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February 19, 2024 Galatians: Freedom from gracelessness.
There is no more important word for a Christian than the word ‘grace’. It
is the beginning, middle and end of the Christian life. Its vital
importance is seen in how passionately Paul responds to the Galatians who
have had the gospel of grace polluted with gracelessness. We are all
susceptible to doing something similar. So let us have the same
no-holds-barred response of Paul. We should take no prisoners in our battle
to hold the shocking grace of Jesus, in all his unconditional love,
unconditional forgiveness, and unconditional rescue of us, at the very
heart of our lives.
By Ed Flint
43 min
February 15, 2024 ALPHA - Week 4: Prayer
Alpha is a six week course exploring the big questions of life. It’s for
anyone interested in discussing spirituality, god and the christian faith,
in a non-judgmental open-minded context. Each week there’s a great meal, a
short talk, and discussion in small groups. People who come to the course
are from lots of different backgrounds - no faith, other faiths, brought up
christian, and agnostic. Everyone is welcome. Catch up on each week’s talk
here.
33 min
February 15, 2024 Alpha (Winter 2024) WEEK 4: Prayer.
Alpha is a six week course exploring the big questions of life. It’s for
anyone interested in discussing spirituality, god and the christian faith,
in a non-judgmental open-minded context. Each week there’s a great meal, a
short talk, and discussion in small groups. People who come to the course
are from lots of different backgrounds - no faith, other faiths, brought up
christian, and agnostic. Everyone is welcome. Catch up on each week’s talk
here.
33 min
February 12, 2024 Moses: Pass it on.
In this final talk on Moses, we look at how Moses passes leadership on to
his successor Joshua. We, like Moses, are called to do all we can to help
the next generation of leaders emerge, and to do all we can to help them
succeed. And, like Joshua, we’re called to develop both our gifts and
character so that we can best step up into leadership when the opportunity
and God’s call come. The challenge for all of us is like Moses - to find
younger leaders we can invest in; and like Joshua - be the sort of person
more mature leaders want to develop. The kingdom of God is, fundamentally a
kingdom of people. So when our attitude is, ‘How can I best develop my
gifts to serve others, whilst working to help others thrive so they can
best serve too?’ God’s kingdom grows.
By Ed Flint
40 min
February 09, 2024 ALPHA - Week 3: Why Did Jesus Die?
Alpha is a six week course exploring the big questions of life. It’s for
anyone interested in discussing spirituality, god and the christian faith,
in a non-judgmental open-minded context. Each week there’s a great meal, a
short talk, and discussion in small groups. People who come to the course
are from lots of different backgrounds - no faith, other faiths, brought up
christian, and agnostic. Everyone is welcome. Catch up on each week’s talk
here.
37 min
February 08, 2024 Alpha (Winter 2024) WEEK 3: why did Jesus die?
Alpha is a six week course exploring the big questions of life. It’s for
anyone interested in discussing spirituality, god and the christian faith,
in a non-judgmental open-minded context. Each week there’s a great meal, a
short talk, and discussion in small groups. People who come to the course
are from lots of different backgrounds - no faith, other faiths, brought up
christian, and agnostic. Everyone is welcome. Catch up on each week’s talk
here.
37 min
February 05, 2024 Moses: Believe in more.
Moses risks everything to pursue God’s presence. Even though God promises
to deliver his people, to protect them from their enemies, and to bring
blessing, that God’s presence won’t go with them is not enough for Moses.
This never-ending desire for more of God is at the heart of what it is to
be a leader. We follow Moses in this by admitting where we’ve lost God’s
presence and doing everything we can to regain it. The reward is nothing
less than the felt experience of God’s goodness.
By Ed Flint
39 min
February 01, 2024 ALPHA - Week 2: Jesus and the Evidence for the Resurrection
Alpha is a six week course exploring the big questions of life. It’s for
anyone interested in discussing spirituality, god and the christian faith,
in a non-judgmental open-minded context. Each week there’s a great meal, a
short talk, and discussion in small groups. People who come to the course
are from lots of different backgrounds - no faith, other faiths, brought up
christian, and agnostic. Everyone is welcome. Catch up on each week’s talk
here.
41 min
February 01, 2024 Alpha (Winter 2024) WEEK 2: Jesus and the evidence for the resurrection.
Alpha is a six week course exploring the big questions of life. It’s for
anyone interested in discussing spirituality, god and the christian faith,
in a non-judgmental open-minded context. Each week there’s a great meal, a
short talk, and discussion in small groups. People who come to the course
are from lots of different backgrounds - no faith, other faiths, brought up
christian, and agnostic. Everyone is welcome. Catch up on each week’s talk
here.
41 min
January 29, 2024 Moses: How to survive the journey.
In the 22 Days - by best guesses - that the Israelites took to travel from
the Red Sea to Mount Sinai, a number of memorable events took place. Moses
led the people through hunger, thirst and military attack - and God met
their needs every time - before finally reaching the mountain. These are
vignettes we may be very familiar with but it’s so good to remember God’s
patience with us on the journey, his protection, his ongoing call to his
people, and what these stories always pointed to!
By Hannah Flint
34 min