This week – while many of the church family are away together at Church Camp – Martin speaks on the latest of our “knowing the truth and the truth shall set you free” series. How do we love others, loving our neighbour as ourselves? To love others we need to actually love who we are first. It’s not about only wanting the best for ourselves but knowing that we are loved unconditionally, first. In this knowledge, we can then love others – our neighbours, our friends, our family and those around us. Do we know who are neighbours are (hint: it’s anyone in need!) and how we can truly love them as God intended?

Freedom #7

Matthew 22:34-40

Martin Ceaser

Sunday 28th June

Find out more about our church community at www.bbchurch.org.uk

This Father’s Day, Ellen helps us to explore what it means to have freedom to be a child of God as well as having freedom because we are children of God too. We all have different experiences of our earthly fathers but God is the perfect father. What does it mean to be childlike – having humility, submitting to him, approaching him whenever and however we are. God accepts us just as we are and invites us to come to him. Confidently and without fear. What do you expect from your relationship with your heavenly Father?

Freedom #6 (Father’s Day)

Mark 10:13-16 / Luke 15:11-32

Ellen Andrews

Sunday 21st June

Find out more about our church community at www.bbchurch.org.uk

This week we are joined by Ully from Compassion UK to share about their work supporting children out of extreme poverty through child sponsorship. With reference to some of the stories of lives changed around the world, Ully unpacks some of the Sermon on the Mount – the radical manifesto of Jesus for his followers and all who are curious. We are called to be light, bringing out the God colours in the world. We reflect God’s likeness to others encouraging them to seek him too. Meeting Christ leads to transformation – and we will never be the same again. Be prepared to be moved… with compassion!

Compassion UK

Matthew 5:1-16

Ully-Lange Orobor

Sunday 14th June

Find out more about our church community at www.bbchurch.org.uk

We return to our series on Freedom this week, with a focus on Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman. Just by talking to her Jesus was breaking barriers – of race, gender and morality. Then he challenged the idea that worship should be restricted to one place. Worship is a relationship and not a location. We are made to worship something but called to worship God alone – a combination of heart, mind, soul and strength. Worship is the outflowing of the previous week and the infilling for the week to come. How is what you are doing today offering worship to God?

Freedom #5

John 4:19-24

Martin Ceaser

Sunday 7th June

Find out more about our church community at www.bbchurch.org.uk

A special extra episode from our recent All-age service. Ali explains, with the help of some fruit and some young friends, what the Holy Trinity is and how the Father, Son and Spirit interact with one another. Three distinct parts but all forming one whole – you’ll never look at an apple in the same way again!

All age service

Ali Ceaser

Sunday 31st May

Find out more about our church community at www.bbchurch.org.uk

This week we explore the events of Pentecost – the coming of the Holy Spirit and the impact it had on the disciples and those they came into contact with. God poured out his Spirit so that his followers could tell others about His love for everyone who would listen. The disciples were transformed from a scared group to a passionate band of advocates and witnesses. 3000 people responded and were baptised that first Pentecost! Much like then, we are called to repent, be baptised and to receive the Holy Spirit – will you be open to what the Spirit will do in and through you?

Pentecost

Acts 2

Martin Ceaser

Sunday 24th May

Find out more about our church community at www.bbchurch.org.uk

This week we focus on the role we all have to play and our responsibility to serve as Jesus did. Jesus sets us free to serve others - to not worry about status and importance, not to force own agenda. We recognise that we are part of the body of Christ – and we have a role and a part to play. Living a life that honours God by following the example of Christ to serve others. On our own we don’t sound like much but when we work together, serving and complimenting one another, we make a beautiful sound! How will you use your skills and gifts to serve others this week?

Freedom #4

Philippians 2:1-18

Martin Ceaser

Sunday 17th May

Find out more about our church community at www.bbchurch.org.uk

This morning we celebrated another baptism – and another life reborn to follow Jesus. In this week’s talk, Martin reflects on what it means to be a follower of someone or something. The concept means something more detach and impersonal now but when Matthew followed Jesus, he literally got up and followed – it was physical, intimate and relational. Matthew was despised in the community but Jesus noticed him and made him feel worthy. Those two words - ‘Follow me’ - changed Matthew’s whole life. Are you ready to respond to these same two words?

Freedom #3

Matthew 9:9-13

Martin Ceaser

Sunday 10th May

Find out more about our church community at www.bbchurch.org.uk

This week we are joined by guest speaker Lisa Kerry from Central Baptist Association. Lisa reflects on forgiveness through the story of the Bible’s most dysfunctional family – Joseph and his brothers. Forgiveness is a long process – more of a long term project than an instant transformation. Forgiveness is emotionally messy – it’s a decision not a feeling, a process not an event and yet it is a path to freedom. But it is far from straight forward and something we need to seek help from the Lord to truly realise.

Ephesians 4:32

Lisa Kerry

Sunday 3rd May

Find out more about our church community at www.bbchurch.org.uk

In the second of our new series on freedom, Martin explores how we are loved and how we are called to love God and others. We were created out of love to love and be loved. Jesus said as the Father has loved Him, so He loves us – now we are to remain in His love and love those around us too. An unconditional love that is generous and sacrificial, unbreakable and stronger than death itself. We are transformed by this love, becoming truly alive and free to respond accordingly. How will you lean into this love and live it out in the week ahead?

Freedom #2

John 15:9-17

Martin Ceaser

Sunday 26th April

Find out more about our church community at www.bbchurch.org.uk