In “Turn Around”, Pastor Cathal Duffy explores Hosea 14:1-9, where God lovingly calls His people to return to Him. The message centres on repentance — the spiritual U-turn that brings believers home to God’s mercy and restoration. Drawing parallels to the Prodigal Son in Luke 15, Pastor Cathal highlights how life with God is infinitely better than life apart from Him.Through vivid imagery of renewal and growth, Hosea paints a picture of God’s steadfast love: He heals our waywardness, forgives freely, and restores our fruitfulness when we dwell under His shadow. The sermon reminds listeners that repentance is not a one-time act but a way of life, and that God’s grace both accepts us as we are and transforms us into who we’re meant to be.
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Tree of Life
In “Tree of Life”, Peter Burrows takes listeners on a journey from Eden to Calvary, revealing how God’s plan for restoration began in Genesis and was fulfilled through the cross. Drawing from Genesis 2–3, Galatians 5, and other key passages, Burrows shows how sin separated humanity from God — but through Jesus, the Tree of Life was made available again.The sermon traces three key trees: the Tree of Life in Eden (life lost), the Tree of Knowledge (sin and separation), and the Cross (life restored). Through Christ’s obedience, surrender, and victory, believers are invited into new life and eternal fellowship with God. The message closes with a call to personal surrender at the foot of the cross, embracing transformation by the Holy Spirit’s fruits — love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
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Blessed: Living the Way of Jesus
In Blessed: Living the Way of Jesus, Mark Horgan teaches from Matthew 5:3–10, revealing how the Beatitudes turn the world’s values upside down.We are saved by grace, and through Christ we are called to live with humility, mercy, and righteousness — qualities that reflect the heart of God.Jesus reminds us that those who mourn are comforted, the meek inherit the earth, and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be filled.True blessing is found not in comfort or achievement, but in a life shaped by grace and truth.This message invites us to follow the example of Jesus — to be merciful, pure in heart, and peacemakers who bring unity and hope wherever we go.
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Walking In Love
In this heartfelt message, Walking in Love, Pastor Cathal Duffy teaches from Ephesians 4:22–5:2, showing how believers are called to live like God — marked by truth, kindness, and compassion. Paul reminds us that we are God’s masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to live out our new identity with grace and integrity.This passage moves from the general to the specific: speak truthfully, deal with anger before it festers, forgive freely, and show compassion — just as God has shown compassion to us.Our obedience does not make us holy; it reflects the holy status we already have in Christ. Drawing on Philippians 2, Romans 8, and Luke 15, Pastor Cathal reminds us that sanctification takes time — but we are dearly loved children, called to imitate God and walk in love as Christ did.He took our place on the cross, demonstrating the fullness of God’s grace and truth. Walking in Love is a message that calls us to reflect Christ’s heart in every part of life — to forgive, to be kind, and to live each day in the power of His love.
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Learning Christ
In this powerful message, Learning Christ, Pastor Cathal Duffy unpacks Ephesians 4:17–25, calling believers to live from their new identity in Christ.Paul urges us to stop copying the world and instead to put off the old self and put on the new—a daily process of transformation through the Holy Spirit.Referencing 2 Corinthians 5:17, Colossians 3:9–10, and Romans 12:2, Pastor Cathal explains that this renewal is not achieved by human effort but by God’s grace at work within us. Just as Jeremiah exchanged his prison garments for new clothes, we are clothed in righteousness and called to walk in holiness. Our obedience does not make us holy—it honours God—as we continually return to Jesus, learning Him and becoming more like Him. Learning Christ is a message of daily renewal and transformation, reminding us that through the Spirit, we are being shaped into His likeness.
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