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The Lost Coin | How Do We Become Lost? | Luke 15 Sermon

The Lost Coin | How Do We Become Lost? | Luke 15 Sermon Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 17th May 2026 ------------------- What if being “lost” isn’t always rebellion? In this powerful sermon from Gospel of Luke 15:8–10, we explore the story of the Lost Coin and how people become spiritually, emotionally, and relationally disconnected from God. This message looks at: mental health and spiritual lostness trauma, shame, and perceived worth exile and the book of Book of Lamentations why lostness often feels like invisibility the searching heart of God how the church can help people be found again Jesus shows us that lostness may hide value — but it never removes it. 📖 Scriptures: Luke 15:8–10 Lamentations 3 Ephesians 2:1–10 Genesis 1:26

The Lost Sheep | How Do We Become Lost? | Luke 15

The Lost Sheep | How Do We Become Lost? | Luke 15 Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 10th May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:1-7 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15%3A1-7&version=ESV] ------------------- Why do people drift from God? In this sermon from Gospel of Luke 15:3–7, we explore the story of the Lost Sheep and how spiritual lostness often begins slowly through distraction, isolation, exhaustion, and entanglement with the pressures of life. This message explores: spiritual drift and isolation belonging and community mental health and emotional exhaustion the danger of living disconnected from the flock the shepherd heart of God Book of Ezekiel 34 and God’s warning to failed shepherds how the church must become a community that notices who is missing Jesus reveals a God who searches for wandering people and carries them home. 📖 Scriptures: Luke 15:3–7 Ezekiel 34 Hebrews 12:1 1 Peter 5:8

What "Lost" Really Means to God

What "Lost" Really Means to God Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 3rd May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:1-2 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15%3A1-2&version=ESV] ------------------- Most people think being "lost" is just about non-Christians - but Luke 15 tells a very different story. This message unpacks what it actually means to be lost, and why God's heart still moves toward the wandering. Through the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son, we'll rediscover the heart of God for people who feel far from Him - including the ones already sitting in church. In this teaching, you'll learn: * What being "lost" really means in the eyes of God * Why the Father runs toward the wanderer instead of waiting * How to recognise lostness in your own life - even as a believer 📖 Text: Luke 15 🎙️ Series: Lost & Found - Rediscovering the Heart of God 🏛️ Location: Calvary Chapel Southampton Luke 15 is one of the clearest pictures in Scripture of how God sees people who are far from Him. Whether you've walked away, drifted slowly, or never realised you were lost in the first place, this message is a reminder that God isn't distant - He's searching. Being found isn't about being perfect; it's about being pursued by a Father who refuses to give up. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly Bible teaching that connects Scripture to real life.

Immeasurable riches of God's grace

Immeasurable riches of God's grace Series: Topical Preacher: Joseph Diaper Sunday Morning Date: 26th April 2026 Passage: Ephesians 2:1-10 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A1-10&version=ESV] ------------------- You were spiritually bankrupt — and most of us still live like we are. This message unpacks the immeasurable riches of God's grace and what actually changes when you stop acting poor. Paul doesn't sugarcoat it in Ephesians 2. We were dead, broke, and going nowhere. Then grace stepped in. The question isn't whether God is rich — it's whether you're living like a child of the King or still scraping by on your own effort. In this teaching, you'll learn: Why "I'm poor, He's rich" isn't the end of the story What spiritual bankruptcy actually looks like in everyday life How grace changes your identity — not just your eternity Practical ways to stop earning what's already been given 📖 Text: Ephesians 2:1-10 🏛️ Location: Calvary Chapel Southampton Most believers know grace as a word, but live like they're still on the hook. This message walks through Paul's blunt diagnosis of who we were, what God did, and how the immeasurable riches of His grace reshape the way Christians live, work, and relate to others. If you've been treating salvation like a ledger to balance, this one's for you. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly Bible teaching that's clear, practical, and rooted in Scripture

Foundation stones of Word and Spirit

Foundation stones of Word and Spirit Series: Topical Preacher: Andy King Sunday Morning Date: 19th April 2026 ------------------- Most Christians know about God — but far fewer actually know Him. This message on the Word and the Spirit cuts through empty religion and calls you back to real intimacy with God. In this teaching, you'll discover: Why having Bible knowledge without the Holy Spirit produces a hollow, powerless faith What it really means that your body is a temple — and why that changes everything The difference between information about God and a genuine relationship with Him How Jesus operated in both Word and power — and what that means for your everyday life What the Kingdom of God actually looks like when the Spirit and the Word are working together 🎙️ Series: The Word and The Spirit 🏛️ Location: Calvary Chapel Southampton Many believers settle for one or the other - head knowledge or emotional experience - but God never intended for these to be separated. The Holy Spirit without the Word leads to instability. The Word without the Holy Spirit leads to dead religion. This teaching unpacks who the Holy Spirit is, what the Word of God truly is, and how together they produce the kind of faith that reflects the Kingdom of God and carries real, lasting power. If you've ever felt like something is missing in your walk with God, this message is for you.