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GOD: Is Protector

David Stroud |

Life is not always easy, and in difficult times it helps us to know that God is powerful enough to get us through. This week, David ends our series by looking at Exodus 17 and God’s promise to be our...

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GOD: Is Father - Romans 8:14-17

Liam Thatcher |

We’ve seen that God is Love, but He is not simply ‘loving’ in a vague or impersonal sense. The Bible describes Him as our Father. In this talk, Liam looks at how we relate to God as Father, and what...

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GOD: Is Love

Thomas Mesfin |

Many people imagine that God is distant, disinterested, or downright angry! The truth is far more shocking: God is Love. The Bible portrays Him as someone who not only knows who we are, but loves, cares about and wants the...

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GOD: Is Provider

Tim Frisby |

Christians believe that God didn’t simply create the world and then leave us to it; He is involved in every area of our life, providing for us and sustaining us. In this talk, Tim looks at God’s provision of a...

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GOD: Is Holy

Matt Ellis |

What would it be like to see God? In the Bible when people saw God they regularly describes Him as ‘holy.’ But what does that mean, and how does it affect the way we ought to live? In this, the...

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GOD: Is Creator

Joel Kendall |

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” When we think of God as creator it is all too easy to get caught up in the details – how? when? and over how long? But what does it...

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Stand Alone Talks: The Prodigal Son - Luke 15:11-32

Adrian Holloway |

How does God feel about you? What kind of Father is he? This week was our baptism service, and Adrian spoke on Jesus’ most famous parable: the Prodigal Son.

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DNA: Friend - John 15:1-17

Andy Tilsley |

Fewer statements could be more audacious than this: God calls us His friends! In week three of our DNA series, Andy looks at what it means to be a friend of God, and how we can learn to rely on...

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London Flies

Abigail Malortie |

Have you ever wondered what it must be like to be a fly? I mean, as in one of those that gets to settle, unnoticed, on a wall and take in all the fullness, complexity and diversity of life? London...

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Esther: Scene IV Rest - Esther 7-10

Liam Thatcher |

The story of Esther reaches its climax with a battle of epic proportions. As Esther seeks a way to save the Jewish people from destruction, we learn about the theme of rest, and get a glimpse of a day to...

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Esther: Scene III Character - Esther 5-6

Andy Tilsley |

Character will define you more than anything else, so how do you build it? In week three of this series, Andy draws examples from the lives of Mordecai and Esther in an individualistic culture.

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Esther: Scene II Call - Esther 3-4

Abigail Malortie |

When Haman launches a plot to destroy the Jewish people, Esther is presented with the challenge and opportunity to intervene on their behalf. In this talk, we look at God’s challenging call on our lives and the ways in which He...

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Esther: Scene I Preparation - Esther 1-2

Tim Frisby |

The book of Esther tells the story of a Jewish girl who became the Queen of Persia and saved her people from a plot to destroy them. In the first week of our new series, Tim Frisby looks at Esther’s...

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LittleBig Church: God Gives Gifts - Ephesians 4:7-16

David Stroud |

In Ephesians 4, Paul speaks about gifts that God has given for the strengthening of the church. What are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers? Do these roles still exist today? And what difference do they make to the way...

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LittleBig Church: Fighting for Unity - Ephesians 3:14; Ephesians 4:6

Andy Tilsley |

The word ‘university’ literally means ‘unity in diversity.’ This is a brilliant picture of what God wants for His church; a diverse people who are deeply united and closely knit. This week, we will look at Paul’s prayer for the...

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LittleBig Church: The Wisdom of God - Ephesians 3:1-13

David Stroud |

If you were to ask around, what do people think of the church, I wonder what answers you would hear? Boring? Irrelevant? Out of date? God’s view of the church is altogether more positive. In this talk, we see that...

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LittleBig Church: The Head and the Body - Ephesians 1:15-23

Andy Tilsley |

In the second week of our new series, Andy looks at Paul’s prayer for the Ephesian church, considering what it means for us to be called the body of Christ.  

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LittleBig Church: Blessed Beyond Belief - Ephesians 1:1-14

David Stroud |

Today we launch into a series on the book of Ephesians, with a breathtaking look at the enormous string of blessings that are available for disciples of Jesus.

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Stand Alone Talks: Easter Special - 1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Matt Ellis |

This week Matt Ellis looks at why Christianity hinges on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and how the resurrection enables us to live new “risen lives” with him today. Andy Tilsley’s thoughts on getting comfy this easter

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Teach Us To Pray: God on Mute - isaiah 58; james 4; psalm 37; job

David Stroud |

Sometimes it feels like God is silent – like we pray in faith, but our prayers go unanswered. This can be difficult to understand, both emotionally and theologically. This talk will look at what is really going on in these...

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Teach Us To Pray: Standing in the Gap - Exodus 32

David Stroud |

Intercessory prayer: what is it, what does it achieve, and how should we do it? In this talk, David looks at what it means to ‘stand in the gap’ and pray on behalf of others, our city and our nation.

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Teach Us To Pray: Cry, Wait, Hope - Psalm 130

Andy Tilsley |

Isn’t the church full of hypocrites? Why is life just so busy? Why hasn’t God answered that prayer? What is there in life to look forward to? And what on earth does any of that have to do with prayer?...

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Teach Us To Pray: Wicked Man, Willing God - Luke 18:1-8

Liam Thatcher |

This week we launched a new series on prayer by looking at the parable of the widow and the wicked judge in Luke 18, considering how the character of God motivates us to pray.

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Stand Alone Talks: Worship and your Wallet - John 12:1-8

David Stroud |

In a city where so many things compete for our passion, David looks at what really matters, and how this affects the way in which we use our money.

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Kingdom Come: Access - Matthew 27:27-56

David Stroud |

This talk looks at the crucifixion of Jesus, his resurrection, and the implications for Christians today. David Stroud continues our series on the kingdom of God, with a message about Jesus’ power, grace, forgiveness and ultimate victory over sin, death...

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Guest Speakers: Baptism

Amy Orr-Ewing |

Amy is the Training Director of the Ravi Zacharias Trust and Director of Programmes for the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. She speaks at many universities, churches, and conferences, has written several books and lectures on Christian apologetics worldwide.

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Kingdom Come: Forgiveness - Matthew 18: 21-25

David Stroud |

David Stroud continues our series on the kingdom of God by looking at the parable of the unmerciful servant. We are called to be people who live aware of the great forgiveness of God and forgive one another freely. Sounds...

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Kingdom Come: Value - Matthew 13:44-46

Adrian Holloway |

Adrian Holloway speaks from Matthew as we continue our series on the kingdom of God, and its message for us in 21st century London life. This week we’re looking at the parable of the hidden treasure and the pearl, which...

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Kingdom Come: Justice - Matthew 5:38-48

David Stroud |

This week we looked at Matthew 5:38-48, and considered what the Kingdom response should be when people wrong us. Jesus taught that we should not retaliate like for like. Neither should we become a ‘doormat’ for people to trample over....

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Kingdom Come: Promise - Matthew 3:1-12

David Stroud |

This week we launched our new series ‘Kingdom Come’ looking at the theme of the Kingdom in the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus was always talking about the Kingdom, and so it follows that his message should be our message too....

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Stand Alone Talks: Building a Temple for God - 2 Chronicles 29

David Stroud |

This week David Stroud took us through King David’s account of preperations for building the temple

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Jonah: God’s Heart - Jonah 4

Adrian Holloway |

Adrian closes our series on Jonah by looking at Jonah’s anger at God when He choses to save Nineveh.

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Jonah: God’s Mercy - Jonah 2

Andy Tilsley |

Andy continues our series on Jonah by looking at the importance of reaching a city in need.

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Origins: The Origin of Hope - Genesis 11:27-32

Simon Ash |

In this, the last week of the Origins series, Simon Ash looks at how, through Abram, God brings hope out of a hopeless people and hopeless situation.

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Origins: The Origin of Language - Genesis 11:1-9

Rhys Scott |

Rhys looks at why our human communication is so fragmented and, what is God’s plan for our restoration.

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Origins: The Origin of Shame - Genesis 9:20-29

Adrian Holloway |

Adrian continues the Origins series by looking at the story of Noah’s drunkenness and how Jesus, from the line of Shem covers our guilt.

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Origins: The Origin of Covenant - Genesis 8:1-9:17

Andy Tilsley |

Andy Tilsley continues our series on Genesis, by looking at our third talk on the life of Noah and the story of the flood. He unpacks how God decides to deal with the problem of evil in the human heart....

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Origins: The Origin of Protection - Genesis 7:6-24

Adrian Holloway |

Adrian looks at how God took responsibility for ensuring Noah’s protection and what kind of protection we can expect from Jesus for us.

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Origins: The Origin of Death - Genesis 5:1-32

Tim Frisby |

This week, Tim continues our Origins series by looking at how death is universal and unnatural but has also been conquered by Jesus.

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Origins: The Origin of Civilisation - Genesis 4:17-26

David Stroud |

Our series on ‘Origins’ continues as David Stroud opens up Genesis 4:17-26 as we look at how culture, and technology and civilisation developed in the Bible. We’ll be looking at what we can learn from this passage and what our...

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Origins: The Origin of Religion - Genesis 4:1-16

Adrian Holloway |

We continue our series through Genesis 1-11, as we look at the story of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4:1-16. Adrian Holloway will be looking at how division and bitterness came between people as a result of sin, and what...

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Origins: The Origin of Rest - Genesis 2:1-3

Adrian Holloway |

Adrian looks at the biblical basis for the sabbath and how we can find precious time for rest in the busy city life of London.

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Origins: The Origin Of The World - Genesis 1:1-25

David Stroud |

David Stroud continues our series on Genesis 1-11, by exploring Genesis 1:1-25 and looking at what the Bible has to say about creation, its purpose and our role in it.

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Origins: The Origin of God - Genesis 1:1

David Stroud |

As we opened our series on Genesis 1-11, David challenged us on the need to have a Christian worldview that keeps the Creator God right at the centre.

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The Worshipping Church: Worship in Truth - John 4

Rhys Scott |

To worship God we must first understand who God is. Rhys shows us how the revealed truth of scripture provides the fuel for our fires of worship.

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The Worshipping Church: Engaging with God - Psalm 95

David Stroud |

David encourages us to worship God passionately, using both our minds and our bodies, as he continues our series on worship, looking at Psalm 95.