After speaking through the prophets, the silence of 400 years was broken by the cry of a baby. Pulling together the different themes from the meeting we can see how God is still light in the darkness, came to identify with our circumstances and speaks joy amp; peace to us, not just for Christmas but for ever.

Looking at the angel's appearance to the Shepherds and the songs they sang, we see how the shepherds, even though afraid, responded to what they had heard and the impact it must have had on them. Peace on earth to all men.

Following the brief outline of Colin's own journey into music, he tells a story about the greatest news ever told in the simple notes of an upside down scale

Catrina Benham explains how this Christmas Jesus is The Perfect Gift for you - for everyone!

Michael Ross-Watson speaks about forgiving those who have wronged us. The message begins with a story of two men in Manhattan who died because of yesterday's rubble that they stored up and we see unforgiveness as dangerous baggage. He then shows us that forgiveness is no longer blaming people but instead releasing them and thus releasing ourselves. He looks at the dangers of not forgiving and then how we should forgive. The Bible reading is taken from Matthew 18:21-35 and the preach concludes with a remarkable story of a black South African lady who forgave the white policeman who murdered her husband and son

In Matthew 13:44-46 Jesus tells a parable about a man looking for treasure. Through an interview with Liz Tibble, we take a look at what this story means for us today.

An Old Testament king, Amaziah, is worried about one hundred talents of silver paid for mercenaries who were going to fight for him. They get sent back by a prophet who adds the Lord can give you much more than that.The lesson? Trust God to do much bigger things than you can imagine.

Lee takes a look at John 4:1-42 where Jesus engages with a woman who is drawing water at a well. Lee unpacks how Jesus takes this ostracised woman from the outskirts of her community right back to the centre of it. This is Jesus heart for each one ofnbsp;us, that as we start to engage with Him and allow Him to speak into our lives He naturally takes us on a journey from been on the outskirts right into the centre of His community which is filled with grace and acceptance.

We live in a generation where a lot of people want to be a superstar and change the world but no one wants to wash the dishes with their mum. Liam will therefore be bringing us a challenging word from Luke 10, the story of the Good Samaritan, to remind us that God is more interested in our 'good' character than our 'great' status.

Open House Bonfire | Part 3 | There can be a tension between building a church that is an open house and one where the bonfire of the Holy Spirit is given freedom to burn. We take a look at what the apostle Paul has to say about resolving that tension.