Losing Jesus

Luke 2 tells the story about how Mary and Joseph lost Jesus for a short time. Of course, Jesus didn't run away from them - they left Jesus behind. But Mary and Joseph are not the only ones to have lost Jesus, for many Christians have lost their daily fellowship with Him too.  If Jesus feels more distant than He once was, might it be our own decisions and choices that have created this separation? This sermon unpacks five ways in which it is possible for us to lose our daily fellowship with Christ and what we can do to recover His presence.

Losing Jesus

Dominic De Souza

Far From the Father

In 'the parable of the two lost sons' in Luke 15, one son thought he messed up so bad that he was not worthy of the Father's forgiveness; the other son thought he was so good that he had no need of it. Both positions were problematic! And both sons - because of a wrong understanding of their father - ended up in a distant place away from their father - one son physically and geographically, the other son spiritually and emotionally. This Father's Day 2017 sermon is a call to come back home to the place of intimacy with God.

Far From the Father

Dominic De Souza

But the Church Prayed

For many Christians and many churches corporate prayer has become an extra-curricular activity, not the indispensable component that it is in the Bible. Drawing on the example of the early church, this sermon reminds us that if we are to be a powerful church then we must also be a prayerful church. You will see that the faith-filled, corporate prayers of God's people can change even impossible situations; they increase our chances exponentially of seeing the miraculous break out. Learn more about the power of prayer and be inspired as you listen towards passionate, fervent, corporate prayer.

But the Church Prayed

Dominic De Souza

Something Missing

The Pentecostal understanding of the baptism of the Spirit is that there is a definite experience of the Holy Spirit to be sought and enjoyed subsequent to conversion that is different from the indwelling of the Holy Spirit which happens at the point of salvation. This means it is possible to be a Christian and not be baptised in the Holy Spirit; in fact, the baptism of the Holy Spirit is sadly a missing element from the lives of many Christians. This Pentecost Sunday sermon will inspire you to live in the fullness of what God says is possible by being a person who is continually filled with the the Holy Spirit.

Something Missing

Dominic De Souza