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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...
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...
Almost Home: A Journey With Joshua - Part 5: Shout Before the Walls Fall
Jericho wasn’t conquered by strategy, strength, or bravado. It fell through worshipful obedience to the God who saves. As Israel marches in silence and then shouts in faith, we’re reminded that silence isn’t absence. It’s preparation, and prais...
Almost Home: A Journey with Joshua - Part 4 - From Manna to Inheritance
After Israel crosses the Jordan, the kings of Canaan lose heart. Not because Israel is strong, but because God is. With Jericho in sight, you’d expect the next step to be war… but God pauses the momentum to deal with the heart.In Joshua ...
Almost Home: A Journey with Joshua - Part 3 - God goes first
As Rooted Fellowship steps into a new season of leadership, we turn to Joshua 3–4 and the powerful moment when Israel stood before a raging Jordan River. With Moses gone and a new generation watching, the question hung in the air: Will God stil...
Almost Home: A Journey with Joshua - Part 2 - The God who saves
As Israel stands on the edge of the Promised Land, God interrupts the conquest story with an unexpected act of grace. In Joshua 2, we meet Rahab, an outsider whose faith, not her past, defines her future. This week we’ll see that God’s saving g...
Almost Home: A Journey with Joshua - Part 1 - Be Strong and Courageous
Joshua 1God speaks to His faithful servant: "Be strong and courageous." Why can he do this? God's promises still stand. God will be with His faithful servant.How can he do this? Meditate on God's word so that you will obey G...