We often pray 'Come Holy Spirit' - but what (or who) is the Holy Spirit? How do we understand the Holy Spirits work in the world and in our lives and how can we each invite Holy Spirit to come and make a home in us? Join Jeff as we explore some of these questions!

Are you feeling refreshed, rested and full of life? Probably not. God has built into the fabric of creation a rhythm of rest - it's called the Sabbath. Come join Mike as we explore what the Sabbath is and why the idea is so important for us... so we can Get Grace, Learn to Stop and Practice Delight.

Money is a funny thing - it doesn't want to just be useful in our lives but has this strange ability to exert control over us. But generosity is in the DNA of the Kingdom of God! WE have a God who has designed a world in which those that sow, reap a harvest of multiplication and the same is true with our giving- the harvest will be worth it. Join Teressa as she explores this important topic and you might find out out a few things about St Matts too...

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Why has the Bible been the number 1 selling book ever since it was first published? Why should we bother reading it? Graham unpacks the message and purpose of scripture for us — it is the way that God has chosen to reveal himself, to impart life and to empower his people!

Mike begins our new series 'Back to Basics' asking the question Why Church? Have you ever found yourself asking why you turn up to church or why you are part of one? We look through 1 Peter 2:4-10 where we see the church as the People of God defined by grace, The Temple of God built on christ, and a Priesthood of believers whose purpose is to declare his praises. What a gift to us as believers to be part of this beautiful thing that God has created called The Church!

As part of our 7th Birthday celebrations, Mike our curate reminds us how we can make faith simple, following in Jesus' way: Know God, Love each other and Make a Difference!

The last of our Summer series — Enoch was a man who walked with God for a really really long time. Jeff takes us through the brief mentions of Enoch in the scriptures and shows us how we can learn the kind of discipleship which is "a long obedience in the same direction."

This week we were joined by Becky Murray. Becky is the founder and CEO of One By One, a charity aiming to end the exploitation of the vulnerable across the world. As well as sharing about the story, mission and work of One by One, Becky also shared a message from the book of Exodus with the title 'I AM'. Becky encourages us to think about where God could send us to build his kingdom - whether on a mission trip to another country or volunteering at the Soup Run next week. All we need to do is respond just like Isaiah did: "Here I am, send me."

Back to School Sunday! It’s a time of year when lots of people are getting ready for new things or getting back into old things. Mike continues our Summer Heroes series taking us through three episodes in the life of Joshua in the Old Testament and what they might teach us as we head into this next term, like Joshua, knowing God has big plans, living faithfully in the waiting rather than getting stuck, and keeping up our hunger for God.

Phil shared from the story of Daniel in the Bible. Daniel (of lions den fame!) was an amazing man of faith in the Old Testament who chose to live faithfully to God in a very hostile environment of exile. He was also gifted in interpreting dreams and had insight from God into the unseen spiritual world around us. We need to recognise evil in the world around us and these things can seem a little weird and even frightening. However we rest in the fact that God has won the victory in Jesus, and are called to continue to live faithfully like Daniel — keeping on doing good, focussing on Godly things and holding on to the truths of the Word of God which the Bible calls the Sword of the Spirit.