Foundation Church Belfast

• Making Sense of Christmas: The Eternal Son

  This Advent teaching series presents four Christian doctrines that Make Sense of Christmas.  In this first sermon, we examine the opening paragraph of St. John's Gospel and realise that Christmas doesn't begin at the Nativity, but rather In the Beginning (John 1:1). The message considers: Who is the Eternal Word? What did the Eternal Word come to do? How Am I Blessed by the Eternal Word?   MAIN TEXT John 1:1-13   SPEAKER David Varney, Pastor at Foundation Church Belfast   FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST Every Sunday 10:30am - 2d Knockwood Crescent, Belfast, BT5 6GE   ADVANCE MOVEMENT We are part of the Advance Movement of churches and the wider Newfrontiers family.   LISTEN TO MORE Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foundation-church-belfast/id1599109887   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6uAXPfwFLdZGmKFlc0jRLX   Deezer https://link.deezer.com/s/30mr8UHtormGRTICQHHkP   Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/0d056dc4-313c-4ccf-9064-398b5c0a3b06   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@foundationchurchbelfast  

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• Shut the Door: Faithful Giving, Resilience, and Prayer in 2 Kings 4

  Johnny Carson preaches from 2 Kings 4 focusing on the Shunammite woman’s hospitality, the prophecy of a son, his sudden death, and Elisha’s miraculous restoration of life. He highlights Elisha as a foreshadow of Jesus and draws three faith postures from the chapter: faithful giving, resilient faith, and private, focused prayer. The message calls listeners to practical response—give in faith, remain resilient in suffering, and shut the door to seek God in prayer—trusting the greater work of Christ who brings life out of death.   MAIN TEXT 2 Kings 4:8-37   SPEAKER Johnny Carson, Pastor at The Way Church Ballyclare, part of the Advance Movement of churches.   FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST Every Sunday 10:30am - 2d Knockwood Crescent, Belfast, BT5 6GE   ADVANCE MOVEMENT We are part of the Advance Movement of churches and the wider Newfrontiers family.   LISTEN TO MORE Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foundation-church-belfast/id1599109887   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6uAXPfwFLdZGmKFlc0jRLX   Deezer https://link.deezer.com/s/30mr8UHtormGRTICQHHkP   Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/0d056dc4-313c-4ccf-9064-398b5c0a3b06   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@foundationchurchbelfast  

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• The Final No: Saul's Tragic End on Mount Gilboa

  This episode reflects on 1 Samuel 31, recounting Saul and his sons' deaths at Mount Gilboa, the Philistine victory, and the grim aftermath as towns are abandoned and bodies dishonoured. Through this we learn three lessons that carry eternal consequences for every person: the fallout of rebelling against God, the finality of our rebellion, and the fix for our rebellion. There is always hope offered through Jesus, by repentance and turning to Christ we can be freed.   MAIN TEXT 1 Samuel 31:1-13   SPEAKER David Varney, Pastor at Foundation Church Belfast   FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST Every Sunday 10:30am - 2d Knockwood Crescent, Belfast, BT5 6GE   ADVANCE MOVEMENT We are part of the Advance Movement of churches and the wider Newfrontiers family.   LISTEN TO MORE Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foundation-church-belfast/id1599109887   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6uAXPfwFLdZGmKFlc0jRLX   Deezer https://link.deezer.com/s/30mr8UHtormGRTICQHHkP   Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/0d056dc4-313c-4ccf-9064-398b5c0a3b06   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@foundationchurchbelfast

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• Near to God but Not with God — Four Signs You’re Resisting Him

  This episode examines 1 Samuel 28:3–25, recounting King Saul’s visit to the medium at Endor, his encounter with Samuel’s spirit, and the grim consequences of his long resistance to God. The sermon outlines four signs of resisting God—being close to God but not truly with Him, living against God’s word, persistent unbelief when faced with the gospel, and choosing darkness over light—and concludes with a call to repentance and the hope of Christ.   MAIN TEXT 1 Samuel 28:3-25   SPEAKER David Varney, Pastor at Foundation Church Belfast   FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST Every Sunday 10:30am - 2d Knockwood Crescent, Belfast, BT5 6GE   ADVANCE MOVEMENT We are part of the Advance Movement of churches and the wider Newfrontiers family.   LISTEN TO MORE Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foundation-church-belfast/id1599109887   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6uAXPfwFLdZGmKFlc0jRLX   Deezer https://link.deezer.com/s/30mr8UHtormGRTICQHHkP   Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/0d056dc4-313c-4ccf-9064-398b5c0a3b06   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@foundationchurchbelfast

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• Abigail: The Woman Who Stopped a War

  Our reading from 1 Samuel 25 tells how David’s men are insulted by the wealthy Nabal, and Abigail rushes in with food and humility to avert bloodshed.   The sermon draws out why peacemakers are needed, who they are (Abigail and ultimately Jesus), and practical steps to be peacemakers: be brave, humble, and sacrificial.   It calls believers to pursue reconciliation whether they are the offender, the offended, or a third-party mediator, and points to Christ as the ultimate peacemaker who removes God’s wrath through his sacrifice.   MAIN TEXT 1 Samuel 25:1-40   SPEAKER David Varney, Pastor at Foundation Church Belfast   FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST Every Sunday 10:30am - 2d Knockwood Crescent, Belfast, BT5 6GE   ADVANCE MOVEMENT We are part of the Advance Movement of churches and the wider Newfrontiers family.   LISTEN TO MORE Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foundation-church-belfast/id1599109887   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6uAXPfwFLdZGmKFlc0jRLX   Deezer https://link.deezer.com/s/30mr8UHtormGRTICQHHkP   Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/0d056dc4-313c-4ccf-9064-398b5c0a3b06   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@foundationchurchbelfast

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