, are we keeping it to ourselves?
10 Aug 2025 - A little man - a massive transformation
We look at the true story of Zacchaeus: a little man who undergoes a massive transformation, when he meets Jesus.
Coming as a sinner.
Coming in repentance.
Coming as a child.
He came to salvation - which was harder than a camel going through the eye of a needle.
03 Aug 2025 - Sabbath Years and Jubilee Years
Before the Israelites had even entered the land that God was going to give them, God gave them instructions regarding Sabbath Years and Jubilee Years.
Freedom was built into the system:
Freedom by design - built into the fabric of society.
How does this relate to the gospel and the gospel era in which we are living?
27 Jul 2025 - Lessons from the wilderness
The Israelites were saved from Egypt, baptised, ate spiritual food and drank supernatural drink, yet God was not pleased with most of them. What lessons do we need to learn so we do not repeat their mistakes?
20 Jul 2025 - The Parable of the Sower
God's kingdom grows as Jesus saves those who hear his word AND obey it. It grows through the proclaimed word, through divine revelation, and through human response. What type of soil or what type of heart do you have... a hard heart, a superficial heart, a distracted heart or a prepared heart?
13 Jul 2025 - Do you know His voice?
Jesus' sheep hear His voice; they will not follow the voice of a stranger. Do we know His voice and can we tell it apart from all the other voices we hear - and our own imagination?
How does He speak to us and how can we better hear Him?
Celebration: looking back with gratitude - looking forward in faith.
God told the people to celebrate the Passover, for the generations to come, before the actual event had even taken place.
Equally, at the Last Supper, Jesus told his disciples to proclaim his sacrifice on the cross, for the generations to come, before the actual event had even taken place.
We are celebrating our 50th Birthday as a Church, this year.
How should we celebrate such an event?
Why don’t we have priests at Great Hollands Free Church?
What is the purpose of blessing?
We find some answers in this Psalm.
15 Jun 2025 - Messiah - Suffering Servant, Conquering King
The OT Scriptures are full of references and a blended picture of the Messiah being both a Suffering Servant and also a Conquering King. Believers are encouraged to give both of Christ's comings (past and future) the proper balance in understanding God's overall revealed redemptive plan as it unfolds.
This Psalm talks about God's name and his handiwork.
It also looks at how the human race compares to the moon and the stars.
Part of this psalm is quoted in the book of Hebrews - in which the writer goes on to make reference to Jesus.
This Psalm is recorded in the Bible, as being a Psalm of David.
Is it our Psalm too?
How can we make it our own?
This is the final message in this mini-series on "woe". In Matthew chapter 23, Jesus pronounces 7 "woe" statements - directed to the Pharisees and teachers of the law. How do they apply to us, in our generation?
18 May 2025 - The Gospel has a Backstory - to Christ be the Glory
The backstory and scriptural attestation of Isaiah 52/53
In Luke chapter 11, Jesus pronounces a further 6 "woe" statements - this time directed to the Pharisees and teachers of the law. How do they apply to us, in our generation?
In Luke chapter 6, Jesus pronounces 4 "blessings" followed by 4 "woes" to his disciples, back in the day. How do they apply to us, in our generation?
27 Apr 2025 - What if there was no resurrection? What if there is no resurrection?
Was Jesus raised from the dead?
Will we be raised from the dead?
What will we be like in the resurrection?
20 Apr 2025 - Three "Greats" in the resurrection narrative - according to Matthew
There are three "Greats" in the resurrection narrative - according to Matthew's gospel:
Great news
Great lie
Great commission
18 Apr 2025 - Can water make us innocent?
Pilate washed his hands in front of the crowd and declared that he was innocent of the blood of Jesus.
Can water make us innocent?
Can water solve the problem of the human heart?
What can purify us from all sin?
13 Apr 2025 - What did Jesus teach after entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday?
What did Jesus teach?
Why did he teach these thing, at this point in his ministry?
What do we mean when we say that he was turning things upside down?
06 Apr 2025 - Jesus predicts his death and resurrection
Jesus predicts his death and resurrection on three occasions in Matthew chapters 16 to 20.
How did the disciples respond on each occasion?
Do not sit - but sit.
The Psalmist says: Blessed is the one who does not sit in the company of mockers.
With that in mind, how should we sit?
Do not stand - but stand.
The Psalmist says: Blessed is the one who does not stand in the way that sinners take.
With that in mind, how should we stand?
Do not walk - but walk.
The Psalmist says: Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked.
With that in mind, how should we walk?
09 Mar 2025 - Wise and foolish builders
What did Jesus mean when he spoke about wise and foolish builders?
What does it mean to listen to the words of Jesus?
What does it mean to put them into practice?
What do we mean by Imputed righteousness?
02 Mar 2025 - Refusing an invitation
Which is worse - refusing an invitation or turning up in the wrong attire?
There are 2 parables in the Bible in which people refuse an invitation.
In one of the parables, there is also someone who turned up in the wrong attire?
How do these parables relate to us?
Have you ever been in a car and realised that you are going the wrong way?
How do you feel before you turn around?
How do you feel after you turn around?
The Bible word "repentance" conveys a sense of turning around.
In this message, we will look at many aspects of repentance, as found throughout scripture.
16 Feb 2025 - Your own oxygen mask first
How do you interpret the Parable of the Bags of Gold and the Parable of the Ten Minas?
What are we to invest?
What are we to put to work?
09 Feb 2025 - God’s Word is not chained
Do you ever find yourself in a bad situation?
Are you in difficult circumstances at present?
Do you focus on your situation, your circumstances, and your surroundings?
Or do you focus on what God might be calling you to do, in that difficult setting?
02 Feb 2025 - Grace and life in the storm
Do you ever feel that you are in a storm?
What do you hold onto, during the storm?
What can we learn from the apostle Paul, who was a prisoner, during the storm?
26 Jan 2025 - Is it hard for you to kick against the goads?
Do you ever fight against God?
Do you ever resist his will?
19 Jan 2025 - Faith or Convenience?
What do these words suggest to you: Faith or Convenience?
Are you living by faith?
Are you giving in to the Luxury of Convenience?
How we can learn from Abraham's intercession for the cities on the plain in Genesis 18
05 Jan 2025 - Be Steadfast In 2025!!!
In this sermon Christians are encouraged to follow Paul’s reminder to the Church in Philippi (Phil.3:17-4:9) on their identity as a people who are steadfast in Christ, and the expectation for them to practice steadfastness. It challenges the church on their oneness, love, and approach to dealing with anxiety in 2025.