Foundation Church Belfast

A New Society: Justice, Peace and Victory

Latest audio from Foundation Church Belfast from our series Taking Possession.
Main text: Joshua 6:1-27
Message by David Varney

Renewal and Glory

Before the people of Israel began to take possession of the Promised Land, God called them to covenant renewal – to commit themselves fully to God and his purposes before embarking on his mission.
In this message we see that God’s timing is often different to our own. In our fast-paced lives and ministry, when we are tempted to rush on ahead, God calls us to renewal, to stop, remember and celebrate who he is and what he has done for us.
It is out of this moment of renewal that God leads his people on his mission to take possession.
Main points:
Renewal Comes Before Possession
Glory Eclipses Ambition
Main text: Joshua 5:1-15

The Prodigal Son’s Older Brother

A message by Phil Allen, executive pastor at Thriving Life Church, Newtownards.

God Achieves Astonishing New Life

The latest message in our series Taking Possession.
Sermon by David Varney
Main text: Joshua 3:1-4:7

The New Birth: Coming in to the Kingdom

A highly educated and influential Jewish leader met Jesus one night, under the cover of darkness, to seek clarification on some of Jesus’ words and actions. The leader, Nicodemus, realised that Jesus was a man of divine power, but it was Jesus’ teaching that troubled him the most: Jesus told Nicodemus that unless he underwent a complete spiritual new birth, he could not enter the kingdom of God – something that Nicodemus assumed he had already obtained.
Many of us think that we are in a ‘spiritually good place’, or that we are ok with God, or that he will be kind to us on the last day and let us in to heaven. Like Nicodemus, it comes as a bit of a shock that our access to the kingdom of God comes by way of a faith relationship with Jesus himself.
The good news: this life-imparting relationship is available to anyone, irrespective of background, education, status or age.
What is the new birth?
Why do we need it?
How do we get it?
What difference does it make?
Main text: John 3:1-15
Other references: Genesis 2:7; Ezekiel 36:25; Ezekiel 37:5, 10; Philippians 3:4-8.

Taking Possession: God is Sovereign

Second message in our series Taking Possession through the book of Joshua.
Main text: Joshua 2:1-24
Sermon by David Varney

Have Courage: God is with us

Before taking possession of the Promised Land, God reminded Israel and their leader Joshua, ‘I am with you.’
As we see in this message, the presence of God is the basis of our strength and boldness as we face challenges in life and enter into more deeply into the promises of God to the church.
We can be assured of God’s promises to us because they come to us through the person and work of Jesus Christ: he is the true and better leader of God’s people that Joshua was ultimately pointing towards.
Jesus leads his people to the greater Promised Land of a new heavens and earth, and so when we join him on mission, we are guaranteed ultimate success (Matthew 28:20).
Main text: Joshua 1:1-18

Water into Wine: An Invitation to Celebration

To encounter the real, living Jesus we must grapple first with the accounts of his words and actions in the Bible.
In this new monthly series, we examine encounters with Jesus from St. John’s Gospel account.
This month: Jesus turns water into wine.
Main text: 2:1-11