Sunday 12 June – Suffering

Today Jonathan spoke on the topic of suffering for our faith, taking as his text 1 Peter 3:10-22 and 4:12-19. Click here to view the complete recording of the service or use this link to jump to the start of the sermon. Use of song lyrics and recordings in the service...

Pentecost Sunday 5 June – Fire on the mountain

Today Jonathan took as his text the great confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, described in chapters 18 & 19 of 1 Kings. There were 450 prophets of Baal facing just one man; but Elijah had the God of the universe behind him. With...

Sunday 29 May – Why submission?

Today Jonathan moved onto a provocative passage: 1 Peter 2:11 – 3:7 on submission. This is not something celebrated in these self-assertive times, so we need to be clear on Peter’s central point. He is not promoting submission for its own sake, but for one...

Sunday 22 May – Chosen and special

In today’s service, Jonathan continued our series taken from 1 Peter, this time looking at 1 Peter 2:4-10. Just as Jesus is God’s chosen and precious cornerstone, so we too are chosen and special, being built into a temple for God to inhabit. Click here...

Sunday 15 May – Called to be different

In today’s service, Jonathan continued our series taken from 1 Peter, this time looking at 1 Peter 1:13-2:3. In this passage, Peter calls the scattered Christians to be people of hope, living holy lives and loving one another deeply. Making the point that this...

Sunday 8 May – Eternal life

Today our service leader was Siobhan, who reminded us that though we are always keen to make comparisons between people, God is one who chooses first those whom our own comparisons might well have overlooked. Later in the service Barry shared with us his thoughts on...