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  1. The Body // 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 // Jonathan Bell // CC South 11.10.26

    Unity doesn’t mean uniformity; diversity makes for a healthier body. Jonathan unpacks these themes and applies them into our moment as a church.

  2. God In Our Costly Welcome // Ruth 2:1-16 // Rich Bowpitt // Shenley 11.10.26

    We were chuffed to welcome Rich Bowpitt from Oasis Church Birmingham. We explored several aspects of 'welcome', and how we can be those who pass on the welcome we have received from God, into the lives of others.

  3. Living with God // Exodus 26-27 // Chris Yeo // CC North 20.9.26

    We resume our series in Exodus by examining the veil and altar of the tabernacle and how they highlight what is needed to approach God's presence.

  4. Turn And Pray // 2 Kings 18-20 // Chris Yeo // CC North 13.9.26

    When your back's against the wall, turn and pray.

  5. Introduction To Spiritual Gifts // 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 // Jonny Mellor // CC South 4.10.26

    The Bible doesn't teach us about spiritual gifts so we can define the USPs of our churches. It does it because we need God’s power. Today Jonny talks us through the 9 gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12 and looks at how we can practice them to release that power into our churches meetings.

  6. God In Our Crying Out // Ruth 1:19-22 // Annabel Hale // GOD WHERE IT HURTS Shenley 4.10.26

    Naomi (sweetness) has experienced so much pain that she asks to change her name to Mara (bitterness). What do we do with our moments of extended pain? What do we do when life is turning us bitter? Annabel beautifully shows us two things we can do, and three things God does.

  7. Scripture // Blake, Ed, Cara & Jonny // Trellis Sundays // CC South 27.9.26

    This Sunday we focussed on the habit of reading scripture. We get to hear from three different church members. Ed Edmondson shares about his experience reading the Bible everyday. Cara Sherman shares about the practice of memorizing the Bible. Then Jonny Mellor concludes by sharing the practice…

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  8. What's with the singing bit?! - All-age content exploring worship // Rich & Beccy // Psalm 100 // Shenley 27.9.26

    Our monthly all-ages together morning looked at the whole theme of musical worship! Some of us naturally love it... some loathe it! So why do we do it and how can we experience the joy of it? Rich and Beccy lead us through some stories and questions before we got practical in our 'Choice Time'...

  9. Ground Rules For Spiritual Gifts // 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 // Blake Sherman // CC South // 20.9.26

    God moves powerfully through individuals for the sake of the church by giving the gifts of the Spirit. When they’re used well it’s like a beautiful symphony where God is the conductor. When they’re used poorly it can be chaotic! In this sermon, we learn some of the ground rules of spiritual gifts...

  10. God In Our Committed Friendship // Ruth 1v11-18 // Rich Pitt // GOD WHERE IT HURTS Shenley 20.9.26

    Where is God in pain? No easy answers, but one of the main answers the Bible gives is... He is in the love of a friend. We explore Ruth's amazing friendship to Naomi, and see how it's relevant for us in Shenley today.

  11. Your Meetings Do More Harm Than Good! // 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 // Jonathan Bell // CC South 13.9.26

    In this talk we explore how to break bread together without missing the point and getting it horribly wrong!

  12. God In Our Crossing Borders // Ruth 1:6-10 // James Ashley // GOD WHERE IT HURTS // Shenley 13.9.26

    *Some audio issues in first 7 minutes*. As Naomi crossed a border to Moab, now Ruth begins the journey across the border into Judah. What can we learn from her journey? What are the borders around us and how can we cross them to see people from every background experience the love of God in Shenley?

  13. Making Decisions // Proverbs 3:1-13 // Luke Harrison // CC South 23.8.26

    How do we know what to do? What if we miss God's plans? This talk unpacks what the Proverbs have to say to you if you are facing a big decision in life.

  14. Treasure Hunting In 1 Corinthians 11 // 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 // Jonny Mellor // CC South 6.9.26

    We returned to 1 Corinthians after a summer break. And what better way to start the term than a spot of treasure hunting! We had to dig, but we found gold together.

  15. God In Our Crazy Pain // Ruth 1:1-5 // Rich Pitt // GOD WHERE IT HURTS // Shenley CC // 6.9.26

    We start three months in the book of Ruth, exploring the God who shows up 'right where it hurts'. In the first five verses, we see a crazy level of pain experienced for a woman called Naomi. What can we learn from this saddest of starts?

  16. Friendship // Proverbs 27:17 // Elise Carr // CC South & Shenley 30.8.26

    The book of Proverbs has tons of practical wisdom on forming and sustaining healthy friendships. Elise looks at this key need of human beings, and how as believers we have all the resources to live it out well in the church and beyond.

  17. Justice // Proverbs 22:2 // Jonathan Bell // CC South 16.8.26

    Wisdom in scripture isn't only a personal thing. It also impacts our engagement with everyone around us, especially those on the margins. We see God's heart for the vulnerable and the poor in this talk, and then we're urged to live out God's justice in our lives.

  18. Healthy Family Life // Blake Sherman // Proverbs 24:1-4 // CC South 26.7.26

    Blake helps us understand what the Lord's wisdom has to say to our family life. Raising children - for lots of reasons - can be a sensitive theme, but the Lord has plenty to say to the whole church on this theme.

  19. Power Of Words // Josh Taylor // Proverbs 12:13-25 // CC South 19.7.26

    "Sticks and Stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me." In today’s talk, Josh explores whether our words have power and how we can harness them for good.

  20. Living Free // Philemon // James Mellor // CC North 19.7.26

    Who is free? What does it mean to be living in freedom? Today James examine Paul's letter to Philemon, to see what we can learn.

  21. The Fear Of The Lord // Proverbs 1:7 // Blake Sherman // CC South 12.7.26

    To grow in wisdom, we’re instructed to have a “fear of the Lord.” What does it mean to fear the Lord? Does this mean we should be scared of God, or something else entirely? In this talk, this theme is explored. We learn why it’s necessary for wisdom and how we can take steps to grow in our fear…

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  22. Do Not Lose Heart // Ephesians 3:13-19 // Rich Pitt // Shenley 12.7.26

    As we head towards summer, Rich speaks some key messaging to refresh and mobilise us half way through year 2. Consider this a 'hydration break team talk' - a quick chance to input key reminders to enable us to play the game.

  23. God's Dwelling Designs Part 1 // Exodus 25 // Chris Yeo // CC North 12.7.26

    Even God's furniture points forwards to Jesus! Chris explores how we can find gospel gems in ancient texts.

  24. Lady Wisdom & Lady Follow // Proverbs 9 // Jonny Mellor // CC South 5.7.26

    We are spending our summer in the book of Proverbs. Today, Jonny looks at the calls of wisdom and folly to prepare us to get the most out of this wonderful book of the Bible. And as we'll see, this is not a casual matter. It's a choice between life and death.

  25. Come Up To The Lord // Exodus 24 // James Mellor // CC North 5.7.26

    The Israelites have been freed from slavery in Egypt. But to what purpose? Here in Exodus 24, we see a clear answer: They are called to live for God.

  26. How Disciples Trust (Handling Worry) // Matthew 6:25-34 // Rich Pitt // Shenley 5.7.26

    Jesus knows money talk creates anxiety and worry in us. So, he gives a huge chunk of time to addressing worry. We look at 7 deep breaths the worried can take, to help move from anxiety to trust, slowly but surely.

  27. Gold From Four Lives // Carole, Annabel, Megan & Esther // Shenley 28.6.26

    To encourage and strengthen one young woman at her baptism, Beccy facilitated four women of different life stages in our church sharing stories and scriptures of the wonder of Jesus. Get ready to be encouraged!

  28. Finding Your Purpose // Acts 13:1-3 // Deji Iyiola // CC North 21.6.26

    On Father's day, we consider what purposes God has for us, and how that should feed into our sense of identity.

  29. Matters Of Conscience // 1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1 // Jonny Mellor // CC South 21.6.26

    We return to matters of our conscience. How should Christians engage with a culture that has different opinions and behaviours than we do? Do we run away? Engage? Compromise? Separate? Jonny explores.

  30. God & Money Talk 5 - How Disciples Receive // James 1:17 // Rich Pitt // 21.6.26 Shenley

    We've looked at all the ways we can USE our money... but how do we get it in the first place? Does the word of God give modern people any guidance and guidelines around our income? Yes yes yes.

  31. God's Pursuing Love // Luke 15:11-32 // Rach D'Mello // CC South 14.6.26

    As we baptised Ava and Caleb, we heard from Rach about the wonderful good news of Jesus, whose love pursues us wherever we are.

  32. It Happened & It Happens // 1 Corinthians 10:1-14 // Jonathan Bell // 7.6.26 CC South

    Warnings from history are a tremendous gift to help us avoid the mistakes of those who've gone before us.

  33. Sinai // Exodus 19-20 // Chris Yeo // CC North 14.6.26

    The Israelites have been saved out of Egypt by God, but who is this God? What is God like? And what does that mean for them? They get answers at Mount Sinai.

  34. How Disciples Save // Genesis 41 & Matthew 6 // Rich Pitt // God And Money Talk 4 // Shenley 14.6.26

    How should we engage in saving money? We learn about the wisdom of saving and the warnings about saving that are found in Scripture.

  35. Sabbath // Mark 2:23-28 // Blake Sherman & Panel // Trellis Sundays South 7.6.26

    We live in a time where many of us are overwhelmed with busyness. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find time to rest. Yet, even when we do get time to recover, we seem to have forgotten how to properly rest. Hours of streaming tv and scrolling on phones leave us more tired than when we...

  36. A Yeast-like Church // Matthew 13:33 // Chris Yeo // CC North 7.6.26

    If the Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, what does that mean for us, who are part of that Kingdom?

  37. How Disciples Give // 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 // Jonathan Bell // God & Money Talk 3 Shenley 31.5.26

    What does the Bible teach about giving our money away? Why would we do such a thing? Where should we give it? Jonathan Bell came to encourage and strengthen our foundations in this key belief and practice.

  38. Running The Race // 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 // Tom Parkin // CC South 17.5.26

    What can we learn from the lives of athletes as we look to follow Jesus?

  39. How Disciples Spend // God & Money Talk 2 // 1 Timothy 6:17-18 // Rich Pitt // Shenley 17.5.26

    Spending is where the vast majority of our money goes, and yet disciples often struggle to know how Jesus impacts how we spend. What does a Jesus-honouring spend look like? How does our faith help us at the till, or when our online basket is filling up?

  40. How To Survive In The Wilderness // Exodus 16-17 // Stuart Crane // CC North 17.5.26

    Stuart Crane from Real Life Church came to give us some advice on how to survive in the wilderness.

  41. Saved through the waters of death (pt 2) // Exodus 13:17-15:27 // Emmanuel Eromosele // CC North 10.5.26

    Emmanuel guides us through the Israelites crossing of the Red Sea.

  42. Being Boaz // Ruth 1:1-2:5 // Jonathan Bell // CC North 12.4.26

    Jonathan explores how we can be more like Boaz, because lives can change when someone is truly seen.

  43. The Freedom Of Self-Sacrifice // 1 Corinthians 9:1-18 // Jonathan Bell // CC South 10.5.26

    In this talk we learn how the highest use of our freedom isn’t to assert our rights, but to lay them down.

  44. Why Teach About Money? God and Money Week 1 // Matthew 6:24 // Rich Pitt // Shenley 10.5.26

    Money is a sensitive subject that brings all sorts of risks when we chat about it. So why teach about it? We look at a range of reasons, then compare and contrast worshipping God and worshipping money.

  45. His Faithful Love Endures Forever // Psalm 136 // Zoe Yeo // CC North 19.4.26

    Zoe examines an example of how the Exodus story is remembered in the Psalms

  46. Loving With Both Eyes Open // 1 Corinthians 8 // Jonny Mellor // CC South 3.5.25

    Is it possible to be radically holy, AND engage meaningfully with the wider world we live in? Jesus did it, but can we?! Jonny unpacks from this passage.

  47. Witness // 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10 // Becky Deare // Trellis Sundays at South // 26.4.26

    The practice of witnessing to others about the work of Jesus in our lives is as old as the Church itself. How can we do this in our cultural moment? Becky speaks, followed by a panel of real stories.

  48. A Blameless Church // 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28 // Rich Pitt // Shenley 26.4.26

    It's hard enough to quiten blame and guilt and shame when we know we haven't done anything wrong. But what about when we HAVE done wrong? The gospel has two answers to make us blameless, and we round off 1 Thessalonians looking at them.

  49. A Fruitful Church // 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22 // Joel Faulkner // Shenley 19.4.26

    This passage explores a load of instructions and actions for the church. How could it be summarised? Growing in the visible FRUIT of our Christianity in our lives.

  50. A Hopeful Church // 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 // Blake Sherman // Shenley 12.4.26

    What is the power of hope in our lives? And what specifically IS our hope as believers in Jesus? Wishful thinking? Blake shows us.

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