We all have burdens we have to carry, whether we like it or not, however hard we try to avoid them or avoid them. Burdens are heavy, awkward, difficult to manage - so what does Jesus have to say about the challenging things in your life? Join Tom as he shares from Matthew 16:24-25.

We all face storms in our lives. These might be small or dramatic, situations we face or experiences of conflict or uncertainty. Whether small or more dramatic, storms can blow us off course, or just push us into a place of instability and chaos in all the questions we face. Felicity shares her own experiences, and draws from this example in the disciples' lives of a storm they faced. How can this help us when we hit our own moments of overwhelm and panic in life's stormy seasons?

It can be all too easy for us to think of reasons why God might not want to be in relationship with us, notice us or be with us. When we feel like this it feels like we're a long way from God - but are these boundaries all in our mind? Join Melissa as she reflects on this conversation one woman had with Jesus - and what it has to tell us about how Jesus desires to meet with all of us - no matter what we think our barriers are. 

We all love hospitality, a great meal or evening with friends. But can our desire to create the perfect space sometimes become a problem when it distracts from spending time with our guests? How does this apply to our relationship with God? Might we risk becoming so preoccupied with doing for Jesus that I was forgetting about being with Jesus? Join Flo as she explores our cultural pull towards perfection, the challenge of comparison and how to avoid the nowhere space in our desire to get everything just right.

Join us in the first of our summer series where some fresh voices reflect on conversations people had with Jesus in the gospels. Today, Simon considers the story of Blind Bartimaus calling out to Jesus - and what happened next.

In this closing talk from our Origins series, we hold together the wonder of Genesis 1’s “very good” creation and the harsh realities of our fractured world—war, hunger, injustice, climate crisis. We explore how Jesus’ life, death and resurrection inaugurate God’s healing work, and how the Spirit calls us to join in renewing relationships and reforming systems. Drawing on Scripture and real-life stories, we discover what it means to live as signs of God’s Abundant Peace today, one small act of love, justice and hope at a time.

As human beings we are designed to need connection. Join Kate as she explores what Genesis teaches us about our being designed to need connection with one another, why in a world that emphasises sexual connection and intimacy we're missing the potential of emotional intimacy in friendship, and why AI will never replace other people in your life. And whilst people are great, Kate reminds us our ultimate connection and the place we experience the love and security that is the anchor for our soul is through an amazing invitation into friendship with God.

Join Kate and her panel of four local people as they explore the juggles of everyday life and talk avoiding overwhelm, domestic load, balance, boundaries and more!

Join Kate as she opens our Livewell conversation about the busyness of life. Is it possible, in a season where 75% of us sometimes feel totally overwhelmed, to not just survive but even thrive in the midst of so much we're trying to keep on top of? How do you avoid being pushed into overwhelm, and what does this have to do with the way our emotions are designed to function?

Humans were created in the image of God who created them and blessed them. How does this account, from the origin stories of Genesis, help us make sense of a world where identity has become so complex and difference and diversity so often leads to division and distress? Join Kate as she thinks about identity in a world where we pressure to fit in can leave us feeling like we have to fake it or hide the person we really are.