Peace on Earth? | Part 2 | Kingdom vs. Empire
Did Jesus come to bring peace to the earth, or to start a revolution?Was He a peace-maker or a trouble-maker? We usually talk about Christmas in soft and peaceful terms. But in this message, Koen will show how the Incarnation was in fact a declaration of war against the empire darkness, and how celebrating Christmas…
Peace on Earth? | Part 1 | The Three Dimensions Of Advent
Peace on earth? Yeah… not this Christmas. There are currently 32 armed conflicts in the world, and with all the anxiety and burnout we can’t say that people really have a sense of internal peace either. In this message, we will walk through the three dimensions of Advent – remembering with thankfulness that Christ came…
Freedom Sunday
In this message, we hear from Merel vd Ven from IJM (International Justice Mission) about loving your neighbour, being touched by God’s compassion for people and the important work of justice and how we can be involved.
What about Israel?
What is the church’s relationship with Israel? And how should we, as the people of God’s Kingdom position ourselves in a time when the ongoing conflict in Israel-Palestine is escalating once again? In this message, we’re trying to give you a Biblical framework for looking at the current situation, to help you to look at…
In The World Not Of The World | Part 2 | Priests
Like Israel during the exile, taking on your priestly role empowers you to live as a stranger in a non-believing society. In this sermon we explore three aspects of this priestly attitude, so that you can find practical ways to worship and live differently in this world, while still not being of this world.
In The World Not Of The World | Part 1 | Exiles
In this message series that we have called “In the world, not of the world”, we are going to discuss four different postures or roles that will help us to fulfil this purpose Jesus has for us in this world. Today, we are talking about our roles as exiles, connecting to Jeremiah’s prophetic words in…
The Kingdom and the World
In the recent past, we have often heard the term, “already-not yet”. What does ‘already-not yet’ mean for our hear and now? In today’s sermon, I speak about what does it mean for us to engage with our present world in light of the already-not-yet kingdom reality. I believe that as a new creation, we…
Fasting | Part 4 | Stand with the Poor
The life of a disciple of Jesus, including all its rhythms and practices – such as we are discussing in this sermon series – are never only about the individual’s flourishing. Not only are those who eat the fruit of your flourishing relationship with God the main beneficiaries of your spiritual formation. The journey of…
Fasting | Part 3 | Amplify our Prayers
Fasting and praying is just something we are called to do out of faith and obedience. And there is something that fasting unlocks, something that we access, something that Fasting is a mighty weapon God has given us to amplify our prayers, to be heard on high and to hear from on high. And perhaps…
