St Basil's Church

Josiah’s personal repentance led to a corporate renewal that prepared a generation to thrive in exile. Dan explores how we can cultivate a humble and responsive heart like Josiah’s, so that we also can participate in the work God wants to do in and through us.

Jonah continues our series on lessons from Josiah's life by diving deeper into the discovery of the scriptures in 2 Kings 22. Highlighting the central role of the word of God in how God brings about renewal, Jonah asks us the question: are we living off historical words of God or the living word of God?

Pete James opens up our new series on Josiah, giving an overview of the storyline and the lessons we can all take from his life. Pete walked us through Josiah's "blueprint" for renewal: taking responsibility for what happened on his watch; recognising where they had gone astray through the revelation of the word of God, repenting and removing idols; replacing with practices in line with the covenant.

In the final instalment of the series, Georgi Kapepula speaks from her testimony about what is often termed a "dark night of the soul" and when it’s harder to "feel" God's presence. Georgi invites us to not give up, look for the deeper, maturing work God might be doing and trust he has not, in fact, left us after all.

Dan unpacks Jesus’ parable about waiting for the bridegroom in Matt 25, inviting us to see that God prepares us in times of waiting - He’ll grow our faith if we continue to cry out to him instead of reducing our expectations or taking things into our own hands.

Pete James continues our series of short reflections on how to prioritise the presence of God in our lives. Speaking from 1 Corinthians 10 – "everything is permissaible but not everything is beneficial" – he calls our attention to the things in our lives we hardly even notice but which are slowly decaying our soul and stealing our worship. We were made for more than wasting our lives on the trivial!

Speaking from Deuteronomy 11, Pete James offers a brief reflection on the difference between “footpumps from the Nile or rains from heaven” and offers an invitation to not live dependant on our own strength and skill in the year ahead.

Dan Miles describes how praying The Examen can help us to see how Jesus has been at work in the day (or year) just gone, which helps us to grow in seeing him at work in each present moment. As we then choose to follow him in trusting obedience, keeping in step with the Spirit, we become the children of God.

Sunday 17 November | As Jesus was sent proclaiming the Kingdom and demonstrating it with signs that lead to wonder, so are we. Ele Mumford unpacks this principle in a faith-stirring, commissioning talk.

Sunday 10 November | Becky Callaghan continues our series unpacking how Jesus’ passionate pursuit for proximity both to his Father and to humanity, fuelled his mission on earth. By walking in true holiness and love, He challenged religious oppression, exposed injustice and restored people to their Father.