Weekly talks from Highgrove Church, Sea Mills, Bristol. Part of the Woodlands Group of Churches.
Dave Mitchell looks at how being filled with the Holy Spirit enables us to live an empowered life.
Tom Carter looks at why we should be expectant and what we should expect to see as we put God at the centre of our lives.
Deborah Marsh explores what it means to be authentic as a church.
Charli Williams introduces our new series, looking at what it means to be a welcoming church, and why this should be a priority for us.
Deborah Marsh concludes our two-week series on prophecy.
Clare Thompson delivers the first talk in our two-week series on prophecy.
Naomi Clarke explores what happened at Easter and what it means to us today.
On Palm Sunday, Ed Marsh continues our Who Is Jesus? Series by looking at Jesus' final hours. In Matthew 27 we read how Barabbas, a guilty man, was released instead of Jesus, the only innocent man. What does this exchange mean for humanity and what does it mean for each of us personally?
Dave Mitchell continues our Who Is Jesus? series.
Rob Scott-Cook continues our Who Is Jesus? series.
Peter Hatton continues our Who Is Jesus? series.
This series is based in Mathew's gospel. A concern of the gospel is ‘Who do you say I am'? and the question of ‘Who is Jesus' is of utmost relevance today. In this second talk of the series, Matt Smith looks at what it means for Jesus to be fully human and fully God.
This series is based in Mathew's gospel. A concern of the gospel is ‘Who do you say I am'? and the question of ‘Who is Jesus' is of utmost relevance today. In this first talk of the series, Tim Dobson is joined by Keziah from the Woodlands Discipleship Year to look at how John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus.
This month, we are looking at stories of women in the Bible who shaped the course of human history by their faith, strength and courage. This series invites us to read their stories and be challenged and inspired into greater devotion towards the God they loved and served. In the third talk of the series, Charli Williams looks at the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and what we can learn from her about humility, trust and obedience.
This month, we are looking at stories of women in the Bible who shaped the course of human history by their faith, strength and courage. This series invites us to read their stories and be challenged and inspired into greater devotion towards the God they loved and served. In the third talk of the series, Rachel Noyce looks at the story of Mary and Martha.
This month, we are looking at stories of women in the Bible who shaped the course of human history by their faith, strength and courage. This series invites us to read their stories and be challenged and inspired into greater devotion towards the God they loved and served. In the second talk of the series, Deborah Marsh looks at the story of Esther.
This month, we are looking at stories of women in the Bible who shaped the course of human history by their faith, strength and courage. This series invites us to read their stories and be challenged and inspired into greater devotion towards the God they loved and served. In this firs talk, Dave Mitchell looks at the story of Ruth.
Our physical influence is usually limited to the people and situations we're directly involved with, but our spiritual influence can stretch to the other side of the world. In this talk, Ed Marsh looks at intercession.
Prayer is talking to God - it can be so simple that even a small child can do it. But we want our prayer life to mature and deepen. Prayer is not a one-way conversation. As we pray to God we position ourselves for God to speak to us. What are some of the ways God reveals Himself, His heart and His plans to us? And how can we get better at listening?
Prayer is talking to God - it can be so simple that even a small child can do it. But we want our prayer life to mature and deepen. In this series on prayer, we're looking to develop our understanding and experience of prayer.In this first talk, Deborah Marsh looks at how we can understand our authority in prayer and how can we use that authority in our daily prayer lives.
We hear so many different messages at Christmas, things we're meant to be doing, or feeling, or being. This advent at Highgrove Church, we're go going back to the true message of tidings of comfort and joy that only Jesus can bring. In this talk, Ed Marsh asks how joy differs from happiness, and how we can share the joy that only Jesus can bring with others.
We hear so many different messages at Christmas, things we're meant to be doing, or feeling, or being. This advent at Highgrove Church, we're go going back to the true message of tidings of comfort and joy that only Jesus can bring. Jesus brings hope. But how can we hold on to hope when things don't go the way we've planned? And how can we bring hope in a world where many are disillusioned?
Peter Hatton continues our series by looking at what God promises around our needs and our wants.
Rob Scott Cook continues our series by looking at what the Bible tell us about the problems we'll face, especially as followers of Jesus, and how we can find comfort in God's promises.
Continuing our 'When Storms Come' series, Clare Thompson asks how the promises of God can help us to deal with regrets and sorrow around the past.
Trigger warning: contains mentions of OCD, intrusive thoughts and anxietyIn the second talk of this series, Chloe Parker looks at how we can know peace inside of us, no matter what wars rage around us.
We'll all face challenges and problems throughout our lives. So where do we turn and who do we depend on when life gets tough? In this series, we'll be looking at some of the most significant promises that God has made which can help us to stand firm when the storms come.In this first talk, Deborah Marsh looks at the promise of eternity.
In this standalone talk, Dave Mitchell looks at the area of discipleship.
If we're not careful, we can become so content that our work has intrinsic value in itself, that we rarely take the fantastic opportunities it presents to speak about Jesus. In the final talk of our series, Deborah Marsh looks at how we can be equipped to make disciples in our work context.Additional resources for this series can be found HERE.
Tim Dobson continues our series by looking at how we understand our vocation/calling and how we can unearth it. Additional resources for this series can be found HERE.
Rachel Clark continues our current series by asking how we can bring Godly values into our daily work.Additional resources for this series can be found HERE.
Rick Warren defines worship as ‘bringing pleasure to God'. Our work is one of the main vehicles through which we worship. In the second talk of our series, Tom Carter asks how our can work bring God pleasure and what this might look like?Bible verses for this talk are 1 Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:23-24, and Colossians 1:10.Additional resources for this series can be found HERE.
We learn from the very first pages of the Bible that we were created to create, and in this series, we'll be looking at how work fits in to the big story of God's purposes. (Bible references for this talk are Genesis 1&2, 1 Corinthians 15:58)Additional resources for this series can be found HERE.
Paul tells us that ‘godliness with contentment is great gain'. How do we flee from envy and pursue an attitude and lifestyle of contentment? (1 Timothy 6, Galatians 5: 19-26)
We live in an age that wants, even expects, more! It's not just confined to money, but possessions, holidays, food etc. But there is something that can break the power of more. In this talk, Lara Morris looks at what the bible teaches us about the helpful habit of generosity,
(Bible references for this talk are Luke 18:18-27; Luke 19:1-10; 2 Cor 9:6-15.)
Anger is not a sin, but how we handle our anger can often lead to us bringing hurt to others, ourselves or our relationship with God. Forgiveness can be unbelievably hard, but it's the only way to experience freedom and peace. What are some of the steps we can take to help us to forgive? Dennis continue our Helpful Habits series by looking at this. (Bible references for this talk are Matthew 6:14-15, Colossians 3:13-14 and Romans 12: 17-21.)
Dave Roderick kicks off our new series by looking at why as Christians we should be choosing hope and perseverance rather than cynicism.
Clare Thompson concludes our Grand Designs series by looking at what it means to be a friend of God.
Rachel Clark continues our Grand Designs series by looking at what it means to be a citizen of God's kingdom.
As we celebrate Global Partners Weekend 2024, Dave Mitchell looks at God's heart for the world.
In our Grand Designs series, we're spending time looking at what the Bible tells us about our identity, about who we are. In this first talk, Ed Marsh asks what it means to us to be called a child of God.(The Bible references for this talk are 1 John 3, John 1 v.2 and Galatians 3.)
The Apostle Paul explains our dilemma as humans by saying: ‘what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do'. Charli Williams concludes our current series on the Holy Spirit by asking how we can change the narrative at work in us and live the way we were always designed to live.(The Bible references for this talk are Galatians 5:16-26 and Romans 7:15-8:17.)
On Pentecost Sunday, Naomi Clarke looks at how the Holy Spirit can comfort us and use us to be a comfort to others. (The Bible references for this talk are John 14 v15-18, John 14 v26, John 16 v7 and John 16 v12-14.)
God has designed each one of us with different gifts and abilities. But when we are filled with His Holy Spirit, God gives spiritual gifts that mean we can live life in a naturally supernatural way. But we need to know what they are and how to develop them!In the second talk of our Holy Spirit series, Deborah Marsh looks at what it means for the Holy Spirit to work with power. (The Bible reference for this talk is 1 Corinthians 12 v1-11.)
As we look at some of the promises of the Holy Spirit throughout the Old Testament, we see those promises were fulfilled at Pentecost. As we kick off our new series on the Holy Spirit, we look at how God gave this amazing gift to the Church to empower and guide believers.(The Bible reference for this talk is Acts 2 v1-21.)
In the final talk of our Whispers of Hope series, Ed Marsh explores the book of Haggai, looking in particular at a renewed commitment to God.
In the third of our Whispers of Hope series, Dave Mitchell explores what the book of Micah says about justice.
In the second of our Whispers of Hope series, Rachel Riddall explores the story of Hosea and how God's grace can transform our lives once we repent of our sins.
Peter Hatton introduces our new sermon series, Whispers of Hope, and gives us insight into the importance of the story of Jonah.
Rachel Noyce explains the events of Easter, and what it means to us that Jesus came back to life.