Leslie Baptist Church: Podcast

Amie reflects on why rituals matter, and how we can find those most meaningful to us going forward. For the time being, this is our last Sunday morning message podcast. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible back in the building.

What reason do we have for our hope?

This is the FINAL episode in our Pursuit of Purpose series. I hope you have enjoyed it all the way through. After Easter we'll begin a new series and would love to hear any suggestions about what that might be! Email us at podcast@lesliebaptistchurch.org.uk to let us know what you would like to hear. 

Amie looks at the ministry of creative restoration - the church's call to bring hope, healing, liberation and deliverance. 

Paul's message on discipleship.

This week we think about the different creative capacities, roles, gifts and skills we can bring to serve in ministry. 

An overview of the different forms of discipleship. 

In our second session on fellowship, Amie leads us through some of the realities of what it looks like to love one another, given some guidance from Paul's letter to the Corinthians. 

Amie opens up the theme of fellowship - what it  means for us to be the church as we live our God-given purpose together. 

We continue to think about the some of the ways in which we live out our purpose, what it looks like for us to express and fulfil that purpose in right relationship with God. Through Romans 12, Jim will help us to think about the place of worship and the purpose it serves in our lives.

As we continue our series on the pursuit of purpose, we're beginning to think about the some of the ways in which we live out our purpose, what it looks like for us to express and fulfil that purpose in right relationship with the one who gave our purpose to us. This week and next, Jim will help us to think about the place of worship and the purpose it serves in our lives.

Amie gives us some different perspectives on Genesis 1-3, and how our purpose plays out in the world today.

Amie gives a short introduction to our Pursuit of Purpose series and explains what we'll be learning about over the next few weeks. 

Amie reflects on the message from Isaiah 54 given this time last year, and shares what God might be saying to us for the year ahead.

Fraser brings us a message about the significance of the birth of Jesus for the whole world.

Jim Neilson brings us a message focussed on the Wise Men.

.This is our Sunday morning message from week two of the advent series.

A deep dive into the world of mission, communication and podcasting with Jonty Langley. This is the final episode in our four part series. We hope you've enjoy the journey. If you would like to get in touch you can do so at podcast@lesliebaptistchurch.org.uk Check out the incredible work of BMS World Mission: bmsworldmission.org Have a listen to Beer Christianity on Spotify, Anchor and wherever podcasts can be found.

This is the last in our parables series. We take a final journey into the well known parable in Luke 15 . 

Today we think about the current experience of young people and youth workers. Ali Laing is the next generation co-ordinator for the Baptist Union of Scotland, working as part of the national team alongside young people to equip churches to reach and disciple the next generation through mission and ministry.  Martin Saunders, a youth worker and author based in Luton but providing innovative youth work resources and training around the UK through the incredible organisation that is Youthscape.

Sermon from Sunday 15th November 2020

Sylvia Baikie is the national co-ordinator for child poverty, a public health practitioner and the leader of Maximise, an initiative to provide a long term, holistic model of intensive support for families in poverty. She also shares some of her story and the role that Leslie Baptist has played in her life.  Eilidh Proudfoot is the Scottish Lead of Home For Good, a UK Christian Charity that seeks to inspire, enable and empower the church to support families who foster and adopt. They're here to give us an insight into family in different contexts across the country and what the local church might have to offer. >> Please note that some of the conversations contain themes you may not want younger children listening to, so have a listen without them first. < You can drop us comments, questions or feedback at podcast@lesliebaptistchurch.org.uk  For more stats on adoption and fostering in the UK visit  https://homeforgood.org.uk/statistics To find our more about Maximise visit https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/22917/sylvia-baikie---maximise

What do we really mean when we ask "Who is my neighbour?". To read more on the themes in this episode, why not check out "Covenant and Conversation" by Rabbi Sacks, or "Who Is My Neighbour?" by Carter and Wells. Credit it also due to Caio Peres, whose work you can find through the Centre for Hebraic Thought. https://hebraicthought.org/joseph-and-his-brothers-kingship-servanthood/

This week we're joined by Ian Birch (Scottish Baptist College) and Margaret Sutherland (Glasgow University) to think about what it means to learn in community and what it might look like to expand the Kingdom of God in our educational spaces.

In today's message Fraser takes us through the story of the unforgiving servant.

A short trailer for the new season of The Conversation Series, coming November 4th.

Amie takes us through this more complex parable in Matthew 25, exploring the concept of work, stewardship and knowing who we serve.

Jim takes us through this somewhat tricky parable in Luke 16, plus Amie gives us some news on the next development happening with the podcast. 

We explore the tension between Jesus and the Pharisees in Matthew 15:1-20. 

Some parables are long complex stories and others are just short little metaphors. This week we are looking at two very short, one-point parables that Jesus gives in Matthew 13:44-46

This week we come back to Matthew 13 and follow on from Jesus teaching on the sower's seeds, looking at the parable of the weeds. 

In this episode Amie looks at how to read the parables in context - both the immediate context of Jesus time and the wider context of the whole bible. Follow along for an exploration of Matthew 21:22-46, unpacking its ties to Genesis 1-3 and Isaiah 5

We continue our exploration of the parable of the sower in Mark 4 and Matthew 13. What does fruitful living look like in the Kingdom of God?

As we kick off our new series exploring the parables of Jesus, Amie guides us through an overview of these unique stories - what they are and why they matter.  Reading: Mark 4:1-12

The audio feed of our Virtual Service from Sunday 16th August.

In our final week of The Prayer Course, Jim brings us a word from Ephesians 6 about Spiritual Warfare.  *Apologies that week seven of the prayer course couldn't be published due to technical difficulties. 

This week we look at the theme of contemplation, guided by Psalm 131. Stick around at the end for some important announcements about church life.

We look at possible explanations and responses to the disappointment of unanswered prayer, following the story of Job. 

The Prayer Course Week 4: Intercession

Alan brings us a message on petition from the story of Hannah, in 1 Samuel 1-2.

Jim takes us through Paul's doxology in Romans 11, helping us to think about what adoration brings to our prayer life.

The first week of our series on prayer, as we ask the vital question, why pray? Readings from today: The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:6-14) / Adam and Eve (Gen 2-3) / Abraham (Genesis 18) / Hannah and Samuel (1 Samuel 1-3) / Job (The book of Job) / David (Psalm 51 and 2 Samuel 12) / Mary (Luke 1) / Jesus (Matthew 26:42, Mark 1:35, Luke 5:16, John 17: 6-26) / The Disciples (Mark 9:28-29) / The Apostles (Acts 4:31, Acts 9:40, Acts 10:9-22, Acts 12) /The Holy Spirit (Romans 8:26-27)

This week we explore the weird and wonderful events of Pentecost in Acts 2.

We consider the power of resurrection, ascension and the Holy Spirit as we celebrate the final appearance of Jesus. Our reading is Acts 1:1-11.

This is the last week of our Conversation series! Today we discuss the importance of BOUNDARIES in different relationships, why they matter and how we find them. If you'd like to do some follow-up reading on any of our themes why not check out the following books: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero, Cry of the Soul by Dan Allander (emotions and God), Rising Strong by Brene Brown ( on stories and re-storying) Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud. If you have any questions or feedback, you can drop us a note at podcast@lesliebaptistchurch.org.uk

Ephesians 4:1-16. Transformation cannot happen in isolation. This week we consider the role of relationships in our journey towards emotional and spiritual health or healing.

The power of story and the choice, courage and commitment of letting God rewrite ours. 

Bible Reading: Romans 12: 1-2 We look at what it means for us to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. 

Today we look at what it means for us to identify changes in our inner world, and how we can acknowledge landmark moments during the pandemic – ways to grief our losses and celebrate our gains in this unpredictable time. We also circle back to our reflections from Sunday on what it looks like for us to be emotional adults, and how we work with the parts of ourselves that may still be emotional children. We also answer the first question from one of our listeners! You can send you questions to podcast@lesliebaptistchurch.org.uk (References to definitions of Emotional Adults and Emotional Children come from "The Emotionally healthy Church" by Peter Scazzero)

1 Corinthians 13 As we consider what it means to love others well, we must look back at the way we have learned to love and identity patterns which may be healthy, unhealthy or even destructive.

This is our first long-form podcast episode, giving us more room to discuss the whole idea of emotionally healthy spirituality. If you're not used to conversational pods, you might want to set aside some time to listen with a cup of tea or on a walk! While most episodes will be more focused on how we tend to our emotional needs, in tomorrow's episode Joyce and Amie discuss the main differences (and potential opportunities) between pastoral care and counselling, to give some context around the worlds they work in. They question what happens when we neglect our inner worlds and why people might look to both the church and professional mental health services for the support they need. As always, Bear the dog also makes his presence known, because he has no respect for Amie's work life.