City on a Hill Edinburgh

What do you do when the perfect opportunity to get ahead means compromising your convictions? Pastor Pete unpacks 1 Samuel 24, where David spares Saul's life, showing us what it looks like to trust God's timing and live with integrity under pressure. Through David's example, we are reminded not to cut corners, to honour leadership, and that ultimately, we reap what we sow.

In 1 Samuel 23, Pastor Duncan explores how David, surrounded by danger and betrayal, chooses to follow God's truth over anything else. Discover what it means to walk in divine access, encouragement, and providence—especially when life feels like a walk through the wilderness. This message challenges us to ask: Whose truth are we choosing to follow today?

In today's message, Pastor Pete unpacks how David, fleeing from king Saul, found true refuge in God, not in a cave. Unlike David, Saul offered false refuge by promising security to those who aligned with him, instead of God's chosen king – a picture of how the world also offers empty promises today. But David, having found grace in God, extended the same grace to those who joined him in the cave, pointing to the church's calling to be a true refuge for the misfits, the hurting and the disillusioned.

David is desperate and terribly alone. He runs and his faith lapses. But God's grace pursues him, provides for him and ultimately holds him fast. In this message, Pastor Paul encourages us to learn from David's struggles in our walk with God.

In today's message, we will explore the heart of true Christian friendship – a relationship grounded in honesty, vulnerability, love and selfless sacrifice. We recognise that Jesus is, in fact, our truest and most faithful friend – unfailing, ever-present and infinitely precious.

Pastor Pete unpacks Chapter 19, by showing how Saul's jealousy towards David reflects the deeper human rebellion against God's true, anointed King, Jesus. He reminds us that we are called to lay down our crown and refuse, like David, to take revenge. Instead, we are called to live as the Bible teaches us - by walking in the light and overcoming evil with good.

In 1 Samuel 18, Saul's jealousy turns a moment of national victory into a personal crisis, as he sees David not as a friend but as a threat. His story warns us that when we let jealousy lead, it blinds us to God's work and poisons our relationships.

In this message, Pastor Pete encourages us to overcome fear and speak boldly, assured of God's presence and purpose. Just as God assured Paul, we are reminded that He is with us, has many in our city and our obedience bears lasting fruit.

In a world where we face many battles and fears what helps us be courageous? We look at the famous account of David and Goliath to help answer this question.

God saw us long before we were born, just as He saw and knew David before he was chosen to be King. While the world chases image, our true worth lies in who we are inside, and ultimately, in who we become. Pastor Pete encourages us to invest in our inner life, so we become more like Jesus. 

Today's message wrestles with God's difficult command to eradicate the Amalekites. Through four different contrasts – human judgement vs divine justice, human regret vs divine ‘regret', partial vs complete obedience, and arrogance vs humility – Pastor Pete explores the weight of God's commands and the challenges they bring. Despite the hard message, it calls us to trust in God's wisdom beyond human understanding.

Today's message, delivered by Pastor Paul, centres on the story of Jonathan. In the face of overwhelming odds, Jonathan demonstrates remarkable courage. Trusting in God, he takes initiative and moves forward with faith and determination.

‘Fear not' is the most repeated command in the Bible, and yet many of us spend a lot of our time being afraid. In this message, Pastor Pete highlights the differences between faith and fear, encouraging us to be faith-filled believers, because faith sees a powerful God, trusts a powerful God, and moves a powerful God to act on our behalf. 

Pastor Pete unpacks Chapters 11 and 12 to reveal our spiritual vulnerability when we step out from under God's Kingship – whether by living in habitual sin, or by isolating ourselves from others. Although God is faithful to rescue us when we cry out to Him, we must remember that we have an enemy who is always on the prowl. To live spiritually victorious lives, we need to remain close to God, walk in continual repentance and stay connected to a community of believers.

Pastor Pete explores the final seven statements of Jesus, spoken not from a place of earthly power, but from the Cross. Though uttered in suffering, these words define history itself and shape the lives of all those who believe and trust in Him.

Have you ever wondered if your ordinary, everyday life has purpose? Today, Pastor Adedoyin explores how God used a simple task – looking for lost donkeys – to set Saul on a divine path to kingship. Sometimes the most life-changing moments come through unexpected mishaps and mundane routines. God's grace and providence meet us in the everyday, and Jesus, the true and obedient King, is always inviting us to follow Him and to live a life that is continually being transformed by His Spirit.

In this message, Pastor Pete considers the wrong reasons why Israel asked for a king. We too, like the Israelites, are often tempted to look for our security and identity in anything, except in God. But Jesus invites us to trust in Him as our true King, the One who, unlike human leaders, gives rather than takes.

Today's message focusses on 1 Samuel 7, where we see God at work, giving the Israelites a mighty victory over the Philistines. True repentance over our sins and a total trust in God can change our identity and lead to victory over battles.

Pastor Pete's message today focusses on three points - relying on religious rituals without a true relationship with God will lead to disappointment and defeat; we stand before a holy God and there can be no place for idols and false gods in our lives; victory and restoration only come when we walk with Him with genuine commitment, trusting in Him rather in external signs.

Pastor Pete explores how Samuel heard God's voice. He emphasizes the fact that God still desires to speak, but we must listen with a posture of gratitude and humility. God's voice can also be a double-edged sword that can bring either an encouragement or a challenge.

Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas, dishonoured God while young Samuel grew in faithfulness. In this message, Pastor Pete highlights the dangers of spiritual corruption and the importance of honouring God with our lives. Learn how God raises up the faithful and brings down the corrupt, pointing to the ultimate fulfilment of priesthood in Jesus Christ.

Today, we kick off a new series on 1 Samuel called “A Heart After God.” We begin where the book does—with a young woman longing for a child.

According to the Bible, human beings are made up of three parts – spirit, soul and body. In this message, Pastor Pete explores our tripartite nature and the significance of having a spirit, that part of us which is designed to be in relationship with God.

Pastor Pete unpacks the Biblical idea that mankind, being made in the image of a Creator God, has the capacity to be productive and to lead fruitful lives. As disciples of Jesus, we have been called to use our God-given abilities and talents to bear much fruit for His glory.

To be human is to exist in a place, at a time, and in a body—none of which are accidental. While the world deconstructs truth, history shows that place shapes culture, time carries purpose, and our bodies matter. From the Garden of Eden to Christ's redemption, God affirms this design. Like Esther, we are here "for such a time as this", called to carry His story forward and live with purpose in the time and place He has set us.

Pastor Pete looks at our fundamental need as human beings for connection. Adam's disobedience had a devastating impact on our relationship with God and with each other. But Jesus paid the price; his death and resurrection enable us today to be reconnected with God, to enjoy fellowship not just with Him but also with each other.  

What makes any human being a person of significance? In this message, Pastor Pete points out that our significance does not come from looking out to others or looking into ourselves but from looking up towards God. We are not only the pinnacle of His creations, but He also died for us, so that we could become carriers of His Presence here on earth

Who am I? Why am I here? What does it mean to be human? Pastor Pete answers these deep questions in the first of our new series entitled ‘Being human'.

What do you hope for in 2025? What do you want to see happen? This week, Pastor Sammy unpacks three things from the story of Anna, the prophetess, that encourage us to be full of hope and expectation at the beginning of this new year.

In a culture that chases after trivial things, God calls us instead to passionately pursue what He defines as great things. In 2025 and to the end of our lives, let us passionately pursue Christ, to know Him and to make Him known.

Christmas can be a chaotic time, but God is not afraid of the chaos. He promised us a Shepherd-King who would enter the chaos of this world to bring us peace. Jesus is that Shepherd-King who lay down His life for us. A relationship with him brings us peace.

In his message, Pastor Pete unpacks what the multitude of angels said, when they appeared to the shepherds that first Christmas. Why did they give glory to God, and why is there peace for those with whom God is pleased?

The world is deceived in thinking that peace can be found outside of God. In his message, Pastor Pete unpacks why Jesus is called the Prince of Peace. He alone brings peace with God, and having peace with God enables us to experience His peace and ultimately to be at peace with people.

What is a disciple? How do we make disciples? In this last message of our Foundations series, Pastor Pete unpacks Jesus' Great Commission. The heart behind this message is to encourage us to be genuine, not lukewarm, followers of Jesus, on a mission to make disciples.

The first church that was birthed at Pentecost was known for their koinonia-like unity, for their Christ-like love, and for their reliance upon the power of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Pete encourages us to be a church that follows in their footsteps.

Jesus said, “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave.” In this message, Pastor Pete unpacks what church leadership and its various functions are, and what true church leadership should be like.

Are we living a life that is full of hope, rejoicing in what God can do for us, or are we living a life of mediocrity because we have forgotten who our God is? In this message, Pastor Kemi encourages us to live expectantly, waiting in eager anticipation of what God has promised He will do for us and what He has in store for us.

Pastor Pete unpacks Scripture to show that God has only had one plan for this earth - to build a Church who will fill the earth and reflect His glory. As followers of Jesus, we are the Church and each one of us has a part to play in this great plan.

In this message, Pastor Pete unpacks the various Biblical examples in which people were baptized with the Holy Spirit. We are encouraged to believe, to ask, to receive and to be continuously filled with the Spirit.

The Bible is clear that man, by nature and by choice, is sinful and is, therefore, in great need of salvation. Pastor Pete's message today unpacks what the gospel is, why we need it and how to respond to it.

What are you building your life on? Pastor Jude's message is an encouragement to build on God's Word. We need strong foundations and only His Word will enable us to withstand the storms of life.

Have you ever stared into the vastness of space and felt tiny and insignificant? Yet, as small as we may be, the Bible is also clear that we matter to God, our lives and our redemption matter to Him. All of creation is longing for the revealing of His people, because we are part of His cosmic plan for complete restoration.