This week we are looking at the cost of being a disciple. Jesus made it clear that to be His disciple would entail personal cost, but what sort of cost? Time, money, effort? Possibly, but probably more also. Join us as Pads Dolphin explores what Jesus says about the cost of being his follower, and encourages us to be prepared to take the risk of inviting others to come to know Him.

Jesus spoke a hard-hitting parable to a crowd of proud pharisees which essentially said that no amount of religious observence or faithful box-ticking was going to secure the favour of God and their eternal life. Join us as Pads Dolphin explores what the Bible tells us is actually the key to our savlation - humble faith in Jesus.

After being freed from slavery in israel, the Israelites were appointed judges to keep rule, with God as their King. But everyone else had human kings and, naturally, the Israelites wanted their own human king. God relented, but warned what a human king would mean for them. What followed were centuries of evil kings and a people turning away from God until the kingdoms of Israel and Judah disappeared altogether.

Jesus tells us not to worry, but how can we actually do that in practice? After all, life is filled with many things to worry about. Paul Fulton talks us through some practical help to lay our worries down and reminds us of the promises of God that will help us through our struggles.

It's week two of our Bible overview course and Anthony Wisdom takes us through the pledge that God made to Abraham, through the enslavement of Israel in Egypt and their liberation by God. Following that, we look at the rebellion of the people of Israel whilst in the desert and the giving of the law - the Ten Commandments - and consider how focussing too much on the law (legalism) can be a form of rebellion in itself.

Right at the outset of Jesus' public ministry, he returned to his home town to preach and set out his manifesto - to open eyes, change lives and bring good news. Join us to hear David Horne tell us more about what this could mean for us at one of our wonderful family baptism services.

Immediately following his baptism, Jesus was led by the Hoy Spirit not into a big crowd to perform amazing miracles, but to the wilderness, to be by himself, to overcome temptation by the devil. Why would the Spirit do that? How did that time prepare Jesus for what was to come and what can we learn about times in the wilderness in our own lives?

An introduction to our new Bible Overview course, hosted by Anthony Wisdom and taking place fortnightly at St. Matthew's Church.

In the first of our fortnightly Bible Overview course, Anthony Wisdom introduces us to the first of the major themes that we'll be considering - the legitimate authority of God over his creation.

The Bible reveals four things as essential for a fulfilled Christian life - repentance, faith, baptism and also the Holy Spirit. As a church, we tend to be fairly familiar with the first three of these, but the Holy Spirit can remain somewhat elusive. Join us as Pads Dolphin tells us more about the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives and we hear about what real impact He can have in us today.