Sermons

This Sunday marks Jamie's final message as minister at Elim Church Crawley after almost 10 years. In this sermon, Jamie shares his deep gratitude and a powerful encouragement to keep faithfully following God — no matter the season, the challenge, or the change. As he prepares to step into a new chapter, he urges us to stay rooted in Christ, united in love, and committed to God's calling for our lives and our church.

Sophie explains from Isaiah 40:26-31 that "Sometimes God takes us the scenic route" to  prepare us or to prepare our destination. He doesn't ignore us - His timing is perfect.

In this baptism message from 1 Peter 3:18–22, we explore how the gospel invites us into a new  story—one of salvation, renewal, and resurrection through Jesus Christ. Just as Noah was  saved through water, baptism now powerfully symbolises the believer's trust in Christ's death  and resurrection. It is not about ritual cleansing, but a visible declaration of faith—a  pledge of a good conscience toward God. This sermon unpacks the big story of the Bible,  showing how Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection open the way for us to be brought back  to God, and how baptism marks the beginning of that transformed life.

In this final message of the Christ Above All series, we explore Paul's closing words in Colossians 4:2–18, calling believers to a life fully devoted to Christ through prayer and service. We are reminded that prayer is more than routine—it's deep communion with God, an expression of our union with Christ. Paul also highlights the beauty of Christ's ongoing ministry through His Church, as each believer plays a vital role in His mission. This sermon challenges us to live out our faith in word and deed, as devoted priests and faithful servants of Jesus. Whether new to faith or walking with Christ for years, this message invites you to deeper devotion in prayer and purpose.

In this message we continue to explore what it looks like to live the Christian life. Instructing the church on the virtues they are to put on so that whatever you do or who ever you are, Christ is honoured in and through your life.

In this message, we explore what it truly means to live the Christian life — not by religious rules or self-made efforts, but by being transformed through union with Christ. Paul calls us to put to death the sins of the old self and to live as those being renewed in the image of our Creator. This is a reminder that true spiritual growth flows from knowing who we are in Christ.

Colossians 2:16-23
We continue our 'Christ Above All' series as we explore Paul's warning to the Colossians not to exchange the life-giving reality of Christ for empty rules, rituals, and philosophies. Drawing from Colossians 2:16–23, Out of the Shadows unpacks how religious laws and mystical experiences, though they may appear spiritual, are mere shadows compared to the substance found in Jesus. True freedom, growth, and maturity come not through rule-keeping or self-made religion, but through union with Christ and life within His body, the Church.

This week Mike continues our 'Christ Above All' series as he explores fullness in Christ. Paul describes believers as rooted in Christ, complete in Christ and alive in Christ in this passage and we will explore these as part of the fullness in Christ.

Jamie continues our Christ Above All series, as we continue in Colossians. Writing from a prison Paul's shares his deep pastoral desire for the church to rooted in hope in Christ & to present the church to God mature in Christ as he struggles on their behalf so that they would be strengthened in Christ.

Christ Above All - Paul's letter to the Colossians - Colossians 1:15-23.

We continue our Christ Above All series. Paul writes to remind the church — and us —  that Jesus is supreme over all creation, the head of the Church, and the fullness of God  revealed to us. Throughout this letter, we will explore powerful themes of Christ’s  authority, the new life we are called to live in Him, the warning against empty  philosophies, and the call to spiritual maturity. Together, we’ll discover how a clear  vision of Jesus at the centre of everything reshapes our faith, our relationships, and  our daily lives.