Alan Barnett, who at 15 years old in 1990 was part of Saddam Hussein's human shield, opens up the passage of the Bible that sustained him in captivity. Like Daniel, Alan was in Babylon. Like Daniel in the lion's den, Alan faced great danger in a war zone. Like Daniel, Alan knew the Living God. Listen and learn how the Living God can save you from your sin and bring you to a place of everlasting safety.

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In the evening service, Elder Alan Mann preaches from 2 Samuel 24. The story is about David's sinful census, and Alan shows us God's mysterious providence as well as his amazing mercy

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Pete, an Elder at Philip Street, preaches from the horrifying account of the crucifixion of Jesus. If Jesus is the king, then what kind of king is He? As he dies on the cross, Jesus shows us that he is just the king we need: despised and rejected for us.

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Tim Howlett preaches on the fall of King David, as he commits adultery and murder in the same incident. However, David's fall was not without warning, and Tim stresses that we can put in place guardrails to protect ourselves from sin

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Trainee Pastor Sam Pibworth unpacks Mark 15, Jesus before Pilate. In it he shows how Jesus's death on the cross answers our two biggest problems: suffering and sin. Jesus is the silent sufferer who endures the worst of suffering, and so knows what it is like to be treated unfairly. And Jesus is the innocent substitute, the one who died that we might go free.

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In this sermon as part of RBT, Neil Todman looks at what happens when David's plan to build a temple in Jerusalem is shattered by God's better plan. He shows how the promises God made to David led to Christ, but then in Christ are also ours. Finally he looks at how David's reaction to God's plan is a model for how we can respond in times when our lives go in directions we never expected.

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In this wonderful sermon, Derek Cleave, church member and chaplain at Bristol City Football Club, opens up Peter's denial of Christ. He gives a sweep on Peter's experiences as a disciple- the highs and the lows- before showing how the grace and mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ triumphed over Peter's failures and led to a life of fruitfulness. May we find our Risen Saviour does the same for all of us as we seek to make him known in this generation.

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In this episode Neil Todman follows up on a couple of tricky issues from 1 Samuel. What does it mean that the LORD sent an evil spirit upon Saul? Was Saul really talking to Samuel when he visited the witch of Endor? He finishes with a few ways the life of David in 2 Samuel points us to Christ and finishes with a warning for all of us to keep going with the LORD through the decades of life.

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In this sermon, Pastor Neil Todman looks at the trial of Jesus Christ. He shows up the hatred of those who prosecuted him; the reasons for Jesus' own silence during the first part of his interrogation; and why his words about himself were so inflammatory. He then shows why we too find it hard to submit to Jesus, but the wonder of what happens in our lives when we do.

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This sermon is part of our RBT month in 1 Samuel. Sam unpacks the ways Saul obeyed the Lord's instructions to him, but did not do it fully. He helps us to understand the reasons why and how those same tendencies can be at work in our hearts. He also deals with the difficult issue raised by this passage of "Does God change his mind?"

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