Hear from Deborah about a Christmas that doesn't disappoint and how we can know hope this Christmas.
Is this the best Christmas song of all time?
Despite the Christmas charts and radio playlists, the most important Christmas song in history remains the one sung by an unmarried, pregnant young woman over two thousand years ago.
In this talk, Sam Marsh looks at what Mary’s song – known as The Magnificat - tells us about her, about God and about how we can find hope in Jesus today.
Waiting
In the first talk of our Advent series, Jamie Davies looks at the link between waiting and hope. You will learn about:
Mary’s hope in the God of the impossible,
Simeon’s hope in small beginnings,
Anna’s hope in persistent prayer.
Willing to Obey
In our ‘Risk Takers’ series, we have been looking at some of the risks taken by great heroes of faith in the Bible.
In this talk, we look at Mary and Joseph’s story:
What did obedience to God look like to them in practical terms?
What were the risks involved?
What can we learn from their trust and obedience in God?
At the end of the talk, Rob mentions the Alpha course. If you’d like to learn more about the next Alpha course, please click HERE.
‘Go and Tell’
Sam Marsh continues our series on ‘Risk Takers’ by looking at how (and why) we talk to people about Jesus.
You will also hear Sam talk with a few different people about what it means for them to be a witness in their everyday lives.
It’s not fair!
In this talk, Andrew Street looks at God’s heart for justice.
Why is there so much injustice in the world?
How do we see the role of justice worked out in the life of Jesus?
What should our response be?
Following Jesus.
In the third talk of our RISK TAKERS series, we look at what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.
Devotion to God.
Sam Marsh continues our RISK TAKERS series by inspiring us to commit to uncompromising devotion to God.
What does it mean to be risk takers in our faith?
In the first talk of our new series, Tom Carter looks at the importance of sacrifice in our Christian lives.
What can we do?
In the final talk of this series, three members of Highgrove Church discuss some of the practical steps they have taken in their own lives to help ‘change the story’.
In the talk, Hannah mentions Bristol Waste’s ‘Waste Nothing’ challenge. You can learn more about this HERE.
The Highgrove Church Facebook page, mentioned by Ed towards the end of the talk, can be found HERE.
Whose world is it anyway?
In the first talk of our 'Change the Story' mini-series, Ed Marsh looks at some of the key issues we face today when trying to be responsible stewards of the world we live in.
In the second part of this talk, Maria shares some personal experiences and provides practical steps for us to consider implementing in our daily lives.
What happens when we pray?
In the final talk of our ’Time to Build’ series, Rob Scott Cook discusses the relevance, value and power of prayer in sustaining vision.
What is worship?
In the fourth talk of our ‘Time to Build’ series, Becky uses Nehemiah chapter 8 to examine the value and importance of worship.
You will learn:
What worship is (and isn’t),
Whether you need to sing to worship,
The best place to get to know God.
Becky also explains when arm wrestling isn’t a good idea, why putting chairs out can be an act of worship and whether she would go to a Matt Crossman concert!
In the third talk our our ‘Time to Build’ series, Deborah Marsh unpacks Nehemiah chapter 4.
If you would like to sign up for a 24/7 Prayer Room slot, please click here.
Getting our hands dirty
Looking at Nehemiah chapter 3, Sam Marsh talks about the importance of working together as a church. You will learn:
The importance of dirty hands,
How God views ability vs. availability,
Why Sam received a round of applause after reading the Bible!
At the 14 minute mark of the talk, Sam uses a visual guide to the building work described by Nehemiah. You can view/download this image HERE.
Don’t forget that you can also sign up for a 24/7 Prayer Room slot here.
Prayer + Vision = ?
Using the first chapter of Nehemiah as the foundation, Ed introduces our new series, ‘Time to Build’, by looking at the importance of both prayer and vision in our lives.
At the end of the talk, Ed, Tom and Deborah explain more about our 30 Days of Vision and Prayer in September. Why not download the 30 Day Prayer Diary and then sign up to a 24/7 Prayer Room slot?
