Woodlands Metro Talks

Philip returns to Metro to bring the final talk in our Renovation of the Heart series, looking at the woman at the well and why tag is the most important game you can play.

Clare brings us the next talk in our Renovation of the Heart series, looking at Zaccheaus and how redemption is about a complete change of life.

Matt comes to talk to us about confession as we continue our series on Renovation of the Heart.The resources he references are available here:https://bridgetown.church/teachings/teach-us-to-pray/search-me-and-know-mehttps://bibleproject.com/podcasts/psalms-language-prayer-part-3-prayer-confessions/

Laura brings us our first talk in the series Renovation of the Heart, looking at the prodigal son.

Dave comes to conclude both Woodlands Prayer Week & our series Prayer is the Key, looking at our responsibilities to guard and be watchful.

Chaz opens prayer week by talking about the role of the Holy Spirit in our prayers.The form she references at the start is the Metro Weekend Away sign up form, which is live now here: https://woodlands.churchsuite.com/events/uuaygeve/

Laura talks to us about Metro's 2025 highlights and what she feels is God's vision for us in 2026 and what we can be doing to lean into it and find out what His vision for us as individuals is.

Happy New Year! Steve brings us the first in a brand new series for 2026 as we Prepare For Prayer (Week).

Back with another extraordinary spoken word piece for Metro Carols it's Marc Davies on the Unexpected King.

Laura brings us our Carols special preach on the unexpected king, featuring testimony from Hattie.

Matthew brings us the first in our advent talk series King Sized, talking about the Humble King and what having a king who is humble means for our lives.

At our baptism service Laura brings us a talk on authentic faith.

Matthew brings us the next in our series Tough Talks, looking at what it means to follow Jesus who died on the cross.

Dave brings the first talk in our new series Tough Talk, as he looks at Jesus' challenging sayings in regards to money.

Ruth brings us our final part of the Destination X series, looking at Paul's journey to Rome in Acts 27 & 28, and what we can take from this.This episode includes the audio from a video by Lineage Journey on youtube.

Looking at Acts 26 and Paul sharing his testimony we hear from members of the Metro community on what brought them to faith.

Anna brings us another Destination X talk, looking at Paul's courage in sharing his story.

Steve brings us a special baptism service preach looking at what it means to find Jesus and how that impacts our lives and our actions.

Catherine brings us the next installment of Destination X, looking at Paul's visit to Ephesus and what it means to be convicted by God.

Dave comes to talk in our series Destination X, about Paul's trip to Athens and how we can share the story of Jesus even in the face of challenges.

Laura starts our new series: Destination X, with a talk on Paul's travels in Philippi, looking specifically at Acts 16: 16-40.

Tim brings us a stand alone talk about spiritual disciplines and how persuing them can benefit our lives and faith.

Dave brings us our final part of the series on Colossians, looking at prayer.

On Metro's 10th birthday Laura talks to us about presents, what to wear for special occasions and how love is the coolest outfit of all.

Matt brings part three of our Colossians series, talking on part of chapter three, as to what it means to be lost in a forest, and what Paul means when he wants us to put to death things in our life.

Steve brings us part 2 of our series about Colossians, looking at chapter 2 and what it means to move from death to life in Christ.

Laura kicks off our new series based in Colossians thinking about what it means to live life to the full with a talk on A Worthy Life.Be warned, at 1 min 30 it gets loud!

Luke concludes our series on using the Psalms to navigate common emotions in life by talking about Contentment.

Dave brings us our third in the series on the Psalms, looking at uncertainty and how we tackle it.

We hear from Laura on the topic of overcoming fear, as we continue our series looking at how the Psalms can help us navigate life's emotions.

Chaz brings us the first in our new series: Navigating Life with the Psalms, where with the help of Psalm 136 and science, she explains how Gratitude can redefine our relationships with God and bring a whole host of beneficial side effects.

Dave Mitchell brings us another talk in our series on the Holy Spirit focussing on how the Holy Spirit helps us to worship God.

Andy kicks off our new series The Holy Spirit for Everyone with a talk about generosity.

Dave concludes our Woodlands Church Family Values series by talking about Expectancy. What can we do as a community to be expectant and why is it so important that we are?

Laura gives our third talk in the Woodlands Church Family values series focussing on Empowered. Tying in nicely with it being Pentacost Laura talks about what it means to be empowered by the Holy Spirit and how we can see that in our lives.

Deb Marsh visits us from Highgrove to continue our series about Woodlands Church Family culture. Talking about authenticity, Deb reflects on how that plays out in our relationships with each other and also with God, as well as touching on how our modern society has affected our view of authenticity.The book Deb references is Platforms to Pillars by Mark Sayers.

Dave brings us the first in a new series Our Culture which focuses on The Woodlands Church Family values and how we can represent them.We look at being Welcoming and the ways Jesus did this and what barriers there might be for people looking to be welcomed at Metro.

Steve takes us on an exploration of Romans 8 v 31-39 as he explains why it's one of his favourite parts of the bible, and how we can never be separated from the love of God.

Dave brings us the final part of our Dinner With Jesus series looking at Peter's redemptive conversation with Jesus on the beach.

Laura continues our Dinner With Jesus series, bringing us her word for Easter Sunday and reflecting on the importance of invitation in our faith.

Returning to our Dinner With Jesus series, Martin brings us a talk reflecting on Palm Sunday and the Last Supper.

Rob Scott Cook comes to speak to us about his vision for Metro for the year, the Holy Spirit and how prayer and prophecy impact our lives.

Dave brings us the second talk in our new series: Dinner with Jesus. We look at the feeding of the five thousand in Luke 9 and uncover how this miracle is relevant to how we want to be living our lives.

Matt Forth brings us the first talk in our new series: Dinner With Jesus, where he looks at how Jesus used meals to connect with and minister to those around him.

Dave talks to us about the Sermon on the Mount and what Jesus' call to fix our eyes on heaven can look like in our lives.

Laura brings us a talk about the role prophecy plays in our relationship with God and how we can seek that gift.

Laura brings us the final part of our Seasons of the Soul series, focussing on Autumn and what it means to be contented in all situations.

WARNING: The recording started late on this one so it starts quite loud mid sentence!Dave Mitchell comes to speak to us on the third part of our Seasons of the Soul series, talking about the fruitfullness of Summer and how that plays out in our lives.So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. - Colossians 2:6-7

Continuing our February series, Jayne Taylor comes to talk to us on God doing new things in our lives and how we can look for them.Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.- Isaiah 43: 18-19

As we start our new series: Seasons of the Soul, Marc talks to us about Winter and what we should keep in mind in times when we feel like God is not with us or not talking to us. "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing." - Ecclesiastes

As we conclude prayer week Dan talks to us about Defiant Prayer and old testament role models.