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This week we were back in our 'Twelve' series working through the minor prophets. In our evening service Ben was preaching from the book of Obadiah and in his message we explore the judgement of God and the hope we have of our future home.
This week we were back in our 'Twelve' series working through the minor prophets. In our morning services Loyin was preaching from the book of Obadiah with a message on the hope of deliverance for God's people.
As part of a very special Nations Sunday, JP preaches from Isaiah 2 and explores what it looks like for God's church today to be an outpost of the kingdom of God, a foretaste of what's to come in our eternal future. Ultimately, we are reminded of our togetherness and unity that's been won in Jesus.
After a few weeks of one-off Sundays, we're back in our Twelve series looking at the minor prophets. This week Gus unpacks the book of Amos and poses the pertinent question: does God care? We see through Amos that God definitely does, for both the world and for his people.
After having dedications in the morning, in our evening meeting Tim preached a one-off message from Romans 3. Tim helps us to examine the nature of sin, not as something external to us, but something that's within. Which frankly would be terrible news if we didn't already know the wonderful gospel of Jesus!
This week was Dedications Sunday in our morning services so Marvelous preached a one-off message from Psalm 127 where we see that children are a gift from God. Together we explored what it looks like not just to raise children as parents, but how we disciple the next generation as a church family.
As part of our week of outreach to the city called Let's Go Love Nottingham, Ben preached a special one-off message on what it means to actually hear what God is saying. Ben uses the idea of an FM radio to show that God is always speaking, but poses to us the question: how do you tune in?
In the second week of our series in the minor prophets, JP preaches two messages on the book of Joel. In this first message and using the book of Joel, JP looks at how we are to read the Minor Prophets, which can sometimes appear quite confusing and heavy to us.
In the second week of our series in the minor prophets, JP preaches two messages on the book of Joel. In this second message, JP looks at the parallels between Joel's time and ours and thus how his message has much relevance for the society we live in today.
This week we start a new series for summer called 'Twelve' where we'll be preaching from all of the minor prophets, starting with Hosea. In our evening service, Maddie unpacks the joy to be found in our journey of sin to repentance.
This week we start a new series for summer called 'Twelve' where we'll be preaching from all of the minor prophets, starting with Hosea. In our morning services, Jeremy explores the nature of love from the perspective of Hosea and we discover the way that we were bought with a price out of our slavery.
This week, JP is wrapping up our mini series in the book of Acts. After spending time in Athens, Paul heads to the city of Corinth, and we see that as we go and share the gospel, God really has "got it" and that this is our greatest assurance in evangelism.
In week three of our series in the book of Acts, Ben looks at Paul's time in Athens. Here we find Paul reasoning with the people and Ben explores the lessons we can learn from Paul's approach: we first have to help people unpick their flawed world view before they have capacity to hear the gospel.
For the second part in our series 'A Tale of Four Cities' we had special guest Andy Farrer over from King's Church Birmingham. Andy looks at three encounters in the city of Philippi and how the power of the gospel is able to open hearts, set free and save.
This week we start a new preaching series in the book of Acts called 'A Tale of Four Cities', where we'll be looking at four cities and their role in the mission of the church. In Sunday's message Gus looks at the birth of the church in Antioch and how that inspires us in our local mission to reach Nottingham with the gospel.
Before we start our next preaching series, we had a very special guest speaker in Ele Mumford coming to speak a one-off message from the book of Revelation. In her message, Ele explores all that's going on in chapters 4 and 5 of Revelation - the great vision of the throne of God - and the right and irresistible response to worship the Lion and the Lamb.
This Easter Sunday we reach the finale of our series 'The Cross' where Ben preaches from John 20 and the discovery of the empty tomb. Ben explores the fact that, actually, on its own the empty tomb isn't enough, what changes everything for you and me is Jesus calling us by name.
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On this Palm Sunday as we approach Easter, Chris preaches the next message in our series 'The Cross' from Luke's gospel and Jesus' arrival into Jerusalem. Chris does a deep dive into Jesus' role as prophet, priest and king and seeing him in this way transforms the way we know him.
This week, Tim continues our series 'The Cross' and looks at Jesus' ascension into heaven. We discover afresh the good news it is for us to know that Jesus is reigning in heaven right now as our prophet, priest and king.
In the latest message in our series 'The Cross', JP preaches from 1 Corinthians 15 on the resurrection. We unpack the realities of the resurrection, how crucial it is to our faith and how it speaks hope into our today because of what we know is to come.
This week we had three preachers speaking across our services on the victory of the cross. In our 11.15am service Austin explores how that record of debt that stood against us has not just been removed but nailed to the cross, and how that should cause us to celebrate.
This week we had three preachers speaking across our services on the victory of the cross. In our 7pm service Callum unpacks six things we can be sure of in the victory of Jesus: victory predicted, started, achieved, confirmed, extended and completed.
This week we had three preachers speaking across our services on the victory of the cross. In our 9.15am service Jeremy takes us through why the victory of Jesus being permanent is such good news and the way our record of wrongs has been wiped clean.
In the fifth part of our series 'The Cross', JP preaches from 2 Corinthians 5 on the work of reconciliation. We learn not only what it is to be reconciled to God, but also the way that we are also now in Christ and the very real effect that has on our relationship with God.
In our next message in our series 'The Cross' we have three different preachers across our Sunday, each preaching on the theme of deliverance. In our 7pm service Maddie goes back to the Old Testament to draw on this theme, exploring what it looks like for us to have been irreversibly moved into the Kingdom of God's beloved Son.
In our next message in our series 'The Cross' we have three different preachers across our Sunday, each preaching on the theme of deliverance. In our 11.15am service Alex preaches on the gospel story that's laid out in these verses, what the domain of darkness actually looks like and what our new reality is in the kingdom of God.
In our next message in our series 'The Cross' we have three different preachers across our Sunday, each preaching on the theme of deliverance. In our 9.15am service Michael preaches on the way God has literally moved us from the domain of darkness into the kingdom of Jesus, and what that means for the now-and-not-yet of the Kingdom.
This week in our series 'The Cross' we had special guest speaker Steve Morrison preaching on what it means that Jesus was forsaken on the cross. We explore how the fact that Jesus was forsaken means that we know we never will be.
In week two of our series 'The Cross', JP preaches from Romans 3 and one of the most famous passages that speaks of what's going on at Jesus' crucifixion. We dig into the richness of the word 'propitiation' and the wonderful news that it brings to all who have fallen short of the glory of God.
This Sunday we launched a new preaching series called The Cross, where we'll explore all that's going on in that history-shaping moment. In part 1, Ben preaches from 1 Corinthians on how the cross looks like foolishness to the world but is the very power and wisdom of God.
In the final message in our Thriving Community series, Chris looks at chapter 16 of Romans where Paul greets people in the church in Rome. We look at the nature of these greetings and what it says of us today, we also learn from Paul's warning of who to avoid and what all this is for: producing the obedience of faith in God's people.
We start drawing our Thriving Community series to a close with chapter 15 of Romans. This week JP preaches on what it actually looks like for us not only to be a thriving community but one that's also missional in all that it does too.
This week in our Thriving Community series, as we work through the book of Romans, Tim preaches on chapter 14 and the unity of the church. In this message we unpack why Paul is so concerned that we don't pass judgement on one another on issues that aren't of primary importance to the gospel.
In week three of our Thriving Community series, Hannah preaches in our evening service on the way that the gospel doesn't actually replace the law, but fulfils it perfectly. She explores what it means for us to "put on Christ" in the way that we love and are loved.
In week three of our Thriving Community series, Loyin preaches in our morning services on the nature of love and the law, how these two things interact with one another and how we can become a Christlike community if we love well like Jesus did.
This week in our new series 'Thriving Community' we reach chapter 13 of Romans, where Paul writes and instructs us in what it means to submit to authorities and government. In our evening service, Callum preaches through the text verse by verse unpacking the lessons we learn here and what it means for how we relate to those in authority.
This week in our new series 'Thriving Community' we reach chapter 13 of Romans, where Paul writes and instructs us in what it means to submit to authorities and government. In our morning services, Marvelous explores the crucial relationship between our hearts, those in authority and what that teaches us about how we relate to God.
As we start the new year we also started a new preaching series called 'Thriving Community', where we'll look at the community of God's people through the book of Romans. This week JP preaches from Romans 12:9-21, looking at how we're changed to be more like Jesus.
In the week between our carol services, we mark the time of advent with a special one-off Sunday looking at the true meaning of this season. Maddie preaches in our 7pm service and unpacks how our wonderful counsellor comforts us.
In the week between our carol services, we mark the time of advent with a special one-off Sunday looking at the true meaning of this season. In our 11.15am service, Harriet explores the wonder that it is that God would come as a baby and the encouragement we can from that in our times of trouble.
In the week between our carol services, we mark the time of advent with a special one-off Sunday looking at the true meaning of this season. In our 9.15am service Jeremy speaks on what it is for us live in between a future hope and present brokenness.
To finish our Spiritual Gifts series we have special guest speaker Natalie Williams preaching on acts of mercy. Natalie is the CEO of Jubile Plus, a charity that partners with churches to change the lives of those in poverty. In this message she looks at what it is to show mercy in light of God's great mercy for us.
We're almost at the end of our series in Romans looking at spiritual gifts. This week Ben explores the gift of leadership, what it is to 'lead with zeal' and how all of our leadership is modelled perfectly in the person of Jesus.
We continue our Spiritual Gifts series and this week reach the gift of giving. In this message JP explores what the gift might look like, how we can grow in it, and how we can operate in generosity.
We continue our Spiritual Gifts series in Romans 12 and this week reach the gift of encouragement. In our morning services Alex preaches on what it is to encourage, where the word comes from and what it does in and through us.
This week in our Spiritual Gifts series, JP preaches on the gift of teaching, as listed in Romans 12. We explore all the various things that are going on when we teach from the Bible and how that can shape our expectations going forward.
This week in our evening service, Callum preaches on the gift of service as part of our Spiritual Gifts series. He explores what it is to serve and model our lives on the one who came not to be served but to serve.
This week in our morning services, Loyin continues our Spiritual Gifts series preaching on the gift of service. In it we learn what it is to serve and follow the one who himself came not to be served but to serve.
In our evening meeting, Ben preaches on the gift of prophecy as part of our Spiritual Gift series. He explores what it is for us to 'eagerly desire' the gift of prophecy and offers a number of practical ways we can grow in the gift together to build up the church.
In our morning meetings, Austin continues our series on Spiritual Gifts, unpacking what it means for us to eagerly desire the gift of prophecy, and how we can grow in this gift, for the building up of the Church and each other.