Part 1: Identity
We are taking two weeks looking at the baptism and temptation of Jesus in Matthew chapters 3 and 4. Today Dave talks about how the blessing and the battle is over our identity and how we understand who we really are.
The Church As An Orchard
Sometimes we don't really think about the reason for church; it's just that thing we do, that we've always done and that we're supposed to do. In this talk Dave thinks about how we can engage with what God is doing through church and introduces a simple reflective exercise for us to prayerfully consider.
The Church in 2024
We are spending January thinking about the New Year. In this video Dave thinks about the purpose of church in our lives.
What God Was Teaching Me In 2023
This Sunday we asked four people to share one of the things God has been teaching them in 2023
An ‘Ordinary’ Christmas
Christmas is a busy and unique time, but also full of ordinary moments. God, who is involved in those special and unique times, is also very present in the ordinary ones. Dave suggests we look for him when we find those times.
Finding Spiritual Nourishment
We are spending seven sessions thinking about how Discipleship happens and how we engage with the way God wants to work in our lives. In this session we think about God’s personal and unique involvement as he transforms us through discipleship.
Hearing God
We are spending seven sessions thinking about how Discipleship happens and how we engage with the way God wants to work in our lives. Today, we’re thinking about how we learn and develop our skill of hearing God.
God is the One Who Disciples Us
We are spending seven sessions thinking about how Discipleship happens and how we engage with the way God wants to work in our lives. In this session we think about God’s personal and unique involvement as he transforms us through discipleship.
The Only Requirement is “Yes"
We are spending seven sessions thinking about how Discipleship happens and how we engage with the way God wants to work in our lives. Today, Dave talks about the low bar to being a disciple, but the difficulty in practicing this skill.
Discipleship Skills
We are spending seven sessions thinking about how Discipleship happens and how we engage with the way God wants to work in our lives. In this session, Dave talks about the skills we need to enter into discipleship.
Four Environments
We are spending seven sessions thinking about how Discipleship happens and how we engage with the way God wants to work in our lives. Today, Dave talks about four different environments that contribute to our discipleship in different and important ways.
Feeding Equality
We are looking at Jesus’ miracles and asking what they tell us about God's kingdom and how we might expect God's kingdom to break into our here and now everyday lives.
Today, Jenny thinks about the feeding of the 5,000 and how everyone got what they needed.
God Knows You and Is For You
We are looking at Jesus’ miracles and asking what they tell us about God's kingdom and how we might expect God's kingdom to break into our here and now everyday lives.
Today, Adam thinks about Jesus’ miraculous knowledge when he meets a woman at a well in John 4.
Water Into Wine
We are looking at Jesus’ miracles and asking what they tell us about God's kingdom and how we might expect God's kingdom to break into our here and now everyday lives.
Today, Dave looks at Jesus turning water into wine in John 2 and thinks about the counterintuitive ideas of God’s character and how he wants to relate to us
Walking on Water
We are looking at Jesus’ miracles and asking what they tell us about God's kingdom and how we might expect God's kingdom to break into our here and now everyday lives.
Today, Dave thinks about Jesus walking on water from Matthew 14.
Creating a Culture of Prayer
This session we take time out of our series on Ruth to think about the place of prayer when we gather together. Dave talks about a tweak we want to make to emphasise the opportunity we have of meeting God in the moment.
Being Light of the World
As we head into the week of Joyfest we look at Jesus’ unlikely and surprising commission to be light. And we think about the way this changes the way we see ourselves and the work around us
Getting Ready for JoyFest
As we approach the week of Joyfest (5th to 11 June), Dave talks about why we do it, what it is and how we can get ready.
Part 5: Giving and Receiving Love
We are working our way through the old Testament book of Ruth. Today Dave looks at chapter 3 and thinks about how the themes in this book reflects the broader aspects of God's story. We consider our place - working faithfully in the ‘field’ we find ourselves, knowing that behind the scene Jesus is looking out for us.