We are inherently law-ish. Our default is to revert back to ‘what can I do to please God’, rather than gratefully receiving the fruit of what he has done for us. God has shown us great mercy; in fact his very nature is that He is rich in mercy. His desire is that we truly enjoy the benefits of His mercy and experience His great love towards us. Andy Floyd is our Lee site leader.
This week Joe looks at more of the character of God, revealed in Exodus particularly looking at how He is mecriful and gracious. Joe Macnamara is the leader of our Downham site.
Jesus is our Advocate with the father, pleading for us, standing for us. The anointed Christ, true mediator, reconciler, ruler, prophet, priest, king. One who cares for us, has our best interest at heart, knows us, is for us, pleads for us. In the high court of heaven, Jesus is our great advocate. Joe is our Downham site leader.
When Jesus clothed himself in our humanity, he took on with it, every aspect of what it means to be human, and emotions are an essential part of being human. This week, we look at how Christ lives out His emotions without allowing them to be affected by sin in the way that it has been for us. Neal Glanville is on of the pastors at our Lee site.
"This week, we look at look the heart of God in the Old Testament and see that the heart of God revealed there is exactly the same as the heart of God revealed in Christ. We are reading from Lamentations where we’re going to see His heart from the saddest chapter in the whole Bible, which comes in the centre of the saddest book in the whole Bible, in response to the saddest event in the whole Bible: exile. And although God does express anger, and he does judge his people, and he does bring painf...
This week’s sermon is based on John 6:35-40 with a particular focus on verse 37 where Jesus says, “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” This message explores three potential barriers that people may have to coming to faith or continuing in their faith in Jesus. Charles is a Pastor at King’s and leads the Beckenham site.
This week’s preach is based on Matthew 11:28-30 where Jesus describes himself, ‘I am gentle and lowly in heart.’ This is the title phrase of the book we are using as background reading: Gentle and Lowly. These qualities are not just emotional they come from the center of Jesus being and describe what motivates him in all he says and does. He is full of grace and love towards his people, but that doesn’t make him weak or compromised, he is full of truth and speaks up for justice too. He calls us ...
We are starting a new series called 'Gentle and Lowly' based out of a book with the same title by the American writer Dane Ortlund. Christians generally know what Jesus Christ has done. But who is He? What is He like, deep down? What is His deepest heart for His people, weary and faltering, as we journey towards heaven? Joe Macnamara our Downham site leader.
The early disciples showed incredible resilience and perseverance as they spread the good news of Jesus to Jews and Gentiles. In this talk looking at Acts 14:19-28, we explore what we can learn from the apostle Paul about how to persevere in tough times. Charles is a pastor at King’s and leads the Beckenham site.
The Antioch Church was a thriving Church in many ways, but one area we must not overlook is the foundational role that prayer (with fasting) and worship played in the life of this community. Moses is one of the pastors at the Downham site.
The Antioch church was the first church in history to wrestle with the joys and challenges of ethnic diversity. Their experience, and the way the apostles responded to it, is hugely helpful for us as we pursue a diversity of grace, not of works. Andrew is our Teaching Pastor here at King's.
The church in Antioch was visibly characterised by gifts of the Holy Spirit. Andrew explains what the Spirit did in Antioch, and why we believe he does the same things today.
In an age of cancel culture, how do we understand what grace is? It’s something that we see through the scriptures, and is clearly evident in the church in Antioch. Today we look at what it means to be gracious to one another but also receive the grace of God.
Luke tells us that “the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch”. So what is discipleship, and what do people (and churches) committed to discipleship actually do? Andrew is our Teaching Pastor
What does Easter Sunday really mean? In His first encounter with the disciples after He raises from the dead, recorded in John 20, Jesus shows them that it means peace, purpose, and power! Joe is one of our Pastors and leader of our Downham site.
Jesus’ betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane presents a moment for us to stop and reflect on all the ways we, in our own lives, betray Jesus and go our own way like Judas. But in John’s gospel we encounter the Lordship of Jesus in the garden, and His willingness to pay for our betrayal and sin so we can come back to the Father. The garden for Jesus was a place of wrestling, torment and prayer – but He emerges in power, ready to purchase our salvation. Jason is one of our Pastors based at our Catf...
The Word of God was central to the early church and it should be central today, both for us as a church and as individual believers. Scott unpacks how the Word of God is inspired, is to be received and is to be lived, before sharing his PRRP approach to reading the Bible. Scott leads the eldership team at River of Life Church in Harare, Zimbabwe and the Disciple Nations family of churches, part of Newfrontiers. He has been married to Claire for over 20 years and they have two children.
The Antioch church was a generous church committed to supporting Christians back in Judea facing famine. They responded to the prophetic word which described the need, they planned their giving, they gave in proportion to what they had, and they became a channel of Gods provision. As individuals and as a church how can we grow in generosity and faith? How can we trust in God to help us to fulfill our mission and be a resource to our community and other churches across the world. Hilary helps lea...
Jesus has an encounter with a Samaritan woman, someone who culturally He should not have noticed or paid any regard to. But what does He do? In this interaction we see Jesus demonstrating who He is and what He came to do.
Every Gentile Christian is the result, in some ways, of the missionary work that took place in Antioch. Today we consider how it worked, and the three parties – unbelievers, Christians and God – that it involved. Andrew is our Teaching Pastor.
Everybody seems to like community, but how do we actually experience it? The church in Antioch gives us a wonderful example based on shared salvation, convictions, practices, gatherings and relationships. Andrew is our Teaching Pastor.
The disciples in Antioch serve as a model for us at King’s. For many years we have lived with prophetic promises and encouragements about being an Antioch-style church: a church which can resource other congregations around the world, and in which Word and Spirit, grace and discipleship, unity and diversity are put on display. Steve, our senior pastor, introduces the new series to us and highlights 10 key values found in Acts 11:19-30 that will be taught on through the coming weeks.
Should we be surprised when we suffer? How do we as Christians respond to suffering? In this part of his letter, Peter wants to address those questions and teach what it looks like to rejoice and glorify God in the process. Joe Macnamara is one of our Pastors who leads the Downham site.
In 1 Peter 5, we see the importance of leadership, particularly through the elders of the early church as Peter calls them to lead God’s people in a way that is ultimately like Christ. Steve further unpacks this and encourages us to lead well in our own spheres of influence, not for our own gain but to bring glory to God and serve his people. Steve Tibbert is our Senior Pastor.
Peter summarises how we who are ‘living stones’ should live in the household of God, the church. He encourages us to pray, to love each other deeply, to be hospitable and to serve with God’s strength. As we each bring our gifts, time and love to the table, God’s grace in all its diversity and variety is displayed in the church. Hilary encourages us all to consider ways to serve God’s people as we rebuild together. Hilary Dalziel is one of our Pastors who helps lead the Catford site.
We live in a fearful generation, for all sorts of reasons. Peter wants disciples to live fearlessly – in marriage, in suffering and in judgment – and in this chapter, he shows us why and how. Andrew Wilson is our Teaching Pastor.
Who we are determines how we live. In this portion of the letter, Peter draws attention to believers’ status as foreigners and exiles in the world. He exhorts the church to live honourably before their pagan neighbours, in the areas of personal conduct, civil relations and in their relationship to earthly masters. Peter points them and us to the example of Jesus Christ, who through His sufferings, made once foreigners of Heaven, natives. Moses Nwanji is one of our Pastors based at our Downham si...
After reminded us of the imperishable hope we have, Peter now turns his attention to who we are as God’s people. He paints a picture for us of what it means to be followers of Jesus. He likens us to an infant longing for milk, living stones being built up as a spiritual house and a Holy Nation belonging to God. Joe Macnamara leads our Downham site.
Faith, hope and love are the central virtues of Christianity, and they make it distinctive in a pagan world. In this passage, Peter grounds each of them in imperishable realities: our future, our ransom, and the life-giving Word of God. Andrew Wilson is our Teaching Pastor.
Peter addresses various kinds of trial in this very pastoral letter. But he does not start by focusing on the trials; he starts by focusing on the Living Hope we have in Christ. Andrew Wilson, our Teaching Pastor, takes six questions – what? why? when? how? where? who? – and asks them of this wonderfully rich passage.
