Sermons
Pulpit Ministry
On this page you can find weekly sermons from NorthernLife from Senior Pastor Jonathan Shanks, Rachel Li and others. Subscribe to our sermons on your preferred podcast platform using the links below, explore past sermon series, search for a specific sermon, or browse the archive.
Weekly sermon archive
Faith in Action: Favouritism vs. Love
The Book of James exhorts Christians to not show favouritism to others, but to love them with the equal, sacrificial love of God. This message will challenge you in how you treat other people.
Faith in Action: Introduction / James 1
This week we are beginning an exciting 12-week series in the Book of James entitled "Faith in Action." As an introductory overview to the Book of James, this message will challenge you to connect faith and action; belief and behaviour.
Required: Relishing the Requirements / Philippians 4:4-8
Do you relish or resent God's requirements? In the last message of the sermon series Required, Philippians 4:4-8 provides the secret to learning to relish the requirements. This message will challenge you to find more joy in God.
Required: Walk Humbly
What does the Lord our God require of us? In this May Mission Month message, Jonathan Shanks explores the third part of Micah 6:8—walk humbly. Jesus, the Word of God, set us the ultimate example of humility by coming to the world and suffering for us. This message...
Required: Love Mercy
What does the Lord our God require of us? In this May Mission Month message, Jonathan Shanks explores the second part of Micah 6:8—love mercy. Mercy is an unmerited deviation away from retributive justice towards an emphasis on restorative justice. This message will...
Redefining Success / Dr Omar Djoeandy
Guest speaker Dr. Omar Djoeandy speaks on his journey of discovering how a worldly definition of success falls far short of Jesus' definition of success. This message will challenge you to reconsider your motivation and definition of success.
Required: Act Justly
What does the Lord our God require of us? In this May Mission Month message, Jonathan Shanks explores the first part of Micah 6:8—act justly. At NorthernLife, we want to be a church that carries God's heart for the nations by advocating for justice for the poor,...
Greater Love Has No One Than This / John 15:9-14
Jesus said there is no greater love than to lay down your life for others. On Anzac Day, we commemorate the sacrifice of those who fought for the freedom we enjoy in Australia. We also remember how it points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who laid down his life...
Living Stones / 1 Peter 2:4-10
In chapter 2, Peter describes followers of Jesus as "living stones" that together form a spiritual temple built on Jesus as the cornerstone—the Church is alive! This message will challenge the way you view the role of the church in the world and the function of...
Living Hope / 1 Peter 1:1-12
1 Peter 1 talks about the living hope we have been given in Jesus. Our hope, just like any living thing, can be grown, strengthened and matured. This message will challenge you to remain fixed on the gospel to grow your hope.
Resurrection Sunday 2021: All For One
Join us for our Resurrection Sunday message from our Easter 2021 sermon series: One For All, All For One.
Good Friday 2021: One For All
Join us for our Good Friday message from our Easter 2021 sermon series: One For All, All For One.
Gospel Lens Living: Victory Over Death / 1 Corinthians 15
In the final week of the Gospel Lens Living series, Rachel Li unpacks what 1 Corinthians says about the way Christians should view death, resurrection and life through Gospel lenses.
Gospel Lens Living: A Reason for Body-Life Health / 1 Corinthians 11-14
"Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," (1 Cor. 12:15). The Corinthians didn't understand the unique purpose God intended for each of them. Paul shows how Gospel lenses reframe the way we view ourselves and our part in the Body of Christ. For healthy...
Gospel Lens Living: Loyalty and Love / 1 Corinthians 8-10
The Corinthians believed they had the right to do anything (1 Cor. 10:23), yet the Gospel shows that not everything is beneficial... This sermon will challenge you to consider how your loyalty to God and love for others affects your entire life.