Andrew Wilson, our Teaching Pastor, introduces our new series, Wisdom for Life. Proverbs is a book full of wisdom, and in many ways it is summarised in the final chapter by the “excellent wife”. We can learn from this woman at three levels, and each of them will help us to live wisely in confusing times.
Psalms 133 and 134 are Psalms of journey, of ascents, sung as the people of God go up to Jerusalem. As we journey through this season and are scattered, how do we maintain our unity, remember that in Christ we are blessed, and lift our hands and voices in worship? Hilary helps answer these questions in this message that concludes our PSALMS series.
Psalm 8 shows us God’s majesty in that his glory is above the heavens, but he still knows us and cares for us. Andrew explores that mystery, with a bit of help from NASA. At 15:43 Andrew showed a video from a star size comparison video: youtu.be/GoW8Tf7hTGA.
Psalm 91 contains wonderful promises which go down deep into the goodness of God, but it is sometimes misunderstood as an immunity passport for all who trust in God. Andrew shows why that's not what it means, and how it actually gives us something even better. At 12:34 Andrew showed a short clip of the temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4) from The Miracle Maker film.
Psalm 23 is one of the most famous passages of Scripture, and this week Steve introduces us to the shepherd heart of God as He protects, cares for and comforts His people.
In this message, Phil explores how Psalm 103 has much to teach about how to connect with God – how speaking to our own souls and remembering truth can lead us to a good, good Father.
When tragedy or difficulty strikes, what do we do with it? We move from weeping, to worshipping, to waiting, and finally to witnessing.
All of us are facing loneliness to some degree at the moment, whether we have other people in our homes or not. In Psalm 139, we find four sources of comfort if we are lonely: in God’s knowledge, His ever-presence, His creation and His judgment.
Steve Tibbert, our Senior Pastor, shares some of his own personal faith journey as he looks at the account of Jesus being risen in Luke 24:1-12.
From Pilate to Joseph of Arimathea, we follow the story of Good Friday through first words and last words. The words show Jesus understands our suffering – He faced pain and death. Today Jesus offers us grace and forgiveness just as He did from the cross.
We are in a storm at the moment, as a church, as a city and as a nation. The good news is that we have a King who specialises in calming storms.
We often refer to the night when Jesus was 'handed over', or 'betrayed'. But who handed him over? Luke gives five answers, and they are all important in understanding what happened at the cross. This message was recorded for the service on Sunday 5th April but this changed and Andrew will now be speaking on Jesus as 'King of the Storm'. Some additional devotionals related to this chapter in Luke are available at kingschurchlondon.org/at-home.
Jesus often talked about himself as a stone: a stumbling stone, a rejected stone, a cornerstone. Why? What was he trying to teach us by talking like this? And how does it help us?
In this message, Phil talks about the story of Jesus encountering Zacchaeus. Through this story we see the amazing grace of God as Jesus calls a man who is far away from God. We also see the huge impact of the good news on Zacchaeus’ life as he begins to give his money away. Lastly, we hear the incredibly timely and powerful truth that Jesus wants to visit our homes today.
We are living in an uncertain world, with all sorts of challenges and threats that can cause concern. In Luke 21, Jesus speaks into an extreme version of this, and gives the disciples some things to do, some things not to do, and the reason why.
The kingdom belongs to those who cry. Whether they are widows, tax collectors, infants or blind men in need of healing, the kingdom of God sees the exalted humbled and the humble exalted.
“There is often lots of confusion about when Jesus will return. Here he gives clear instructions to his disciples about what that will look like as well as the importance of not being distracted while we wait.”
In Luke 16 we hear two of the most extraordinary stories Jesus ever told, and they are both about money. Both of them show us what it looks like to handle our money wisely: by living in the present in light of the future.
Steve Tibbert looks at the parable of the two lost sons in Luke 15, drawing parallels from how they represent different aspects of our culture and emphasises ultimately, this famous parable is about The Father's heart, compassion and grace.
In this well-known parable, Jesus uses a story about a father and two sons to challenge the way that we think about and approach God. This is not just a story about one son leaving and returning, but about two sons and how they relate to their father.
In this message, Phil Varley describes the challenge, the comfort and the choice we have to make in God's Kingdom.
There are a number of puzzles, or paradoxes, to the kingdom of God in the ministry of Jesus – and those same puzzles exist in the Christian life. Here we consider four, as Andrew Wilson, our Teaching Pastor, begins our new series on the Gospel of Luke.
Paul prays for the church in Ephesians, for people he loves. It’s a surprising and challenging prayer, touching on issues of 'why' we pray and 'what' really matters most.
The Lord’s Prayer might be the most familiar and quoted paragraph in world history. In order to see it through new eyes, we look for help from St Augustine’s letter to Anicia, and learn the what, the why and the how of prayer.
Prayer is not always functional. Sometimes it's simply about enjoying God's presence. Psalm 84 gives us a wonderful example of how to do this.
In this message that launches our January 21 Days of Prayer, our Senior Pastor Steve Tibbert looks at lessons we can learn about corporate prayer from the New Testament church in Acts 4. It is powerful when the people of God come together, raise their voices in song and intercession, and cry out to God to save, heal, restore and intervene in the world. The best way of applying this is for us to get to the 21 Days of Prayer prayer evenings and put it into practice: 6th to 26th January 2020, 7-8pm...
“Simeon and Anna are two people who never feature in nativity plays or advent calendars, but their responses to the birth of Jesus are beautiful, and delightfully ordinary. They also have a lot to teach us today.”
The genealogy of Jesus includes the names of five surprising (and even scandalous) women. By including them, Matthew teaches us a lot about how to handle challenges to our faith, and more importantly, about the scandalous mercy of God in Christ.
We all live within a series of different relationships which we have to navigate. They can bring both joy and pain. Steve Tibbert, our Senior Pastor, looks at how being a Christian encourages us to focus more on our responsibilities than our rights and ‘make every effort to keep the bonds of peace.’ Find out more about our RESTORED series at kingschurchlondon.org/restored.
Kwaku Osafo, one our elders based at the Lee site, speaks out of Romans 12:1-8 about how we can continually renew our mind. Find out more about our RESTORED series at kingschurchlondon.org/restored.
