Welcome to the Resound Podcast, available on iTunes, Spotify and all other major Podcast platforms. Catch up on all the talks from our Sunday services, plus some midweek content.
From 1/6/25The tale of David and Goliath is one of the best known bible stories - but how do we move beyond the Sunday School unpacking of this passage? What more is there to be learned and explored?Pauline speaks this week and gives us plenty to think about!
From 25/5/25Ruth brings us the latest sermon in our series exploring the books of Samuel. This time, we hear about the initial anointing of David as the future King and what the story has to say about this unexpected turn of events!
From 18/5/25Philippa brings us the next talk in our series investigating the stories of 1 & 2 Samuel. What lies beneath the surface of this account of Saul getting it wrong and what can we learn from it?
From 11/5/25Mike continues our series working through 1 & 2 Samuel by reflecting on the story of Israel's demand for a King.Why would God give the people this when God also says it's a bad idea?
From 4/5/25Emily starts our new series exploring the amazing stories and characters of 1 & 2 Samuel. To begin, Emily examines 1 Samuel 3 and the call of Samuel, looking at the importance of character and obedience
The Resound Leadership Team share an update on where we are with our Vision Priorities for 2025 - Pursuing God's presence, with worship as the gateway, fuelled by prayer. -Pursuing a deeper understanding of God, through learning, exploration and discussion. -Pursuing God's heart for our community- Resound becoming a community hub.
From 20/4/25 Happy Easter! Mike Waine finishes the series exploring ideas about Messiah by looking at Jesus death on the cross and the claim that something happened - but what and why?
From 13/4/25 Emily brings our penultimate message in this series, looking at how ideas of Messiah were met and challenged in the Palm Sunday story, as well as the need to move from 'expectation to expectancy'
From 6/4/25As we head towards Easter and into some New Testament passages, Pauline speaks to us about how Jesus begins to fulfil some expectations about what the Messiah was to be
This second session looks at the idea of Hermeneutics, including: - What is 'Hermeneutics'? - The Bible as literature - Genre and literary devices in the bible - Common hermeneutical mistakes
From 30/3/25 Mike Waine carries on our exploration of the idea of 'Messiah' by looking at the book of Daniel and a Prophetic passage pointing toward a Messiah as a ruler to come
From 23/3/25Pauline picks up where we left off and explores the evolution of the ancient idea of Messiah as King. Pauline takes us through a number of passages and stories which create a picture of Messiah King, pointing towards Messianic expectations of Jesus.
From 16/3/25Mike Waine starts our new series looking at the idea of 'Messiah'. Where has this word come from and what does it mean? Has it always meant the same thing?Today, Mike goes back to the first usage of the word 'Masiah' and explores what it meant and what we can learn from it today.
From 2/3/25 This Sunday, we celebrated four people getting baptised! Amongst the celebrations, Emily spoke about what lies at the heart of the act of being baptised
From 23/2/25 This week, we welcomed guest speaker Rob Scott-Cook, founding pastor at Woodlands Church, who shared with us about what God had put on his heart recently! There was great encouragement and challenge for us in what he shared
From 16/2/25 Ted finishes off our journey through Ephesians by looking at Chapter 6, spiritual warfare and the Armour of God
From 9/2/25 Mike Waine continues our study of Ephesians by getting stuck into chapter 5. Idol worship, drunkenness and marital expectations - there's lots going on this week!
This first session looks at the origins and structures of the bible, including: -When was the bible written? -When was the bible put together? - How were certain texts put together? - What is the impact of genres in studying our bible?
From 2/2/25 Jon brings us encouragement and challenge from Ephesians 4 around how to address barriers to Unity, such as 'otherness' and what questions will help the church overcome these things
From 26/1/25 Pauline picks up our series exploring Ephesians, exploring the idea of unity in the body and what difference that makes in our lives
From 19/1 To celebrate the week of prayer for Christian Unity, our local area had a pulpit swap, so our guest speaker this week was Naomi from Badminton Road Methodist. Naomi spoke on the next chapter in our current series, looking at Ephesians 2
Emily kicks off our series looking at 'Ephesians', looking at our identity being founded in Christ
Emily, Mike, Pauline and Mike share about what the Leadership teams have on their hearts for this coming year, what the key priorities are and what are some the exciting plans for the near future!
From 22/12/24 Emily finishes our series exploring Luke's Gospel backwards with the stories which traditionally begin our readings of Luke - the visit of the angel to the Shepherds and to Mary, proclaiming the arrival of Jesus. What do their reactions tell us about how we can respond to good news?
From 1/12/24 Philippa takes us through Luke 6 with it's blessings and woes and examples of mercy. What do these things reveal about Jesus and what do they mean for us?
From 24/11/24 Paul continues our journey backwards through Luke as we arrive at the story of the Prodigal Son
From 17/11/24 Mike takes us back to the accounts of the crucifixion in Luke, highlighting the elements which are unique to this Gospel. Was some of this story a later addition? Did Jesus forgive his executors? And how does the Criminal end up with a ticket to Paradise?
From 10/11 Mike starts our new series journeying through Luke's gospel- backwards! That means we're starting with the resurrected Jesus as he appears to his disciples on the road to Emmaus
From 3/11 Guest speaker Phil shares about the heart behind 'Hope Into Action' and the work they do supporting the Church to house Bristol's homeless
From 27/10/24 Mike brings our series exploring Isaiah to a conclusion, and speaks about the suffering servant image as the resolution of what we've journeyed through in Isaiah so far! But who is it talking about and what does it mean?
From 20/10 Emily brings our penultimate message from this series on Isaiah. Looking at chapters 40-55, Emily asks where we go for comfort, where our identity comes from and what role we have in God's restorative work
From 13/10/24 Guest speaker Tim Dobson unpacks a story within our story as we look at the narrative around Hezekiah within Isaiah 31-33 and asking the question 'how should you respond to threat?'
From 6/10/24 Paul looks at more of the story of Isaiah and reflects on the promises of God in Isaiah and what we can learn from them
From 29/9/24 Pauline speaks on a fascinating part of Isaiah, the so-called 'Apocalypse of Isaiah'.
From 15/9/24 Jon takes on the unenviable task of tackling some tough passages in Isaiah, in which we are faced with questions about the judgement of God. How can we reconcile God's fury with God's love? Is suffering a form of judgement? Jon covers all of that, and more! Video used and sound included from The Bible Project's overview of Isaiah
From 8/9/24 Ian speaks on our second topic in this series, covering Isaiah 7-12. And don't worry, Ian begins by talking about Christmas but you haven't got the wrong episode! Listen and find out why
From 1/9/24 Mike starts our new series looking at the fascinating book of Isaiah! Who was Isaiah, when was it written and why? All that plus a look at the opening chapters including a bleak scene setting and the story of Isaiah's call to be a Prophet
Mike finishes our series exploring the fruit of the spirit by unpacking the idea of self control, why it has a bad reputation, how we can re-imagine it and one application of the 'taming of the tongue '
From 14/7/24 Ted brings this morning's message, thinking about gentleness as a fruit of the spirit
From 7/7/24 Ian speaks on the Faithfulness of God and also our own faithfulness
From 30/6/24 Philippa carries on our series exploring the fruit of the spirit, this week looking at 'Goodness'
From 23/6/24 Pauline brings the next topic in our series, speaking on kindness as a fruit of the spirit and what it means to 'be covered in the dust of your Rabbi'
From 16/6/24 Paul speaks about patience as he continues our series exploring the fruits of the spirit...or should that be fruit?
From 9/6/24 Mike carries on our series thinking about the fruit of the spirit, and this week's focus is 'peace'. What is peace? And can we actually have peace?
From 2/6/24 Emily brings us the second part in our series thinking about the fruit of the spirit. She shares about joy as an act of obedience and what it means to choose joy in difficult situations, plus how joy can be a witness to our faith.
From 26/5/24 Nigel kicks off our new series exploring the Fruit of the Spirit. He shares about love - what God's love looks like and how we can love more like that.
From 19/5/24 Paul shares about Pentecost and the power of the Holy Spirit. Apologies, tech issues mean we don't have the whole talk recorded - I'm sure you'll get something helpful out of this chunk of the talk though!
From 12/5/24 To finish our series on Sabbath, Emily Waine is interviewed on the idea of 'Rhythms' and rest. Emily speaks about finding ways to incorporate Sabbath in to our busy lives.
Mike asks why should we incorporate sabbeth into our lives and how does it impact our realationships?
From 28/4/24 Ian explores the sabbath and taking time for renewal. Leviticus 25