Relationship Goals: God's Design | Gareth Nicholson | 01 February 2026 Catch Up on: | YouTube |  iTunes | Spotify Relationships matter. Whether you’re single, dating, married, previously married, or somewhere in between - this series is for you. Because before relationships are about romance, status, or social media perfection, they’re about connection. And at the core of every healthy relationship is one essential truth: God is relational, and He designed us for relation

Fresh Start: Finding your Sweet Spot | Gareth Nicholson | 25 January 2026 Catch Up on: | YouTube |  iTunes | Spotify Have you ever had a moment where everything just clicked ? In sport, they call it the sweet spot  – that perfect point of contact where effort feels minimal, impact is maximal, and everything works the way it’s meant to. The football flies effortlessly into the top corner. The cricket ball rockets off the bat. You barely feel the hit, but you see the resul

We’re setting aside time to seek God together through a week of prayer and fasting. This is an invitation to slow down, refocus, and realign our hearts with God’s will for our lives and our city.

Fresh Start: New Year. New You. | Gareth Nicholson | 18 January 2026 Catch Up on: | YouTube |   iTunes | Spotify There’s something deeply frustrating about realizing that something is broken - especially when it’s beyond your control to fix. You expect things to work out a certain way. You have dreams, plans, and expectations - and then suddenly you discover something is wrong. Something is broken. Something needs fixing. For some, that realization comes early. For others

Fresh Start: Shift Your Perspective | Gareth Nicholson | 11 January 2026 Catch Up on: | YouTube |   iTunes | Spotify The other day, as we were leaving from our holiday house, it was still dark, so I flipped the lights on so that we could pack. Bad idea. There was a swarm of angry bees everywhere. 🐝 I froze. Because last time I got stung, my face swelled up badly. That memory kicked in fast. Suddenly, a moment in the present was shaped by something from the past. And tha

Watch or listen on YouTube , Spotify , or Apple Podcasts . Join the Free Church WhatsApp Community to stay updated on all that's coming up in 2026! Matthew 7:24-27 describes Jesus' parable of the wise and foolish builders, emphasizing that hearing His words is insufficient; true wisdom lies i n  hearing and doing  them , like building a house on rock for stability, versus hearing but not doing, which is like building on sand, leading to collapse in storms.    Last week, in 

Watch or listen on YouTube , Spotify , or Apple Podcasts . This is part 1 of a 2-part series, where we take time to reflect on the year that has been rather than rushing into next year's planning. We are asking, what did this year actually teach me? Not just what did I experience—but what did I learn ? The Biblical foundation is from Proverbs on pursuing wisdom intentionally: Proverbs 4:7 “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understan

Watch/Listen to the message here: YouTube | Spotify Do you know what your name means? My name, Gareth - (Welsh, medieval times) "might" of a spear-ruler with the "calm" of a gentle knight!    While names today are highly personal and often chosen for their popularity in antiquity, names were often seen as functional blueprints  for a person’s identity, destiny, or social status. In ancient cultures, a name wasn’t just a label; it was believed to capture the essence  of tha

What does God do with ordinary, overlooked people? In this Christmas message from Matthew 1, we look at the story of Mary and discover how God’s unexpected grace invites nobody-from-nowhere people into His eternal story. You are known. You are loved. You matter.

Unexpected Grace: Hesed | Gareth Nicholson | 14 December 2025 Catch Up on: | YouTube This Christmas series, Unexpected Grace , reminds us that when God’s extraordinary grace collides with broken people , unexpected things happen. As we trace the family tree of Jesus in Matthew 1, we discover flawed people, messy stories, and surprising grace. If God can use people like that  in the story of Jesus, how much more can He use you and me? Matthew opens the New Testament with th

Unexpected Grace: The Break Up | Gareth Nicholson | 07 December 2025 Catch Up on: | YouTube |   iTunes | Spotify We’ve all been there. A moment, a decision, a comment, a relationship, a choice you wish you could undo. Maybe it's something recent. Maybe it’s something from years ago. Or maybe you’re living in that season right now - carrying the weight of “I should have… I could have… I wish I hadn’t…” There’s a word for that cycle: rumination . It’s when a negative though

Unexpected Grace: Getting Honest | Gareth Nicholson | 30 November 2025 Catch Up on: | YouTube |   iTunes | Spotify When God Meets Our Hidden Skeletons Do you have any skeletons hiding in your family closet? Stories you’d rather people didn’t know about? Or maybe - if your family seems spotless, you’ve got a few skeletons tucked away in your own . We spend an astonishing amount of time managing shame, hiding our failures, and maintaining the illusion that we have it “all t

ReJOYce: God ReJOYces Over You! | Jax Armstrong | 23 November 2025 Catch Up on: | YouTube |   iTunes | Spotify More Than a Feeling: The Joy That Holds Us Happiness is wonderful - but it’s fleeting. Two bites of chocolate… gone. A handful of jelly babies… gone. That perfect first sip of coffee… gone by the last. Happiness is tied to moments and circumstances. It comes from the outside in, and no matter how tightly we try to hold it, it slips through our fingers. The goalpo

ReJOYce: Unshakeable Joy | HloHlo Moroeng and Mantsha Pheeha | 16 November 2025 Catch Up on: | YouTube - 08:15 / 10:00 |  iTunes - 08:15 / 10:00 | Spotify - 08:15 / 10:00 Message 1: 1. Joy Grows Through Testing (James 1:2 - 7) The Bible doesn’t pretend life is easy. Instead, it tells us what to do  when hardship comes: Troubles are not a one-time event - they are part of the journey. “Consider” is a choice. You can choose to worship your troubles, or you can choose joy

ReJOYce: The Oveflow Of Joy | Chester Mupaya | 09 November 2025 Catch Up on: | YouTube |   iTunes | Spotify Scripture: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”- Romans 15:13  Living from the Well That Never Runs Dry There was a tangible sense of momentum  in the room this Sunday - a continuation, not a new beginning. Before anyone arrived, before the first song was sung,

ReJOYce: Choose Joy | David Molver | 02 November 2025 Catch Up on: | YouTube |   iTunes | Spotify Scripture: John 15:1–11 | Psalm 16:11 Joy Isn’t Lost — It’s Waiting Sometimes it feels like our joy has gone missing - like it’s sitting somewhere in the garage of our lives, waiting for us to notice it again. In this week’s message, reJOYce : Choose Joy , we were reminded that joy doesn’t just happen to us - it’s something we choose. It’s not built on perfect circumstances

So That His Kingdom May Come | Gareth Nicholson | 26 October 2025 Catch Up on: YouTube |   iTunes | Spotify 1. Receive the Love of the Father Key Scripture: Matthew 6:9: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” Main points: God’s love is unconditional, not based on performance or circumstances. Many carry an orphan spirit, which may show as: Need for approval Performance-driven mindset Fear and insecurity Isolation from community Truth: God sent His Son, Jesus, to

So That His Kingdom May Come: What Is In The Way? | Gareth Nicholson | 19 October 2025 Catch Up on: YouTube |   iTunes | Spotify The Sermon Found In A Toilet Not long ago, one of our tenants messaged me to say their toilet wasn’t flushing. I thought, “Alright, I’ll fix it.” When I opened it up, everything looked fine on the outside — it looked like a toilet, it smelt like a toilet (unfortunately), but it wasn’t functioning like one. After checking a few things, I eventua

So That His Kingdom May Come | Amy Nicholson | Waldo & Petri Kleyn | 12 October 2025 Catch Up on: YouTube |   iTunes | Spotify This Sunday, Waldo and Petri shared their stories to remind us that when we say yes to God, His kingdom advances! From growing up in South Africa to becoming full time missionaries Zambia they have been obedient to God’s call – and they’re only in their mid twenties! Waldo shared how their move from South Africa wasn’t just a change in geography

So That His Kingdom May Come: Light in the Dark | Gareth Nicholson | 05 October 2025 Catch Up on: YouTube |   iTunes | Spotify Are...