St Mark's Plumstead - Sermons: Isaiah

Change What We Fear

Nick Louw — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Change What We Fear

Series: Isaiah

Preacher: Nick Louw

Sunday Morning

Date: 23rd November 2025

Passage: Isaiah 8:11-18

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Our social media feeds are overflowing with whispers of conspiracy theories – and surprisingly, Isaiah’s world wasn’t all that different. Surrounded by political tension, uncertainty, and the threat of war, people were gripped by fear, speculation, and the constant feeling that they didn’t know what to believe.

In the final instalment of our Isaiah series, we step into that ancient moment and discover that God speaks with clarity into the very same confusion we face today. When truth feels hard to find and anxiety feels impossible to escape, Isaiah offers wisdom that still cuts through the noise – a reminder that brings perspective, steadiness, and deep hope to a world that’s lost both.

Hear what God says to people living in confusing times – people like us.

Comfort and Complacency

Dylan Marais — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Comfort and Complacency

Series: Isaiah

Preacher: Dylan Marais

Sunday Morning

Date: 16th November 2025

Passage: Isaiah 40:1-11

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We’re all chasing comfort – in our routines, our relationships, our plans, and the places we hope will steady us. Yet despite all our efforts, many of us still feel restless, overwhelmed, or quietly disconnected from the peace we long for.

Isaiah speaks directly into that everyday struggle. He suggests that the comfort we’re searching for isn’t out of reach, but we may be looking for it in places that can’t truly restore us. And the real reason we feel unsettled might be closer to the heart than we realise.

This message offers a surprising, hope-filled invitation to experience lasting comfort – the kind that strengthens your faith, steadies your emotions, and transforms how you face the pressures of daily life.

If you’ve been longing for peace, clarity, or a fresh sense of God’s presence, this message may open the door to the comfort you’ve been missing.

Singing in the Ruins

Nick Louw — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Singing in the Ruins

Series: Isaiah

Preacher: Nick Louw

Sunday Morning

Date: 9th November 2025

Passage: Isaiah 52:9-10

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Some days, it feels like the world is falling apart – and maybe, so are we. We scroll through bad news, carry private battles no one sees, and wonder if God is still at work in all this wreckage.

Isaiah dares to say yes. He paints a picture of hope bursting into enemy territory, of prisoners hearing the first sounds of rescue echo through the ruins. God’s mighty arm has moved. Redemption has begun.

This message will help you rediscover how to sing again – even when life still feels broken. Listen to the third instalment in our sermon series to learn to sing to yourself, sing to one another, and sing to the world, as you remember that God’s story doesn’t end in despair, but in deliverance.

God Returns

Dylan Marais — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:30:00 +0000

God Returns

Series: Isaiah

Preacher: Dylan Marais

Sunday Morning

Date: 2nd November 2025

Passage: Isaiah 52:7-13

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When life breaks down, the best news you can hear is, “Help is on the way.” That’s how biblical salvation works — God comes down to where we are stuck to save us.

In Isaiah 52:8 God's people rejoice that God has returned to save them. Listen as we continue in our Isaiah series and be reminded “Help is on the way.”

Beautiful Feet

Nick Louw — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Beautiful Feet

Series: Isaiah

Preacher: Nick Louw

Sunday Morning

Date: 26th October 2025

Passage: Isaiah 52:1-7

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We spend our lives chasing beauty – shaping what others see, polishing what time wears down. But what if the beauty God celebrates has nothing to do with appearance, and everything to do with purpose?

Centuries ago, Isaiah looked at weary, dust-covered feet and called them beautiful, not for how they looked, but for the message they carried.

As we begin our new series in Isaiah, discover a kind of beauty the world can’t measure – one that belongs to every believer who carries the Good News of Jesus. Because when your life brings hope to others, your feet are already beautiful.

This message will challenge how you define beauty, and remind you that every step you take in His name tells a story worth sharing.