Foundation Church Belfast

The gospel message is the same for all people - the message of God's saving work through Jesus. But the way the gospel comes to a person can vary widely.   In this bible text we see the gospel taking root in three diverse people: a successful busines...

As the gospel advances there will be setbacks. If we are to be used by God to advance the gospel through planting and strengthening churches, we must be ready to deal with discouragement.   Paul's second missionary journey begun under a cloud of disc...

The gospel of Jesus had been making huge strides in its forward momentum.   But the brakes are jammed on as the church hits a theological controversy - What is the nature of the gospel? In other words, how is someone actually saved?   A group of Jewi...

We address the reality of spiritual evil in this sermon. It always seeks to obstruct the advance of the gospel.   In this episode, a magician of considerable spiritual power, tries to stop a key local civic leader from believing the gospel message of...

Sermon from Matt Adams of Immanuel Church Millisle.   MAIN TEXT Acts 12:1-19   FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST Every Sunday 10:30am - 2d Knockwood Crescent, Belfast, BT5 6GE We are part of the Advance Movement of churches and the wider Newfrontiers family.

In the newly-formed church in Antioch, we see a gifted team being assembled by the Holy Spirit that plants and strengthens the church.   Unnamed evangelists bring the good news to Antioch; Barnabas brings apostolic exhortation and encouragement; Saul...

An officer of the Roman army converts to Christianity, signalling a paradigm shift in the advance of the gospel. Why is it so significant? He and his family are the first Gentiles to be enveloped into the people of God called the church. The doors of...

How is it that someone so devoted to the destruction of Christianity can become one of it's greatest heroes?   In the account of the conversion of the Apostle Paul (aka Saul) we see how such radical transformation is possible.   But beyond Paul's ama...

The Kingdom of God advances by  Outsiders Coming In Insiders Going Out Both are powerfully depicted by Philip's interaction with the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8.   MAIN TEXT Acts 8:26-40   SPEAKER David Varney, Pastor Foundation Church Belfast   FOUND...

The gospel advances to all the 'wrong' places. Here we see the hated neighbours - the Samaritans - believing the message about Jesus in their hundreds.   Curiously, the Holy Spirit appears to be withheld from these new believers until the Apostles fr...

One of the most gifted leaders of the early church was cut off in his prime. Stephen was a man full of the Holy Spirit and was highly effective in the church.   But he was the object of sustained opposition from people who hated the message of Jesus....

Message from baptism Sunday showing how: Baptism connects us with the past Baptism orientates us with the future Baptism gives hope for the present   MAIN TEXT Romans 6:1-11   SPEAKER David Varney, Pastor Foundation Church Belfast   FOUNDATION CHURCH...

Message from Phil Swinburn. MAIN TEXT Acts 4:23-31   FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST Every Sunday 10:30am - 2d Knockwood Crescent, Belfast, BT5 6GE We are part of the Advance Movement of churches and the wider Newfrontiers family.

The early church had grown rapidly as the Word of God and the Spirit of God spread like fire.   Up to this point, the Apostles oversaw the distribution of funds to the poor in the church. But as the church grew, the Apostles found themselves spinning...

We hear teaching from an astonishing section of the history of the early church.   A husband and wife chose to conspire against the church and ultimately against God and end up dead as a result. Their sin? Using religion to make themselves influentia...

The Word of God and the Spirit of God drive the advance of the gospel through the people of God.   If we are to see great gospel advance in our day we must share the same conviction of the Word of God - the message about Jesus - that the early church...

The first church rapidly grew to more than 3,000 people, yet the quality and depth of its community was remarkable.   A gospel-centred, Spirit-empowered community on mission is characterised by Four Marks: Devoted Awe-Inspired Generous Growing Is suc...

In this sermon we hear about the point of Pentecost and its implications for the church today. Main Texts Acts 2:1-38   Speaker David Varney, Pastor Foundation Church Belfast   FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST Every Sunday 10:30am - 2d Knockwood Crescent, B...

St. Luke describes all that Jesus began to do and teach in the first volume of his work - the Gospel of Luke.   But the second volume begins with the anticipation of what Jesus continues to do as his kingdom comes.   In this introductory message, we ...

For Christmas to be more than a sentimental event, we need to be clear: That Christmas happened   Why Christmas happened   Only then can we really get in to the Christmas spirit!   This message ends with a challenge to respond to Christmas by identif...