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Good News of Peace

2

Gensis 21:8-21: I'm too weak to live well

3

Ephesians 6: An Antidote for Chaos and Disorder

4

QoL - How And When Should We Choose Self-Denial Over Self-Care

5

What Is The Secret To Life? - Matthew 16

6

God of the Impossible

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Can My Life Make Any Difference In The World?

8

Value & Security

9

Being rock-like? Matthew 16

10

Who do we think Jesus is? Matthew 16

11

Walking with Jesus: Youth Weekend Away Service

12

Genesis 21 Part 1 - Pregnant at 90

13

Whose Voice Is Shaping Us? - Matthew 16

14

Ephesians 5:21-33: Chauvinism, feminism or revolution?

15

Genesis 20: Wife abducted!

16

Being A Light In The Darkness

17

What Is Fit For A King?

18

The Sign Of God

19

Ephesians 5 part 2: Opportunities & Obstacles

20

What is the point?

21

Low self-esteem: Can we build confidence without being arrogant?

22

Is God answering prayers in this broken world?

23

Remembrance: The behaviour of crowds

24

Genesis 19 - Redemption

25

Why Do We Think What We Think About Ourselves?

26

Does God Favour Some Nations? - Matthew 15

27

Ephesians 5: Imitation, sexual immorality, greed & foolishness!

28

Concentrating On Our Heart And Thoughts

29

Kindness - Thoughts and Questions

30

Hypocrisy, Christ-Likeness and Christian Values

31

Is that really God?

32

"Teach Us To Pray"

33

Inconvenient Compassion

34

Matthew 14 Damaged By Temptation

35

Odd One Out or Daringly Different? Questions Of Life

36

What is Worship? And why should I care?

37

Meant For More - Romans 12

38

Call on God - Joel 2 & 3

39

Ephesians 4 & 5: Are you a parakeet or a bee?

40

The Aroma of Christ

41

Ephesians 5: Obambulating Through Life (Why, How, and What for?)

42

What Makes A Nation Great

43

Finding Strength In God

44

God Within Us - Joel 2

45

How to live a lifestyle of personal and community change

46

Rolex Watches and Good News for the Poor!

47

How Do We Know If The Truth We Are Speaking Is Loving?

48

Genesis 19 - Warnings from Sodom and Gomorrah

49

The God Who Compensates - Joel 2

50

When There Seems No Point Continuing - Easter 25

51

Does God Agree with Free Speech? - Questions of Life

52

Compassion and Handling Disappointment

53

Genesis 18 part 2: The Un-Asked Question

54

The End Of Suffering - Joel 2

55

Ephesians 4 part 2: What can Skoda teach us?

56

What is the Point? Ephesians 2v10

57

How do I know what to do with my life? Ephesians 2v10

58

Kent Anderson: How can we wait well?

59

Is God listening? Crying Out To God - Joel 1

60

Ephesians 4: A Bike in the Light

61

Waiting Not Rushing

62

Do You Believe This?

63

Hospitality

64

Walking with Jesus

65

Renewal Sunday 2025

66

Good News Of Peace

67

Good News - Love Strong Enough To Save Us

68

The Unexpected

69

Responding to Doubt with Mercy- Jude

70

Ephesians 3: How are your roots?

71

Staying in God's Love - Questions of Life

72

News and a devotional from Sarah

73

What Causes War?

74

Watch Out For Grumblers - Jude

75

God Meeting Us In The Difficult Place - A Personal Story

76

Comparison is the Thief of Joy - Questions of Life

77

Ephesians 3: The Mystery of the Over-crowded Train

78

Shaking

79

Jude - Grace and Justice

80

There, but for the Grace of God - Questions of Life

81

Falling on your face, changing your name, and getting circumcised.

82

Like a baby!

83

Am I a Subscriber, Fan or User? - Jude

84

Copying the Right Things

85

What is the Voice of God Like?

86

Competing or Comparing - 3 John

87

When to welcome and when not to - 2 & 3 John

88

How might we recognise deceivers and conspiracies? 2 John

89

Camp 2024 Service

90

A Path of Purity

91

Notes to Life Together

92

The Cornerstone - Psalm 118

93

Walking in Love - 2 John

94

Walking In Jesus - 2 John

95

Act 12: Persistent & passionate prayer! (+ bonus songs at the end!)

96

Genesis 16: Homeless, Alone, & Pregnant

97

Awkward Stories - What do we want to be remembered for? - Nehemiah 13

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Questions of Life: What do I want to be remembered for? Am I good enough?

99

Compassion and Generosity; Chloe's thoughts

100

What is our purpose in life?

101

How Good is the God we Adore? A heart's Response

102

Promising To Be Different - Nehemiah 10-12

103

A Story of Redemption

104

Fig trees, temples and unlikely miracles

105

What Is Faith When We Have Big Questions? Genesis 15

106

Questions Of Life - What is God's Will? And other questions from Romans 12

107

Remembering

108

Citizens of Heaven (And How to Live as One)

109

Praising God In Tough Times A Personal Story

110

What do we pray when we feel rubbish about ourselves and our world? Nehemiah 9

111

Sing A New Song

112

BUT... with God

113

Condoning or Judging: What should we be more afraid of?

114

An Offering of Thanks

115

What is Joy when things are going wrong? - Nehemiah 8

116

Hope In A Difficult Season

117

Old Testament Rules - God or Bad? Nehemiah 8

118

What if? Help for a worrier from Psalm 91

119

True Fasting: Isaiah 58

120

Is "Turning the Other Cheek" stupidity, or an answer to the world's problems?

121

God Always With Us - A Testimony

122

Ephesians 2: A fork in the road

123

Love and Faithfulness Meet

124

Being Useful In A Crisis - Genesis 14

125

Missing Church - A Personal Reflection

126

Fearing God? Nehemiah 7

127

Counting the Cost

128

Genesis 13: Riches, Relatives, & Real Estate

129

QoL - It's All About Grace - with Velma

130

Being trusted - Nehemiah 7

131

Renewal Sunday 2024

132

Hope is here (2) - Hope for strength to keep going

133

Hope is here - But what is hope?

134

Ephesians 1:15-23: A New Lens

135

Generosity in a cost of living crisis - Nehemiah 5

136

Genesis 12: Call, Promise, Lies, & Diseases

137

Whose Voice? - Nehemiah 6

138

Finding Strength - Nehemiah 4v7-23

139

Belonging and Connnection to God - Psalm 67

140

Ephesians1:3-14 - In Christ

141

Good News stories inspired by Psalm 66

142

Thoughts on seeking God - Psalm 63

143

Chaos to beauty - Genesis 11

144

Psalm 62 - Rest in God

145

Anger and Discouragement - Nehemiah 4

146

Psalm 61 Reflections From Abby Clayton

147

Rebuilding Lives - An interview with Theo

148

Hip Hop

149

Building Church - Nehemiah 3

150

Calling On The One Who Saves - A Personal Story From Psalm 55

151

The God Of New Things

152

Ephesians 1:1-2 - What's your theme tune?

153

Our Kinsman-Redeemer - Ruth 4

154

Change where it feels hopeless - Nehemiah 2

155

Answering our prayers - Nehemiah 2

156

God is with us - a thought and story from Psalm 46

157

Genesis 10 - The Table of Nations

158

Resenting Repentance - Luke 15v25-32

159

Jesus Radical Love

160

James' Testiomony from Psalm 41

161

An Exercise In Prayer - Nehemiah 1

162

"I Waited Patiently" A Story of God's Faithfulness Through Life

163

John 21v18-25 - Finishing Our Race

164

John 21v1-19 Memories of Failure Transformed

165

Questions of Life – Leadership scandals: When do we cancel and when do we forgive?

166

The Goodness of God - Psalm 36

167

Genesis 9: Lying naked and drunk in a tent.

168

John 20v24-31 Encouraging Doubt?

169

Ruth And Esther

170

John 20v19-23 Peace Breathed

171

Psalm 32 - Lorna's Story

172

What does the Bible say about Masculinity and Femininity?

173

John 20v1-18 Hearing Jesus in the midst of suffering

174

Reflections On Psalm 30

175

Luke 14: Come to the Table

176

Reflections On Psalm 29

177

Genesis 8: Floating

178

Reflections On Psalm 28

179

The Coronation and that oath

180

Ruth 3: Faith Active in Love

181

Reflections on Psalm 27

182

Remembering to Celebrate

183

Reflections on Psalm 26

184

John 19v16-40 Does it matter how Jesus died?

185

What is in your wardrobe?

186

Reflections on Psalm 24

187

Stories of Arriving in Britain

188

Denise on Psalm 23

189

John 18v32-19v15 A Different Kind Of King

190

Psalm 22 - It's Not Ok, But ...

191

Dancing and Questioning - Sally's thoughts on Psalm 22

192

Genesis 7 - The Man, the Woman, the Pigeon and the Door

193

Robins reflections on Psalm 19

194

Kate's Thoughts From Psalm 19

195

Questions of Life - What might Jesus Say Today?

196

Robert's Thoughts (and song) On Psalm 18

197

Ruth 2 - Generosity, Gratitude and Hope

198

Shelagh's reflections on Psalm 16

199

Cheryl's Thoughts on Psalm 16

200

John 18v28-31 What is truth? Fears Out Of Control

201

Aimie on Psalm 15

202

Esther 8-10: Come Together

203

Thoughts Inspired By Psalm 14

204

Thoughts From Psalm 14

205

John 18v13-27 Denying

206

The Lord is Near - Reflections on Psalm 13

207

Dealing with Down Times

208

Confidence

209

Psalm 8

210

Compassion Sunday

211

What Is the Prayer That Changes Everything?

212

Genesis 6: Watering down the flood

213

Psalm 3 Ramblings

214

Foolish Leaders - Reflections on Psalm 2

215

John 18v1-12 Debatable thoughts on Judas and how we handle conflict!

216

Choices and Hope - Reflections on Psalm 1

217

Pray and Love - Renewal Sunday 2023

218

Some Hope - An Ever Increasing Kingdom

219

The Magi

220

John 17v9-26 Being One

221

Esther 7: Opposition, Opportunity and Hope

222

Reflections From Joseph

223

John 17v1-8 Knowing God for Forever

224

Inspiration from Mary, Mother of Jesus

225

Ruth: Distress, vulnerability and an act of devotion

226

John 16v33 - So That We May Have Peace

227

Ordinary People Making A Difference

228

What Drives Your Life?

229

John 16v6-32 Good News - Jesus is leaving

230

Celia's Psalm Revelations

231

Prepare for Sunday!

232

Genesis 5 - The Challenge Of A Genealogy

233

History Repeats Itself, Has To...

234

Questions Of Life. Food-banks and the Cost of Living Crisis

235

Does Fear Control Us?

236

Reflections on Attentiveness

237

A Nepali Enoch!

238

John 15v19-16v6 That We Might Not Give Up

239

Listening to the Voiceless

240

Saved By a Donkey

241

Cut Throat Politics and Power Struggles

242

He Did It For A Donkey - He Can Do It For Us

243

Handling The Difficult Unexpected Requests

244

James 2:1-13 Counterculture Church

245

What story are we a part of?

246

Genesis 4: Lessons from Cain

247

Strategic People

248

The Inspiration of Lois and Eunice

249

Spirtual Grandmothers

250

The Leper Squint

251

John 15v18-19 Hated by the World

252

Jubilee!

253

John 15v16-17 Chosen

254

Lydia

255

Uniqely Called

256

Don't Talk To The Snake (with a Q & A)

257

Filling With God's Spirit For A Purpose

258

Inspirational Older Friends

259

John 15v11-15 Complete Joy In Being Friends

260

Digging Wells

261

Esther, emojis and emotions

262

Speaking with Squirrels about Kindness

263

John 15v9 - Remaining in Love

264

Who are Euodia and Syntyche?!

265

John 15v6-8 Whatever We Want

266

Do we have anything to offer?

267

John 15v2 Coping with Change

268

Intentionally Focussing on God

269

John 14v28-31 What Can I do for You?

270

Cath's Last Sermon

271

Deliver Us From Evil

272

The Climate Crisis and the Samaritan

273

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

274

John 15v1-6 Remain In Me

275

Forgive Us Our Sins

276

All about festivals!

277

Give Us Today Our Daily Bread

278

John 14v22-26 A Home For God

279

James 1v22-25 - The Mirror of God's Word

280

On Earth as it is in Heaven

281

John 14v21 How Good Do I Have To Be?

282

Genesis 2 Riddles

283

Your Will Be Done

284

John 14v20 Living In Jesus

285

John 14v18-19 What is living?

286

Your Kingdom Come

287

John 14v17 The Spirit Within

288

Job and Elihu

289

Hallowed Be Your Name

290

John 14v15-16 Helped to Love

291

Our Father In Heaven

292

John 14v12-14 Greater Works

293

John 14v7-11 Knowing The Father

294

Teach us to Pray

295

John 14v7 Do I Really Know God?

296

Genesis 1 - Pavements and Pigeons

297

Carry On

298

John 14v4-6 The Path

299

John 14v1-3 Resisting A Troubled Heart - Easter 22

300

Finding Rest In Jesus

301

John 13v36-38 Self Awareness

302

Photography for All

303

Questions of Life - A Christian take on Humour and Defending Ourselves

304

Teach us to Pray

305

Ezra 7-10 Completion

306

Praying in hard times

307

Working for Justice: Esther 5

308

Hope And New Life

309

John 13v33-34 How?

310

Two Remarkable Stories Of Hope

311

Peacemakers

312

John 13v18-32 Do we have a choice? (Can we learn anything from Judas?)

313

Reflections On Suffering In Response To A Tragedy

314

I was born in the middle of an Air Raid

315

John 13v6-11 Not me

316

Tips for praying for faraway places

317

Questions of Life - God and War

318

He Carried Me

319

John 13v2 -5 + 12-17 Unpleasant Stuff

320

What Walking Has Taught Me

321

Fruit is Good for You: SELF CONTROL

322

John 13v1 Loved And Belonging

323

Being Still Without Being Still!

324

Ezra 7 The Hand of God

325

Fruit is Good for You: GENTLENESS

326

John 12v47- 50 Fed Up With Judging

327

How to Live in a Culture that is Different to God's Values

328

Prayer Walking Communities

329

John 12v44-46 Seeing God

330

Fruit is Good for You: Faithfulness

331

John 12v37-41 + 46-48 Another Controversial Bit

332

John 12v42 - 43 Fear Of People

333

Ezra 6 - Purification

334

Fruit is Good for You: GOODNESS

335

A Flat Battery

336

1 Peter 1:6-9. Handling trials - stories, challenge and encouragement from the persecuted Church

337

Fruit is Good for You: Kindness

338

John 12v34-36 Trust

339

How do you feel about yourself?

340

John 12v32-33 Thoughts On A Popular, Comfortable But Seemingly Unbiblical Idea

341

Fruit is Good for You: PATIENCE

342

John 12v31 - Who Rules The World (surprising Answer)

343

Profound Joy!

344

Sticks and Stones - James 1:19-21

345

Fruit is Good for You: PEACE

346

Epiphany

347

Isaiah 54 Renewal Sunday.mp3

348

Fruit is Good for You: JOY

349

Questions of Life: Is it possible to change?

350

Fruit is Good for You: LOVE

351

Fruit is Good for You

352

John 12v27 - 30 Did Jesus Want To Die

353

Carols Service 2021

354

The Light Is Coming

355

John 12v25-26 Is It Ok To Enjoy Life?

356

Advent And Plan B

357

Esther 4 - Coping with crises

358

Whats Your Favourite Carol

359

John 12v20 - 25 Strange Ways To Be Glorified

360

CHRIST[ma]'s Family Tree

361

Ezra 6 - Joy at church

362

The Lord Will Provide

363

John 12v17 - 19 Signs

364

Philippians 4: 10-23 - Paul Wilson

365

Keep Going - James 1: 12-15

366

The Kingdom of God is Near

367

John 12v9-16 Expectations

368

Of Enquiries and Encouragements

369

Philippians: Anxiety

370

John 12v8 Not My Favourite Verse

371

James 3 Peace Making

372

Growing And Flourishing

373

John 12v1-7 Embarrassing Gratitude

374

Our homes, our space?

375

Ezra 5&6 Identifying as a servant

376

The Unwalked Path

377

Look, look, look!

378

Refresh And Revive Me

379

QoL How To Disagree Well

380

John 11v38-52 What we might lose

381

John 11v37 Choosing Hope

382

Turning the Clock Back

383

Ezra 5 Contentment And Completing

384

The Lord's Prayer

385

John 11v28-36 Jesus Cries

386

A New Normal

387

Living Well - Some Tips From Paul - Philippians 4v6 - 8

388

Praying for Others and Ourselves in a Crisis

389

John 11v17-27 Resurrection Belief

390

Friendship: Our comfort in suffering.

391

Give Thanks To The Lord

392

John 11v16 Courage

393

Esther 4: Coping with Crises

394

Food For Thought

395

John 11v8-15 Sleep Explored

396

Groundhog Day

397

Ezra 4 Enemies

398

God Will Make A Way

399

John 11v1-7 Expectations

400

Stepping Outside Our Comfort Zone

401

Distractions And Compromises

402

How Do You Cope When You're Up Against It

403

John 10v30-42 Jesus Blasphemes

404

God is our Helper

405

Ezra 3 Hope Restored

406

Finding Love and Security

407

John 10v28-29 Un-snatch-able

408

Questions of Life - What is Joy?

409

Fast And Furious

410

John 10v19-27 Actions

411

Ezra 3 Devotion Despite Fear

412

Isolation

413

John 10v16 Other Sheep

414

An Amazing Answer To Prayer

415

Ezra 1-2 Building freely

416

Compassion For The Poor

417

Thoughts for the news today from Isaiah 16

418

Ezra 1v2 The Value of the Temple

419

Will I Miss My Own Life?

420

John 10v11-15 Laying Down

421

John 10v14 Known

422

The Love of God

423

Don't Let Me Down - James 1 - Sam Lyden

424

Dandelions and God

425

John 10v11 The Good (not bad) Shepherd

426

Water and Coffee

427

Handling Anxiety - Philippians 4v6-7 - Paul Wilson

428

The Love of God

429

John 10v11 - The Good Shepherd

430

Ezra 1 Good Plans & Hearts Moved

431

Stories To Encourage And Inspire

432

John 10v10 A Full Life

433

Opening up...

434

God The Mathematician

435

6. Be A Light In Your Local Community

436

John 10v5-9 Saved and Not Listening - Listening to God Part 6

437

Questions of Life - "I'm A Christian - What Now?"

438

God Sees The Heart

439

My Bad!

440

5. Be Prepared To Give An Answer

441

Being Transformed

442

John 10v4 Knowing His Voice - Listening to God Part 5

443

Questions of Life - How Do We Find Peace?

444

My Inheritance

445

What gifts do I have?

446

4. Be Proactive In Building Relationships

447

Wonderful Counsellor Story and Song

448

John 10v4 Being Led - Listening to God Part 4

449

The enemy...

450

Questions of Life What Can or Can't God Restore?

451

Is normal ok?

452

Worship!

453

3. Be Yourself

454

Scars In Our Stories

455

John 10v3 Led out - Listening to God Part 3

456

Questions of Life - How do We Explain Suffering?

457

Getting off the treadmill

458

Red, Amber or Green?

459

2. Be Empowered

460

God Leads Us To Good Things

461

John 10v3 Called by Name - Listening to God Part 2

462

Questions of Life - Does God Reward Us?

463

I Wish I'd......

464

1. Be Part Of The Adventure

465

Senna

466

John 10v3 Listening to God Part 1

467

Questions of Life: Choices - What Does "Chosen" Mean?

468

Are We Up For A Challenge?

469

Make Your Bed...

470

Patience 4: Being Patient When People We Love Don't Want to Know Jesus

471

Small Acts of Kindness that Bless Others

472

John 10v1-3 Entering Through Jesus

473

Questions of Life: What Does Love Look Like?

474

I have questions...

475

Patience 3: Being Patient with God

476

Clothing Ourselves

477

John 9v39-41 Contradictions?

478

Questions of Life - What is Happiness?

479

God Speaks Through His Word

480

Healthy Self-Esteem?

481

Patience 2: Being Patient With Others

482

Beneath The Cross of Jesus

483

John 9v38 A Dramatic Response

484

Questions of Life - What is Fasting?

485

Exceptional?

486

Patience 1: Being Patient With Ourselves

487

Mind blown!

488

John 9v13-38 Opposition To Our Story

489

Questions of Life: The God Who Heals the Broken

490

Guinea Pigs in Peru

491

The "Happy Ever After" Puzzle!

492

Meditation

493

John 9v9-12 Revealing the 'what now'

494

Questions About Addiction: Questions of Life

495

Litter Picking

496

Kids and worship group pleasing God!

497

God Speaks To Ordinary People

498

John 9v8 Enabling the 'what now'

499

Questions of Life - Caring for Creation

500

Resurrection to Pentecost

501

Sorting Out The Pieces Of Our Life

502

Rhythms Of Life