Advent: Christmas Carols
The birth of Jesus is a beacon of hope, a light shining in the darkness. This Christmas, we celebrate that light and the promise of joy and peace that it brings, even in the darkest of times.
Dec 15, 2024•57 min
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Advent: 2 - The Simplicity of Christmas
There are so many things that keep us busy at Christmas. Annie encourages us to reflect on the simplicity of the circumstances surrounding the arrival of the most significant person in human history, and the simple invitation He makes to us - to come to Him and find peace and rest.
Dec 08, 2024•36 min
Advent: 1 - Why Christmas
Chris Kilby introduces this advent series asking one question - Why Christmas? With all its trimmings and trappings, what is the underpinning, unshakable truth about Christmas and why does it matter?
Dec 01, 2024•36 min
Life on Purpose: A Long Obedience
In the concluding message in this series we discover that a life of meaning can only be found in ‘a long obedience in the same direction’. Not obedience to any arbitrary standard we choose but obedience to God, produced in our lives by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Nov 24, 2024•28 min
Life on Purpose: The Door to Wonder
One of the biggest questions every person alive will face is, what happens after death? A healthy biblical view of death and dying will lead us to a healthy view of life and living.
Nov 17, 2024•46 min
Life on Purpose: Purpose in suffering
There is no person alive who will not experience suffering and hardship is some way. How, as those who love and trust a God who is good, make sense of the suffering we experience and see all around us? It is the Bible which gives us a clear perspective as Katie explores in this message.
Nov 10, 2024•26 min
Life on Purpose: Decisions, decisions.
On average, an adult will make around 34,000 decisions per day. As we navigate these decisions, how can we ensure we are putting God and others first, rather than simply choosing what is best for me?
Nov 03, 2024•31 min
Cultural Highlights of Life Church Southampton
At Life Church we have a vision of Bringing Life to Every Community. The culture of Life Church is how if ‘feels’ while we’re outworking this vision. Our cultural headlines communicate what we are all about and in this special message we hear from the elders what these headlines are, and how they are expressed through what we do as a church.
Oct 20, 2024•49 min
Life on Purpose: The 'Purpose' of God (Telos)
What is the the ultimate purpose of Man? The Westminster Shorter Catechism answers, 'Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever.' If God himself is the purpose of our lives, how do we choose and prioritise what we say yes to?
Oct 13, 2024•43 min
Life On Purpose: Made new in Christ
Having looked at how far humans have fallen from their original status and purpose as the pinnacle of God’s creation, made to reflect his very image, Esther now looks at how that original status can possibly be restored - and it’s not by anything that can be accomplished by human means!
Oct 06, 2024•28 min
Life On Purpose: The Fall of Man
Although humanity was created as the pinnacle of God’s creation, made in His image, Genesis 3 reveals how corruption and evil entered the world—not through chance or fate, but through our own deliberate choices.
Sep 29, 2024•48 min
Life On Purpose: 2. Made In The Image Of God
Human beings are distinct in all of creation. Only mankind is made in the image of God. What does this mean for our identity and the way we live life on purpose?
Sep 22, 2024•40 min
Life On Purpose
If we try to sort out our own sense of purpose, believing it to be a narrow tightrope we can easily miss, then we place an unhelpful weight of burden on every decision we face. In this series we look to what the Bible teaches about identity, eternity and purpose.
Sep 15, 2024•41 min
Guest Speaker: The Homecoming
Eustace Tackie-Otoo joins us from Grace Community Church, Sekondi-Takoradi in Ghana. Eustace helps us to see our wider mission as a church belonging to a family of churches like Commission. We see that God's purposes for His church extend way beyond our own immediate activities and area, and the part which we play in all of that.
Sep 01, 2024•32 min
Building a Community of Biblical Care - Group and Community Care
Here Chris considers how care is outworked both in the broader church community as well as within smaller groups. Abigail also explains how the Life Groups work at Life Church, and the pastoral benefits of belonging to one.
Aug 18, 2024•42 min
Building a Community of Biblical Care - Seasons and Storms
Life is filled with trials of every kind. Only Jesus is the Rock who remains faithful and able to help each of us in times of trouble. We build our lives on Him, the Son of the Living God.
Aug 11, 2024•50 min
Building a Community of Biblical Care - One Anothering
The Bible encourages us to care for one another. In the power of the Holy Spirit, we are called to welcome, encourage, build up and bear with others in love.
Aug 04, 2024•46 min
Building a Community of Biblical Care - Shepherds and Shepherding
This message looks to the New Testament and the early church as our model for those who 'shepherd', care for and oversee the flock.
Jul 28, 2024•47 min
Intern Speakers: Casie and Carlie
This year two interns have volunteered their time for Life Church whilst undertaking Commission's Theology for Life and Intern training. This week they each bring a message shaped by what God has been revealing more to them over the past year.
Jul 21, 2024•28 min
ACTS - A Gospel for Everyone
In Acts 8 we see the good news about Jesus being shared and salvation coming to the Ethiopian official who immediately believes and is baptised in the name of Jesus. The message of salvation in Jesus is a truly global message for all.
Jul 14, 2024•41 min
ACTS - Persecution Spreads the Gospel
Since the early church began there has been persecution against those who proclaim the gospel, and persecution remains commonplace in much of the world today. But, God is building His church and the message continues to spread. What should our response be like?
Jul 07, 2024•45 min
ACTS - Service leads to Salvation
Race, gender, class, and many other social categories intersect to shape our experiences of both privilege and oppression. As we consider this Intersectionality and it’s effect on us and those around us, we look to Jesus who has ultimate privilege and power, yet chose to serve and sacrifice.
Jun 30, 2024•47 min
ACTS - Witnesses To A Message Of Godly Origin
Authentic church is a people who have witnessed Jesus, and who share that witness with others. We are not alone in this as the Spirit also witnesses. The witness of the church and the Spirit cannot be stopped.
Jun 23, 2024•26 min
ACTS - Ananias and Sapphira
The holiness and purity of God must be taken seriously. The church is a place of acceptance and grace, where dishonesty and hypocrisy have no place. Confession and forgiveness lead to authentic fellowship. In this message Chris helps us see how to avoid offending God and harming the church.
Jun 16, 2024•45 min
ACTS - One in heart and mind
This Sunday we gave to our Life Church Gift Day. Reading from Acts 4, Si Munsie addressed the relationship we have both with God and with the 'stuff' around us. The early church had been so radically effected by the grace they had received in Christ that it had wonderfully changed their relationship with their belongings. By grace, the same can be true for us.
Jun 09, 2024•44 min
ACTS - (Extra)ordinary People, Authentic Power
It is the presence of Jesus in our lives that leads us to live extraordinary lives with extraordinary moments of breakthrough through the power of the Holy Spirit and prayer.
Jun 02, 2024•30 min
ACTS - Good News for the Poor
In this message Jon helps us what an authentic church looks like when engaging with those in poverty, be it economic, relational, aspirational or spiritual poverty. In Christ, we are empowered by the Spirit to bring good news to the poor.
May 26, 2024•39 min
Cultures Sunday - A foundation of Generosity
We celebrate the great diversity of the church, because we are united together in Christ! On this occasion we look at generosity, both within our own church and across churches and nations - giving generously for the sake of the gospel.
May 19, 2024•21 min
ACTS - Simplicity and Signs
What does it look like to be devoted to something? The early church, we’re told in Acts, devoted themselves to the Apostle’s teaching, fellowship with other believers, the breaking of bread and prayer. What does it look like, and what does this communicate to others, when we do the same?
May 12, 2024•37 min
ACTS - Repent and Be Baptised
When Peter preaches at Pentecost he speaks as a changed man, emboldened and equipped by the Holy Spirit which is now poured out on all believers. His proclamation for the need for repentance cuts to the heart of his listeners and some 3000 are added to the church that day.
May 05, 2024•47 min
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