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As Paul and Barnabas continue their journey they see the Holy Spirit transforming lives. But we are in a spiritual battle and so they also encounter hostility, hardships and persecution. Obedience to Jesus will often make life harder - but Paul encourages us to remain faithful because it is totally worth it.

We continue to follow Paul on his travels - this week from Cyprus to Iconium. Paul experienced ups and downs - and so do we - and yet he could see what God was doing throughout it all. We have a story to tell too.

Disciples are people who make disciples. But what is a disciple and how do you make disciples. This week we're preparing to get involved in Thy Kingdom Come.

God speaks to the multi-ethnic and diverse church in Antioch as they are worshipping and fasting. What is God saying to us today through this story?

This week we start a new series looking at Paul's travels - sometimes known as Paul's missionary journeys. But we begin looking at how Paul even became a follower of Jesus. When we first meet him he is persecuting the church, so what happened?

Life is full of ups and downs - so how do we build our lives on something solid that will hold us secure in the storms of life?

Are there things that we need to 'take off' and other things that we need to 'put on' now that we are followers of Jesus?

Many people who met Jesus were trying to piece together the pieces of the puzzle - what they heard, what they'd seen, what the Scriptures said - to try and work out exactly who Jesus was. The resurrection was one piece that meant that many concluded that Jesus was who he said he was. And we can be a part of this story too.

What does this death, 2000 years ago, mean for us today?

Having just arrived in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, Jesus goes into the temple and through his actions and his words warns of God's judgement on those who worship God with their words but whose hearts are not compassionate towards the poor, the oppressed, the marginalised...

Today we're looking at Jesus' encounter with a blind man from John 9. What does John want us to 'see' about Jesus in this passage?

Jesus' opponents try to trap him, looking to put him between a rock and a hard place. But Jesus' compassionate response leaves his accusers silent and gives us a picture of God's attitude towards us.

Whilst our money and what we do it with it might be a topic we'd rather not talk about in church there is quite a lot on the topic in the Bible. So what are some of the principles that will help us think about money as we seek to become more like Jesus?

Two very different encounters for Jesus in today's passage - one with a woman who hopes to go unnoticed without bothering Jesus and a worried father who goes to find Jesus as he is his only hope.

Jesus' encounter with a Canaanite woman who asks for his help raises a number of questions - including, 'isn't Jesus just being rude?' So what is going on here and how is it relevant for us?

Jesus demonstrates his compassion by healing a lame man - he wasn't looking to Jesus for help, he didn't even know who Jesus was. How has Jesus shown us compassion and what does that mean for us as we seek to be more like Jesus?

Not only does Jesus criticise the disciples for stopping the little children from coming to him - he also tells them that anyone who does not become like a little child will not enter the kingdom of heaven. What is Jesus talking about?

As we continue our series of Encounters with Jesus, today we're looking at a private meeting between Jesus and one of Israel's teachers - a man called Nicodemus. Their conversation includes what is perhaps the best known verse in the Bible, John 3:16.

John's whole mission is about pointing people to Jesus and preparing the ground - so that people are ready to respond to the news that the Messiah is here. But what does fruit 'in keeping with repentance' actually look like?

We start our new series, 'Encounters with Jesus - Part 2' with one of the earliest encounters in Jesus' life. Jesus would have been a bit over a month old. But what can we learn about this encounter in the temple with Anna and Simeon?

Part of our vision here at CBC is to be more like Jesus - but we know that that is not just going to happen all by itself. We need to put things in place if that is going to happen. In this service, we think about some of the things that we can put in place this year that will help. Please note that this is an all-age service and therefore some of the more interactive parts of the service have bee...

Do you know why we celebrate New Year on 1st January? And once you know, should Christians celebrate New Year? How can we best prepare for the year ahead?

This Christmas morning - what can we learn from the story of the Magi? What do we know actually about them? And why are these such surprising characters to find in Matthew's account of the birth of Jesus?

We'll spend our service today preparing for Christmas.

In our Carol Service we were thinking about how, at the heart of the Christmas story, there is the reality of a God who is with us in our messy and dark world - and the difference that makes for us still, today. The less Christmassy we feel - the more important this story is for us.