Community Church Leeds

Paul's letter to early Christians in Rome has a lot to teach us about how we engage with our communities. How can we move away from individualism, to becoming a light where we live? Passage: Romans 13 Series: Romans Speaker: Claire Wong Date: 09/27/26

This passage explores what our ‘true and proper worship’ looks like: Worshipful Relationships and Worshipful Service. God has made us all with valuable gifts - let’s use them to worship him! Passage: Romans 12: 3 - 21 Series: Romans Speaker: Sam Neal Date: 09/20/26

Keeping God's mercy in view, shapes how we live and inspires a response. Our logical response to His ultimate sacrifice is to give our whole selves to Him. Passage: Romans 12: 1-2 Speaker: Andy Barclay-Watt Series: Romans Date: 09/14/26

Romans 10:1–21 may initially seem like a theological maze, but beneath the complexity is a wonderfully simple Gospel. In this sermon, we explore five simple truths: our problem is sin, our solution is Christ, our Gospel is to believe and call on Jesus, our calling is to make Christ known, and a warning that the Gospel can still be rejected. Passage: Romans 10:1-21 Series: Romans Speaker: Adrian Ba...

These are some complicated chapters - but Paul’s message is clear: the more we look at God’s sovereignty, plans and purposes, the more we should rejoice in His mercy and grace. Passage: Romans 9, Romans 11 Series: Romans Speaker: Abby Date: 08/30/26

This is the last in the series about the Lord's prayer, where we look at God's kingdom, power and glory. We look at what it is to live out God's kingdom on earth and the opportunity to be part of this and pray with others in our communities and the worldwide church. We explore what it means to realign our focus onto God. Passage: Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 2:1-14; Ephesians 3:20-21; Revelati...

“Lead us not into temptation” is a prayer acknowledging our weakness and asking God to guide our steps with wisdom and discernment. “Deliver us from evil” asks God to protect us from deception, fear, temptation, pride, bitterness, division, and every strategy of the enemy. It is also a prayer for inward deliverance from pride, selfish ambition, unbelief, anger, unforgiveness, and spiritual blindne...

In this sermon, we take a fresh look at one of the shortest and most familiar lines in the Lord’s Prayer: “Give us this day our daily bread.” We explore what Jesus teaches us about the generosity of our heavenly Father, trusting Him one day at a time, and praying not only for ourselves but as part of God’s family. As these familiar words shape our hearts, they also shape the way we live with one a...

There is abounding freedom found in forgiveness that can be life-changing. Choosing to say sorry or to forgive is not always easy - it can be a journey. But it is a requirement; the Bible says to be forgiven, we ourselves must forgive others. This underscores the fourth line of the Lord’s Prayer. Passage: Matthew 6:12; Matthew 6:14-15; Ephesians 1:7; Romans 3:23; Matthew 18:21-22 Series: The Lord&...

As we explore "your kingdom come your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" we develop a deep longing for the kingdom of God, we choose to make Jesus our king and we are propelled in to active prayer to see heaven break through here on this earth. In this world, city and in us. Passage: Revelation 21:1-4, Matthew 10:7-8, Luke 22:42 Series: The Lord's Prayer Speaker: Caroline Denm...

This message explores how the Lord’s Prayer begins not with our needs, but with who God is - our Father, both intimate and holy. Calling Him “Father” isn’t just a comfort; it’s a calling to live in a way that reflects His character and makes His name known. Passage: Matthew 6:9 Series: The Lord's Prayer Speaker: Gemma Robinson Date: 07/19/2026

Through James we have been exploring what a ‘living faith’ looks like. In this last talk of the series we unpack what a living faith looks like in community, through all the highs and lows of life. And this is through a dependence on God, but not only that, it’s also through a dependence on each other. Passage: James 5:13-20; 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 Series: James Speaker: Anna Charles Date: 07/12/26

We live in a world of uncertainty, suffering and injustice in which our adversary, the devil, seeks to undermine our faith in God. Coupled with our own frailties and impatience in a fast-paced world, we are often tempted to waver and lose heart. Just as stakes support weak plants against threats of the wind, rain and the weight of plants' own growth until they reach full potential, James invit...

In James 5:1-6, we see one of the harshest warnings in the whole of the New Testament as James warns the early church against a love of money. James exposes three ways wealth can corrupt us: polluted treasures (trusting in temporary riches), polluted relationships (exploiting others for financial gain), and polluted hearts (allowing greed to harden us towards God and people). Passage: James 5: 1-6...

Certain plants must be trained to a trellis to direct their growth. This passage teaches us to be "trained" to three trellises in our Christian walk: a gracious heart, a trusting heart, and a humble heart. Passage: James 4:11-17 Series: James Speaker: Sam Neal Date: 06/21/2026

How does James help us to be “all in Christians”? Passage: James 4:1-10 Series: James Speaker: Bekah Atkins Date: 06/07/26

James tells us that there are two types of wisdom: one will enrich your life while the other breeds chaos and lies. How can we tell them apart and what can we do to weave godly wisdom into our everyday lives? Passage: James 3:13-18, Proverbs 2:6-11 Series: James Speakers: Claire Wong Date: 05/31/26

In this sermon we consider how the tongue is hugely powerful, is plumbed into our hearts, and by God's grace, and with the transformative help of the Holy Spirit, can be tamed! Passage: James 3:1-12 Series: James Speaker: Adrian Hide Date: 05/24/26

James begins with a mistake people were making and still make – thinking that just believing in God is the same as real living faith. Real living faith changes lives. This real living faith is meant to grow by looking up and doing, looking around and doing and looking in and doing. Passage: James 2:14-26 Series: James Speaker: Rich Colbrook Date: 05/17/2026

James encourages us not to show favouritism. We should not show judgement to people based on outward appearance, material wealth or any other factor, rather mercy triumphs over judgement. Jesus modelled an alternative to favouritism: love. Passage: James 2:1-13 Series: James Speaker: Abby Date: 05.03.26

Practical challenge and encouragement on how we engage with scripture in day to day life: the importance of approaching scripture properly and then doing it. Passage: James 1:18-27 Series: Growing - the letter of James Speaker: Jim Sykes Date: 04/26/26

We look at what James has to say about temptation under 4 headings: the opportunity, origins, nature and defeat of temptation. Passage: James 1: 12-18 Series: Growing - James Speaker: Rick Thomas Date: 04/19/26

Introduction to the book of James and our new series on “Growing”. Followed by looking at James 1:1-8 and how putting down secure “roots” with faith in God can help us grow through trials and difficulties. Passage: James 1:1 - 8 Speaker: Becky Webb Series: Growing - James Date: 04/12/26

At the end of the Upper Room discourse, Jesus prays a beautiful prayer for himself, his disciples and future believers. This prayer brings together the big themes of John's gospel: mission, unity, glory and love. It's a model of selfless leadership and secure identity in the face of whatever life brings. Passage: John 17 Series: The Upper Room Discourse Speaker: Claire Wong Date: 03/22/26

In this penultimate chapter of the Upper Room discourse, Jesus offers the disciples a way to live life transformed by hope, despite the suffering they face. He offers an invitation into a new love, new hope and new life. And what He promised to the disciples, He promises to us too. Passage: John 16, John 14:16, Revelation 21:4, 1 Corinthians 13:12 Series: The Upper Room Series Speaker: Anna Charle...