Talks And Sermons From St Matthew's

Apostle Paul encourages the whole church to seek the spiritual gifts of tongues and prophecy to build us up as individual Christians and as the body of Christ - we just need to ask!

Love is not a feeling, it's a way of life - and Apostle Paul calls the church back to the priority of love in all that we say and do.

Overcoming temptation is, perhaps, less about resisting it and more about a deeper commitment to discipleship.

As freedom, culture and tradition clash in the Corinthian church, Paul begs the question, 'Does how we dress, speak and act when we come together in public worship honour God and not distract others from worshipping?'

When food sacrificed to idols becomes and issue for the Corinthian Christians, Paul challenges them to consider which is more important - knowledge, or love?

The Apostle Paul addresses issues concerning sexual relationships arguing that both marriage and celibacy are gifts from God, and calls the Corinthian church to Holy living.

Against the prevailing cultures of both 1st and 21st century worlds, Paul insists that what we do with our bodies either honours, or dishonours, God.

The Spirit transformed believers into passionate witnesses to Christ on the day the church was birthed, and He's still doing it today - if we will have the courage to allow Him.

Paul administers tough love in a case of sexual immorality in the Corinthian church - and calls us to radical and counter-cultural Christian lives.

Jesus calls us not to judge but to love and bless, whatever the consequences, in a counter cultural life lived under grace.

Are we moving in the natural or the spiritual? Paul gives the Corinthians a wake up call to grow in the gospel on the foundation of Jesus Christ. Do we need to hear it too?

The saving grace of God in Jesus Christ is available to everyone, but not received by everyone. Kirstie explains the part we play in experiencing it for ourselves.

The presence of the Holy Spirit is crucial to the Christian life and Paul the Apostle explains to the Corinthian church the difference between a worldly life and a Spirit-led one.

The fledgling church in boom-town Corinth is split by the celebrity culture that has leaked into church life. The Apostle Paul explains how the crucified Christ is the rallying point for unity.

The prophetic actions of Jesus call on us to live now as if we already inhabited a future world where things are just God intended them to be.

In the third of our Lent series on becoming a Christ-like church, David Horne challenges us to face up to injustice, to sin, and to the possibility of persecution. Courage is what's needed!

In the second of our Lent series on 'Becoming a Christ-Like Church' Jo explains that to have a heart of compassion, we need the heart of Jesus.

In the first of our Lent series on 'Becoming a Christ-like church', Steve Rudman explains how and why we might become a more contemplative church.

Sarah explains through Jesus' description of the vine and the branches, how sticking closer to Jesus is the essential ingredient in keeping going and growing in our Christian lives.

Hearing God's voice is the answer to a thousand problems, and crucial to discovering God's will for our lives. But we've got to learn to get quiet with him if we want to hear from him.