WHY? | Why did Jesus choose to ride on a donkey?

WHY? | Why did Jesus choose to ride on a donkey?

We can so easily take the events of Easter for granted. In this series we'll dig into why these events happened, what they achieved and how they affect us nowadays.

In this talk, Rob Scott-Cook asks why Jesus chose to ride on a donkey, and what it means to us now.

(Bible reference for this talk - Matthew 21:1-11)

WHY | Why did Jesus choose to ride on a donkey?
Rob Scott-Cook

TEACH US TO PRAY | Temptation and Trial

TEACH US TO PRAY | Temptation and Trial

Ed Marsh continues our series on the Lord’s Prayer by looking at the differences between temptations and times of trial, and how God helps us to resist temptation.

(Bible reference for this talk - James 1 v.12-15)

TEACH US TO PRAY | Temptation and Trial
Ed Marsh

TEACH US TO PRAY | Deliver us From Evil

TEACH US TO PRAY | Deliver us From Evil

Jesus had a ‘deliverance’ ministry and recognised the enslaving power of evil.

In this talk, Dave Mitchell looks at what evil is and how Jesus can set us free from its enslaving power.

(Bible reference for this talk - Mark 5 v1-20)

TEACH US TO PRAY | Deliver us From Evil
Dave Mitchell

TEACH US TO PRAY | As We Forgive

TEACH US TO PRAY | As We Forgive

How do we handle forgiving others, particularly when it isn’t an easy or simple option, like when the offence is truly terrible, deeply abusive and damaging?

How can we access the forgiveness of Jesus expressed on the cross for ‘unforgiveable’ things? Join Clare Thompson as she explores these questions.

(Bible reference for this talk - Matthew 18 v15-35)

TEACH US TO PRAY | As We Forgive
Clare Thompson

TEACH US TO PRAY | Forgive Us Our Sins

TEACH US TO PRAY | Forgive Us Our Sins

Join Rachel Riddall (and her husband’s backpack!) to find out what it means to ask God to forgive us our sins.

(Bible references for this talk - Luke 11:4; Mark 9:42-48)

TEACH US TO PRAY | Forgive Us Our Sins
Rachel Riddall

TEACH US TO PRAY | Daily Bread

TEACH US TO PRAY | Daily Bread

In a world of war, high inflation, financial uncertainty, ongoing challenges from the global pandemic and many other big, pressing issues, what does it mean today to ask God for ‘our daily bread’?

Lara Morris continues our series on The Lord’s Prayer.

(Bible references for this talk - Matthew 6:11; Matthew 6:25-34; Matthew 14:13-21)

TEACH US TO PRAY | Daily Bread
Lara Morris

TEACH US TO PRAY | Your Kingdom Come

TEACH US TO PRAY | Your Kingdom Come

Ed Marsh continues our series on The Lord’s Prayer by asking what the Kingdom of God is and how it should affect our lives today.

Towards the end of the talk, Ed gives us 4 steps to help us grow in praying ‘Your Kingdom Come’.

(Bible references for this talk - Matthew 6:10; Matthew 12:22-28/13)

TEACH US TO PRAY | Your Kingdom Come
Ed Marsh

TEACH US TO PRAY | Our Father

TEACH US TO PRAY | Our Father

Dave Mitchell continues our series by looking at what it means to be able to call God our Father as we pray.

TEACH US TO PRAY | Our Father
Dave Mitchell

TEACH US TO PRAY | Series Introduction

TEACH US TO PRAY | Series Introduction

Luke 11 v1

When asked how they should pray, Jesus gave his disciples a revolutionary answer.

Deborah Marsh introduces our new series, where we’ll be looking at the most famous prayer in history, the Lord’s Prayer, and asking what it teaches us about prayer.

TEACH US TO PRAY | Series Introduction

SEE WHAT GOD WILL DO | The birth of Jesus

David Richardson looks at the heart of Christmas, with some help from a few of our younger church members!

Please note that there is no video of this talk, only the audio recording is available.

SEE WHAT GOD WILL DO | The birth of Jesus
David Richardson

SEE WHAT GOD IS DOING | The genealogy of Jesus

SEE WHAT GOD IS DOING | The genealogy of Jesus

God plans things perfectly, there are no mistakes. In the second talk of our Christmas series, Ed Marsh asks how God is working in our lives?

SEE WHAT GOD IS DOING | The genealogy of Jesus
Ed Marsh

SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE | The promise of a Saviour

SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE | The promise of a Saviour

Peter Hatton kicks off our new series by looking at God’s promise of a Saviour found in Isaiah 40 v1-11.

SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE | The promise of a Saviour
Peter Hatton

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Focus on Jesus

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Focus on Jesus

Running the race

In the final talk of our Heroes of Faith series, Dave Mitchell explores what it means to fix our eyes on Jesus in our daily lives.

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Focus on Jesus
Dave Mitchell

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Sacrifice and worship

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Sacrifice and worship

Jesus said though that if we want to hold onto our lives we’ll lose them, but if we lose our lives for his sake then we’ll find them!

How can we learn from the lives of those mentioned in Hebrews 11 about how to please God, and why is sacrifice such a big part of pleasing Him? How can we live lives where we give more than we get?

Lara Morris looks at the story of Enoch to help us make sense of how we can walk with God in our lives.

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Sacrifice and worship
Lara Morris

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Hope for a better future

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Hope for a better future

On Remembrance Sunday, Tom Carter looks at the difference that faith in Jesus makes to our hope.

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Hope for a better future
Tom Carter

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Perseverance and obedience

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Perseverance and obedience

Dennis Arevalo-Squire introduces our new series, ‘Heroes of the Faith’ by looking at the story of Samuel.

HEROES OF THE FAITH | Perseverance and obedience
Dennis Arevalo-Squire

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How to make time for God's Word

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How to make time for God's Word

How do I make time and space to listen to God through His word?

Psalm 119 v9-16, Acts 17v11

In the final talk of the series, Deborah Marsh explores the value of reading the Bible every day. She also suggests a number of different ways you can make this part of your daily routine.

Two of the resources mentioned by Deborah are:

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How to make time for God's Word
Deborah Marsh

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How the Bible guides and sustains us

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How the Bible guides and sustains us

Light your candle

Guest speaker George Snyman from Hands at Work delivers the third talk in our new series.

You can learn more about Hands at Work here.

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How the Bible guides and sustains us
George Snyman

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How does the Bible have authority over our lives?

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How does the Bible have authority over our lives?

When Jesus used and spoke from the Bible he spoke with authority, not like others who used the Scriptures for their own purposes.

In the second talk of our series, Jamie Davies looks more at the idea of authority in our faith:

  • How can we let the authority of the Bible challenge, correct and train us?

  • In what way is the Bible authoritative?

  • What does the phrase "God-breathed" really mean?

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How does the Bible have authority over our lives?
Jamie Davies

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How to understand the Bible

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How to understand the Bible

Psalm 19v7-11

The psalmist says that the Bible is good for:

  • Refreshing the soul

  • Making wise the simple

  • Giving joy to the heart

  • Giving light to the eyes.

However, it was written so long ago, many people find it a challenge to read.

In this talk, Tim Dobson looks at how we can read and understand the Bible today, and the importance of doing so.

CELEBRATING SCRIPTURE | How to understand the Bible
Tim Dobson