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This week we celebrate the culmination of our month of prayer with Church Planting Sunday. This is a day where we remind ourselves of our church vision to Make Disciples, Transform Communities and Plant Churches, as well as look forward to see where God is calling us. Gareth returns from being sent out from SPS to All Saints Poplar with call to get up and go. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting...

This week Raff brings our Manifest series to a close. We've looked at seeing and seeking God, but now we discover how we can show God to the world around us. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold...

This week Mark continues our Manifest series, diving into Luke 11 and what it looks like to seek God in prayer. Ask. Seek. Knock. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold hope and generous love, a c...

This week Brigid continues our Manifest Series, looking at Jesus appearing on the Emmaus road and how we can refresh our prayer posture to better see God at work. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of...

This week, Phil kicks off a brand new series for January, looking at Epiphany and the story of the Magi. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold hope and generous love, a chapel of rest for all, a...

This week, Abie leads us in the midst of the Christmas celebrations to look at the journey of the Shepherds. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold hope and generous love, a chapel of rest for all...

This week, Phil explores the purpose of the Incarnation, drawing on Colossians 1:15–20, one of Paul’s great Christological hymns. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold hope and generous love, a c...

This week, Brigid continues our Advent series, diving into what we really mean by "God with us". Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold hope and generous love, a chapel of rest for all, a refuge t...

This week, Michael spoke to us about the Promise of the Incarnation - the prophetic hope found in Isaiah 9 that a great light would break into humanity’s deepest darkness. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We ar...

In the final week of our Formation series, we explored one of the strangest moments in 2 Kings and discovered a powerful truth for discipleship today. Through Jehoash’s half-hearted arrows and the life-giving touch of Elisha’s bones, Phil reminded us that formation is never only about what God does in us, but what God wants to grow through us. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/dock...

This week Phil explored the story of Elisha and his servant in 2 Kings 6, a moment where two people stand in the same place and see two completely different realities. The servant sees only danger, but Elisha sees the presence and power of God surrounding them. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church...

This week, Michael spoke to us about expectations and reality in God’s formation process, through the story of Naaman’s healing in 2 Kings 5. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold hope and genero...

This week Michael spoke to us about picking up the mantle - the passing of prophetic authority from Elijah to Elisha, and what it teaches us about how God forms us. We explored how the “mantle” represents a divine calling that is not chosen by us but entrusted to us by God. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks...

This week, Abie dives into a powerful moment in the life of Elijah when God asks him "What are you doing here?" Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold hope and generous love, a chapel of rest for...

This week Michael spoke to us about Elijah’s dramatic showdown with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel — a story that reveals not just God’s power, but His heart to restore His people. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for wor...

This week, Brigid continues our Formation series, looking at 3 powerful moments in the life of Elijah, and how they show us how we can be more dependent on God. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of b...

This week, Brigid kicks off our brand new teaching series, Formation, diving into the building blocks of discipleship through the stories of Elijah and Elisha. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bo...

This week Phil continues our Vision & Values series by looking at our context: right here in the East End, in this Harbour of Hope. Drawing from Jeremiah 29, he challenges us to learn the art of landing well. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have...

This week Phil continued our Vision and Values series, looking at the heartbeat that shapes everything we do at SPS. From Acts 2, he unpacked our five values — Presence, Participation, Party, Partnership, and Planting. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of year...

This week Phil began our new vision series by looking at 2 Corinthians and reminding us that discipleship is shaped by where we give our attention. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold hope and...

This week, Brigid dives into the story of Esther. A fascinating story in which God is not mentioned once, and yet is at it's heart. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold hope and generous love, a...

This week, Abie breaks down the story of David and Goliath, to show us how it's not the size of our problems that matter, but the size of our God. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold hope and g...

This week, Mark unpacks the story of Joseph as part of our Summer Sunday School series. This series, we're breaking down classic biblical stories that many of us may have heard as children, to see what relevance they hold for us today. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For...

This week Brigid concludes our Romans Revisited series with a powerful message on unity in diversity, grounded in Romans 15. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are full of bold hope and generous love, a chapel...

This week, Michael explores how being chosen by God before the foundation of the world shapes our identity, hope, and holiness as exiles in a world that is not our home. Dive deeper into this talk by visiting sps.church/docks Who are we? We are the church on the highway, the church in the docks, the church with the big red door. For hundreds of years we have been a harbour for worshippers. We are...