1 Thessalonians 5.11.

Jeremy and Ann Simpkins came to Darlington to lay on hands for eldership, and Jeremy brought a word about encouraging one another as a vital feature of a healthy church. In fact, he exhorted us to put it into practice straight away and we have included here all the affirming words we had time for at the end of Jeremy's sermon.

26 November 2023.

Matthew 1.18-25.

Joseph is often overlooked in the Christmas story. But Matthew explores how the earthly father of Jesus learns that his soon-to-be wife Mary is pregnant - and he is not the father. How will he respond? And what is God saying to us through this episode?

19 November 2023.

Matthew 1.1-17.

Matthew's Gospel begins with Jesus' family tree, showing that he is descended from Abraham (the father of the promise) and David (the line of the Messiah). There are some surprises in his lineage as well.

12 November 2023.

On the 30th anniversary of King's Church Darlington coming into being, our old friend John Groves who helped us at the beginning of our journey, comes back to share on what a New Testament local church should look like and challenges us as we look forward to the next 30 years.

5 November 2023.

Phil, Alison and Tony reflect on how the Lord has blessed us and led us over the last 30 years, from the very early days of King's existence to the present time, through challenges and exciting times alike.

29 October 2023.

This week we started our three-week sermon series celebrating what God has done with us as a church in the last 30 years. Michael began by looking at moments in scripture where God's people choose to remember God's faithfulness towards them. Will we be a people who quickly forget the good things God has done, or who make a point of remembering and marking these moments, using them to build our faith and push forward for the Kingdom of God?

22 October 2023.

Matthew 9.14-26.

This week John continues in our Matthew series looking at Jesus' teaching on new wine before we see him perform incredible miracles. Healing the woman who is bleeding and the raising of Jairus' daughter.

15 October 2023.

Matthew 9.1-13.

So far in Matthew's Gospel, we have been shown Jesus' authority in his teaching, over sickness and disease, over nature and over the demonic. As we move into chapter 9 Jesus meets a paralysed man and an outcast tax collector. And we are going to see how he reigns supreme in yet another domain. (This is a re-recording following technical difficulties).

8 October 2023.

Matthew 8.28-34.

Jesus is confronted by two scary, violent, self-harming men who hang out in the place of the dead. But when the Prince of the kingdom of light clashes with the realm of darkness and fear, there is only ever one decisive winner.

1 October 2023.

Matthew 8.18-27.

This week we continue in our series in Matthew's Gospel with David Crișan teaching for the first time. We look at Jesus' responses to two people coming to follow Him, and what Jesus does when he and the disciples find themselves in the midst of a terrifying storm.

24 September 2023.