The God Who Goes With His People, Deut 31:1-22
Andrew Southerton
What if trying harder is actually making things worse? Andrew explores Deuteronomy 29-30 and Romans 10, asking what it really means to "choose life." Could the deepest problem we face be something no amount of willpower or effort can fix — and could God's answer be closer than we think?
What actually is heaven — floating on clouds, an endless church service, or something else entirely? Revelation 21:1-8 pulls back the curtain just a little, and what we glimpse is stunning. This message from Malcolm explores seven aspects of new creation that speak directly to our deepest longings for a world without tears, anxiety, or brokenness.
When we read Revelation, it's easy to get lost in the details and miss the big picture. So what happens when we zoom out? Across Revelation 17–18 we meet two women, two cities, and two outcomes — all leading us to one question: which kingdom do we belong to?
What happens as history unfolds? In Revelation 6–7, Malcolm walks us through the four horsemen and the strange comfort of God's judgement. If the world feels chaotic, where is it all heading? This message explores how we might follow the lamb when everything seems uncertain.
When Christians in the ancient world faced persecution and felt unseen, God gave John a vision of heaven — a throne room where the Lamb who was slain is worshipped alongside the Father. This sermon explores how that heavenly reality in Revelation 4–5 speaks directly into our own moments of discouragement and gospel-weariness.
What happens when the law demands perfection and we fall short? Deuteronomy 27 confronts us with the weight of sin and its consequences, but the story doesn't end there. Galatians 3:10-14 shows us how Christ steps into the curse so we can receive the blessing. This message explores what that means for us.
Why do Christians follow some Old Testament laws but not others? Andy walks through Deuteronomy 12-26, exploring what these ancient laws, about worship, feasting, justice, and caring for the vulnerable, might reveal about who God is and what he loves, and how they find their fulfilment in Jesus.
What if the blessings we enjoy aren't actually about us at all? In Deuteronomy 9, Moses warns Israel — just as they're about to receive everything God promised — that pride has a sneaky way of rewriting the story. This message explores what grace really means, and why no one gets to boast
What actually shapes your life? In Deuteronomy 5, Paul explores the Ten Commandments, not as a checklist to earn God's favour, but as words of grace spoken to people already loved and rescued. Could it be that hearing and obeying God's word is where real freedom is found?
At Mount Sinai, surrounded by fire and darkness, Israel experienced something remarkable, there was no image, no statue, just a voice. So what does it mean that God reveals himself through words rather than what we can see or feel? This message from Deuteronomy 4 explores what that means for us today.
There's a generation in Deuteronomy 1 who saw everything God did — the plagues, the Red Sea, bread in the desert — and still couldn't bring themselves to trust him when it really mattered. Andrew explores this ancient story and what it might have to say about the way we hold onto God's promises today, especially when life is messy, painful, and complicated.
What does it actually look like to follow Jesus — not just in what we say, but in how we live? In Luke 6:43-49, Jesus connects our outward actions back to what's really going on in our hearts. This message explores what it means to build a life on a foundation that holds when the storms come.
What does Easter actually mean — beyond the eggs and the long weekend? Isaiah 53 painted a picture of a suffering servant 700 years before Jesus, and it points to something bigger than death. This Easter message explores what it means that the grave wasn't the end, and what Jesus' resurrection offers us now.
Hundreds of years before it happened, a prophet described someone who would be "pierced for our transgressions" and crushed so others could find peace. Who is this servant? What does his suffering have to do with us? This Good Friday message from Isaiah 53 explores what might be the most important question any of us will ever face.
Could the cross be God's greatest moment — greater even than creation? And if so, what does that mean for the way we love each other? Andrew unpacks John 13:18–38, exploring how Jesus' love for Judas and Peter shows us what it means to love not from our own strength, but because we've been loved first.
Could serving others really be the blessed life? In John 13, Jesus — the Lord of the universe — takes on the role of the lowest servant, and then tells his disciples this is what following him looks like. This message digs into what that means for us today, and why we can only truly serve others once we've understood how we've been served.
What does it mean that Jesus says "unless I wash you, you have no part with me"? In John 13:1–11, the foot washing points forward to the cross — where Jesus humbles himself to death to cleanse us of sin and give us not just a clean slate, but a clean state.
What happens when people see overwhelming evidence of Jesus but still don't believe? Andrew explores John 12 and discovers that unbelief isn't really about lacking evidence - it's about what our hearts do with Jesus' words when we hear them.
What does it mean that the cross is the "glory" of God? Andrew walks through John 12:27–36, where Jesus speaks about his coming death with stunning clarity — not as a tragedy, but as the decisive moment of all history. This message explores what the cross accomplishes and what it means for us to walk in the light.