In this talk Si is looking at discipleship through the analogy of 'painting by numbers' where each number (colour) represents the size of different groups that both Jesus and the church has. These go from 5000 (the big crowds) to small groups of 12 and close friendship groups of 4. Si concludes that discipleship is knowing the one true God as revealed through Jesus.

Chris continues our teaching series called song stories looking at the song 'O God would you move'. Here he shows how this song looks back on what God has done in the past to encourage us to look forward with faith to Him moving in the future, to intervene in our experience. And it's a song of longing for the health and wellbeing of our nation and the nations. It's a song crying out to God for his healing on our land.

Phil concludes our teaching series called song stories by looking at the Hymn 'Be thou my vision'. Here we discover that this song is translated from an ancient Irish poem and is a prayer calling us to focus and seek and look to our Father in heaven, look to Christ to be our everything.

We have the pleasure of welcoming a guest speaker, Ben Virgo to continue our teaching series called song stories, Ben looks at story behind the famous hymn 'Amazing Grace' by John Newton. Here, Ben describes John Newton's dramatic conversion for a slave trader to influential church paster and how his hymn only makes sense if you understand the gospel of grace.

Precious continues our teaching series called song stories looking at the song 'This is our God' that is a song written by our worship team here in Life Church. Precious explains that this song is based on Psalm 34 verse 8 which invites us to "Taste and see the the Lord is good".

Abigail continues our teaching series called song stories looking at the song 'Christ our hope in life and death'. Here she explores that how our hope that we have in life and in death is not a result of wishful thinking or a set of things I have to do, but this hope is in the person of Jesus Christ.

Si introduces Elliot to continue our teaching series called song stories looking at the song King of hope by Zo Ross-Waddell. Elliot explains how this song is based on Romans 15:13, showing that true hope is based on Jesus’s Humanity, Humility and resurrection.

Alex continues our teaching series called song stories looking at the song Cornerstone. Though the bible references links to the lyrics of this song, he invites us to make Jesus our solid foundation in our lives; a cornerstone so that our live are true and straight and an the anchor in the storm.

Annie continues our teaching series called song stories and looks at the song 'Gardens to Garden' by Brendon Lake. Here she explores the foundation of the song that God is still in the business of bringing life and transformation to things that look dead and hopeless and he can still work in situations that appear beyond repair.

Joshua continues our teaching series called song stories and helps us understand what we really mean when we sing 'Nothing but the Blood of Jesus'. By looking at Paul's letter to the Hebrews (Hebrews 9:11-28), Joshua explains that the blood of Jesus was the only way that the consequence of our sins can be payed so that our relationship with God can be restored.