Double Down to Double Up: He Is Faithful, He Will Do It

As Paul closes his first letter to the Thessalonians, he gives the church a picture of life together: honouring servant leaders, pursuing peace, patiently caring for one another, rejoicing, praying, giving thanks, and holding tightly to God’s W...

Double down to Double up: Children of the Light

We may not know when Jesus will return, but Scripture is clear about how we are called to live while we wait.In 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11, Paul reminds the church that the day of the Lord will come unexpectedly. Yet for those who are in Chr...

Double Down to Double Up: Remember. Walk. Stand

In Ephesians, Paul reminds a discouraged church of the extraordinary riches of God’s grace in Christ: we are chosen, adopted, forgiven, redeemed, sealed by the Spirit, and united as one body in Jesus. These aren’t distant truths or temporary bl...

Double down to Double Up: Encourage One Another With These Words

Death is painful, but for those who are in Christ, it is not the end. In 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, Paul reminds a grieving church that because Jesus died and rose again, those who belong to Him will also rise. When Christ returns, the dead in Ch...

Double down to Double Up: More Like Jesus

God’s will for His people is clear. That we would become more and more like Jesus through the sanctification of the Spirit.As Paul turns to 1 Thessalonians 4, he shows us what that looks like in the everyday realities of life: fleeing se...

Double Down to Double Up: Saved Unto Action

Faith in Jesus is never passive. While we are saved by grace through faith alone, that same grace transforms the way we live.In this message from 1 Thessalonians 2:17–3:13, we see the Apostle Paul model what a gospel-shaped life l...

Double Down to Double Up: When the Word Works

What happens when we receive God’s Word not merely as a human message, but as the very voice of God?In 1 Thessalonians 2:13–16, Paul gives thanks for a church that welcomed the gospel, allowed it to work powerfully within them, and remai...

Double Down to Double Up: The Barnabas Effect

What if one act of encouragement could change the course of someone’s life?In this special message, guest preacher Paul shares the remarkable story of Barnabas. A man remembered not for his platform or position, but for his encouragement...

Double Down to Double Up: Leading Like Jesus

In a world that often celebrates charisma over character, how do we recognise faithful spiritual leadership?Continuing our journey through 1 Thessalonians, Jono unpacks Paul’s passionate defence of his ministry. Not to protect his...

Double Down to Double Up: The Marks of a Healthy Church

What does a truly healthy church look like?Is it cutting-edge production, great coffee, powerful worship, or rich tradition? As Paul opens his first letter to the church in Thessalonica, he points to something far deeper. A healthy churc...

Double Down to Double Up: Another King

Despite facing some serious adversity in Thessalonica, Paul is not deterred from preaching the gospel. In fact, he goes on to Berea and does the exact same thing he did in Thessalonica - visit the Jewish Synagogue and engage with the locals aro...

Double Down to Double Up: Cost of Discipleship

This week marks the start of Rooted Fellowship’s new two-year discipleship journey. As we look at Luke 9:57–10:2, we are reminded that following Jesus is not comfortable, casual, or something we do alone. Jesus calls His people to count the cos...

Take Courage - Part 4: Be Strong in the Face of Adversity

Pastor Jono show us how those who are favoured are blessed with more. But it is not always blessed with more relaxation, more money, or more stuff. Caleb was blessed with more battles to be fought as a reward for his faithfulness.&n...

Take Courage - Part 3: Remember His Faithfulness

This sermon centered on a simple but urgent question: How did a generation that witnessed God’s faithfulness forget Him so quickly? Looking at Judges 2, we see that Israel didn’t merely forget what God had done, they stopped truly knowin...

Take Courage - Part 2: Courage that only Christ can give

What does it really mean to be strong and courageous?This week, Jono helped us look again at Joshua’s call to courage as a Spirit-empowered way of life. True courage is not found in self-confidence, grit, or pretending we are not afraid....

Take Courage - Part 1: Don’t Miss Jesus

As we begin our new Take Courage series, we pause after Joshua to reflect on the One Joshua ultimately points us to: Jesus. From entering the land, conquering enemies, possessing the inheritance, and remaining in the promise, we see Je...

Almost Home: A Journey With Joshua - Part 12: Choose This Day

As we conclude our Joshua: Almost Home series, we arrive at Joshua’s final words to God’s people. This is a powerful call to remember, respond, and choose.After years of witnessing God’s faithfulness, provision, protection, and ...

Almost Home: A Journey With Joshua - Part 11: The Threat Within

In Joshua 22, God’s people have finally entered the land and experienced rest but a new danger begins to emerge, not from outside enemies, but from within the community itself. This sermon explores how Israel responds to a perceived act of rebe...

Almost Home: A Journey With Joshua - Part 10: Claiming the Promise

Joshua 13–21 may read like a land survey, but beneath the boundary lines and tribal allotments is a powerful picture of God’s faithfulness. In this sermon, Mongani helps us see that the land allocations are not boring details; they are the fulf...

Almost Home: A Journey With Joshua - Part 9: God’s Faithfulness in the Waiting

What does it look like to trust God when the promise feels delayed?This Sunday, we step into Joshua 11–12 and see a powerful turning point: after years of battles, God’s people finally enter a place of rest. But the journey there wasn’t ...

Holy Week: Easter Sunday

Why do we actually gather on Easter?Not because of tradition. Not because the calendar says so. But because something happened that changed everything. This Sunday, we unpack the “scandal of all scandals”. The resurrection of...

Holy Week: Palm Sunday

Almost Home: A Journey With Joshua - Part 8: Where is Your Trust?

As Israel moves closer to the Promised Land, victory after victory begins to unfold but not because of their strength. In Joshua 10–11, we see a powerful truth: God is both forming a family from all people and decisively conquering sin. 

Almost Home: A Journey With Joshua - Part 7: When Wisdom Isn’t Enough

In Joshua 9, Israel faces an unexpected threat. This threat was not from armies, but from deception. The Gibeonites trick Joshua and the leaders into making a covenant because they rely on their own judgment instead of seeking the Lord. What be...

Almost Home: A Journey With Joshua - Part 6: When Self-Reliance Costs Us

After the victory of Jericho, Israel seems unstoppable. Joshua 7 and 8 show how quickly triumph can turn to defeat when God’s people drift into self-reliance and hidden sin. This sermon explores the sobering consequences of disobedience, the co...