Grace Church Nottingham

This week in our series in 2 Samuel, Tim preaches on chapter five where we see all the tribes of Israel uniting to anoint David as King. Tim preaches on the nature of unity in the church and the kingship of Christ as the factor that brings us together.

In week two of our 2 Samuel series, Ben takes us through the next few chapters of the book looking at the two types of king being portrayed. We see the contrast drawn between two types of kingdom: the kingdom of self and the kingdom of God.

This Sunday we started a new three-month series working through the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament, where we'll be exploring the character of God's anointed king. In this introductory message, JP sets the scene with an overview of 1 Samuel and then preaches into the way character defines culture and how we can be patient in God's purposes.

It's the final week in our Abiding in the Vine series and in our 7pm service Hannah preaches on the remainder of John 15. She explores what it looks like to be in the world but not of the world and what that means for how we leave out and speak up for the Gospel.

It's the final week in our Abiding in the Vine series and in our 11.15am service, Marvelous preaches on the remainder of John 15. He lays out the challenge offered to us in Jesus' words here and draws our attention to the invitation to reckon ourselves dead to sin and alive in Christ.

It's the final week in our Abiding in the Vine series and in our 9.15am service, Austin preaches on the remainder of John 15. He digs into the challenge of these verses, in particular how it calls us to be all in for Jesus, but that we must do that all together.

In week three of our 'Abiding in the Vine' series, we reach the turn in John 15 where Jesus moves from talking about abiding in the vine to abiding in His love. Chris unpacks that invitation, showing the obedience Jesus is asking for, and we discover the heart response Jesus is seeking.

In the second week of our Abiding In The Vine series, JP looks at verses 4-8 from John 15. We receive the encouragement that to abide is to slow down, to remain and linger, but our doing so is only possible by coming to Christ before anything else.

The start of a new year brings the start of a new preaching series. This January we're looking at Jesus' words in John's gospel in chapter 15. In our evening meeting, Callum preaches on the opening verses, particularly looking at what fruitfulness looks like.

The start of a new year brings the start of a new preaching series. This January we're looking at Jesus' words in John's gospel in chapter 15. In the first of this series in our morning meetings, Loyin preaches on what it means to be connected to the vine and the effect that has on our ability to bear fruit.

In between our carol services, JP preaches a one off message from Luke's gospel looking at the incarnation. In it we discover three key aspects of the incarnation: rescue, recognition and revelation.

This Sunday we celebrated Christmas with our annual carol service. In our 3pm and 8pm service Sarah speaks into all that Christmas means and why we celebrate.

This Sunday we celebrated Christmas with our annual carol service. In our 3pm and 8pm service Sarah speaks into all that Christmas means and why we celebrate.

In between our Abraham series and Advent, Ben preaches a one-off message on the season change we're beginning to see in our culture. He exposes the schemes of the thief, the devil, from John 10 and then exhorts us to turn to our Good Shepherd.

In the last of our series exploring the life of Abraham, Tim preaches from Romans 4 where Paul talks about Abraham's justification coming from faith alone. In it we discover the great miracle it is that we likewise are justified and saved by our faith, but it's not our faith on its own that saves us but the one our faith is in!

This Sunday we reached the infamous moment where Abraham goes to sacrifice Isaac, but the Lord provides a ram in Isaac's place. Ben explores all the moments in this story that point to Jesus being a better Isaac for us.

This week in our series looking at the life of Abraham, we look at the second half of Genesis 17. In it JP explores the cultural moment we find ourselves in, with an increasing openness to spiritual things and a longing for a better story, and find that the story we need has been offered all along in God's word.

We reach chapter 17 of Genesis, where we finally see Abram's name changed to Abraham. In our 7pm service service Michael preaches on what this name change represents, the covenant God makes with Abraham and ultimately how God is always true to his promises.

We reach chapter 17 of Genesis, where we finally see Abram's name changed to Abraham. In our 11.15am service Austin preaches on the nature of the covenant God makes with Abraham and the way circumcision was to be a sign of God's everlasting covenant.

We're in week 4 of our series on the life of Abraham and in our evening service Maddie looks at Hagar and how, when she feels forgotten, she encounters the God who sees her and redeems her.

In week 4 of our series on the life of Abraham, Harriet preaches in our morning services and addresses the question: who do you trust? We discover that trust is crucial in how we relate to God because we listen to people we trust.

In part three of our series looking at the life of Abraham, Gus preaches from Genesis 15 and addresses the question: how can I trust the promises of God? In this message we learn that God's delay isn't the same as God's denial, and that ultimately we find the promises of God fulfilled in Christ on the cross.

We rejoin our series following the life of Abraham at the point where Abraham (or Abram as he was at this point) is blessed by Melchizedek. In this interaction between Abraham, the king of Sodom and Melchizedek we discover parallels with Satan and Jesus and a decision for us: which kingdom are we living for?

At the outset of a new academic year we look ahead to everything God's leading us into for the coming 12 months. This Vision Sunday Ben preaches from Acts 13, where we see the early Church waiting, making room and multiplying, all things we feel God's calling us to this year.

We started a new preaching series for autumn on the life of Abraham. JP preached from Genesis on the crossroads moment in Abraham's life and the call by God to 'go' on His great mission.

In the second part of our mini-series called 'Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy', Callum continues to look through Psalm 13 in our evening meeting. We learn what it is in a journey of lament to express trust God and eventually turn that trust into praise, even when our circumstances might not actually have changed at all.

In the second part of our mini-series called 'Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy', Jeremy looks closely at the practice of lament and listening to God, and the ways of journeying through lament. We also hear a moving testimony from Harry and Ruth where they share something of their journey of lament in recent years.

In the second part of this mini-series called 'Dark Clouds Deep Mercy' Jeremy looks closely at the practice of lament, how we listen to God and what a journey of lament looks like. We also hear a moving testimony from Harry and Ruth their journey of lament over recent years.

This is the first in a two-parter, called 'Dark Clouds Deep Mercy', exploring the topic of lament in scripture. In our evening service, Callum digs into the complaint and cry of David before God in Psalm 13 and what we can learn for how we take our complaints to God.

This is the first in a two-parter, called 'Dark Clouds Deep Mercy', exploring the topic of lament in scripture. In our morning services Jeremy unpacks a healthy pattern for lament, looking at what we can learn from the way David talks to God in Psalm 13.

This Sunday is the last in our series working through the minor prophets as Chris preaches from the book of Malachi. We see how the people lose sight of God's covenant love for them and from there everything unravels. But God's determined to show them: "I have loved you"

This week we're in the book of Zechariah. Michael preached three separate messages across the Sunday and in the 7pm service explored the themes of priest and king and why it's significant that Jesus is both of those things.

This week we're in the book of Zechariah. Michael preached three separate messages across the Sunday and in the 11.15am service focussed on the prophecies of Jesus' death in Zechariah and what that's achieved for us.

This week we're in the book of Zechariah. Michael preached three separate messages across the Sunday and in the 9.15am service focussed on Zechariah's vision of a future kingdom and the coming king.

This week in our Twelve series, we are diving into the book of Haggai. In a world full of distractions, Gus encourages us to put God and the things of His kingdom first.

This week in our Twelve series, we are diving into the book of Haggai. In our morning meetings, John explains how the prophecies in the book of Haggai are a "turnaround" moment for God's people.

As we start to reach the end of the twelve minor prophets, we reach Zephaniah. In this one-off service for bank holiday weekend Marvelous preaches on the coming day of the Lord and the invitation from God to be shaken out of complacency and going through the motions in our faith.

As we continue our Twelve series, working through the minor prophets, we reach Habbakuk. In our evening service Hannah looks at this back and forth between Habbakuk and God, through which we learn what it looks like to wait well.

As we continue our Twelve series, working through the minor prophets, we reach Habbakuk. In our morning services Josh preaches on what it looks like to survive in life, to follow Jesus, when life seemingly makes no sense.

We're over halfway through our series in the Twelve Minor Prophets! This week, in our evening meeting, Ashley unpacks why "Nahum Matters", as she grapples with the reality of judgement and grace in this Old Testament book.

We're over halfway through our series in the Twelve Minor Prophets! This week, in our morning meetings, Austin unpacks the nature of God's judgement in the book of Nahum and how God's justice unfolds in the cross.

This week we had special guest speaker Derek Tidball preaching three separate messages across our services from the book of Micah. In our final service of the day, Derek looks at chapter 6 and the worship of the people that had become overly religious but void of any real outworking in the way they lived and served others.

This week we had special guest speaker Derek Tidball preaching three separate messages across our services from the book of Micah. In our 11.15am service Derek explores the idea of "God's now!" We know what's to come, but how does that affect our moment here and now?

This week we had special guest speaker Derek Tidball preaching three separate messages across our services from the book of Micah. In our 9.15am he preaches from Micah chapter 4 and looks at the way Micah lifts our eyes to the day when God comes to restore the world.

In our 'Twelve' series this week we look at the prophet Jonah. In our evening meeting Hannah looks at the story through three lenses: Jonah's rebellion, the salvation offered and the repentance of Nineveh.

In our 'Twelve' series this week we look at the prophet Jonah. This is obviously a famous story, most known for the great fish, but here in our morning services Alex explores how really the heart of this story is the great mercy of God.

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!