Resound Podcast

From 26/10/25Mike finishes our series in Revelation by taking us through the last two chapters and reflecting on what hope is being described

From 19/10/25Mike continues exploring Revelation, but rather than digging into imagery again, he asks a simple but crucial question - how do we live as faithful witnesses in the world today?

From 12/10/25Mike picks us back up on track to delve into Revelation - and it's a big one! Dragons, beasts and satanic language, what's it's all about?

From 5/10/25Friends of Resound Colin and Cara come to update us on Bridge Trust (not on recording) and to share about creating a Prophetic culture. They also share a few words for Resound Church and offer a means of response

From 28/9/25Pauline tackles a group of chapters which look at judgement and the revealing of a scroll!

From 21/9/25Emily takes us forward on our journey into Revelation as we encounter a scene of the Gods throne room, with creatures, elders and a lamb

From 14/9/25Mike picks up with chapters 2&3 of Revelation, unpacking the places being addressed but also the idea of messages for the universal Church

From 7/9/25To start our series diving into the mad world of Revelation, we welcome Matt Caddick, Pastor of Counterslip Baptist Church, to lay the foundation with some context and an exploration of chapter 1

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From 17/8/25 Mike continues our summer series looking at the parables of Jesus by taking us through the parable of the vineyard workers, which explores what the Kingdom of God is like

From 3/8/25Philippa starts off our summer series exploring some of the parables of Jesus.What does it mean for us to be on the rocky, thorny or good soil?

From 27/7/25Mike brings our series on 1&2 Samuel to a close by taking us through a tricky set of passages which conclude the books. The consequences of David's sin strike close to home and there is more grief and pain to come. What can we take away from the life of David? And what about Absalom? And where might we see Jesus in any of this?

From 20/7/25 Emily speaks on our penultimate week of this series exploring the stories of 1&2 Samuel. This week, we look at a low point for David and why we still remember him as a great king, plus Emily shines a light on the role of Nathan the prophet.

From 13/7/25 Pauline continues our journey as we move from 1 Samuel through to 2 Samuel and the story of David bringing the Ark of the Covenant back to Jerusalem

From 6/7/25 Picking up where we left off, Ted explores the story of David sparing Saul's Life in 1 Sam 24 during an unexpected toilet break... A fascinating encounter which speaks of God's timing, control and plans

This session explores three models we can use to approach the idea of narrative in the bible; Historical, Thematic and Literary. Each of these offer a different lens through which to read scripture and their insights can bring us fresh inspiration from these ancient texts

From 15/6/25 Mike continues our exploration of the book of Samuel with the story of Jonathan and David - a friendship like no other, but what can we take away from that and what might it be pointing us towards?

From 8/6/25Emily takes the heart of the story of Pentecost in Acts 2, and brings it out into our lives, asking what it means to live lives full of the Spirit of God?

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?

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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