This week we are continuing our journey through the book of Ecclesiastes. We are considering the Teacher's journey and experience with money in 2:10-11 and 5:10-20; asking he we can put money to good use under the sun.
May 07, 2024•36 min•Ep. 208
Join us as we continue our series in the book of Ecclesiastes. This week we are thinking about The Teacher's exploration of work and it's frustrations under the sun. Is it possible to find a hope that will sustain us through the challenges of work in a broken world?
Apr 29, 2024•40 min•Ep. 207
Join us as we begin our new teaching series exploring the book of Ecclesiastes. This morning we thin about how we can live with purpose under the sun.
Apr 21, 2024•40 min•Ep. 206
On Sunday 21st April we begin a 6 week journey in some of the themes of the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes is a challenging book that needs some work to understand it properly, so here we introduce the book, the author, some of the key themes and how to read Ecclesiastes in the light of Christ.
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 205
Join us as Ben Traynor preaches from Psalm 8 and encourages when we feel small to look to God and look to His grace towards us.
Apr 15, 2024•36 min•Ep. 204
Join us as Hugh preaches from Hebrews 8 and shows us one covenant that was broken and one covenant that was better as we look to the work of Christ.
Apr 15, 2024•41 min•Ep. 203
Join us as we continue our Easter series where we have been exploring some of Jesus' final words spoken from the Cross. This morning we come to Jesus' promise to the criminal on the cross, "today you will be with me in Paradise." This encounter shows the extent of Jesus' grace and how little that grace depends upon us.
Mar 25, 2024•38 min•Ep. 202
This Easter we are exploring Jesus' final words spoken from the cross and what they show about who Jesus was, what He came to do and what His death on the cross achieves. This morning we think about Jesus' question "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
Mar 17, 2024•34 min•Ep. 201
This Easter we are exploring Jesus' final words spoken from the cross and what they show about who Jesus was, what He came to do and what His death on the cross achieves. This morning Ben Traynor looks at Jesus' call "Father forgive them."
Mar 11, 2024•36 min•Ep. 200
This morning we finished our journey through the book of Exodus. God has freed the people from oppression in Egypt to be free to worship Him and that culminates with the tabernacle. The tabernacle was a glimpse of Eden (what was) and eternity (what will be). In the tent God would restore His people so He could dwell with them. This tent is later fulfilled and made redundant by Jesus coming and sacrificing himself for us.
Mar 04, 2024•40 min•Ep. 199
Join us as we come towards the end of our journey through the book of Exodus. With the people having rebelled in making the golden calf, though God commits to uphold his promise and deliver Israel to the land, there is a threat that He will not go with them. Moses pleads with God that there is no point them going to the land without the God who freed them; God's blessings are nothing without His presence.
Feb 25, 2024•42 min•Ep. 198
Join us as we continue our journey through the book of Exodus. With Moses still up the mountain receiving instructions from The Lord, the people revolt against God's rule creating a new God. Having been freed from the land there is now a fight for the future of the nation.
Feb 20, 2024•42 min•Ep. 197
Join us as we continue our series through the book of Exodus. As the people approach the task of building the tabernacle we get important lessons in how they and we can glorify God in both our work and our rest.
Feb 14, 2024•33 min•Ep. 196
Join us as we continue our series in the book of Exodus. Today we are looking at the confirmation of the covenant in chapter. Here we learn how the people are to worship God in the land he is bringing them into. This morning our guest preacher is Ben Traynor.
Feb 05, 2024•42 min•Ep. 195
Join us as we continue our series in the Book of Exodus. This morning we look at the giving of the law as we see how the people of Israel are to live as the people of God amongst the nations.
Feb 05, 2024•39 min•Ep. 194
Join us as we continue our journey through the book of Exodus. Having overcome the Amalekite attack through God's deliverance, and some wise leadership decisions, in chapter 18 we see that Moses was not getting everything right. Some wise counsel from His Father-in-law will point Moses back to his calling. What we find here is not just some tips for better leadership but a call to place our trust in Christ the good shepherd.
Jan 21, 2024•30 min•Ep. 193
Join us as we continue our journey through the book of Exodus. Having been rescued through the Red Sea the people face a period of testing in the wilderness. As the water supply runs out they ask whether God is really with them and God shows that he shows up for His people.
Jan 21, 2024•35 min•Ep. 192
Join us as we resume our journey through the book of Exodus. Having been miraculously rescued by God through the Red Sea, it doesn't take long for the people to complain. Ben Traynor speaks from chapter 16 on the God who provides.
Jan 08, 2024•47 min•Ep. 191
Join us as Hugh speaks from Luke 12:4-7 about being fearless through Christ.
Jan 08, 2024•39 min•Ep. 190
Join us as we begin our advent series. This morning we look at God's extraordinary grace given to very ordinary people.
Jan 04, 2024•31 min•Ep. 189
Join us a s we come the end of our journey through John's first letter. As John comes to the end of his letter he leaves his readers with a final encouragement to these believers that faith in Jesus, the one who has overcome for us, will see us overcome the world too.
Dec 04, 2023•35 min•Ep. 188
Join us as we continue our journey through John's first letter. In chapter 4 we see the way in which the love of God transforms us so that we love others too.
Nov 30, 2023•40 min•Ep. 187
Join us as we continue our series in 1 John. This week we come to John's call to love one another as the family of God. For John love is something that can be known - in the sacrifice of Jesus, that can be found through hsi saving death and should be shared by his people.
Nov 19, 2023•36 min•Ep. 186
Join us as we continue our journey through John's first letter. Having argued in chapter 2 that the Christian life is a battle for the heart, John is eager now to encourage these believers who have stuck with the church that they are the children of God. Though the world may reject them, God has accepted them through Christ.
Nov 17, 2023•34 min•Ep. 185
Join us as we continue our journey through John's first letter. Having called these believers to hold to the gospel he had proclaimed in chapter 1 and walk in the light, in chapter 2 John shows how the Christian life is a battle for the heart.
Nov 07, 2023•37 min•Ep. 184
Join us as we begin a new series in John's first letter. In this short letter, the aging apostle, bishop at Ephesus, writes to churches through Asia to love one another. To produce this love for others John turns them back to the love of Christ in the gospel that some are tempted to leave behind. This morning we see the call is to walk in the light.
Oct 30, 2023•34 min•Ep. 183
Join us as we see the miraculous rescue of the people of Israel from the Egyptian forces through the Red Sea. Here we find a theme that becomes central through the Bible and our lives - God saves us when it seems we have no hope.
Oct 23, 2023•31 min•Ep. 182
Join us as Peter looks at Jesus' reinstating of Peter after his denial of Jesus at the end of John's Gospel.
Oct 23, 2023•32 min•Ep. 181
Join us as we continue our journey through the book of Exodus. This week we see that God having rescue his people, calls them to be distinct.
Oct 09, 2023•35 min•Ep. 180
Join us as we continue our journey through the book of Exodus. This morning after having come through the Passover, the people take their first steps into freedom as we see that God delivers on His promises
Oct 01, 2023•31 min•Ep. 179