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this. The new community knows of no ‘other’ John 15:9-17. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Our speaker today is Rev Susan Stevenson, as we continue our series…this. Love looks like Jesus Colossians 1:15-20. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Upside Down Kingdom: God – The World’s Future Optimism is based on the possibilities of things as they have come to be; hope is based on the possibilities of God irrespective of how things are.Miroslav Volf Mark 13:1-13. Listen or
Upside Down Kingdom: Nurturing Faith Our visiting preacher today is Rev Andy Twilley, one of the Regional Ministers for SEBA, our Baptist Area Network. Mark 12:38-44. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Upside Down Kingdom: Mercy Why mercy is such a gift to a weary world. Mark 10:46-52. Listen or download
Upside Down Kingdom: Greatest & Least …according to the economy of the Kingdom. Mark 10:23-31. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Upside Down Kingdom: Harvest Celebration 1 Chronicles 29:10-20. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Upside Down Kingdom: Death and Greatness. And why sacrifice is such a big deal. Mark 9:30-37. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Upside Down Kingdom: Faith in the Margins. The story of the Gentile woman is an important one in Mark’s gospel. But it is also a controversial story in the way Jesus speaks to her and the audacious way the woman
Introduction to Mark’s gospel As we begin our new series looking at Mark’s gospel, Peter introduces us to this – the earliest of the four gospels – and the “methodology” we’ll be using as we read through it. Listen or
No Longer Strangers: Real world faith for real world living In conversation with Peter Butchers, Rick Goring discusses his faith journey and its impact on his life and stewardship of the Wiston Estate. Listen or download The books mentioned during
No Longer Strangers: Everything You Need. Ephesians 6:10-20. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
No Longer Strangers: Making Peace. Ephesians 4:25-5:2. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available. The book that Peter quotes from is Practicing the Way, by John Mark Comer.
No Longer Strangers: By God’s LOVE. Love is such a central part of the Christian story – THE central part, in fact. Yet are we able to truly embrace God’s love for us? Ephesians 3:14-21. Listen or download The slides
No Longer Strangers: outsiders brought in. We, who were outsiders, have been brought in, thanks to God’s love for us and God’s grace. Now we are united with Christ Jesus. Sounds good, but what on earth does it mean?! Ephesians
No Longer Strangers: The family. Belonging together. Ephesians 1:1-4:1. Note this is the second of two podcasts this week. See also ‘How to read the Bible’. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
How to read the Bible As we begin our new series in Ephesians, Peter shares some thoughts on how we can best interpret the many different books that make up the Bible. Listen or download The slides for this talk
The God Who Saves and saves us still 1 Samuel 17:40-50. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
The Leprosy Mission The Bible’s 25 or so mentions of leprosy (or some other apparently similar condition) reflect age-old misplaced fear and stigma which still cause this clever and sneaky bug to affect countless lives today. Naaman’s story of healing
Ascension Sunday Ephesians 1:15-23. Listen or download
Connected: Being loved in a hyper-anxious world 1 John 4:7-21. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
LENT: Jesus and the glory of the cross How the cross of Jesus redeems power John 3:14-21. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
LENT: Jesus and the way of the cross Why the cross is the crux of everything Mark 8:31-38. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
LENT: Jesus, The GodMan What’s so special about Jesus, really? Mark 1:9-15. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Transfiguration Sunday Mark 9:2-9. 2 Corinthians 4:3-6. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Learn from Me, again Why being a beginner is the only path to Jesus. Deuteronomy 18:15-20. Mark 1:21-28. Listen or download
Follow Me, again What does following Jesus actually mean? And, how do we keep on following throughout the seasons of our lives? John 1:43-51. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
From Heaven to Earth, The Story of Christ’s Coming This week: Hoping, waiting and living with the ache. Mark 1:1-8. Listen or download
Living in God’s Story: The Problem with Sheep The image of the sheep runs throughout the Bible. But it’s not always good news; sheep sometimes cause problems… Ezekiel 34:11-24. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Living in God’s Story: Love & Power Good news for real lives, and power to live the lives for which we long. Listen or download We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you
Living in God’s Story Rev Peter Stevenson helps us think about identifying our spiritual DNA, as he shares from Philippians 3. Philippians 3:4b-15. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Living in God’s Story: Our Life in Christ What does it mean to be ‘in Christ’? And what does fruitful Christian living look like? Listen or download
Our visiting preacher today is Rev Paul Kerley, one of the Regional Ministers for SEBA, our Baptist Area Network. Matthew 18:15-20. Listen or download
Living in God’s Story: What It Means To Follow Listen or download
Living in God’s Story: The Claims of Jesus Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Living in God’s Story: Good News for All People Rediscovering the GOOD in the Good News. Listen or download
Continuing our new series, Living in God’s Story: Mike shares some thoughts about Dealing with Doubt. Matthew 14:22-33. Listen or download
Living in God’s Story Peter introduces our new series. Listen or download
Only Human: Coming to terms with who we are as human beings Peter leads our final Only Human session, drawing together the themes of the series. Listen or download
Only Human: Can’t God Change Me? Rev Susan Stevenson helps us consider: just how much can we expect God to change us? This podcast includes a short interview with Susan. Listen or download The slides for this talk are also available.
Only Human: My Body Is Not a Prayer Request. A recorded conversation between Peter and Dr Eleanor McLaughlin to help us think about how ableism, disability and humanity impact our faith. Listen or download
Only Human: Death, Dying, Bodies & Souls. An honest look at the ultimate questions of life. Listen or download
Maeve leads our CaféChurch today. Only Human: Jesus, God with skin on. Jesus is the very image of God become human. He doesn’t come as human just because we are human, but affirms our physicality by embracing it with us.
We start our new series, called Only Human. So often we disconnect the spiritual from the physical, believing that the goal of the Christian life is to be more ‘spiritual’. However, the incarnation of Jesus, his life, and physical resurrection teaches us
We welcome Tassie Ghata back to the Hub. Tassie shares with us the latest news from her ministry, focusing on the issue of Social Righteousness. Ephesians 4:17-32 Listen or download
Cultivating the inner life: coming to terms with grace. Luke 14:15-24. Listen or download
KEEPING ON KEEPING ON: How we do go the distance? How do we find the strength to keep going when life deals us blow after blow? An honest look at how to last the distance. Luke 11:1-13. Listen or download
We welcome a friend of Peter’s, Malcolm Clayton to the Hub. Malcolm leads our thoughts around HEALTHY SPIRITUALITY. How do we ensure that our spiritual lives don’t become toxic? What does healthy spirituality look like and it is even possible?
Serving without Joy. Continuing our Cultivating the Inner Life series, we look at the story of Mary and Martha from Luke 10:38-42. Does it matter if we serve others but do so without joy?Does our attitude matter that much?How can