Podcast appearances and mentions of Martin Charlesworth

This week Ian speaks with Natalie Williams. Natalie is the co-author of four books, including A Call to Act (2020) and Invisible Divides (2022). She is passionate about the church being a place of overflowing mercy, especially for those trapped in poverty. Natalie grew up in relative poverty in the deprived seaside town of Hastings. She became a Christian at 15, which changed her life completely. Natalie has been involved with Jubilee+ since its first year, and took over from founder Martin Charlesworth as Jubilee+ chief executive in April 2021. You can find her books here https://jubilee-plus.org/books/ and more about Jubilee Plus here https://jubilee-plus.org/about/ 

Back in 1979 Ros and I were part of a lovely small community in Oxford set up by the Anglican church I was working for. We will always remember Martin Charlesworth writing this song and singing it to us for the first time. Megan kindly sang it for us at one of our recording events; it is as lovely as ever more than forty years later.

Today Martin begins to unpack the story of how God planned to rescue mankind from the consequences of the fall, beginning with Abraham. 

Martin introduces our new 6 part series 'The Big Picture' outlining how creation  fitted in to God's long term plans for us.

Martin brings as a message for this our annual harvest service. 

Martin continues in Acts 19. He use this story to talk about what kind of things can be 'gods' in our lives today.

We move into Acts 18 as Martin explores how walked in faith and looks at the importance of team work. 

Martin speaks on a key moment for defining the early Church.

We return to our series on the book of Acts. This is a turning point in Acts as the church's mission takes a big step forward.

Martin, looks at an key moment where tragedy gives rise to opportunity for the early church.

The early church overcomes setbacks and opposition

Natalie Williams and Martin Charlesworth from Jubilee Plus share the lessons they've learned in seeking to live a poverty-busting lifestyle, and give us their call to act in 2021.https://jubilee-plus.orgTwitter@jubileeplus @natwillnatterTo buy A Call To Act:https://standrewsbookshop.co.uk/product/a-call-to-act/

Martin Charlesworth from Barnabus Community Church continues our current preach series, talking about money and possessions.

In this talk Martin explores the issue of loss as a threat to mental health and discusses relevant biblical insights.

This week we start a new series. The book of Acts starts with the dramatic account of Jesus’ return to heaven and final instructions to his apostles.

Picking up again on our series on the book of Philippians Martin talks about how to get our life priorities right in the light of eternal realities.

In this talk Martin brings reflections on current race issues in the UK.

Martin starts our series on the book of Philippians with his talk, 'Partnership in the Gospel' – a local church committed to international mission

Martin looks at Psalm 46 as the first in a four part series looking at trusting God in difficult times.

Happy Easter from everyone at The Praxis Centre for Hope and Activism. Natalie Williams from Jubilee Plus and Kings Church in Hastings shows us how mercy is a thread through Jesus' whole life and how Easter gives us hope that his mission can live on through us!@natwillnatterJubilee-plus.org @jubileeplusFacebook and Insta: /jubileeplusBooks from Natalie: A Church for the Poor (2017) and The Myth of the Undeserving Poor (2014), plus A Call to Act (2020, available to pre-order (co-authored with Martin Charlesworth).

Martin explains how this event is part of the great story of the last days of Jesus’ life on earth.

Martin concludes this series describing the eternal world that is being prepared for God’s people.

In this talk Martin focuses on the role of Jesus’ role as judge after his Second Coming.

This study of 1 Corinthians 15 helps us understand the reality of the resurrection hope.

The second talk in this series highlights the central importance of the ‘Second Coming’ in biblical teaching on the future.

Martin looks deeper into both the theological and practical outworking from his Sunday morning Talk of the same title given on the 8-9-19

Martin gives an overview of the issue of environmentalism, combining biblical, scientific and social justice perspectives.

In this seminar Martin will use his experience leading Jubilee+ to give an overview of the big challenges and amazing opportunities facing churches at this crucial time in national life and in world mission.

In this talk we discuss the key moment in which David is miraculously called by God.

In this talk Martin explores the significance of Samuel in the life of Israel and what we can learn from his life.

Martin Charlesworth is Leader of Jubilee Plus, Senior Leader of Barnabas Church Shrewsbury, Co-Author of ‘A Church for the Poor and ‘The Myth of the Undeserving Poor’.At this year's One Church Conference, Martin speaks to us from various texts on the theme of "God's heart for the poor".

We explore ways of speaking up and acting on ethical issues on the frontline.

Martin introduces this series on the work place with a biblical frame work.

Martin Charlesworth digs deeper the Biblical prospective and practical outworking of spiritual warfare.

Relationships in the home – Paul’s instructions for the conduct of Christian households.

Martin Charlesworth explores the foundations for healthy church life laid down in Paul's letter to the Ephesians.

Martin continues the Ephesians series and develops Paul’s vision of the church as a multicultural and international community of faith across the ages

In the opening talk Martin begins to unfold the Christmas story as described in the gospel of Luke.

Back in our days in community in Oxford in 1980, at a time when we were being called to deepen our life of prayer for the nations, Martin Charlesworth wrote this powerful call from Lord to be intercessors for Him. With Megan singing it for us, this is a really beautiful as well as a powerful call from the Lord. You’ll want to hear it more than once to take the powerful words, as well as the lovely melody, deeper into your heart.

In this talk Martin discusses how Jesus can be both fully God and fully man at the same time and why this is such an important part of Christian faith.

This is a Harvest service talk in which Martin looks as some biblical perspectives on food and explains some ways in which Barnabas is involved in supporting those facing challenges in provision of food.

This is the second talk of our series on the Trinity. Here Martin explores how the three persons of the Trinity are involved together in the work of salvation.

This is the opening talk of our series on the Trinity. Here Martin explores the wonderful mystery that God is eternally three persons in one godhead. This will provide the framework for our subsequent talks on the three persons of the Trinity.

Martin looks at the lessons we can learn about faith in God’s power, from Joshua's conquest of Jericho.