Sam knows what it's like to wake up one morning and realise your life belongs to someone else — and that it's the best thing that's ever happened to you.

In this message from Philippians 2, Sam unpacks what it actually means to live like Christ: humble, obedient, and genuinely others-first.
Sam draws from his own story — leaving school at 15, living for himself, and then one night God walked into the room and everything changed.

From doing the dishes for his mum to shutting down a business God told him to close, this message is real, honest, and lands hard. If you've ever said "I give my life to you" and wondered if anything actually changed — this one's for you.

Key Scriptures:
Philippians 2:1-11 · Matthew 7:21-23 · John 14:6

In this gathering, we hear from Emma that sometimes the greatest act of faith isn't doing something new — it's simply obeying Jesus enough to go again.

Drawing from three moments in Peter's story, Emma takes us from the shoreline of Luke 5, where an exhausted fisherman hears Jesus say "try again," through to the devastating courtyard denial, and finally to one of the most quietly beautiful restoration scenes in all of Scripture — breakfast on the beach in John 21.

We're reminded that returning to our old boats doesn't mean we've lost our faith; it often just means we don't know what to do with our failure. And yet Jesus doesn't wait for us to find him — he shows up at dawn, standing on the shore, already cooking breakfast, already ready to restore.

The challenge Emma leaves us with is honest and practical: identify the area of your life where you've stopped casting your net, stand up, and go again — his way, not yours.

Further Reading:

Luke 5:1–11 · Luke 22:60–62 · John 21:1–17 · 1 Chronicles 28:20