Community Church Leeds

Nathan confronts David with his crimes, and we learn about the power of grace, the consequences of our treatment of others and the promise of a future King. Passage; 2 Samuel 12 Series; The Life of King David Speaker; Tim Jenner Date; 06/29/25

External enemies (Goliath) are easy to identify; internal weaknesses or challenges need ruthless dealing with, too. Pride, sex and money are still challenges for us all! Passage; 2 Samuel 11 Series; The Life of King David Speaker; Steve Thomas Date; 06/22/25

The rebellion of David’s son Absalom is one of the most dramatic stories in the Bible. Sin is rampant, rebellion rages and David’s kingdom is on the brink of collapse. However, the covenant promise given to David remains standing and we will explore how as Christian’s we can live with hope today despite the challenges of the world. Passage; 2 Samuel 15:1 - 19:8 Series; The Life of King David Speak...

2 Samuel 13 is a particularly dark chapter in the lives of King David's children. Amnon rapes his sister Tamar and is murdered by his brother Absalom. The Bible does not overlook people who have been hurt or abused: instead we see that God offers compassion, healing and restoration. Passage; 2 Samuel 13 Series; The Rule of King David Speaker; Claire Wong Date; 7/13/25

Zechariah’s prophetic declaration over his baby son, John, comes at a time when God seems to have been silent for so many years. As Luke recounts the events around the birth of John the Baptist, we get an interweaving of personal stories (personal hopes and fears of ordinary people) and the big picture of God moving and fulfilling the great promises of the Old Testament and on a scale no one had e...

As we start a new series, we introduce: - The National, Local and Biblical Context for a series on Leadership & the Life of David - Some tips for reading Hebrew Narrative, particularly passages dealing with violence and violence against women - David as King: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Passage; 2 Sam 5:12-25, 8:15-18, 20:23-25 Series; The Rise of King David Speaker; Mark Poniatowski Date;...

God’s love is wild. Which is why when David offers to “build God a house”, God has other universe-altering ideas. Passage; 2 Samuel 7 Series; The Rule of King David Speaker; Bekah Atkins Date; 6/1/25

The story shines a spotlight into the hearts of two people, and we see the bad, the good and the ugly. The Bad – David seems to be moving the Ark for political reasons and mistakes are made when we don’t hold God in awe. The Good – David gets it right the second time and the wow factor is back – wow about God and wow in worship. The Ugly – ugliness is revealed in a broken unforgiving heart and in...

Mission as something God does himself – God the Father sending the Son and the Father and Son sending the Holy Spirit. God is a missionary God – he sends himself to rescueWhy? Because God is love – a fountain of sending love - being a missionary God is who God is. And the invitation to each of us is to also take up our identity as missionaries wherever we are and join with God in his mission to re...

That first Easter Sunday morning was a whirlwind of emotions. Women going to the tomb with no expectation of anything other than the body still being there. We’re meant to feel the emotions – the suddenness, the shock, the utter astonishment, the confusion. That is what Easter is meant to be – an utterly astonishing surprise that we don’t instantly understand but that changes everything. It change...

Jesus appears! We look at how Jesus’ appearances to his followers in between his resurrection and ascension have a huge impact on his followers, and promise to have a huge impact on us. Passage; John 20, Luke 24 Series; Easter Series Speaker; Bekah Atkins Date; 4/27/25

We look together at Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane just before his death and what his anguished prayers can teach us. We see that; Jesus Suffered, Jesus Sees and Jesus Saves. Passage; Mathew 26 v 36-46 Series; Easter Speaker; Becky Webb Date; 4/13/25

Out of overwhelming love for Jesus', for his death and sacrifice for us, we are called to surrender everything to him. Why? In John 12 Mary shows us why, to look at who Jesus really is: He is King, He is Saviour, He is Worthy. Passage; John 12:1-7 Series; Easter Speaker; Joanna Graham Date; 4/6/25

An encouragement to be a unified church, who is filled with the peace of God that brings wholeness and completion. Passage; Philippians 4 v 1-9 Series; Philippians Christ Our All Speaker; Becky Poniatowska Date; 3/23/25

In Philippians 2:19-30, we meet two unsung heroes - Timothy and Epaphroditus. Both men were willing to give their all for the sake of the Gospel. In this passage we will learn 8 lessons from their faithful example. Passage; Phillipians 2 v 19-30 Series; Phillipians Christ Our AllSpeaker; Adrian Bairstow and Sam Neal Date; 3/2/25

In this section of Philippians we find three cornerstones of who Jesus is, against which our lives of faith stand: Unity, Humility & Glory. Passage; Philippians 1:27 - 2:11Series; Phillipians Speaker; Mark Poniatowski and Harry Hext Date; 2/16/25

Christ brings certainty to the hope we have. In this passage we see that Paul is certain that the Gospel is unstoppable, that God has got his future and that Jesus and his Gospel are worth it all. We too can have the same certainty. Passage; Philippians 1:12-26 Series; Christ My All (Philippians) Speaker; Rich Colbrook Date; 2/9/2025

We begin our series journeying through the Book of Philippians. We will see how the church is born in Acts 16 before going through Philippians 1:1-11. In these opening 11 verses, we receive 7 powerful reasons to be joyful no matter the circumstances that we may face. Passage; Philippians 1: 1-11 Series; Philippians - Christ our All Speaker; Adrian Bairstow Date; 2/2/25

Our mandate is to go, because He goes. We go because we are called. We go to make disciples. We go together. Passage; Matthew 28:18-20, Romans 10:17, John 20:21 Series; Reasons Why Speakers; Rich and Kate Colbrook Date; 12/1/24

The reasons why we value spiritual growth and opportunity are because we have work to do, and you have a part to play. Jesus models God’s heart of compassion for people by calling, teaching, sending and commissioning his disciples. We all have different gifts, given by the Holy Spirit, to help us play our part in growing and going! Passage; Romans 12:1-8 Series; Reasons Why Speaker; Abby Sheard Da...

The coming of the Holy Spirit then and now! Passage; Acts 1.1-8, 2.1-12 Series; Reasons Why Speaker; Steve Thomas Date; 11/3/24

Why are we rooted in Scripture? Because Jesus was! So if we want to be authentic Jesus-followers, we will want to be too. And why was he rooted in it? Because he saw it as the revelation of God’s heart, authority, truth and power. Passage; Luke 4:16; Mark 2:23-28; John 10:22-38; Galatians 3:16; John 17:14-17; Matthew 5:17-19; 2 Timothy 3:14-17; Luke 4:1-13 Series; Reasons Why Speaker; Mike Beaumon...

A story both of a man written off by religion and of compassion, break through, rescue and transformation. In it we see the mission of Jesus – he “came to seek and to save the lost.” We learn how we can join with Jesus in his mission by not making it complicated, by recognising compassion as a trigger to do something and being committed to spending time with our friends, telling our stories and in...

A look at what it is to be mastered by Jesus, through the eyes of a donkey! Passage; Luke 19:29-35; Matthew 10:37; Zechariah 9:9; Philippians 2:5-11; Exodus 21:6 Series; Reasons Why Speaker; Rick Thomas Date; 10/13/24

Community is for us, and it's also for something more than just us. What can we learn from Jesus about how to build a strong community? Passage; John 21:4-19 Series; Reasons Why Speaker; Claire Wong Date; 10/6/24