Believe and Live

John wrote his gospel so that “you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” In this series we will look at the seven signs John uses to point to Jesus’s divinity and messiahship, and then focus on some of the commands Jesus gives which explain what “life in His name” means for us.

Sign 1 - Water Into Wine 07/09/2025 \| Luke Davydaitis Luke shares about how Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding shows us that He is fulfilment of God’s promises to save His beloved people, shows us what God is like, and challenges us to put all our faith in Him. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Sign 2 - Healing the Official's Son 14/09/2025 \| Chris Rawson Chris shares about how when Jesus healed the official’s son in John 4, He revealed His urgent desire to be known, His commitment to growing even the smallest seeds of faith, and His kindness in doing for us more than we could ask or imagine. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Sign 3 – Healing as an Interruption 28/09/2025 \| Luke Davydaitis The next sign that Jesus performs in John’s gospel is an amazing miracle, and a shocking interruption. Jesus is still doing miracles today, and still interrupting lives. How will we respond to Him? To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Sign 4 – Feeding of the 5000 05/10/2025 \| Phil Varley John 6 shows that Jesus miraculously meets people’s physical hunger to reveal a deeper truth — that only He can satisfy the hunger of the soul. He is the Bread of Life, inviting us not just to believe in Him once but to continually receive His life, presence, and provision in every season. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Sign 4 – Feeding of the 5000 (North Community) 05/10/2025 \| Colin Gault Colin preaches at our North Community on the feeding of the 5000 detailed in John 6. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Sign 5 – I Was Blind But Now I See 12/10/2025 \| Bob Ackroyd Jesus’ healing of a man born blind points to the greater miracle of spiritual sight and salvation being given by Jesus to those who believe in him. As John Newton famously wrote in the hymn “Amazing Grace” centuries later, “I was blind but now I see”. Bob mentioned how important it was for us as beleivers to share our story of salvation with others when we are asked. Here’s a 1-minute video on how we can all be ready to share our own story. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Sign 6 – Lazarus Raised From the Dead 19/10/2025 \| Luke Davydaitis The raising of Lazarus from the dead is not just a spectacular miracle but a wonderful demonstration of the love of God. Going through the story slowly helps us to see what Jesus was doing then, and gives us faith for what He is doing now, too. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Prophet, Priest and King – Jesus Walks on Water 02/11/2025 \| Dan Hudson John’s account of Jesus walking on water reveals Him as the Light in our darkness, the King over creation, and the Peace in our chaos — the great “I AM” who comes to us in life’s storms. The story invites us to stop striving, welcome Him into our “boat,” and experience the calm and safety that only His presence brings. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Love One Another 09/11/2025 \| Ariane Briggs Ariane teaches us about Jesus’ command to love one another. Jesus washed his disciples feet: demonstrating his love for his disciples and modelling how they are to love one another. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Doing Great Works 16/11/2025 \| Sam Chinenyeze Jesus makes an astonishing promise to His followers that they will do “great works” than He did. Sam helps us to understand what that means, and how we can work with Jesus to do this in our lives and as a church. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Receive the Spirit 23/11/2025 \| Dan Hudson This message traces how Jesus breathes new-creation life into His followers and fills the church with the Spirit as God’s living presence. It invites believers to receive the Spirit afresh—whether in seasons of abundance or desert—as Jesus pours out His life like living water. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Jesus The True Vine 30/11/2025 \| Luke Davydaitis In John 15, Jesus tells us that He is the true vine, and His disciples are the branches. Luke looks at why Jesus uses this image and what its implication are for us. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Jesus The True Vine (North Community) 30/11/2025 \| Karen Capon Karen looks at the passage in John 15, where Jesus tells us that He is the true vine, and His disciples are the branches. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Overcoming Opposition 07/12/2025 \| Dan Hudson This message explores how Christians can confidently face opposition, resting in the assurance that Jesus has already overcome the world. It’s a call to live boldly in that victory day by day. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'
Children of God 21/12/2025 \| Dan Hudson We potentially have saved the best ’til last in this series, as Dan looks at John 1 and what it means that Jesus came to Earth and made it possible for us to become children of God. To download, right click here and use 'Save Link As...'