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Found in the heart of the city of Durham, St Nics is a church for everyone. We are a community of people who together seek to love God, love one another and to love our neighbours. Whatever your background, status or identity you’ll find a warm welcome amongst our growing community of disciples of a…

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    • Apr 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Worship with Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 29:35


    In this week's episode, Will explored how we, Worship with Everything, our whole bodies and emotions.Passage: 2 Samuel 6 : 14-21To find out more visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/

    Worship as Praise: A Sacrifice of Praise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 30:59


    Welcome to another week in Lent, during which we are exploring the theme, Worship. In this Sunday's sermon, our vicar Will reflects on the passage in Acts, illuminating how it can help us to see how we can worship God in the midst of pain.Passage: Acts 16:16-31To find out more visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/

    Worship as Praise: Adoration

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 23:39


    In this week's episode we are blessed to hear from both Will, our vicar and Elise, our Worship Pastor about how Worship is an act of giving praise to God.Passage: Matthew 6:9-13 & Psalm 100To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/  

    Why We Worship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 27:26


    Beginning our Lent series on Worship, Will discusses what Worship is, and why we do it. He reminds us that wroship is not just an activity but a way of living that places God above everything in our lives. Passage: Matthew 4:1-11To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/  

    Alpha: Who is the Holy Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 21:09


    Following our Alpha series, this week's episode covers the question, Who is the Holy Spirit?Passage: Hebrews 11:1-16 & 39-40To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/ 

    Alpha: Why and How Do I Pray?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 20:42


    It's the fifth week in our Alpha series, and we are exploring the questions, Why and How do we pray, by looking at the passage in Matthew with Jesus' model of prayer in the Lord's prayer. Passage: Matthew 6:5-15To find out more visit www.stnics.org.uk

    Alpha: How Can I Have Faith?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 32:48


    In this week's episode, Will discusses the passage detailing some of the people filled with such faith in the Bible and what it means for us answering the question, How can I have faith?.Passage: Hebrews 11:1-16 & 39-40To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/ 

    Alpha: Why did Jesus die?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 19:17


    Continuing the Alpha series, this week Peter unpacks the question, Why did Jesus die? By looking at the passage in Romans, he explores ideas of suffering and God's love and grace, and how Jesus' death brings us so much.Passage: Romans 5:1-11To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/  

    Alpha: Who is Jesus?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 23:29


    In our second week in the Alpha series, we are exploring the question, Who is Jesus? In this episode, Helen, an ordinand at nearby Cranmer Hall, guides us to reflect on what this question means for us, and how this week's passage can help us in that.Passage: John 10: 17-30To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/ 

    Alpha: Is there more to life than this?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 21:01


    This week we kicked off our whole church Alpha series, journeying through some big questions about our faith. This episode Will explores the first question, Is there more to life than this, through the passage, to see how the Bible and Jesus answered this question. Passage: John 10: 7-15To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/

    Come and See

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 17:39


    In our final service before Christmas, Peter Johnson continues our series, Come and See, by thinking about what Advent is really about and what it means for us.Passage: John 1: 32-42To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/

    Come and See

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 27:31


    In David Day's final sermon, he explores the passage in which John the Baptist is questioned about his status and position which he relates to the coming of Christ. David Day's draws from John's reaction the importance of understanding our ability to be a voice that God can work through to help those opening their hearts to God's presence and the knowledge that Jesus is here among us. Passage: John 1: 19-31To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/

    Come and See

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 18:19


    In the second sermon in our Advent series, Come and See, Helen, an ordinand at Cramner Hall, shares some thoughts about this passage in John and the illustration of the ajar door in our series logo. She talks about how Advent can be a special moment for us to come and see the spelndor of our very real God. Passages: John 1: 14-18To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/

    Come and See

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 16:27


    Welcome to Advent!This week's episode commences our Advent services, where Steve shares some thoughts about these two passages from John about the light of God. Steve explores this concept and reminds us that His light is unwavering, reliable, and that God's work is always happening around us.  Passages: John 1:1-13 & 45-46To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/

    Christ is King

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 14:32


    In preparation for Advent we celebrated Christ the King this Sunday, with a shorter sermon and more time to respond. This episode Jamie explores Christ the King, introducing some thoughts and questions about his kingship and his Kingdom, from the passages and the whole Bible. Passages: Dan 7: 9-10; 13&14 John 18:33-40To find out more, visit: https://www.stnics.org.uk/

    Our Commitments: Who are we to be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 23:00


    This episode closes the series, Our Commitments, where we have been exploring what our core values are as a church, as we look to the next ten years and how those values will shape the church that we are to be. This week Will reflects on this process and the importance of the reality of God being center of our church as we move forward.Passage: Acts 11: 19-26 & 13: 1-3To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk   

    Our Commitments: Who are we to be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 29:55


    In this week's episode we hear from Hannah, our Youth Missioner, as she explores our third value as a church in our current series, Our Commitments, that we will be a church that empowers leaders and teams that we will send out.Passage: Acts 11: 19-26 & 13: 1-3To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk  

    Our Commitments: Who are we to be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 19:39


    In the third sermon in our series, Our Commitments, Will discusses our third commitment, which is to seek the welfare of the city, connecting to how the those addressed in the passage in Jeremiah, were called to bring value to their city, while still remaining true to who they were and remaining to their own values. Passage: Acts 11: 19-26 & Jeremiah 29: 4-7To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk  

    Our Commitments: Who Are We to Be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 24:32


    We continue in our current series exploring what our values are that will shape the vision for the next ten years. In this episode Will unpacks the first value, forming disciples as a church, what that looks like, how we will do it and why it is important.Passage: Acts 11: 19-26 & Mark 1: 16-20To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk 

    Our Commitments: Who Are We to Be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 25:51


    This episode begins our new series, Our Commitments, as we look to the future of St Nics as we reflect together on what God is calling us to be as a church in the next decade and what core commitments will shape that. In this sermon Will introduces this idea by looking at answering the question of formation of the church's character.Passage: John 20: 19-21 | Acts 11: 19-26To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk 

    Who We Are: Remembering as an antidote to self-obsession

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 22:53


    In this episode Allie Willcox draws to a close our current sermon series, Who We Are, that has been exploring the theme of remembering in order to move forward. This sermon focused on how we can chose how we remember our history, which in turn influences our present self and identity.  Passage: Deuteronomy 26:1-12To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk 

    Who We Are: Remembering as an antidote to polarisation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 20:26


    In this episode, Maeve continues the series on Who We Are, by exploring the power of remembering and how it can help bridge divides within communities by understanding our past and what has come before. Remembrance is not just about looking back; it's about learning how to move forward together. To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk

    Who We Are: Remembering as an antidote to never-ending newness.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 16:41


    In this episode of our ongoing series, 'Who We Are,' Will continues to reflect on the theme of remembrance, exploring how it can serve as an antidote to the constant desire for newness in our society today.To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk

    Who We Are: Remembering as an antidote to greed.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 22:00


    In this sermon, David Day speaks about the freedom we can receive when we engage with generosity with people we meet, as part of the series on Who We Are. To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk

    Who We Are: Remembering as a counter-cultural act.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 22:47


    Will begins the sermon series, Who We Are, by exploring how remembering can help us to understand ourselves as a church.To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk

    Trinity Sunday | John 3:1-17

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 27:33


    This is a sermon on Trinity Sunday by our ordinand on placement, Tim Riman. To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk

    Pentecost Sunday | Acts 2:1-47

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 18:24


    This sermon is by Revd Maeve Sherlock as she closes our Resurrected Church sermon series. This sermon was recorded on Pentecost. To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk

    The Resurrected Church: Devoted to Giving 2 | Luke 21:1-4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 24:49


    In this episode, our vicar Will is looking at giving again, this time answering some of the more practical questions people may have about giving. This concludes our Easter-Pentecost series looking at what it means to be a church in light of the resurrection. To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk

    The Resurrected Church: Devoted to Giving | Exodus 35:20-36:7

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 31:46


    In this episode, Will speaks about what giving what might look like for each of us and what it might look like as a community. This is part of a wider series exploring giving. To find out more visit https://www.stnics.org.uk/giving

    The Resurrected Church: Devoted To Praise | Acts 16:22-34

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 15:44


    In this episode, Amelia Enstone brings us the third sermon in our series The Resurrected Church. This week, she talks to us about what it means to be devoted to praise in our own lives & our families and in the life of our church. To find out more visit: www.stnics.org.uk

    The Resurrected Church: Devoted to Breaking Bread | Luke 22:14-20

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 31:11


    In this episode, our vicar Will Foulger talks to us about communion and what it means for us as a church and as individuals. This is the second sermon in our series The Resurrected Church looking at the early church. 

    The Resurrected Church: Devoted to Teaching | Acts 4:1-13

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 16:00


    In this episode, Revd Maeve Sherlock kicks off our new sermon series looking at the Resurrected Church. This week we are looking at what it looks like to be a church devoted to teaching. To find out more visitwww.stnics.org.uk

    Easter Sunday | Joy! | John 20:1-20

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 17:09


    This is the sermon recording from our Easter Sunday service. Our vicar, Will Foulger takes us through John 20. Because this is from Easter Sunday our church was a little noiser than normal, but we still hope you enjoy the sermon. To find out more visit: www.stnics.org.uk

    The King of Joy | Mark 11:1-11

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 20:29


    In this episode David Day, bring us our final episode of our Lent series From Happiness to Joy. This week David explores Mark's Gospel looking at Jesus as the King of Joy. To find out more visit: www.stnics.org.uk

    Happiness to Joy Part 2 | Matthew 4:1-11, Deuteronomy 6:4-5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 20:34


    In this episode Revd Dr Will Fougler looks back at our journey so far through Lent searching for the joy of the Lord in a world which desires happiness most. This is the final episode in our series looking at Happiness to Joy, if you would like to join us for a service over Easter find out more at www.stnics.org.uk. 

    Finding Joy Through Remembering | Deuteronomy 6:4-5 & 8:10-18

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 22:15


    In this episode, Hannah Wilkinson takes us through how we can find joy through remembering all that the Lord has done for us and remembering that it is the Lord who provides everything for us. This is the fourth episode in our Lent series on Happiness to Joy. 

    Finding Joy Through Dedication | Deuteronomy 6:4-5 & 8:10-18

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 27:37


    In this episode Revd Dr Will Foulger takes us through how we can find joy through dedication. This is the third episode in our Lent series looking at moving from Happiness to Joy. To find out more visit:www.stnics.org.uk/easter

    Finding Joy Through Obedience | Deuteronomy 6:4-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 26:41


    In this episode, Revd David Day speaks to us on how to find joy through obedience through the words of the Shema. To find out more check out www.stnics.org.uk/easter

    From Happiness to Joy 1 | Matthew 3:13 - 4:11

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 29:00


    In this episode, our vicar Will Foulger invites us into the first episode of our Lent series From Happiness to Joy. Today Will reminds us that when in the wilderness and on the cross Jesus was after joy in our salvation, and not the happiness of the world.To find out more or join us live online head to www.stnics.org.uk

    Mountain-Top Moments and the Transfiguration | Mark 9:2-9

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 18:05


    In this episode, Archdeacon Ven. Libby Wilkinson speaks to us about the Transfiguration and mountain-top moments of faith. This is the final episode in our short sermon series Seeing Jesus Afresh. We now move on to our Lent series, From Happiness to Joy. Find out more at www.stnics.org.uk/easter.

    Jesus & the Whole World | John 1:1-14

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 21:22


    In this episode, Hannah Wilkinson preaches on John 1:1-14. This is the fifth episode in our series 'Seeing Jesus Afresh'. In this preach Hannah talks about God's glory as it appears in our world. 

    Jesus & Evil | Mark 1: 21-28

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 21:01


    In this episode, Ruth Stokes takes us through a passage from the beginning of Mark. This is the fourth sermon in our series 'Seeing Jesus Afresh'. 

    Water Into Wine | John 2:1-12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 24:47


    In this episode, Revd Dr Will Foulger continues our sermon series 'Seeing Jesus Afresh'. Will dissects the passage, talking of the wine of the kingdom, and what this passage reveals to us about Jesus and his character.

    Come and See | John 1:43-51

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 17:29


    In this episode, Amelia Enstone brings us the second sermon of our series, Seeing Jesus Afresh. In this episode, Amelia looks the calling of Philip and Nathanael and what we can learn from the passage about sharing our own faith. 

    Jesus & the Magi | Matthew 2: 1-12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 22:47


    In this episode, Revd. Dr Will Foulger kicks off our new sermon series Seeing Jesus Afresh. Here he talks about the appearance of the magi and what it tells us about Jesus. To find out more visit: www.stnics.org.uk

    How Can We Be Changed By God? Luke 19:1-10

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 20:58


    In this episode, Revd Dr Will Fougler closes our 40 weeks series, looking finally at how can we allow ourselves to be changed by God. He preaches from the story of Zacchaeus in Luke's Gospel. To find out more head to:www.stnics.org.uk/40weeks

    How Can We Become More Expectant for God? Luke 18:35-42

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 24:33


    In this episode, Revd Dr Will Fougler continues our 40 weeks series, looking today at how we can become more expectant on God in this time. He preaches on a story of faith and dedication from Luke's Gospel. To find out more head to: www.stnics.org.uk/40weeks

    How Can We Become More Dependent on God? Luke 7:36-50

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 20:24


    In this episode, Revd Dr Will Fougler continues our 40 weeks series, looking today at how we can become more dependent on God in this time. He preaches on a great story of faith from Luke's Gospel. To find out more head to:www.stnics.org.uk/40weeks

    What's At The Centre? Exodus 33: 1-17

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 23:20


    In this episode, Revd Dr Will Foulger preaches on Exodus 33:1-17. As part of this, he launches our 40 weeks plan to grow increasingly dependent on God, expectant for God, and changed by God. In this time, we will be committing to new practices and rhythms to enable us to do this. To find out more head to www.stnics.org.uk/40weeks.

    Teach us How to Pray | Luke 11:1-13

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 23:04


    Teach us How to Pray | Scripture: Luke 11:1-13 | Preaching: Jeff Hattan

    Mark's Gospel: Coming Close to Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 25:24


    Mark's Gospel: Coming Close to Jesus | Scripture: Mark 3:20–34 | Preaching: Philip Plyming

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