Passage: Mark 11:27-12:12

Date: 2026-02-22

Speaker: Sam Lashwood

Sermon Outline

· Jesus exposes selfish leaders (11:27-33)

· Jesus condemns selfish leaders (12:1-8)

· Selfish leaders will face judgement (12:9,12)

· The Lord honours his selfless leader (12:10-11)

-> Jesus is the selfless leader we need

Passage: Mark 11:12-25

Date: 2026-02-15

Speaker: Scott Furey

Sermon Outline

Fruitless Religion

1. Jesus curses a fruitless fig tree (v12-14, 20-21)

2. Jesus condemns fruitless religion (v15-19)

3. Jesus commends faith-filled prayer (v22-25)

-> Beware fruitless religion

-> Bear faith-filled fruit

Passage: Mark 11:1-11

Date: 2026-02-08

Speaker: Scott Furey

Sermon Outline

-> Jesus is the King

1. Jesus comes as God's promised, humble King (v1-6)

2. Jesus is recognised as God's Saviour King (v7-10)

3. But Jesus is not the King they expect (v11)

-> How will I respond to King Jesus?

Passage: Esther 8:3-10:3

Date: 2026-02-01

Speaker: Scott Furey

Sermon Outline

-> Fear and Relief

1. Judgement and Rescue Decreed (8:3-17)

2. Judgement and Rescue Accomplished (9:1-19)

3. Rescue Remembered (9:20-10:3)

-> Remember Our Greater Rescue

Passage: Esther 5:1-8:2

Date: 2026-01-25

Speaker: Scott Furey

Sermon Outline

-> Who is in control?

Esther? The vulnerable believer who approaches the throne of power

Haman? The proud one seeking glory

Mordecai? The righteous one who is finally honoured

-> Jesus, the one in whom the king delights

Passage: Esther 3-4

Date: 2026-01-18

Speaker: Scott Furey

Sermon Outline

For such a time as this

1. The world can hate God’s people (3:1-15)

2. Their hope is in their mediator (4:1-17)

-> Praise God for Jesus, our mediator

-> Follow him in courageous faith

Passage: Esther 1-2

Date: 2026-01-11

Speaker: Scott Furey

Weakness in a powerful World:

1. The World appears powerful, but really is laughable (1:1-22)

2. God’s people appear weak, as they live in the World (2:1-23)

• Don’t be intimidated by the World

• Remember God uses the weak to shame the strong

Passage: Acts 4:23-31

Date: 2026-01-04

Speaker: Rick Raja

(Co-mission Sunday)

extra Ordinary Prayer:

1. Confident in God’s Sovereignty and power

2. Centred on God’s Son and gospel

3. Committed to God’s Word proclaimed boldly