From April 2016, we are putting our sermons here for you to catch up or listen to.
As well as the audio podcast. there will normally be a brief description, a PDF of any powerpoint slides that were shown, links to the Bible passages, and some questions to think about.
A servant who would suffer, who would sacrifice himself, who would die – not for himself but for God’s people so that they could be restored. And a servant who having come through that would be restored to life by God and given a place of authority and power. That is the story told by […]
A different type of servant and king – one who had a totally positive relationship with God; one who engaged kindly with the world; one who was a force for justice and goodness. Are you – in the power of the Holy Spirit – seeking to live in this way today so that you can […]
As we near Brexit nationalistic and patriotic passions abound in the world, sometimes whipped up by populist political leaders. How should we respond as Christians? Einstein called nationalism “an infantile disease. The measles of mankind.” C. S. Lewis wrote: that “love of country becomes a demon when it becomes a god.” What would Jesus do? […]
Paul challenges us to recognise all the great things God has done for us; to offer ourselves completely to him; to live our lives in worship to him; to not allow ourselves to follow what society expects of us but to be transformed by God’s power working in us. What would that mean to you […]
After being told he was going to die, King Hezekiah prayed and God granted him an extra fifteen years of life. Some of that time he used wisely, some he acted foolishly and stored up disaster for his people. How do we use the time God has given us – as individuals and as church? […]
In the middle of a debate with a woman he met at a well, Jesus speaks about God being spirit and the importance of worshipping his “in spirit and truth”. Jesus is saying that everything has changed – questions about where to worship God which were so important at the time are now meaningless. What […]
A royal coronation where the king is spoken of as sitting at God’s right hand, of defeating his enemies, of living as a priest forever. Words full of hope, of promise, of security. And words that point us to Jesus as the ultimate king and the priest who offered himself and now represents us to […]
God promised King David that he would have a son and that he would rule, his kingdom would last, forever. David’s son, Solomon, did become king – but he and his successors turned away from God and the kingdom was lost. But in Jesus, God’s kingdom will never end, it will last forever, Jesus will […]
What does holy mean to you? Or, how do you see God? The Bible speaks of God being holy, of being “other”. Someone totally beyond us, greater than us, different. Not a bigger or better version of us but different and separate. He is the creator, we are his creation. In Jesus, he chose to […]
God is described as being “love” – and acting towards us out of love. Actions that included sending his Son to die for us, living in us, making us more like Jesus. And because love comes from God, we can’t really love – as we were intended to love – without knowing God, believing in […]