One Hope Church Stellenbosch

Behold our God: Creator - Behold our God

Message from Nathan Fisher on January 11, 2026

Immanuel: Empathetic Priest - Christmas Series 2025: Immanuel

In this Immanuel series message, Gareth shows how the incarnation enables Jesus to be our perfect and empathetic Great High Priest. Fully God and fully human, Jesus now continually ministers for us—advocating for our forgiveness, mediating our relationship with the Father, and interceding for us with compassion. Because Jesus understands our weakness and represents us perfectly before God, our salvation is secure and we are invited to draw near with confidence to receive mercy and grace in every moment of need.

Immanuel: Promised Presence - Christmas Series 2025: Immanuel

The profound meaning of Christmas is God’s definitive action to overcome humanity's separation from Him, declaring Immanuel—God with us. This sermon anchors the Christian faith in God's unchanging desire to dwell with His people. We trace this commitment from the prophetic promises to its ultimate fulfilment in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Jesus became the visible, tangible, and permanent dwelling place of God. We then see how this access is a gift of grace through faith, calling us to communion, not performance. The sermon concludes with the glorious future hope of eternal, unveiled communion, where we will know Him fully and see Him "face to face".

Gospel Life: The Epilogue - Gospel Life

In this final message from 1 Corinthians, Gareth unpacks Paul’s closing chapter as a rich window into early church life—marked by global gospel partnership, planned generosity, and mutual strengthening. He highlights Paul’s four urgent exhortations: be watchful, stand firm, act courageously, be strong, and let everything be done in love. The letter ends where it began—on the grace of Christ—calling us as a church to live gospel-shaped, outward-looking, love-filled lives as we await Jesus’ return.

Gospel Life: Our Glorious Hope - Gospel Life

This sermon unpacks the transformative power of Christ's resurrection, addressing the sceptical question of what the resurrected body will be like, drawing from 1 Corinthians 15:35-58. The passage highlights God's incredible power, demonstrated even in a simple seed, to raise the dead. The sermon explores the glorious truth that at the last trumpet, believers will be instantaneously changed. This transformation culminates in the total victory over death and the presence of sin. Let this certain hope strengthen the believer to be steadfast and immovable, knowing that in the Lord, their labour is not in vain.