The letter to Philemon gives us a tantalising glimpse into the story of a runaway slave, Onesimus, who had since been converted, and was now returning …
Read MoreLessons from the artist LS Lowry. This was a baptist service in a day when we have baptisms in the morning too. We pick up lessons from a passionate communicator …
Read MoreThis message follows on from some people being baptised during the morning service. It looks at the story of Jesus' baptism and we find there some lessons about the way …
Read MoreWe start of our series looking at and learning from culture, including different examples from film, literature and the arts, and seeing what the lessons, illustrations …
Read MoreIn the Parable of the Lost Coin we see that everyone is valuable to God, and that all heaven celebrates when a lost one is found.
Read MoreIn these final verses of his letter, Peter encourages his listeners and readers once again to stand firm in the faith. How will they manage it?
Read MoreThe author of Psalm 119 clearly loved the Word of God. There is no other explanation for this psalm! So how did he come to love it so much?
Read MoreAs Peter starts to draw his letter to a close he has some special instructions for leaders in the church, for young men, and for the church generally.
Read MoreIn our final session in the Where do we grow from here? series, we look at the call to whole life discipleship. Exploring why this is important and what it looks like …
Read MoreSuffering surprises us. We wonder how a God who loves us could let certain things happen to us - doesn't he care, or is he powerless to help?
Read MorePaul exhorts the Colossians to have a things-above mindset. This message thinks about what it means to have a Kingdom perspective and how our discipleship is influenced as a result.
Read MoreLooking at the some lessons from the healing of Naaman. When God acts he does it his way. When we accept God is real it has implications for the whole of our lives.
Read MoreIn this section of 1 Peter, the apostle Peter encourages Christians to be armed with the same attitude of Jesus. This message looks at what follows when we shift our mindset …
Read MoreJesus wants his people to be fruitful. The helpful image of Jesus being the true vine, enables us to see how we can grow as those connected to him.
Read MoreIn this section of 1 Peter, Peter encourages his readers to think about how to live as believers under pressure, even persecution. An issue just as relevant for us today as we live for Christ in our frontline places.
Read MoreWhat part does conviction play in sharing our faith? How do we take steps to build our own conviction and confidence so that we might be more fruitful ambassadors for Christ?
Read MoreThe instructions given to wives and husbands are both embedded in 1st century Roman culture and helpful for us today.
Read MoreWe have a relationship with a God who breathes. As the resurrected Jesus breathed on his fearful disciples he also commissioned them and sent them out.
Read More1 Peter 2 offers very practical advice but is set in very different circumstances to our own so what can we apply from this passage and what can we learn from the advice given?
Read MoreThe good news should be good news in both word and action. On the back of the Noise project week, the good news in action has been obvious. What what about the message of the good news?
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