Talks by Pastor Hedley Clemo

Real faith in Jesus - A headline, a storyline and a bottomline

2025-08-17

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 9:22-27; Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:27-38

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

In this message we consider a key turning point in the gospels where Jesus, after Peter's confession that He is the Christ, begins to now tell them that he MUST suffer and MUST be killed and that they MUST deny themselves and follow Him. Here we look at: 1) The Headline - that Jesus is the Christ 2) The Storyline - of Jesus suffering and taking up the cross along with our storyline to be the same 3) The Bottomline - where Jesus gives us 4 things that show what is at stake if we do or don't follow Jesus' storyline

When the penny finally drops - 'You are the Christ'

2025-08-10

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 9:18-21; Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:22-30

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

In this message we consider 2 miracles (only the 2nd one in Luke 9) which come one after the other in Mark chapter 8. They are both about BLINDNESS. The first is a physically blind man that Jesus chooses to heal in 2 touches and not one. This is a miracle and an acted parable to show that people come to true saving faith by multiple touches of God.

The lesson of the loaves - My deficiency, His sufficiency

2025-08-03

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 9:10-17; Matthew 14:11-36; Mark 6:30-56; John 6:1-24

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

The feeding of the 5,000 miracle is in all four gospels - which certainly says something. It is twinned with the miracle of Jesus walking on the water because it says the disciples had not learned the lesson of the loaves. This lesson is to do with learning our limits, facing up to failure and recognising the complete sufficiency of Jesus. The second miracle story helps to interpret the meaning of the first miracle story.

Jesus sends them out on work experience

2025-07-27

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 9:1-11; Matthew 10:1-23; Mark 6:8-11

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

Luke 9 brings in a new focus on discipleship, on taking the next stage in our discipleship journey. He sends them out two by two and they preach the Kingdom of God and heal people. When this is done they do a full debrief and Jesus no doubt critiques their approach and encourages them forward as they gain practical experience in ministry.

2 Desperate people come to Jesus with simple faith

2025-07-20

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 8:40-56; Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:22-43

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

This episode is a story within a story - a miracle squared (What in Mark is known as intercalation or a Markan Sandwich). 1. The unnamed woman with a flow of blood and is healed with must a touch and given the title Daughter by Jesus - her faith in Jesus saves her soul. 2. Jairus 12 year old only daughter is brought back from death, again, by just the merest touch and the gentlest of words 'Talitha Koum'.

Jesus the Chain Breaker

2025-07-13

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 8:26-39; Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

Jesus faces down the extreme ruin in the life of a demon-possessed man and breaks the chains of his misery. Jesus can do the same for all of us because even as Christians we can be oppressed and defeated by the many schemes of Satan our adversary.

Jesus, Master and Commander in the storms of life

2025-06-29

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 8:22-25; Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:36-41

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

This message is about the seismic storm on the sea of Galilee and how Jesus reveals himself as BOTH Master and Commander in His life. he is one who masters and is not mastered by the event and also that he is commander in the sense that he displays his divine side in commanding the wind and the waves. The passage encourages us to Behold Jesus and answer the questions:1) Who is this who commands the waves? and2) Why is it that I can be so fearful and so lacking in faith when life becomes so overwhelming?

4 Things that reveal true hearing

2025-06-22

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 8:16-21

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

4 Ways that true hearing reveals itself: 1. True hearers hear evangelistically 2. True hearers hear authentically 3. True hearers hear fruitfully 4. True hearers hear obediently

The Sower - 4 Hearers but only 1 that really hears

2025-06-08

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 8:1-15

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

The parable of the Sower challenges whether we really know what HEARING really looks like.

From forgiveness to Great Love

2025-06-01

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 7:36-50

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

In this episode we have the fourth reaction of Jesus to different types of people and their situations. Here he recognises the great love of the openly sinful woman who has clearly found forgiveness for her open sins. He now challenges another sinner - Simon the Pharisee to see his own sins and the lack of his love because he has been forgiven little.

Moving from uncertain doubt to firm belief

2025-05-25

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 7:18-35; Matthew 11:1-24

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

Jesus receives a message from John the Baptist as to whether he is really the one they have been waiting for. This message considers 4 locations along the spectrum of faith. At one end believing at the other disbelieving: 1. Doubting - 'false expectations' 2. Decided - 'firm expectations' 3. Drifting - 'fluid expectations' 4. Disbelieving - 'faked expectations'

3 Different takes on true faith

2025-05-11

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 7:1-10; Matthew 8:5-13

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

Three different takes on the true faith of the gentile Centurion: 1. What the Jews see 2. What the Centurion sees 3. What Jesus sees

The sermon on the plain - Decision - Part 4 of 4

2025-05-04

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 6:43-49; Matthew 7:13-29

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

The last part out of 4 in the Sermon on the Plain where Jesus is giving his disciples a Primer on Discipleship. Here he speaks about 2 roads, 2 trees, 2 claims and 2 houses. He effectively says: 'The Evidence demands a Verdict (i.e. a decision) and equally here 'A Verdict demands Evidence'.

The sermon on the plain - Discernment - Part 3 of 4

2025-04-27

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Luke 6:37-42; Matthew 7:1-6

Luke's Gospel - Good news for all people

The 3rd part out of 4 in the Sermon on the Plain where Jesus is giving his disciples a Primer on Discipleship. This is where he speaks about not judging people. We get to see what that really means i.e. do not be judgmental, do not display a 'critical spirit'.

Jesus' exaltation and crushing - a mystery

2025-04-20

Pastor Hedley Clemo

Isaiah 52:13-53:12

One-offs

The second of two Easter messages on Isaiah's 4th Servant Song there in Isaiah 52v13-53v12. It covers his exaltation and equally the aspect of people being appalled at him and God's will that He should be crushed.