Sans Souci Baptist Church

Mike Pearson - A Kaleidoscopic View of the Cross Pt.5 - 30.03.2025

The Forgiveness of God (Luke 23:33-34)
When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”  Jesus is displaying the Father heart of God while He endures the Cross for the benefit of all who would believe.

Humiliated and tortured by wicked men, Jesus asks the Father to forgive them despite the great evil they have done. This was to fulfill Isaiah 53:12 "Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors".

Forgiveness is part of God's nature if we choose to receive it. God is not willing that any should perish, but that all come to repentance. Forgiveness is incomplete until it has been accepted. God's willingness to forgive is expressed in the parable of the Prodigal Son who finally comes to his senses. He takes the long journey back to his father who runs out to meet him while he is still a long way off, and rejoices in the fact that he has returned home. (Luke 15:11) 

Walking in the Light (1 John 1:6-8)
If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 

Mike Pearson - A Kaleidoscopic View of the Cross Pt.4 - 23.03.2025

Today You will be with Me in Paradise  (Luke 23:33-46)
Crucified between two thieves, one mocking and abusing Jesus, the other honouring Him, and believing that Jesus would rise again! He said "Jesus, remember me when You come into your Kingdom". 

Jesus responded to this expression of faith by saying "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise" The word paradise comes from the Persian word paridaiza which means 'a walled garden'. 

Jesus invites us to that protective place of solitude within, as we spend time watering it for continued spiritual growth, with Jesus helping us to remove the weeds which spoil it. Paradise is where Jesus is.  May the Lord draw us into a place of deeper intimacy as we hunger and thirst for more..

Mike Pearson - A Kaleidoscopic View of the Cross Pt.3 - 16.03.2025

The Self Emptying Christ  (Philippians 2:5-11)
Jesus laid aside His divine majesty, humbling himself, and became obedient to death - even death on a Cross.  Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.  

Jesus says  "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls"  (Matthew 11:28-29)

Mike Pearson - A Kaleidoscopic View of the Cross Pt.2 - 09.03.2025

The Cross and the Trinity (John 1:1-2, 14, 18)
Seeing the Trinity at the Cross gives us a deep insight into an eternal reality of self-giving love.

Mike Pearson - A Kaleidoscopic View of the Cross Pt.1 - 02.03.2025

The Cross is central to the message of the Gospel. This multipart series examines the many facets of Jesus' finished work on the Cross, and the untold benefits that flow to us through His death and resurrection, learning to be present before the mystery of the Cross.

Mike Pearson - The Vision of Jesus for His Church Pt.4 - 23.02.2025

The Great Commission  - (Matthew 28:16-20)

Jesus gives final instructions to His followers just before ascending to Heaven, to be seated at the right hand of The Father. Jesus promises that His presence will go with us even to the 'End of the Age'.

Mike Pearson - Induction Service - 16.02.2025

Induction of Mike Pearson as senior pastor of Sans Souci Baptist Church.

Jesus Vision for His Church Pt.3 - 09.02.2025

The Great Commission  (Matthew 28:16-20)
Jesus calls us, not to a religion based on human effort, but to Christian discipleship based on His grace.. Being immersed in His presence, His nearness, His love, and His character. 

As we gather together in His name we gain understanding and revelation, and as we go out into the world, God creates opportunities to share our experience with others that don't yet know Him. 

Mike Pearson - The Vision of Jesus for His Church Pt.2 - 02.02.2025

Jesus is building His church by gathering believers to Himself and delegating power and authority to them to carry out the work of the Kingdom of God, which is God's love in action. 

Jesus says "Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me for anything in My name, I will do it". (John 14:12-14)

Mike Pearson - The Vision of Jesus for His Church Pt.1 - 26.01.2025

Jesus is building His church, not with bricks and mortar but with 'Living Stones'.  

As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” (Matthew 16:17-19, 1 Peter 2:4-6)