Liberti Church Carrara Sermons

The Christian race involves a call to freedom through repentance, and a call to endurance through Spirit-empowered obedience, as we look away from ourselves to the finished work of Jesus.

Romans 8:1-17 | What does it look like to live with the energy of the Holy Spirit rather than the energy of the flesh? The Spirit-empowered life is to know that in Christ we are no longer condemned, but accepted; no longer dead, but alive; and no longer slaves, but adopted into the family of God.

1 Cor. 14:1-25 | The Holy Spirit sovereignly gives every single child of God spiritual gifts, for the advance of the gospel and the building up of the Body of Christ. In this message we explore the gifts of prophecy and speaking in tongues, along what the Bible has to say about the use of these gifts in the Church today.

1 Cor. 12 | The Holy Spirit sovereignly gives every single child of God spiritual gifts, for the advance of the gospel and the building up of the Body of Christ.

Galatians 5:25-26 | The Spirit-led life can be summed up in two short yet explosive words: "Yes, Lord." To walk with the Spirit, is the moment-by-moment practice of saying "yes" to His Word and guidance over our own. Because we belong to Christ, we no longer need to grab after self-importance or chase after sinful desires. We have been set free. And the evidence to a watching world, is in the radical new way in which we treat one another.

Galatians 5:16-24 | Experiencing growth in the Christian life doesn’t come without its opposition. The old self, while being dealt a mortal wound, won’t go down quietly. The good news is, as we follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, we can expect to see victory in this battle that produces the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

Acts 1:4-8, Eph 5:13-15 | To be filled with the Holy Spirit is the experience of personal revival, that overflows into gospel boldness. The good news for every believer is that God does not want your strength to carry out His mission. He wants to give you His.

John 3:1-16 | Christianity is pure miracle from beginning to end. No one enters the kingdom of God on their own merits. Jesus was clear, “You must be born again.” The Bible calls this gift of new life regeneration. Regeneration is an explosion of God’s sovereign grace within, that washes us clean, makes us alive, and turns our eyes to Jesus.

Christmas can be a wonderful time, yet it can also be a difficult time. Where can we look to for hope for a better future this Christmas season? Isaiah 9:6 speaks of a coming Saviour who will bring light into our dark world. Each week we will explore one title of the coming Saviour, “Wonderful Counsellor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Christmas can be a wonderful time, yet it can also be a difficult time. Where can we look to for hope for a better future this Christmas season? Isaiah 9:6 speaks of a coming Saviour who will bring light into our dark world. Each week we will explore one title of the coming Saviour, “Wonderful Counsellor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Christmas can be a wonderful time, yet it can also be a difficult time. Where can we look to for hope for a better future this Christmas season? Isaiah 9:6 speaks of a coming Saviour who will bring light into our dark world. Each week we will explore one title of the coming Saviour, “Wonderful Counsellor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Luke 15:11-32 | In the story of the prodigal son, we see a reflection of our waywardness and God's grace-filled reconciliation. Whichever son best represents our hearts, we must look to God's response to the lost soul - being ready to run to him and see him redeemed. Who has God set in your life to pursue?

1 Peter 1:13-16 | To be holy means to be wholly God’s. The pursuit of holiness goes deeper than merely avoiding that which corrupts our character; it includes pursuing that which most satisfies our hearts. Holiness does not rob us of anything - except the sin which seeks to rob us of everything. To pursue holiness is to pursue joy.

Proverbs 1, 8 | "Take my instruction instead of silver, and my knowledge instead of gold. I am better than jewels, all that you may desire cannot compare to me. I have insight. I have strength. I love those who who love me, and all seek me diligently find me. Whoever finds me, finds life." Yours in Christ, Wisdom (Proverbs 8:10, 11, 14, 35)

Daniel 6:1-28 | On both sides of biblical faith are the ditches of fatalism and presumption. Fatalism says, “What will be, will be.” Presumption says, “What I say, will be.” But true faith says, “I trust God, whatever may be.” Daniel, now an old man in his final years, shows us what it looks like to trust God publicly and prayerfully, even under the shadow of life’s most difficult trials.

Daniel 5:1-31 | Just like Belshazzar, the story of humanity has been one of feasting on the edge of the grave. The writing is on the wall and the divine verdict is in: we have been numbered, weighed on God’s scale and found wanting, and are divided. It is here, at the point of despair, that the gospel breaks in with incredible news about what God has done to balance the scales.

Daniel 4:28-37 | The human appetite for glory is as destructive as it is seductive. Nebuchadnezzar discovered what so many others have throughout Scripture and history: that those who exalt themselves destroy themselves. Our hunger for glory will never be satisfied, until like Nebuchadnezzar, we learn to treasure the glory of God above all else.

Daniel 4:1-27 | King Nebuchadnezzar has another frightening dream, and calls on Daniel to provide an interpretation. The dream shows him that he must either renounce his self-righteousness and control to God, or be cut down like the great tree in his dream. Like King Nebuchadnezzar, we are given a warning of judgement coming our way. The good news is we are also given a way out, by heeding God’s warning and returning to His ways.

Daniel 3:1-30 | In this world Christians can be sure of two things: 1) They will have many fiery trials; 2) God will meet them in the fire. A gospel-shaped people have been given the power to love the world, without bowing to it.