Churchcentral Birmingham: Talks

Drawing from her experiences working alongside older people in Birmingham, Helen shows us God's heart and invites us to share His heart for those with more years than us.

How do we actually live in light of all the amazing Jesus good news we've seen in Ephesians? What does a changed life look like?

Jemma helped us understand the place of art in the world and the Bible, and how we can play our part in seeing art serve our city.

In a divided world, how do we actually build community that doesn't disintegrate or divide? This passage helps us see the importance and pathway to unity.

One of the most famous Jesus sayings is featured in this passage. But does the truth always set us free? We see three barriers to walking in the freedom Christ offers us.

An amazing passage of Scripture that is mostly a prayer to God for the church in Ephesus. What can we learn today? Dave shows us.

How great a transformation is available for all who believe in Jesus! We see the greatest rags to riches story can be ours through him.

We love a mystery. The gospel of Jesus IS the greatest mystery ever, but now it's been revealed and we can get in on it!

What happens to a person when they become a Christian? Through the famous story of the woman caught in adultery, we see four things that mean her story can be our story, if we put our faith in Christ.

If we side with Jesus, we're offered living water. John tells us this by referencing some Old Testament stories, which we discover are all fulfilled in Christ, the one who truly gives us living water.

In the midst of a catalogue of errors from those speaking with Jesus, we see the crucial need to see beyond appearances, under the surface, and consider the reality of God in all things.

Zoe helps us explore the power of sin and the power of salvation!

We follow a story of a crazy bunch of 'imposters', and what we can learn from it for today.

What does living water look like for us today? James helps us understand.

Chris kicks off a new series in the letter to the Ephesians. We see that God's amazing blessings are the best fuel for us as a church and as individuals.

Behind every action we do 'for God', are important invisible questions. Why are we doing it? When is the right timing? How should we go about it? Honing in particularly on leaders, Rich explains why the motives, moment and methods are crucial to keep us doing Jesus' stuff in a Jesus way.

Last words reveal so much about a person's deepest heart! Here we explore the final words of the great leader Joshua, and see what his deepest heart message is for God's people.

Jonny shares phenomenally honestly about his own experiences of doubt, including a crisis of faith in recent years. What do we do when we experience huge doubts in our walk with God? This passage and Jonny's story are sent to help us!

Jesus spends a lot of his teaching time in the gospels focussing on the subtle but crucial difference between a true follower and a false follower. This passage is one such place. What's the difference? How do we test ourselves to check our discipleship is genuine?

The words in this passage are reassuring, but also controversial and complex. It's great that the Father draws people to Jesus, but why does He not draw everyone? Jonathan takes a look.

We don't have the privilege of seeing Jesus physically (just yet), but we're told in this passage about the importance of seeing him. What does this mean for us? And what does believing in Him really look like for us today?

Where do you go with your soul ache? Jesus explains that He's like bread, uniquely able to meet our needs, whatever they may be.

Jesus does some terrifying stuff in this passage, feeding people with miraculous power and even walking on water. Is the disciples resulting fear something we should also experience? Or should our fears be comforted by knowing Jesus?

The Israelites are at the bank of the River Jordan. What happens next teaches us so much about God, and ourselves, and what it means to step forward in faith.

What sort of church is God looking to build for Birmingham in 2024? Owen helps us by showing us some core Christian teachings - around being sent, and around moving to the margins.

Doreen shares about the amazing story of Rahab, and how she shows us so much of the gracious, saving power of God.

Aaron has cultivated this prayer walk session beautifully! It leads us through both a devotional time with Jesus as we walk, and a time of interceding for our area. Use it in a moment of walking around your neighbourhood. If 37 mins is too long a walk for you, use the first 14 minutes as a devotional, then head out to your 'neighbourhood' for intercession! Isaiah 62 is referred to, if you want to have it open. BACKGROUND MUSIC courtesy of Chris Donald & the Kings Heath Community Group, the lockdown sessions!

Verena uses a cycle of Scripture, reflection and space to pray, to help us engage with God in different circles. Starting with ourselves, we then gradually zoom out to pray for those we live with, those who live or work near us and finally for our whole city.

Beth leads us through a psalm, pausing to pray over from each verse. A great example of how to worship, confess, intercede & thank, all sparked by simply reading a psalm... BACKGROUND MUSIC: Fluidscape by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100393 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Christians have long used A.C.T.S as an acronymn to be guided through a time of prayer. Jummy takes us through each point, giving a verse to inspire us and then leaving lots of space for us to engage in Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication...

Esther invites us to slow down, breathe in, breathe out, use short simple phrases, and our imagination, to centre ourselves on the peace of Jesus and help us connect with the still, small voice of God. BACKGROUND MUSIC: Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100394 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Jesus says He's the Son of God... but how do we know we can trust Him? Jesus generously points us to four of the countless evidences of who He is. We apply each point to seekers (those wondering if Jesus is trustworthy) and disciples (those wanting to win others to trusting Him).

Jesus was the true Son of God! In his life, we see - among other things - an example for what living as a child of God truly looks like. Here, we see that to be a child of God is to be a dependent doer.

We begin a new series in Joshua, exploring the advancing story of Joshua & the rest of God's people.

So many of us live life with a low-level exhaustion permeating everything. How does the gospel speak to this? How does Jesus offer true rest? This unusual story tells us.

Sharing from the Bible and the Keong family story, Dawn helps us see the adventure in staying for the long haul - even when we're unsure, restless, or finding it tough.

When was the last time you could say you 'earnestly prayed'? And what should we expect when we ask God for amazing miracles like healing? Chris helps us see the Bible's precise teaching on this theme.

Getting our relationship to money right is a major part of the Bible's teaching. James helps us see how crucial this is, and fight back against the ungodly love of money.

Our speech is a massive discipleship theme in Scripture. Two forms of speech that we're often warned about are gossip and slander. What are these, why do we struggle with them, and how do we replace them with words of life? Rich explores.

We were thrilled to have Sean Green from Reading Family Church come and preach God's word to us. We see the amazing role God has for his people, even in tough circumstances.

Faith is a huge part of John's Gospel, and the whole Christian message. But what is true faith? How do we foster it in our lives? We look at the second miraculous sign in John to find out.

As we approach the birth of Jesus, what do all the glorious names and titles given to Jesus mean for us today?

When infighting or bickering rises up in our lives, what's the solution? James 4 shows us the way.

Words are a huge part of our lives! The words we speak, and the words spoken to us. How does faith in Jesus shape our speech? James helps us see!

How does prayer unlock things in our serving of Birmingham? Blake teaches us three things to help us grasp the power of prayer as we look outwards to our communities.

Is Christianity a religion of works? Or a religion of faith? In the book of James, we see a surprising answer, but one crucial to our understanding of what being a follower of Jesus is meant to look and feel like today.

We join the immediate aftermath of Jesus' meeting the woman at the well, and as the disciples struggle with Jesus even speaking to a woman, we see a model of discipleship from the unlikely source. We also see the gospel in her words, and advice for those who are just looking in on the whole Christianity thing.

Jesus' conversation with the woman at the well shows us our deepest needs in life, and how Jesus can meet them.

John the Baptist had a lot going for him - a big crowd and a decent following! How will he respond as Jesus seems to begin surpassing him? We see an example of what it looks like to live with Jesus as the main character.

Sometimes, everything's going so quickly in and around us, that things can get out of shape, out of place, out of step with our relationship with others and with God. James' advice in chapter 1 verse 19 of his book is to 'slow down'. Dave helps us understand.

Becky helps us to consider how ready we are to clearly articulate our faith, and lead someone to a point of responding for themselves.