March 2017

Prerequisites to Service (Part 2.1)

Our little mini-series continues with a two-part sermon from Pastor Daniel Kriss expositing the hard-hitting commands contained in Romans 12:2 – opposing cultural conformity and renewing the mind.  Part One expounds the issue of conforming to our culture, discusses the definition of “this world”, and gives examples of God-opposed cultural thinking which are running rampant in our […]



Prerequisites to Service (Part 2.2)

Part Two then moved onto the means by which we can guard against conformity to the world – the renewal of our minds with the truth. As our minds are the battle ground for the truth, it is so necessary to ensure that our minds are being saturated with the Word of God. Pastor Daniel provides […]



Prerequisites to Service (Part 1)

Continuing our theme of service for the Lord, Pastor Daniel Kriss brings us this sermon entitled “Prerequisites to Service”.  Beginning by noting that God’s pattern is salvation – surrender – service, and asking the crucial question “What am I to BE, before I proceed to DO?”, Daniel then draws our attention to four areas as set out in […]



Serving the Lord with Gladness

Knowing where God wants you to be and what you ought to be doing is essential to serving with joy.  Having spent a large portion of time in 2016 understanding the identity and structure of the church, we now in 2017 are seeking to learn more about what our roles, individually and corporately, look like […]



Pastor Daniel Kriss’ Testimony

Daniel Kriss, our Pastor for Teaching & Vision, shares his own personal testimony. This is a powerful account of the mercy and grace of God through times of great joy and times of extreme difficulty. 



November 2016

A Glossary of Glorious Terms (Part 5: Propitiation)

Propitiation is perhaps not a term we hear a lot these days. But it is, however, one of the grand facets of the diamond that is the gospel of Jesus Christ.  In this communion sermon, Pastor Daniel Kriss takes this glorious term and unpacks for us the definition, explains the history of its usage, and highlights […]



October 2016

The Finish Line

Beyond the sometimes gruelling race of this Christian life is the glorious finish line of Heaven.  In this sermon, Pastor Daniel Kriss takes us on an exploration of many of the wonderful realities we will experience upon attainment of the finish line of our Christian lives.  The most glorious of these is that we will finally […]



Spiritual Gifts (Part 2)

Every believer has been given one or more spiritual gifts by the Holy Spirit to be used for the benefit of their local church. In this sermon, Pastor Daniel Kriss continues our series on Spiritual Gifts, beginning with an observation of three problems in the church today regarding spiritual gifts. An examination of the history and […]



September 2016

Spiritual Gifts (Part 1): An Introduction

Our journey of discovery of God’s plan for the local church continues with the beginning of a mini-series on the spiritual gifts.  Pastor Daniel Kriss begins with a comprehensive and encouraging overview of the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, then brings us several introductory comments regarding spiritual gifting, to whet […]



Remembering the Shepherd

Oftentimes when our life circumstances become overwhelming, we lose sight of the One Who is our loving Shepherd. In this heartfelt sermon, Pastor Daniel Kriss draws on his personal experience in regaining a consciousness of the nearness of our Shepherd, with a journey through the first four verses of well-known Psalm chapter 23. Exposing the rich promises […]