Daniel Macleod

There is a spiritual springtime happening in the nation at the moment. Bible sales are going up and many are seeking God for themselves. As we see this shift in our nation our response is to ask God to bring ‘revival rain’. Now is the time to press into interceding for the nation.

We are living in a remarkable time – one in which God is clearly at work in our generation, demonstrating His power by turning the hearts of people back to Himself. The pressing question before us is this: will we make ourselves available to be used by God, allowing His power to be displayed through His church?

Sadly, many Christians today struggle to feel God’s love for them. This means that when we fail or fall short of God’s standards, instead of running to God we run away from God. We try to get things right in our own way so that we can present a ‘perfect picture’ to God. We feel insecure in God’s presence. In this sermon, Daniel reminds us that God’s presence is the safest place to be, because there is nothing in heaven or on earth that could ever separate us from the love of God.

If all the promises of God towards us are true, then we have no need to fear. We can go through life knowing that no scheme of man, no scheme of the enemy, not even our own weaknesses could ever stop God fulling His purposes through us. We can go through life knowing that because God is for us, He will give us all that we need to flourish in this life. ‘ He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? ‘

In a world full of difficulties, trials, and suffering, where do we find our hope? Where is God in those moments? In this sermon Daniel reminds us that God is sovereign over every aspect of our life, and everything that He allows in our life He allows for our good, even the difficulties He allows into our life will work out ultimately for our good.

In this sermon, Daniel reminds us that each person in the body of Christ has a role to play in building up the church. He encourages us to come prepared for what the Holy Spirit wants to do amongst us.

Do we often pause to think about how God feels about us? Many of us only focus on what we think we should do for God. While doing things for God is part of our calling, if we only ever focus on this we can miss God’s heart of us, His church, leading us to feel isolated, burned out, or even distant from God. In this sermon, Daniel reminds us of just how much God delight’s in the Church, so much so that Jesus gave His life for us.

Do you feel like you are doing all that you can do to please God, yet constantly have a worrying feeling that you aren’t doing enough? A lot of Christians go through life with a feeling of constant condemnation, trying more and more to reach an unattainable standard. The truth is that we have fallen short of God’s standard, but the good news is that the bible tells us that, “There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”. In this sermon Daniel unpacks what this truth means for Christians.

In this sermon Daniel reminds us that Christianity is not about the externals of our lives e.g going to church on a Sunday, but about a complete transformation of our inward self.

God is doing amazing things in our generation, turning the hearts of people back to Himself. In this sermon we are reminded to go to God in prayer, continually seeking His help to see a revival in our churches, City, and Nation.