e-worship

Content links for Sunday 20 Jun

All-age worship

Content for the whole church family.

Content links for Sunday 13 Jun

Seeing God afresh

The big picture

Content links for Sunday 06 Jun

Seeing God afresh

Meeting God - Isaiah 6

Content links for Sunday 30 May

Seeing God afresh

When God grieves - Isaiah 5

Content links for Sunday 23 May

Seeing God afresh

What's the day? Isaiah 2-4

Content links for Sunday 16 May

Seeing God afresh

It could be so different: Isaiah 2

Content links for Sunday 09 May

Seeing God afresh

Far from God; Isaiah 1

Content links for Sunday 09 May

Seeing God afresh

Far from God; Isaiah 1

Content links for Sunday 09 May

Content links for Sunday 02 May

Metaphors for the church

This week looking at the church described as a temple

Content links for Sunday 25 Apr

Metaphors for the church

This week looking at the church described as a family

Content links for Sunday 18 Apr

Metaphors for the church

This week looking at the church described as a bride

Content links for Sunday 11 Apr

Metaphors for the church

This week looking at the church described as a body

Content links for Sunday 04 Apr

Easter Sunday

Join us to celebrate the resurrection, look through the eyes of those who witnessed it.

Content links for Sunday 28 Mar

Palm Sunday

Jesus on a donkey, crowds waving palm branches and chanting

Content links for Sunday 21 Mar

A life under pressure

The apostle Paul describes the pressures he has experienced, and we look at how that realtes to the pressure we can experience

Content links for Sunday 14 Mar

The Passover story

Looking at the context in both the Old and New

Content links for Sunday 07 Mar

A desert confrontation

Jesus faces a test to his character and mission

Content links for Sunday 28 Feb

Psalm 126

Return from captivity

Content links for Sunday 21 Feb

Psalm 23

God, our shepherd

Content links for Sunday 14 Feb

Psalm 62

God, our Rock and our Refuge

Content links for Sunday 07 Feb

The young Jesus

Growing wisdom, Jesus lost in the temple

Content links for Sunday 24 Jan

The young Jesus

Heavenly guiding

Content links for Sunday 17 Jan

Seeking truth

How can we see God?

Content links for Sunday 10 Jan

The disciples last conversation with Jesus

Jesus lets his disciples know what is coming, and it will involve some significant adjustments

Content links for Sunday 03 Jan

New year, new hope

Communion and some reflections to start off a new year

Content links for Friday 25 Dec

Christmas Morning

A short family service to celebrate together

Content links for Sunday 13 Dec

Advent #3 - darkness and light

Third Sunday in Advent, looking at the prophecy of Isaiah

Content links for Sunday 06 Dec

Advent #2, Onesimus and Philemon

Second Sunday in Advent, another lockdown life story

Content links for Sunday 29 Nov

Advent #1 - Light

First Sunday in Advent, and a few perspectives on pain.

Content links for Sunday 22 Nov

Faith expressed

Trapped by a long term medical condition, this woman reaches out to Jesus

Content links for Sunday 15 Nov

Daniel's lockdown life

Content links for Sunday 08 Nov

Fears comforted

Fear is both a mechanism to keep us safe but can also paralyse us. How might God want to both use and overcome this?

Content links for Sunday 01 Nov

A beautiful queen – Esther

A book without mentioning God explicitly but tells a story of salvation in a piece of of storytelling art, ending with a brand new festival

Content links for Sunday 25 Oct

Lockdown life – Peter in prison

God appears to have worked through the miraculous and mundane

Content links for Sunday 18 Oct

Joel

A three point sermon.

Content links for Sunday 11 Oct

Haggai

Chop down some trees and build a house

Content links for Sunday 04 Oct

Prejudice

Content links for Sunday 29 Sep

Jonah - running from God

Content links for Sunday 20 Sep

Malachi - Giving nothing less than the best

A challenge to look at what we have 'not' sacrificed, leaving the best back at home rather than bringing to God

Content links for Sunday 13 Sep

Habakkuk - doom and hope

Habakkuk learns not to look at the world as someone lost in the midst of a tornado, but rather from above the chaos, seeing the world from above.

Content links for Sunday 06 Sep

Seek God and live – Amos today

Minor prophets refers to length not importance. There are many phrases that we would have heard that sit hidden in these small books. Today we look at complacency.

Content links for Sunday 30 Aug

A model to follow

It rarely helps when the Bible gives another superhuman measuring stick for us to measure up to, but this passage give pointers to everyday practises.

Content links for Sunday 23 Aug

A way to speak

Proverbs is a deeply practical book, and these verses we look at today give us a lot to think about, about ourselves, our words, motives and impact.

Content links for Sunday 16 Aug

A life to pursue

It’s sometimes tempting to re-order the proverbs, to gather them into distinct themes. This, however, could miss the point that it’s their very randomness which makes them especially suitable and relatable for reflecting on the way in which we’re often required to negotiate what it means to live wisely in the particularities of daily life.

Content links for Sunday 09 Aug

A choice to make

Often when God is seen as the place to 'turn in to' there is a meal on offer, a place to relax, where your simplest needs are taken care of. Lamb stew with bread and spiced wine, what's not to love!

Content links for Sunday 02 Aug

A path to take

Proverbs 2 covers virtue and discernment. As described here, virtuous living is moral living. When a person strives to live a moral life, they develop a greater ability to discern right from wrong.

Content links for Sunday 26 Jul

The beginning of knowledge

Proverbs is one of the five “wisdom books” of the Bible, based on the knowledge and fear of God as opposed to how much knowledge an individual has. Attributed to Solomon, it is a book of instructions on how to live a life pleasing to God and how to be more peaceful with all of mankind.

Content links for Sunday 19 Jul

The Loving God through History

Even though the story of Ruth is centuries old, there are still things to take as encouragement or a challenge into our very modern lives

Content links for Sunday 12 Jul

Jesus the Redeemer

The story of Ruth is important because it points forward to Jesus, and there are things to learn about family here.

Content links for Sunday 05 Jul

The Loving God at Work

Looking at the whole of the book of Ruth to see how God was at work across the whole story.

Content links for Sunday 28 Jun

Loving beyond imagination

How you view the progress of this story might depend on how you see Boaz. While his actions may be well outside our cultural norms, he gets a permanent place in history, part of the family of king David.

Content links for Sunday 21 Jun

Loving through risk

A story rooted in the traditions and values of the Jewish community, speaking of the duty of looking after those in need.

Content links for Sunday 14 Jun

Learning about loving

Naomi and Ruth need food. Boaz own the fields. Oh and a match made in heaven. How he responds is a mark of his character, and a model for us to emulate.

Content links for Sunday 07 Jun

Hope in the middle of a chaotic life

We are looking at the life of Ruth. It is simple a tale of friendship, family obligations, and explores whether Yahweh can be trusted.

Content links for Sunday 31 May

Pentecost Sunday

The disciples were meeting behind closed doors and the Holy Spirit came in ways that they and all the people round could not mistake.

Content links for Sunday 24 May

A second chance

Meeting the disciples by the lake shore we discover that resurrection has real consequences, and the end of the story can now change.

Content links for Sunday 17 May

Ordinary people united in Christ

Here we see Jesus in a close-up moment, praying for us – to be protected, sanctified, and unified

Content links for Sunday 10 May

This is eternal life

At the end of the meal together Jesus prays, not the prayer of someone seeking God's blessing or favour, but one 'voicing the purpose of the Godhead'

Content links for Sunday 03 May

Overcome the World

Jesus didn’t want his disciples to be under the delusion that their future ministry would be full of ease and comfort, but also gives provides peace and courage to count on.

Content links for Sunday 26 Apr

I will send another comforter

Jesus has been 'God in flesh' – with his disciples but he is preparing them for his return to be with God. The step shift is that now the Spirit can be with all not just special people.

Content links for Sunday 19 Apr

The world hates disciples

Jesus tells his disciples that not everyone will love or appreciate them. In fact some will face hostility, persecution and trials because of their faith.

Content links for Sunday 12 Apr

He is risen!!

Around the world, Christians are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus!
Christ the Lord is risen today, Sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, you heavens, and earth reply. – Charles Wesley

Content links for Friday 10 Apr

What's so good about Friday?

Content links for Sunday 05 Apr

Spy on the Vine

Most people who heard Jesus knew about growing their own grapes, and what is required to keep the vines healthy and productive, Jesus illustrates something important about our relationship with God

Content links for Sunday 29 Mar

Do not let your hearts be troubled

At their last meal together, Jesus starts by washing the disciples' feet. After predicting his betrayal and a denial, he then talks about going away. This leads to discussion about how to get to where he is going

Content links for Sunday 22 Mar

Gentle warm up

A psalm, and some prayer ideas for our first ever e-worship together when apart