The Bethel - Old Trafford Christadelphian Church

Following an admission that his prayer life was faltering, David encourages us to make prayer the biggest priority in our lives and to simply be with God.

In a desperate attempt to dust off the cobwebby cliche's from the phrase "God loves you", Alex turns to scripture, a children's story book, a university application letter and an 18th century story about an eastern european rabbi.

Olly provides us with encouragement for the new year, focussing on a simple message that is often overlooked, to put our lives in God's hands.

1 Peter 1:4 talks of an 'inheritance beyond spoiling'. 1 Peter is a model of pastoral care: a combination of Christian Faith & Duty, within which we are encouraged to distance ourselves from the selfishness that makes us aloof from the world's needs.

Works of faith are born of and grow from an increased knowledge, understanding and experience of God's grace.

When we have doubts, do we fight against them? Or, as Mike suggests, would we be better to embrace them and explore them because they will eventually lead us to a richer, more fulfilling faith.

Our job is not to do big exciting things, but to slowly, methodically, plant seeds and let God do the rest. Malcolm uses the story of Elsiard Bouphea to illustrate how we are encouraged to live and help spread the message of the Gospel

Tony looks at the impact the good news of Jesus had on the apostles in Acts 18 &19. And how they were God's chosen instruments to deliver his gospel, that he loves us and wants to know us.

Charles delivers two exhortations in one from acts 8, focussing on the differences between Simon the sorcerer and Philip and then the scarcity of bananas in world war 2.

Andy looks at how we build barriers in our lives, between ourselves and between us and God. He argues that no barriers are good and that God is always tearing them down. to try and have a relationship with us.